{"id":14299,"date":"2012-02-02T12:09:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T17:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2012-02-02T13:11:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T18:11:19","slug":"valentines-day-countdown-day-2-vampire-diana-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/valentines-day-countdown-day-2-vampire-diana-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day Countdown, Day 2: Vampire Diana Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re in the Los Angeles area, you&#8217;re in luck! You can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.brokenenglishjewelry.com\/store.php?pg1-cid107.html\" target=\"_blank\">Broken English Jewelry<\/a> in Santa Monica and try on the one and only gold Vampire Diana heart ring I&#8217;ve made so far.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14300\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.brokenenglishjewelry.com\/product-info.php?pid2179.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14300\" title=\"vampirediana1\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">18K gold and sterling silver. $7,000. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The design of the heart pierced by a &#8220;wooden&#8221; stake was inspired by my love for the television show <em><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/jewel-of-the-month-vampire-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a>.<\/em> Look how detailed it is! In the photo above you can even see &#8220;tree rings&#8221; on the top of the stake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14301\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.brokenenglishjewelry.com\/product-info.php?pid2179.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14301\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14301\" title=\"vampirediana2\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And, as with a lot of my designs, there&#8217;s a special surprise. The stake pulls out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14302\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.brokenenglishjewelry.com\/product-info.php?pid2179.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14302\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14302\" title=\"vampirediana3\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bet you didn&#39;t expect that!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If love sometimes makes you feel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=stabby\" target=\"_blank\">stabby<\/a>, you&#8217;ll have lots of fun with this ring.<\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous <a href=\"http:\/\/taffetadarlings.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">blogger<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/stacylomman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">designer<\/a> Stacy Lomman modeled it for me once, so you can see how it looks on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14304\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.brokenenglishjewelry.com\/product-info.php?pid2179.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14304\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14304\" title=\"vampirediana4\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana41.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana41-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/vampirediana41-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a less expensive silver version of the Vampire Diana ring on my site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14305\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Vampire-Diana-Ring\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14305\" title=\"Heart_Stake_Ring80__57024_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Heart_Stake_Ring80__57024_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Heart_Stake_Ring80__57024_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Heart_Stake_Ring80__57024_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Heart_Stake_Ring80__57024_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$600. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The stake isn&#8217;t removable, but it&#8217;s still a hot ring, as you can see on gorgeous blogger\/customer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beautifully-invisible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beautifully Invisible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14306\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Vampire-Diana-Ring\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14306\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14306\" title=\"VampD_Silver2__67550_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/VampD_Silver2__67550_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/VampD_Silver2__67550_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/VampD_Silver2__67550_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/VampD_Silver2__67550_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ring on Beautifully Invisible.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a guy looking for the perfect gift for the <em>True Blood<\/em>\/<em>Twilight<\/em>\/<em>Vampire Diaries<\/em>\/<em>Buffy<\/em> fan in your life, this is it. I&#8217;m always encouraging men to get away from safe jewelry gift choices and go for something that reflects the woman&#8217;s personality. Trust me: if she&#8217;s a vamp slayer or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=fang%20banger\" target=\"_blank\">fang banger<\/a>, you can&#8217;t go wrong with this. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re in the Los Angeles area, you&#8217;re in luck! You can go to Broken English Jewelry in Santa Monica and try on the one and only gold Vampire Diana heart ring I&#8217;ve made so far. The design of the heart pierced by a &#8220;wooden&#8221; stake was inspired by my love for the television show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/valentines-day-countdown-day-2-vampire-diana-ring\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[237,320,101,6,586],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14299","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-broken-english","8":"category-holiday-gift-ideas","9":"category-holidays","10":"category-rings","11":"category-valentines-day-2","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14311,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14299\/revisions\/14311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}