{"id":17584,"date":"2012-10-31T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T04:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=17584"},"modified":"2012-11-01T01:34:06","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T05:34:06","slug":"thanks-for-the-jewelry-blog-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/thanks-for-the-jewelry-blog-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks for the Jewelry-Blog Love and Pumpkin Cat!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Marie Antoinette earrings didn’t win an American Gem Trade Association Spectrum award, but I got positive feedback, so I feel proud anyway. Thanks to Cheryl Kremkow for including my design in her post about earring trends at the awards.<\/p>\n

READ CHERYL’S POST HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Click to read more about my Marie Antoinette earrings.<\/p><\/div>\n

I already know which design I’m going to enter in next year’s awards. I haven’t even made it yet but I know it will blow everyone’s mind!<\/p>\n

High Polish, another jewelry blog, got into the Halloween spirit with my silver Juana skull necklace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SEE THE POST HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have so many variations on my Juana skull design<\/a> — different necklaces, lockets, rings and cufflinks. But I am still excited to do another one. After creating the chunky Juana skull ring in sterling silver<\/a> for gorgeous designer<\/a>\/blogger<\/a> Stacy Lomman, I feel the need to do the style in 18K yellow gold.<\/p>\n

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$800. Click to order.<\/p><\/div>\n

Yellow gold — 18K yellow gold, specifically — is my favorite metal to work with<\/a>, so no design feels “done” until I have the yellow gold version.<\/p>\n

Thanks for the blog love, Cheryl and High Polish!<\/p>\n

In other jewelry news, this is the last day to get 50% off my cute bat necklaces in my Halloween sale. These pieces are good gifts for Batman fans, because they have rather human-like faces. They’ll go back to full price tomorrow.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BATS.<\/a><\/p>\n

In non-jewelry news, gorgeous blogger Susan of Une femme d’un certain age<\/a> paid tribute to FitzRoy the cat in pumpkin form.<\/p>\n

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Click to see on FitzRoy’s Tumblr.<\/p><\/div>\n

I keep looking at the picture and LOLing. Pumpkin cat looks seriously disgruntled, just like the real thing. Susan, your work is gourd-juss<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Happy Halloween, everyone! And keep sending good vibes to the people trying to recover from Hurricane Sandy<\/a>. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Marie Antoinette earrings didn’t win an American Gem Trade Association Spectrum award, but I got positive feedback, so I feel proud anyway. Thanks to Cheryl Kremkow for including my design in her post about earring trends at the awards. READ CHERYL’S POST HERE. I already know which design I’m going to enter in next…<\/p>\n

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