{"id":19660,"date":"2013-03-17T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T20:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=19660"},"modified":"2013-03-17T16:50:07","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T20:50:07","slug":"the-week-in-review-easter-jewelry-my-dream-pope-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-week-in-review-easter-jewelry-my-dream-pope-name\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Review: Easter Jewelry, My Dream Pope Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the blog was mostly about jewelry.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/jewels-of-the-month-easter-bunny-earrings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monday&#8217;s post on the Jewel of the Month<\/a> featured my Easter-appropriate bunny stud earrings, available in both silver and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Bunny-Stud-Earring-Pair-%252d-Gold\" target=\"_blank\">gold<\/a> as pairs &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19678\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Bunny-Stud-Earring-Pair-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19678\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19678\" alt=\"bunny_pair_silver_Z__02634_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunny_pair_silver_Z__02634_std1.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunny_pair_silver_Z__02634_std1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunny_pair_silver_Z__02634_std1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunny_pair_silver_Z__02634_std1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sterling silver. $70. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Bunny-Single-Stud-Earring-%252d-Gold\" target=\"_blank\">singles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19679\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Bunny-Single-Stud-Earring-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19679\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19679\" alt=\"bunnysingle\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunnysingle.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunnysingle.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunnysingle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bunnysingle-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get one bun for $35. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Order your bunnies now in order to guarantee U.S. delivery in time to have a hoppy holiday. (For those who have already ordered, your bunnies are shipping out on Wednesday.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ahead of <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/love-valentines-day-hate-it-ive-got-jewelry-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">Valentine&#8217;s Day,<\/a> I reminisced about the bad boyfriend who gave me a stuffed pig for my birthday. That inspired me to create a little pig stud earring, which I posted on the blog on <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/this-little-piggy-goes-on-your-earlobe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday<\/a>. Like all my other stud earrings, the pig is available as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Pig-Stud-Earring-Pair-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\">a pair<\/a> or as a single earring.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19680\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Pig-Single-Stud-Earring-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19680\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19680\" alt=\"pig_single_silver_50__29073_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pig_single_silver_50__29073_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pig_single_silver_50__29073_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pig_single_silver_50__29073_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pig_single_silver_50__29073_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sterling-silver piggy. $35. Click to order.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think my pig is so cute that you could give it to someone as a birthday gift without risking her wrath.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-legend-of-the-female-pope\/\" target=\"_blank\">On Wednesday<\/a>, the world met the new pope, Francis, which got me thinking about my Papessa Prayer Locket design, which I made after reading about the mythical female pope, Pope Joan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19681\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.brokenenglishjewelry.com\/product-info.php?pid1109.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19681\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19681\" alt=\"papessa1\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/papessa11.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/papessa11.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/papessa11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/papessa11-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The locket &#8212; shown in 18K yellow gold with diamonds &#8212; twists open. Click to purchase at Broken English.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While I was watching Pope Francis&#8217;s introduction, I was wishing that I could have a job that required me to go out on a balcony and announce my new name in grand fashion. And if that job were pope, I would definitely choose to be <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Hilarius\" target=\"_blank\">Pope Hilarius<\/a> II.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/are-you-following-me-on-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">On Thursday<\/a>, I reminded y&#8217;all to follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WendyBrandesJewelry\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, because that&#8217;s where I announce a lot of sales first. Speaking of sales, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Teeny-Genie-Necklace\" target=\"_blank\">I have one gold genie necklace on a 16&#8243; chain<\/a> remaining. It&#8217;s reduced to $200 from $400. Once that genie is gone, I won&#8217;t make any more, so if you want it, get it now. There are still two of my silver wolf\/dog necklaces left, reduced to $30 from $60.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19682\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Little-Woolf-Necklace-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19682\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19682\" alt=\"LittleWolf_silver__63908_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/LittleWolf_silver__63908_std1.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/LittleWolf_silver__63908_std1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/LittleWolf_silver__63908_std1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/LittleWolf_silver__63908_std1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolf necklace. $30. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They are both on 16&#8243; chains. If you need a longer chain, I can do that for you, but I will have to charge you for the new chain. If you&#8217;re interested in that, email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com to discuss, rather than buying through the website. As with the genie, I won&#8217;t be making any more of the wolf design so it&#8217;s now or never.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/new-jewelry-design-emoticon-heart-stud-earring-set\/\" target=\"_blank\">On Friday<\/a>, I unveiled my emoticon-heart stud-earring set.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19684\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/_3_silver_ear_50__53106_std.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19684\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19684\" alt=\"_3_silver_ear_50__53106_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/3_silver_ear_50__53106_std1.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/3_silver_ear_50__53106_std1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/3_silver_ear_50__53106_std1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/3_silver_ear_50__53106_std1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sterling silver. $70. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have one pair available for immediate delivery.<\/p>\n<p>I took a break from jewelry on <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/what-wendy-wore-visiting-a-warmer-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday and wore some white jeans<\/a>. Expect another outfit post tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the blog was mostly about jewelry.\u00a0 Monday&#8217;s post on the Jewel of the Month featured my Easter-appropriate bunny stud earrings, available in both silver and gold as pairs &#8230; &#8230; and singles. Order your bunnies now in order to guarantee U.S. delivery in time to have a hoppy holiday. (For those who have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-week-in-review-easter-jewelry-my-dream-pope-name\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19678,"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":[60,43,598],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19660","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-earrings","8":"category-my-designs","9":"category-week-in-review","10":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19660","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=19660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19686,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19660\/revisions\/19686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}