{"id":20400,"date":"2013-04-30T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T04:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=20400"},"modified":"2013-08-13T17:47:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T21:47:21","slug":"wendy-brandes-jewelry-and-words-in-jck-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-and-words-in-jck-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Brandes Jewelry (and Words) in JCK Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m excited to say that my 18K-gold-and-diamond Cleopatra earrings<\/a> made the cover of the May issue of jewelry-industry publication JCK Magazine!<\/p>\n

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Click to go to JCK Online.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again<\/a>: I am extremely thankful for all the support JCK has given me.\u00a0 It’s wonderful to deal with people who love jewelry. New ideas, old-fashioned workmanship … the JCK editors appreciate it all.<\/p>\n

Speaking of new ideas, JCK’s Stephanie Schaefer<\/a> interviewed me about the crowdfunding site Kickstarter; that story is also in the May issue. Here’s the first page of the piece.<\/p>\n

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Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n

What didn’t come up in the interview was that before I did Kickstarter myself in August 2010, I persuaded gorgeous designer\/friend Stacy Lomman<\/a> to test the waters by using the site to finance her clothing collection and fashion show. She was so successful that, within weeks, I launched my own campaign<\/a> to raise money for new ring designs. Before I took the plunge, I wrote a story on crowdfunding for Independent Fashion Bloggers, using Stacy as an example. Check out that piece<\/a> for my tips on how to have a successful fundraising campaign.<\/p>\n

Finally, if you’re in the jewelry industry and are going to the JCK show in Las Vegas from May 31 to June 3, I’ll be speaking about the “new consumer” on June 1 with jewelry expert<\/a> Cheryl Kremkow<\/a>. Stop by and say hi! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m excited to say that my 18K-gold-and-diamond Cleopatra earrings made the cover of the May issue of jewelry-industry publication JCK Magazine! I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I am extremely thankful for all the support JCK has given me.\u00a0 It’s wonderful to deal with people who love jewelry. New ideas, old-fashioned workmanship…<\/p>\n

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