{"id":22102,"date":"2013-08-23T02:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T06:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=22102"},"modified":"2017-12-10T17:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T22:23:06","slug":"the-model-for-my-middle-finger-earring-struts-his-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/the-model-for-my-middle-finger-earring-struts-his-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Model for My Middle Finger Earring Struts His Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/musical-interlude-eminem-at-g-shock-30th-anniversary-party\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eminem<\/a> is gearing up to release a new album this fall and, yesterday, a stark teaser image appeared on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eminem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22104\" alt=\"eminemhands\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemhands.jpg\" width=\"482\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemhands.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemhands-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemhands-1024x674.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This image gave me a thrill because my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Middle-Finger-Emoji-Stud-Earring-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\">middle finger emoji stud earring<\/a> is very similar to Eminem&#8217;s middle finger technique. While my earring&#8217;s thumb isn&#8217;t in quite the same position as the thumbs in the new photo, I still think my earring is an excellent likeness, with good separation between the thumb and the other fingers, as well as between the pinkie and the other fingers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22105\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Middle-Finger-Emoji-Stud-Earring-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22105\" alt=\"finger_S_Z__27830_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/finger_S_Z__27830_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/finger_S_Z__27830_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/finger_S_Z__27830_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/finger_S_Z__27830_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sterling-silver middle finger emoji stud earring. $35. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The earring on my website is actually the second version of the design. The first one didn&#8217;t have enough finger separation to meet with my approval. My manufacturer was amazed that I bothered to redo something this small.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22106\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Middle-Finger-Emoji-Stud-Earrring-%252d-Gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22106\" alt=\"middlefingercrop\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/middlefingercrop.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/middlefingercrop.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/middlefingercrop-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My own 18K gold earring.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What can I say? I&#8217;m a stickler for detail. I worked from numerous old photos. This one was a major influence &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22107\" alt=\"eminemmiddlefinger\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemmiddlefinger.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemmiddlefinger.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/eminemmiddlefinger-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; along with the one in <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/omg-my-emoji-earrings-are-on-style-com\/\" target=\"_blank\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you&#8217;re familiar with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emoji\" target=\"_blank\">emoji<\/a>, you know that there is currently no middle finger option. That&#8217;s why I had to use a model in order to invent my own.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.style.com\/stylefile\/2013\/04\/omg-emoji-jewelry-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve invited the emoji folks to use my design<\/a>, but I haven&#8217;t heard back from them yet. Come on, emoji HQ! The world needs a middle finger emoji!<\/p>\n<p>You can shop all my emoji and emoji-inspired earrings <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/search.php?search_query=emoji&amp;x=0&amp;y=0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED AUG. 28, 2013, TO ADD: Click <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/berzerk\/id692543258?i=692543261&#038;ign-mpt=uo%3D2\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to buy Eminem&#8217;s new Beastie-Boys-influenced single &#8220;Berzerk&#8221; from iTunes. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eminem is gearing up to release a new album this fall and, yesterday, a stark teaser image appeared on his website. This image gave me a thrill because my middle finger emoji stud earring is very similar to Eminem&#8217;s middle finger technique. While my earring&#8217;s thumb isn&#8217;t in quite the same position as the thumbs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/the-model-for-my-middle-finger-earring-struts-his-stuff\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22104,"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":[60,561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-earrings","category-eminem","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22102","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=22102"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38337,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22102\/revisions\/38337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}