{"id":23024,"date":"2013-12-31T00:01:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T05:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=23024"},"modified":"2014-08-29T23:44:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T03:44:33","slug":"jewels-of-the-month-for-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/jewels-of-the-month-for-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Jewel of the Month<\/a> posts highlight my newest jewelry designs \u2014 or, occasionally, existing designs that suit the season\/holiday. Here are 2013’s hot jewels from both my luxe signature line and my social-media-inspired WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line<\/a>. Click the photos to read the original posts.<\/p>\n

I introduced my “Maneaters” ring collection in January with my highly detailed Frog and Prince ring.<\/p>\n

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Click to see more views, including the hidden prince.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some people love Valentine’s Day. Some people hate it. I offered jewelry for both sides in February.<\/p>\n

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Is “screw you” not the message you want to send? Okay then! Click to see the “heart you” studs.<\/p><\/div>\n

Gearing up for Easter meant bunny earrings in March.<\/p>\n

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They also come in gold. Look at the little whiskers!<\/p><\/div>\n

My first emoji and emoji-inspired single stud earrings<\/a> became available in April. My personal favorite and best-seller is the middle finger stud, based on Eminem’s famous bird-flipping style. I want the emoji people to add this to our phone options!<\/p>\n

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I wear the gold one every day.<\/p><\/div>\n

I added to the emoji and emoji-inspired group in May. Trekkies love my Vulcan “Live Long and Prosper” salute.<\/p>\n

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I’ve also got the ASL “I Love You” hand.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another Maneater ring surfaced in June: Jonah and the Whale.<\/p>\n

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Click for the other views.<\/p><\/div>\n

In the wake of the whale came the third Maneater ring — the Lion and the Hunter — in July.<\/p>\n

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Click for more views.<\/p><\/div>\n

I introduced my TWERK necklace on August 1. Less than four weeks later, Miley Cyrus’s VMA performance<\/a> had the whole country obsessed with twerking.<\/p>\n

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Twerking has been around for a while. My post has the history.<\/p><\/div>\n

If You Don’t Even Know what inspired September’s UOENO necklace, you need to read my blog post.<\/p>\n

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Click and learn.<\/p><\/div>\n

Halloween means October is a good month for skull earrings.<\/p>\n

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I also unveiled anatomical heart, pill and syringe earrings.<\/p><\/div>\n

Eminem’s chart-topping Marshall Mathers LP 2<\/em> came out on November 5, and I celebrated with a second Slim Shady-inspired stud earring. It’s also good for you metal heads!<\/p>\n

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The late Ronnie James Dio explained this hand gesture in an interview. It has nothing to do with the damn “Illuminati”!<\/p><\/div>\n

I ended the year in spectacular style with this turquoise and ruby skull ring.<\/p>\n

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December’s Jewel of the Month.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ll unveil January 2014’s Jewel of the Month in a few days.\u00a0 Jewelry-wise, the year will be off to a great start, for sure! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Jewel of the Month posts highlight my newest jewelry designs \u2014 or, occasionally, existing designs that suit the season\/holiday. Here are 2013’s hot jewels from both my luxe signature line and my social-media-inspired WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. Click the photos to read the original posts. I introduced my “Maneaters” ring collection in…<\/p>\n

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