{"id":24849,"date":"2014-03-14T08:01:48","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T12:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=24849"},"modified":"2014-03-13T23:34:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T03:34:02","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-emoji-inspired-meat-cleaver-single-earring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/jewel-of-the-month-emoji-inspired-meat-cleaver-single-earring\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: Emoji-Inspired Meat Cleaver Single Earring"},"content":{"rendered":"

I gave you a peek at my emoji-inspired meat cleaver earring last year. A foodie friend had seen my pig studs and asked for a special mix-and-match pair (once again, vegetarians, look away!)<\/p>\n

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Now the cleaver is a permanent part of my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line, so I’m making it March’s Jewel of the Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sterling silver. $35 for a single. $70 for a pair. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

You’re welcome to buy two of these on my website to create your own pair, but I am selling it as a single earring<\/a>. I frequently wore single earrings in the ’80s<\/a>, and my fond memories of that time led me to add single studs to my line in 2012<\/a>. Refinery29 recently included single earrings in a piece called “15 Accessory Trends To Update Your Look<\/a>,” adding on Facebook that these trends “are about to be EVERYWHERE<\/a>.” The earrings shown in the Refinery29 slideshow were all big, statement earrings, and I’ve got that option too. My single Cleopatra earring is 4 1\/2″ long.<\/p>\n

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This model is wearing a pair, but now you can buy one sterling-silver Cleopatra earring for $225. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n

But if you feel like you need to take some baby steps before going so big, I’ve got more than two dozen single studs to choose from<\/a>, not to mention mix-and-match pairs like the pig and cleaver.<\/p>\n

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Sterling silver. $70 for the pair. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

Even though there is no meat-cleaver emoji (yet!) I consider this emoji-inspired because it fits so nicely into the collection of stud earrings that started with emoji designs. After I’d done actual emoji — such as the okay sign<\/a>, peace sign<\/a> and thumbs up<\/a> — I started creating designs of what SHOULD be emoji. Those include the Vulcan salute<\/a>, sign of the horns<\/a>, and, most importantly, the middle finger<\/a>. WHY IS THERE NO MIDDLE FINGER EMOJI?! I keep pleading with emoji HQ to use my Eminem-inspired middle-finger design<\/a>. Alas, emoji HQ hasn’t heard me yet, but I’ve heard my customers. Folks have been asking for middle-finger necklaces and rings, and I’ve done both. The necklace is on my website now.<\/p>\n

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Sterling silver. $50. Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

The ring will be coming soon! Every time I get one in for a special request, it’s had to go out immediately, so I haven’t had time to get a professional picture of it. But I will definitely get a photograph of the one I have coming up. Stay tuned! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I gave you a peek at my emoji-inspired meat cleaver earring last year. A foodie friend had seen my pig studs and asked for a special mix-and-match pair (once again, vegetarians, look away!) Now the cleaver is a permanent part of my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line, so I’m making it March’s Jewel of…<\/p>\n

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