{"id":25341,"date":"2014-04-22T13:37:46","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T17:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=25341"},"modified":"2014-04-22T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T17:37:46","slug":"wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-the-los-angeles-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-the-los-angeles-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the Los Angeles Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Earth Day<\/a> today! In honor of the occasion — and ahead of World Oceans Day<\/a> on June 8 — the Los Angeles Times did a feature on jewelry inspired by sea life. My 18K yellow gold turtle locket is included<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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I’m amused that I’m called an Angeleno in that caption. People who see my jewelry before they meet me tend to think that. I think it’s because of the line’s casual-luxe vibe. My designs have always done quite well in L.A., so I’m pleased to be an honorary citizen.<\/p>\n

There are two turtle necklaces left. I have one on my website<\/a>. Well, I called it a tortoise there but I also refer to it as a turtle when I’m talking to people about it. You can call it what you like — in fact, you can skip categorizing it at all and just name it Churchy La Femme<\/a>. That’s a good turtle name.<\/p>\n

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Click to view on my site.<\/p><\/div>\n

Also, if you’re a real Angeleno, you can try on the other turtle locket in person by going to Broken English<\/a> at the Brentwood Country Mart in Santa Monica. The turtle, which has an upside-down diamond set in its shell, is priced at $3,500. I’m delighted to report that that’s a bargain compared to some of the options in the L.A. Times gallery. I don’t get to say that very often!<\/p>\n

After these two turtles are sold, I won’t be making any others, so if you love turtles (or tortoises) get one before it’s too late.<\/p>\n

I feel very strongly about sea creatures, even though I’m scared of a lot of them. Jaws<\/em> traumatized me at a young age, plus, much later, a friend of mine nearly lost a leg to barracudas. And there’s something about sea urchins. I don’t trust them. I know they don’t swim around biting people, but they make me nervous anyway. Despite all that, I want all sea creatures to have a good, clean ocean to live in. I’ve been looking for the right ocean-loving organization to support, and I think it might be Oceana<\/a>. Let me know if you have any experience with Oceana or any other ocean-related group. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s Earth Day today! In honor of the occasion — and ahead of World Oceans Day on June 8 — the Los Angeles Times did a feature on jewelry inspired by sea life. My 18K yellow gold turtle locket is included! I’m amused that I’m called an Angeleno in that caption. People who see my…<\/p>\n

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