{"id":31010,"date":"2015-12-02T23:51:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T04:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=31010"},"modified":"2015-12-03T00:09:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T05:09:46","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-fitzroy-the-cat-y-necklace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/jewel-of-the-month-fitzroy-the-cat-y-necklace\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: FitzRoy the Cat Y-Necklace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early this year, I unveiled the first part of a mini-collection inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/introducing-fitzroy\/\" target=\"_blank\">FitzRoy<\/a>, my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Fitzroy_the_Cat\/\" target=\"_blank\">cat who is Instagram-famous for sitting in a big orange bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31011\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31011\" class=\"wp-image-31011 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/superbowl.jpg\" alt=\"superbowl\" width=\"498\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/superbowl.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/superbowl-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FitzRoy in his bowl.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cartier has its iconic panther designs, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petfinder.com\/cat-breeds\/Exotic-Shorthair\" target=\"_blank\">Exotic Shorthair cat<\/a> demographic was sadly neglected by the fine-jewelry industry. I had to come to the rescue.<\/p>\n<p>First, I did FitzRoy earring jackets with birthstone studs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31012\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/fitzroy-is-a-marsala-jewel-and-januarys-birthstone\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31012\" class=\"wp-image-31012 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FitzroyZ_B__96398_std.jpg\" alt=\"FitzroyZ_B__96398_std\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FitzroyZ_B__96398_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FitzroyZ_B__96398_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FitzroyZ_B__96398_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for more information.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then I did 18K gold FitzRoy ear climbers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31013\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/jewel-of-the-month-fitzroy-the-cat-ear-climbers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31013\" class=\"wp-image-31013 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catclimber2.jpg\" alt=\"catclimber2\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catclimber2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catclimber2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catclimber2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modeled by Alyssa of the Jewelry Altar.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jennifer Heebner of JCK Magazine wrote about those designs in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jckonline.com\/blogs\/style-360\/2015\/04\/10\/jewelers-pets-wendy-brandes-and-fitzroy-cat-jewelry-collection\" target=\"_blank\">April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time Jennifer did that article, I was already at work on the <em>pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance<\/em> of my cat designs: a FitzRoy-in-his-bowl pendant. This is one of the photos I used for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31014\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kitteh.jpg\" alt=\"kitteh\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kitteh.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kitteh-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kitteh-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the original sketch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31015\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sketch.jpg\" alt=\"sketch\" width=\"392\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sketch.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sketch-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sketch-300x357.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next step after the sketch was a <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/jewel-of-the-month-black-swan-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\">wax carving<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31016\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catwax.jpg\" alt=\"catwax\" width=\"498\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catwax.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catwax-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After I did the wax, I was able to figure out how many orange sapphires I needed and what size they should be. It can be very challenging to find extremely small but high-quality colored stones. I finally found a good source for tiny sapphires at the Tucson Gem Show in February.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/yx23i7B9Wg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teeny orange sapphires #tucsongemshow #arizona #tucson #gems #shopping #jewelry #foundwhatiwaslookingfor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-02-06T23:58:57+00:00\">Feb 6, 2015 at 3:58pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>But even after I got all 298 one-millimeter sapphires, two diamond eyes and a 0.98-carat black opal set, I wasn&#8217;t sure how I wanted to hang the pendant from its chain. This was my first effort.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31017\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catnecklace.jpg\" alt=\"catnecklace\" width=\"484\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catnecklace.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catnecklace-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/catnecklace-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I looked at this for a few days and then realized I needed to turn the design into a <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/jewels-of-the-month-arrowhead-y-necklaces\/\" target=\"_blank\">Y-necklace<\/a>, which required more than 30 additional sapphires.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so much happier with this version! I like the way the new orange sapphire ball echoes the shape of the opal clutched in the cat&#8217;s paws.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31018\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cat-necklace-y-necklace.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31018\" class=\"wp-image-31018\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cat-necklace-y-necklace.jpg\" alt=\"cat necklace y necklace\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cat-necklace-y-necklace.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cat-necklace-y-necklace-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cat-necklace-y-necklace-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cat-necklace-y-necklace-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This necklace isn&#8217;t on my website yet, though it will be soon. It&#8217;s a luxury design, so the price is only available upon request. Email me at info at wendybrandes dot com to ask. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/8diPa_jZUT\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Rapper #rickross wears a chain with his own face done in diamonds. We think house meowdel @fitzroy_the_cat should do the same thing with orange sapphires. #mondayswithfitzroy #catsinbowls #thecatinthebowl #theoriginalcatinthebowl #therealcatinthebowl #necklaces #sapphires #cats #catjewelry #ynecklace #bikininecklace #opal #lovegold Photo by @_eryn_elizabeth<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-10-05T15:47:51+00:00\">Oct 5, 2015 at 8:47am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You also can use the same email address to contact me about designing a one-of-a-kind jewelry tribute to your own pet. I&#8217;ve already done <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/custom-canine-cufflinks-for-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\">custom dog cufflinks<\/a>; it&#8217;s time to do a gorgeous client&#8217;s cat!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early this year, I unveiled the first part of a mini-collection inspired by FitzRoy, my cat who is Instagram-famous for sitting in a big orange bowl. Cartier has its iconic panther designs, but the Exotic Shorthair cat demographic was sadly neglected by the fine-jewelry industry. I had to come to the rescue. First, I did&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/jewel-of-the-month-fitzroy-the-cat-y-necklace\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31011,"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":[77,295,43,13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cats","8":"category-jewel-of-the-month","9":"category-my-designs","10":"category-necklaces","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31010","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=31010"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31033,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31010\/revisions\/31033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}