{"id":33588,"date":"2016-08-01T21:22:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T01:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=33588"},"modified":"2016-08-02T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T17:57:46","slug":"instagram-love-for-the-jewel-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/instagram-love-for-the-jewel-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Love for the Jewel of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August&#8217;s Jewel of the Month &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/jewel-of-the-month-double-finger-ring-for-anza-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\">the two-finger ring I designed for ANZA Gems<\/a>\u00a0 &#8212; has gotten some more love on Instagram, thanks to its appearance at last Monday&#8217;s press preview for the American Gem Trade Association&#8217;s Spectrum Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Guttery of Third Coast Gems chose it as a personal favorite.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" 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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); 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\/BIfzBobDdvn\/\" 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\">My personal &#34;editors choice&#34; from the #AGTAspectrum16 press preview. This stunning ring from @wendybrandesjewelry features #fairtrade #gems from @anzagems that were faceted by @ptgems!@agta_gems #3CGdoesNYC #3CGintheBIG? #AGTA #LoveGold #AGTAspectrumawards #WendyBrandes #3CGexclusive<\/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 Benjamin G. Guttery GIA GG AJP (@thirdcoastgems) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-07-30T19:09:43+00:00\">Jul 30, 2016 at 12:09pm 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>National Jeweler wrote, &#8220;Beautiful design + stunning gems + a good cause = winning!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" 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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); 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\/BIk3LgAgjeP\/\" 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\">We know this ring has been making the rounds lately, but we&#39;d be remiss if we didn&#39;t also include it in our @agta_gems spectrum Instagram roundup. This @wendybrandesjewelry ring features a grossular garnet, spessartite garnet and Mahenge spinel, all from @anzagems. Beautiful design + stunning gems + a good cause = winning! #jewelry #jewelrylove #agtaspectrum16 #gems<\/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 National Jeweler (@nationaljeweler) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-01T18:22:13+00:00\">Aug 1, 2016 at 11:22am 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>Thanks so much, Benjamin and National Jeweler! I&#8217;m glad people are enjoying this design. As a bonus, I got a kick out of National Jeweler&#8217;s comment, &#8220;We know this ring has been making the rounds lately, but we&#8217;d be remiss if we didn&#8217;t also include it in our @agta_gems spectrum Instagram roundup.&#8221; Dang! Time flies online. The ring has only been out a week and it&#8217;s already heading towards Taylor Swift-level overexposure in the jewelry industry! Now I just need Kanye West to make it a national obsession. If he can do that, I promise I won&#8217;t complain if he follows up by saying,  &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/article\/kanye-west-raps-taylor-swift-ray-j-blac-chyna\" target=\"_blank\">I made that bitch famous<\/a>&#8221; &#8230; about the ring.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED AUGUST 2 TO ADD: Shout out to the gorgeous Jessica Cohen of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luprocks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LupRocks<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BImm4J9gXJW\/?taken-by=theproductagent\" target=\"_blank\">sharing the ring on her Instagram too<\/a>!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August&#8217;s Jewel of the Month &#8212; the two-finger ring I designed for ANZA Gems\u00a0 &#8212; has gotten some more love on Instagram, thanks to its appearance at last Monday&#8217;s press preview for the American Gem Trade Association&#8217;s Spectrum Awards. Benjamin Guttery of Third Coast Gems chose it as a personal favorite. 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