{"id":34013,"date":"2016-09-05T23:24:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T03:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=34013"},"modified":"2016-09-05T23:24:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T03:24:27","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-septembers-birthstone-sapphire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/jewel-of-the-month-septembers-birthstone-sapphire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: September’s Birthstone, Sapphire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people think of sapphire — September’s birthstone — as a blue gem, but it comes in a range of colors. Pink is one of my favorites. In fact, I used 262 one-millimeter pink sapphires in my Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer Maneater ring.<\/p>\n

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Click for more information on this prize-winning ring.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nevertheless, with sapphires in mind, I decided to wear blue for a dinner on the first day of September.<\/p>\n

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\nDress:<\/strong> Vintage Ossie Clark (probably acquired in 2006)<\/em>
\nShoes:<\/strong> Prada (2010)<\/em>
\nPurse:<\/strong> Louis Vuitton (2001)<\/em><\/p>\n

I never get tired of this dress. The first photo I have of it is from 2006<\/a>. I wish I could remember where I got it. I also wish I remembered to wear my gorgeous blue sapphire studs with it. To make up for neglecting them, I’m naming these earrings my Jewel of the Month.<\/p>\n

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Six-millimeter diameter sapphire cabochons set in 18K yellow gold.<\/p><\/div>\n

On my website, these are paired with my 18K yellow gold FitzRoy the Cat earring jackets …<\/p>\n

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Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n

… but if you want to buy the studs by themselves, you can! Holla at me at info at wendybrandes dot com for pricing and other information.<\/p>\n

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Most people think of sapphire — September’s birthstone — as a blue gem, but it comes in a range of colors. Pink is one of my favorites. In fact, I used 262 one-millimeter pink sapphires in my Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer Maneater ring. Nevertheless, with sapphires in mind, I decided to wear blue for…<\/p>\n

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