{"id":34894,"date":"2016-12-14T23:58:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T04:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=34894"},"modified":"2016-12-15T00:10:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T05:10:24","slug":"jewels-of-the-month-platinum-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/jewels-of-the-month-platinum-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewels of the Month: Platinum for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Still finishing your holiday shopping? Or are you like me and just getting started? Not to worry! If you&#8217;re in the continental U.S., I can get jewelry to you in time for Christmas Day if you order by Dec. 21. (If you&#8217;re in New York City, you have until Dec. 23. I&#8217;ll messenger your purchase to you.)<\/p>\n<p>I suggest doing something a little unexpected and giving <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/gkhkIK\" target=\"_blank\">the gift of platinum<\/a>. Check out my work &#8212; and that of other designers &#8212; in Platinum Guild International&#8217;s 2016 Holiday Jewelry Gift Guide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34897\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\" https:\/\/goo.gl\/gkhkIK\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34897\" class=\"wp-image-34897\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/platinumgraphic-1.jpg\" alt=\"platinumgraphic\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/platinumgraphic-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/platinumgraphic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/platinumgraphic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/platinumgraphic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/platinumgraphic-1-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to view all the designs.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A lot of folks think that platinum is just for wedding rings; Academy Awards loaners from Harry Winston; and over-the-top rap-star chains. It&#8217;s that perception <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-part-1-punk-platinum\/\" target=\"_blank\">that inspired me to start my Punk Platinum collection<\/a>, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/categories.php?category=Material\/Platinum\" target=\"_blank\">casual-cool platinum pieces that anyone can wear every day<\/a>.\u00a0 Prices start at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Diamond-Micro-Stud-for-Tender-Ears-%252d-Single-Earring\" target=\"_blank\">$300 for a single diamond stud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Platinum is <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/behind-the-scenes-platinum-in-the-park\/\">my favorite white metal<\/a>. It&#8217;s whiter than white gold (which is actually yellowish gold that&#8217;s plated with rhodium) and it doesn&#8217;t tarnish like silver.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hypoallergenic, meaning the alloy doesn&#8217;t include copper or nickel,\u00a0 which are the most common causes of metal allergies. And &#8212; hello, it&#8217;s PLATINUM! Practically synonymous with &#8220;the best of the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The most precious people in your life deserve the most precious metal. <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/gkhkIK\" target=\"_blank\">View the platinum gift guide<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/categories.php?category=Material\/Platinum\" target=\"_blank\">browse my site<\/a>. Self-gifting is always encouraged, of course!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still finishing your holiday shopping? Or are you like me and just getting started? Not to worry! If you&#8217;re in the continental U.S., I can get jewelry to you in time for Christmas Day if you order by Dec. 21. (If you&#8217;re in New York City, you have until Dec. 23. I&#8217;ll messenger your purchase&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/jewels-of-the-month-platinum-for-the-holidays\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34895,"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":[295,719,112],"tags":[744,797,1044],"class_list":{"0":"post-34894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jewel-of-the-month","8":"category-jewelry","9":"category-platinum","10":"tag-platinum","11":"tag-platinum-guild-international","12":"tag-platinum-jewelry","13":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34894","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=34894"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34902,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34894\/revisions\/34902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}