{"id":36066,"date":"2017-04-16T11:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=36066"},"modified":"2017-04-13T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T14:54:05","slug":"week-in-review-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/week-in-review-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/jewel-of-the-month-eryns-engagement-ring-redesign\/\" target=\"_blank\">Want a nontraditional engagement ring? I&#8217;ve got you covered. My most recent one is the Jewel of the Month<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/propublica-wins-a-fourth-pulitzer-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\">ProPublica won its fourth Pulitzer Prize, which reminded me that MrB first wrote his ideas for ProPublica on one of my business envelopes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/from-hold-my-beer-to-dan-rather-at-spectator\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pepsi, United, Nivea, and Sean Spicer have all screwed up lately. To cleanse your brain of their stupidity, watch my videos of Dan Rather&#8217;s speech to the Columbia Spectator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/throwback-thursday-what-wendy-wore-in-january-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Throwback Thursday outfit post. The dress was worn in January but purchased around 2003<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Friday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/flashback-friday-the-1985-fiorucci-dress\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fiorucci &#8212; the store that was the &#8220;daytime Studio 54&#8221; &#8212; is coming back<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/hippity-hoppity-easter-earrings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t you wish you could wear these Easter-worthy bunny earrings tomorrow? Buy them now for next year!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, you can see that new engagement ring I mentioned, modeled by its recipient, Eryn Patton.<\/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\/BSxJLqellZ-\/\" 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\">Nana&#39;s redesigned ring is pretty snazzy, no? We love helping our #nontraditional and #alternative brides achieve the ring of their dreams. Even if your family heirloom is a #roundcut diamond, let us make an interesting setting that&#39;s all your own. \u2022 \u2022 #roundcut #jewelry #jewellery #diamond #diamonds #shesaidyes #engaged #engagementstory #alternativegirl #alternativeengagementring #engagementring #wedding #forher #18k #rosegold #inlove #romantic #sparkle #heirloom<\/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 post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-04-12T02:04:22+00:00\">Apr 11, 2017 at 7:04pm 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>Engagement 101 liked it too, showing the diamond in its original setting and then in the nontraditional setting I created for Eryn.<\/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\/BSyN47OB-lG\/\" 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\">Congratulations @_eryn_elizabeth on your engagement! Read the full story on @wendybrandesjewelry blog. Wendy created this beautiful new organic ring while recycling and redesigning a family heirloom. #engagement101 #engagementannouncement #wendybrandes #bespokering #familyring #reset #redesign #engaged #justengaged #engaged? #justengaged?#gothengagementring #organicring #centralparkproposal  #newyorkproposal<\/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 post shared by Engagement 101 (@engagement101) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-04-12T12:04:44+00:00\">Apr 12, 2017 at 5:04am 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>One more thing: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCffTpc4r3ru3j5T6MwxsMVQ\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to my new YouTube channel!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week: Monday: Want a nontraditional engagement ring? 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