{"id":38506,"date":"2017-12-24T19:47:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T00:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=38506"},"modified":"2017-12-24T19:47:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T00:47:53","slug":"the-week-in-review-121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/the-week-in-review-121\/","title":{"rendered":"The 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, December 18:<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-at-steve-quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> If you don&#8217;t get the jewelry of your dreams this holiday season, go to Steve Quick Jeweler in Chicago and treat yourself to my 18K gold Agrippina poison ring<\/a>. It&#8217;s the only one of that style that I have available now, and it&#8217;s the third of a limited series of five. Don&#8217;t you deserve something as special as you are?<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, December 19: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/what-wendy-wore-casual-on-repeat-for-jumanji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Need some lighthearted movie fun? Check out the new <em>Jumanji<\/em> movie<\/a>. We laughed our heads off. Like, literally, we are headless.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, December 20: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/wednesdays-video-revisiting-my-15-minutes-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slow fashion is my passion, and thanks to that, I wound up on <em>Inside Edition<\/em> in November<\/a>. Here&#8217;s my video about my 15 seconds of fame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwUybID0UxE\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, December 21: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/new-collection-anza-pure-by-wendy-brandes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;m delighted to announce my new collaboration with ANZA Gems.<\/a> ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes features stunning rough gemstones sourced from Kenya and Tanzania. Prices start at $345, and 10% of the retail price goes back to educational efforts in the gem-mining communities of east Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, December 22: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-the-press-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A summary of recent press, plus a few more words on how my new Concierge Service<\/a> &#8212; available only to select retailers &#8212; allows customers to try on Wendy Brandes Jewelry at their favorite local jewelry stores.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, December 23: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/a-birthday-gifs-and-the-wisdom-of-sonny-rollins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s my birthday and I&#8217;ll gif if I want to<\/a>. It&#8217;s a privilege to age and I hope to make the most of it by striving to be a better person every day! That said, while I&#8217;m working on myself, no one&#8217;s going to do bad business with me without being exposed to the world. I can fight for myself, but a lot of other people &#8212; especially women &#8212; aren&#8217;t in a position to do that, so I&#8217;m determined to shine a light on any users and abusers I encounter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2018 is the year I expose everyone who is unethical in their business dealings with me, in real time. Just FYI. Not keeping your dirty secrets anymore for fear of &quot;burning bridges.&quot; Act like a professional or the world will know. Cheers! ???<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendy Brandes (@WendyBrandes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendyBrandes\/status\/945031152477368322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, I shared a fun little video of the Agrippina poison ring in action.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bc27dvZlucr\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" 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\/Bc27dvZlucr\/\" 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\">Our customers find all sorts of ways to use our locket-style rings &#8212; whether that\u2019s adding a note or photo of a loved one, a solid perfume, or keeping it just as is, with nothing but potential inside! Now through Christmas, you can find this stunning piece at @stevequickjeweler. Give them a call to reserve your next #futureheirloom, whether that\u2019s this ring, or any other piece in our collection.  #wendybrandesconcierge #finejewelryforwittypeople #stockingstuffers #hintingseason\u2800 -\u2800 -\u2800 -\u2800 #jewelry #giftguide #chicago #showmeyourrings #shopping #retail #forher #jewellery #finejewelry #stockingstuffer #designer #oneofakind #limitededition #exclusive #lovegold #gold #collectors #artjewelry #collection #collectible #finejewelry #diamonds #golden #window #display #hautejoaillerie<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR<\/a> (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-18T21:14:44+00:00\">Dec 18, 2017 at 1:14pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also some beautiful photos of my new ANZA PURE designs.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bc-Up-FlFDI\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" 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\/Bc-Up-FlFDI\/\" 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\">Talk about the candy-colored #stockingstuffers of your dreams! The ANZA PURE collection was debuted yesterday, in collaboration with yours truly. We are thrilled to be working with ANZA on an accessible line of rough-set jewelry that is handmade in NYC. We\u2019ve had a #girlcrush on Monica of @idazzle for a long time \u2014 not only is she a phenomenal writer, she sees the need for change and she goes for it. She started @anzagems because she wanted to create an ethical, transparent journey from mine to design. Not only do you learn exactly where your gem came from, she gives back 10% of the proceeds to the mining communities for education and necessary resources. #ANZAPURE #gemsforchange #anzagems &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; #eastafrica #rough #roughgemstone #tanzania #kenya #giveback #jewelry #jewellery #madeinnyc #madeinnewyork #newcollection #debut #spinel #garnet #giftguide #earrings #earring #studs<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR<\/a> (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-21T18:08:41+00:00\">Dec 21, 2017 at 10:08am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of my work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anzagems\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ANZA Gems<\/a>, founder Monica Stephenson took to Instagram to share a collage of the award-winning three-stone ring I made for her original collection. It shows the stones as rough and unshaped; then as faceted, loose gemstones; and finally set into my ring design. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/indesign-and-in-the-times\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s really striking to me is how vivid the color of the stones were right out of the ground<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bc551bujAeo\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" 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\/Bc551bujAeo\/\" 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\">Oooh! #transformationtuesday has never looked more festive! Yet again, we are astounded by the journey of our ANZA gemstones. We knew @ptgems had faceted some very special custom cut gemstones, so we will admit we were a little leary when @wendybrandesjewelry wanted to use three of them in a single piece. But it&#39;s Wendy, so we embraced her following her vision. Our lesson? Always trust our designers! They are visionary artists. Wendy slayed it with this piece. We&#39;re super excited about a new ANZA x Wendy Brandes Jewelry project launching soon! Stay tuned! #inwendywetrust #gemsforchange #giftsthatgiveback #liveincolor #designerjewelry #oneofakind #statementpiece #bebold #gemstones #gemstonejewelry #grossulargarnet #spessartite #spessartine #spinel #diamonds #gold #ptgems #wendybrandes #tanzania #kenya #journeyofagem<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anzagems\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> ANZA Gems<\/a> (@anzagems) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-20T00:57:22+00:00\">Dec 19, 2017 at 4:57pm PST<\/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 can shop for ANZA Gems designs by me and other great U.S. designers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anzagems.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week. Monday, December 18: If you don&#8217;t get the jewelry of your dreams this holiday season, go to Steve Quick Jeweler in Chicago and treat yourself to my 18K gold Agrippina poison ring. It&#8217;s the only one of that style that I have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/the-week-in-review-121\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"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":[598],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-week-in-review","7":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38506","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=38506"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38514,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38506\/revisions\/38514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}