{"id":39946,"date":"2018-04-20T23:31:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T03:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=39946"},"modified":"2018-04-20T23:36:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T03:36:11","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-anza-pure-charm-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/jewel-of-the-month-anza-pure-charm-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: ANZA PURE Charm Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/mean-boys-and-rough-jewelry\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rough-gemstone jewelry<\/a> of my ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/do-not-be-so-presumptuous-a-note-from-richard-kimball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generated a bit of excitement recently<\/a>, I&#8217;ve decided that my newest ANZA PURE piece should be April&#8217;s Jewel of the Month. It&#8217;s an 18K yellow gold charm ring set with a large, rough grossular garnet, modeled by ANZA Gems founder Monica Stephenson in the photo below.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhpQC-QBSVi\/\" 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=\" 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhpQC-QBSVi\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by idazzle (@idazzle)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-04-16T20:21:20+00:00\">Apr 16, 2018 at 1:21pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/new-collection-anza-pure-by-wendy-brandes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As I&#8217;ve mentioned before<\/a>, Monica founded ANZA Gems in 2014 to offer a jewelry with a transparent journey from the gem mine to the customer. She personally sources ethically mined, colored-gemstone rough from Tanzania and Kenya; brings uncut stones back to the U.S. to be faceted by gem cutters here; and then has them incorporated into fine jewelry by designers with whom she collaborates. At least 10% of the proceeds from every sale goes back to schools in the gem-mining districts. I&#8217;ve worked with ANZA&#8217;s faceted stones for the company&#8217;s main collection. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_39948\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/two-anza-rings-are-even-better-than-one\/\"\u00a0target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/anza-gems-rings-450x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/anza-gems-rings-450x600-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/anza-gems-rings-450x600-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/anza-gems-rings-450x600-1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two rings adorned with a total of five ANZA Gems. Click this photo by Amy Roseveare for more information.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/new-collection-anza-pure-by-wendy-brandes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Last year<\/a>, Monica and I decided to create a new line &#8212; ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes &#8212; with smaller pieces of gemstone rough that have been left untouched by a gem cutter. The first round of designs featured single stud earrings; asymmetric drop earrings; and pendants.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhfMlbMB_Ry\/\" 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\/BhfMlbMB_Ry\/\" 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\">Did you catch @idazzle speak at the @initiatives_in_art_culture in #goldconference today? What did you think? In addition to speaking, Monica connected with @wendybrandesjewelry and got to try the latest piece from our ANZA Pure collection. Head over to Wendy&#39;s profile and check out her stories for a sneak peak! The ANZA Pure line celebrates the natural beauty of East African rough gemstones and funds lapidary scholarships to  the Peter Salas School in Arusha. #giveback #walkthewalk #anzapure #newjewelry #ethicalgems #roughgemstones #roughgemstonejewelry #naturalbeauty #pureartistry #anzarocks #spinel #grossular #garnet #eastafrica #tanzania #kenya #wendybrandes #idazzle #anzagems<\/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=\"2018-04-12T22:38:41+00:00\">Apr 12, 2018 at 3:38pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There are five more charm rings coming up. Two of those will be set with green garnet and three with pink spinel. If you&#8217;d like to get pricing information for the finished ring shown in this post &#8212; or make a ring size and gem request for one of the rings that are in the works &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anzagems.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact Monica through ANZA&#8217;s website<\/a> and she&#8217;ll be happy to help you out.<\/p>\n<p>After the rings are completed, I&#8217;ll be working on new necklace and earring designs for the ANZA PURE collection, so stay tuned for those! In the meantime, if you haven&#8217;t seen my YouTube video about ANZA PURE, you can check it out right now.<\/p>\n<p><center><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TdBKcKsYQhw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/center> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because the rough-gemstone jewelry of my ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collection generated a bit of excitement recently, I&#8217;ve decided that my newest ANZA PURE piece should be April&#8217;s Jewel of the Month. It&#8217;s an 18K yellow gold charm ring set with a large, rough grossular garnet, modeled by ANZA Gems founder Monica Stephenson in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/jewel-of-the-month-anza-pure-charm-ring\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39957,"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":[592,291,703,76,295,719,6],"tags":[733,1533,1544],"class_list":{"0":"post-39946","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birthstone","8":"category-featured-jewel","9":"category-gems","10":"category-gold","11":"category-jewel-of-the-month","12":"category-jewelry","13":"category-rings","14":"tag-anza-gems","15":"tag-anza-pure-x-wendy-brandes","16":"tag-rough-gemstones","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39946","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=39946"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39956,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39946\/revisions\/39956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}