{"id":41185,"date":"2018-10-16T23:41:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T03:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41185"},"modified":"2018-10-16T23:41:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T03:41:10","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-part-ii-new-skull-earrings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/jewel-of-the-month-part-ii-new-skull-earrings\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month, Part II: New Skull Earrings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shout-out to Colleen Egan at 1stdibs.com for interviewing me about the enduring appeal of skull jewelry! I felt inspired when I did this interview, and I hope it gives you fresh insight into my designs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/skull-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MY 1STDIBS INTERVIEW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;re done reading, you can shop for my jewelry on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/wendy-brandes\/jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1stdibs<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0and\u00a0if you missed my video from February about why 1stdibs is an awesome website, check it out now.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dI98kg-u86A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of skulls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/wednesdays-video-unboxing-a-skull\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I promised<\/a> a new skull design in time for Halloween, so here is October&#8217;s second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/jewel-of-the-month-part-i-swords-for-badass-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jewel of the Month post<\/a> &#8212; these black-diamond skull studs are so fresh they haven&#8217;t even left my jeweler&#8217;s bench!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41186\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blackskullearrings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blackskullearrings.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blackskullearrings-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blackskullearrings-300x311.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black diamonds cut into a skull shape, with white diamond eyes.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pondering whether I want to keep these as studs or make them into drop earrings &#8212; I&#8217;m going to decide tomorrow, when I go to examine the work in progress on a second and more elaborate pair of black-diamond skull earrings. 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