{"id":41485,"date":"2018-12-13T23:57:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T04:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41485"},"modified":"2018-12-14T00:08:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T05:08:12","slug":"jewels-of-the-month-swans-a-swimming-on-1stdibs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/jewels-of-the-month-swans-a-swimming-on-1stdibs\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewels of the Month: Swans A-Swimming on 1stdibs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve written before<\/a> about the PNC Financial Services annual Christmas Price Index<\/a>, which tracks current costs of the goods and services that are the gifts given by the \u201ctrue love\u201d in the song \u201cThe 12 Days of Christmas<\/a>.\u201d The 2018 index, which was released last month<\/a>, puts the cost of the famous holiday shopping list at $39,094.93, up 1.2% from the previous year — and that doesn’t include ongoing veterinary care and feeding of all of the birds.<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ll have to shell out $13,125 just for the seven swans a-swimming, and do you even have a body of water to put them in? If you’re a swan lover, allow me to suggest my 18K gold Cleves swan jewelry instead. I’ve got three Cleves designs available on 1stdibs, and they’re my Jewels of the Month for December. There’s a white-diamond ring …<\/p>\n

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… a black-diamond ring …<\/p>\n

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… and a stunning onyx necklace with a diamond accent.<\/p>\n

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I’ve got a video of the necklace so you can get more of a feel for the size.<\/p>\n