{"id":41960,"date":"2019-02-27T23:49:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T04:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41960"},"modified":"2019-02-27T23:50:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T04:50:29","slug":"marchs-jewels-of-the-month-carpe-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/marchs-jewels-of-the-month-carpe-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"March&#8217;s Jewels of the Month: Carpe Diamond!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/weather\/2019\/02\/02\/groundhog-day-live-punxsutawney\/2744360002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow<\/a>, and you know what that means &#8212; an early Jewels of the Month post for March! I just can&#8217;t wait any longer to share the video for the official debut of my black-diamond &#8220;Carpe Diem&#8221; mini collection.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a regular reader, you&#8217;re not experiencing <em>d<span class=\"st\">\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. <\/span><\/em>You really did see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/jewel-of-the-month-black-diamond-skull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black-diamond Carpe Diem skull pendant last June.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41962\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/jewel-of-the-month-black-diamond-skull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41962\" class=\"wp-image-41962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/carpediempendantresize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/carpediempendantresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/carpediempendantresize-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/carpediempendantresize-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Last July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/official-portrait-of-my-black-diamond-skull-medallion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I shared a photo of the matching black diamond skulls that I planned to turn into earrings<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41963\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/official-portrait-of-my-black-diamond-skull-medallion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41963\" class=\"wp-image-41963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/skullsforearringsresize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/skullsforearringsresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/skullsforearringsresize-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and in October, I posted the stud earrings I made with a different style of black diamond skull.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41964\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/jewel-of-the-month-part-ii-new-skull-earrings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41964\" class=\"wp-image-41964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blackskullsforblogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blackskullsforblogs.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blackskullsforblogs-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blackskullsforblogs-300x311.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s new here is that I created a grander style of earrings than originally planned for those unset diamonds, <em>and<\/em> I changed the earrings that I&#8217;d already finished. You&#8217;ll see both of them in today&#8217;s video, and tomorrow I&#8217;ll share the still photos of them while telling you a &#8220;great minds think alike&#8221; story.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CeObAw4_-3Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You can shop for the new pieces (and the rest of my collection) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/wendy-brandes\/jewelry\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1stdibs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, and you know what that means &#8212; an early Jewels of the Month post for March! I just can&#8217;t wait any longer to share the video for the official debut of my black-diamond &#8220;Carpe Diem&#8221; mini collection. 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