{"id":44767,"date":"2020-03-17T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T01:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=44767"},"modified":"2020-03-17T21:08:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T01:08:39","slug":"practical-accessorizing-tiaras-and-shields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/practical-accessorizing-tiaras-and-shields\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Accessorizing: Tiaras and Shields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quick! Look at your fingers right now. Are you wearing any rings? An engagement ring and\/or wedding band? Take them off! To avoid the novel coronavirus, you should be washing your hands more than Lady MacBeth, and that kind of scrubbing isn&#8217;t good for your fine jewelry. I never wear my rings at home, and I&#8217;ve always recommended that my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jewelry customers<\/a> follow my lead. Now, for the sake of our collective health, take my advice and go ringless during quarantine.\u00a0 If you missed my post about washing your hands and cleaning your rings safely, check it out now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/take-off-your-rings-and-wash-your-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE ABOUT HAND WASHING AND RING CLEANING HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I do understand that fine jewelry serves as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-the-new-york-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">psychological armor<\/a> &#8212; that&#8217;s why I make it! My whole life, I&#8217;ve needed some kind of amulet somewhere on my person for stress relief. That&#8217;s why I particularly love big rings: It&#8217;s like I get to hold a good luck charm in my hand all day.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DdkjF32DjAw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So, if you absolutely have to keep a ring close by at all times, ring-expert Severine Ferrari of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourengagement101.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Engagement 101<\/a> found a couple of cute products to keep your rings safe while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2020-03-03\/coronavirus-hand-washing-20-seconds-happy-birthday-10-songs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">you&#8217;re singing &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; to yourself<\/a> at the sink.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourengagement101.com\/bridal-jewelry-trends\/2020\/03\/while-cleaning-hands\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CHECK OUT ENGAGEMENT 101<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p>I still urge you to conduct any ring maneuvering away from sinks and counters, and even outside the bathroom if you can. Like I said in my last post, fine jewelry has more spring in its step than you&#8217;d imagine. If you drop a smaller piece, like a ring or earring, it can easily land more than six feet away from you after ricocheting off multiple surfaces. Obviously, I handle a lot more jewelry than people in non-jewelry industries, so I&#8217;ve had more opportunities to see crazy things happen, but I assure you that you don&#8217;t want to be the unlucky jewelry civilian who drops a treasured ring just once and watches it bounce off the floor, into the sink, and down the drain.<\/p>\n<p>Those of you who do give the rings a rest don&#8217;t have to be deprived of accessories during the COVID-19 era. A one-of-a-kind, solid-gold, snake tiara &#8212; set with a giant South Sea pearl &#8212; can safely be worn all day, as long as you don&#8217;t plan to do any headstands. Look like a queen while you work from home, walk the dog, or run out to the pharmacy in my Queen of Scots-inspired design! <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_44776\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/models-miniatures\/wendy-brandes-designer-queen-scots-snake-tiara\/id-j_3851811\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tiaracloseup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"331\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tiaracloseup.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tiaracloseup-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See this luxury design on 1stdibs.com<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Shout-out to my former employee Randi, who swore she wore the bridal tiara from her wedding while vacuuming the apartment. I think of her fondly whenever I lounge around in sweats and a golden crown. Kidding! I don&#8217;t wear my museum-destined designs around the house because they have to stay pristine for their eventual owners. But I could!<\/p>\n<p>An 18K gold headpiece is a luxury item, so if you&#8217;re looking for a budget-friendly accessory, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Do_it_yourself\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DIY<\/a>. My gorgeous sister Terri and my niece Sabrina collaborated on this cardboard shield.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shield1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"606\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shield1.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shield1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shield1-300x403.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a fan of statement pieces in general, and this one is both eye-catching and educational.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_44779\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sabrinashield.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sabrinashield.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sabrinashield-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sabrinashield-300x372.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sabrina modeling the shield.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I wonder if Terri and Sabrina team can concoct old-school plague mask and hat for me, updated for the 21st century with rainbow lettering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/videos\/category\/history\/why-plague-doctors-wore-strange-masks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plague.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"697\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plague.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plague-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plague-300x420.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Time for a Terri-and-Sabrina Etsy shop?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick! Look at your fingers right now. Are you wearing any rings? An engagement ring and\/or wedding band? Take them off! To avoid the novel coronavirus, you should be washing your hands more than Lady MacBeth, and that kind of scrubbing isn&#8217;t good for your fine jewelry. I never wear my rings at home, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/practical-accessorizing-tiaras-and-shields\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44776,"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":[79,49,558],"tags":[2277,2278,2280,2282,2281,843,1374],"class_list":{"0":"post-44767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"category-in-the-news","9":"category-news","10":"tag-coronavirus","11":"tag-covid-19","12":"tag-diy-projects","13":"tag-how-to-clean-rings","14":"tag-ring-care","15":"tag-snake-jewelry","16":"tag-tiara","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44767","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=44767"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44789,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44767\/revisions\/44789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}