{"id":5781,"date":"2010-06-13T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T01:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=5781"},"modified":"2010-06-14T20:26:16","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T00:26:16","slug":"my-true-blood-party-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/my-true-blood-party-style\/","title":{"rendered":"My True Blood Party Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight I&#8217;m at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinatheoccasionalcook.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">gorgeous blogger Tina&#8217;s<\/a> apartment <a href=\"http:\/\/tinatheoccasionalcook.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/bleeding-love.html\" target=\"_blank\">to watch<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/true-blood\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">True Blood<\/a>&#8216;s season 3 premiere. My jewel for the evening is a luxe version of the silver <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=33&amp;collect=true&amp;id=508\" target=\"_blank\">Vampire Diana ring<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/jewels-of-the-month-vamping-it-up-for-true-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\">Friday&#8217;s post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The silver ring has a silver heart and silver stake that was made all as one piece (fewer parts means lower labor costs). There&#8217;s no detail on the blackened stake. In contrast, the luxe version has a heavy gold heart and silver stake, each made separately. The stake has the same &#8220;wood grain&#8221; detail that the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=33&amp;collect=true&amp;id=514\" target=\"_blank\">silver stake necklace<\/a> has.\u00a0 Here it is on <a href=\"http:\/\/taffetadarlings.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">gorgeous blogger Stacy&#8217;s<\/a> elegant hand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5782\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=33&amp;collect=true&amp;id=508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5782\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5782   \" title=\"vampire ring in gold_edited-1_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vampire-ring-in-gold_edited-1_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"581\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">18K gold heart ring pierced by silver stake. Click to buy all-silver version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The silver stake can be pulled out of this particular ring. I won&#8217;t be doing that for any additional rings in this style, making this one-of-a-kind. I haven&#8217;t priced it yet, but if you want to inquire, you can email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. Remember that the &#8220;dress for less&#8221; options are the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=33&amp;collect=true&amp;id=508\" target=\"_blank\">Vampire Diana ring<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=33&amp;collect=true&amp;id=509\" target=\"_blank\">necklace<\/a> in silver, both $450, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=33&amp;collect=true&amp;id=514\" target=\"_blank\">silver stake necklace<\/a> for $95.<\/p>\n<p>Shhhhh! The show&#8217;s starting!<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vxINMuOgAu8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vxINMuOgAu8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: You can follow a number of True Blood characters on Twitter. Normally I don&#8217;t like automated direct messages thanking me for my follow but I loved the one from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EricNorthman\" target=\"_blank\">EricNorthman<\/a> that said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;<strong><\/strong>I see you are following me. I will offer you but one  warning &#8212; I would not try anything rash if I were you. I&#8217;m still  hungry.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m trying to think of something rash to do, STAT.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Eric, here are some other True Blood Twitter options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueBloodHBO\" target=\"_blank\">TrueBloodHBO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SookieBonTemps\" target=\"_blank\">SookieBonTemps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PamVampTB\" target=\"_blank\">PamVampTB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AlcideHerveaux\" target=\"_blank\">AlicideHerveaux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VampireBill\" target=\"_blank\">VampireBill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LafayetteTB\" target=\"_blank\">LafayetteTB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Lafayette_R\" target=\"_blank\">Lafayette_R<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JoElleSmallwood\" target=\"_blank\">JoElleSmallwood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PortiaBellefle\" target=\"_blank\">PortiaBellefle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TaraBonTemps\" target=\"_blank\">TaraBonTemps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaHamby\" target=\"_blank\">JessicaHamby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/HoytFortenberry\" target=\"_blank\">HoytFortenberry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/merlottesbar\" target=\"_blank\">MerlottesBar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SamMerlotteBT\" target=\"_blank\">SamMerlotteBT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonbt\" target=\"_blank\">jasonBT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ArleneFowler\" target=\"_blank\">ArleneFowler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TerryBellefle\" target=\"_blank\">TerryBellefle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Merlottescook\" target=\"_blank\">MerlottesCook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/andybellefleur\" target=\"_blank\">AndyBellefleur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LukePrestonBT\" target=\"_blank\">LukePrestonBT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/QueenSophieTB\" target=\"_blank\">QueenSophieTB<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UPDATED AGAIN TO ADD: Read Tina&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/tinatheoccasionalcook.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/guarded-by-garlic.html\" target=\"_blank\">post on the evening<\/a> and what we ate. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight I&#8217;m at gorgeous blogger Tina&#8217;s apartment to watch True Blood&#8216;s season 3 premiere. My jewel for the evening is a luxe version of the silver Vampire Diana ring from Friday&#8217;s post. The silver ring has a silver heart and silver stake that was made all as one piece (fewer parts means lower labor costs)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/my-true-blood-party-style\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[43,6,39],"tags":[500,403],"class_list":{"0":"post-5781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-my-designs","8":"category-rings","9":"category-tv","10":"tag-true-blood","11":"tag-vampire","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5781","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=5781"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5785,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5781\/revisions\/5785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}