Jewels of the Month: Designs for Ukraine

In February, following my Valentine’s Day article, I promised myself I was likely to convert above a new leaf in March — correct in time for spring — and go back to blogging frequently. I was really the prolific blogger for pretty much 13 a long time. I even blogged as a result of the to start with pair of months of the pandemic. Then arrived Could 25, 2020, when cop Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis. Right before that working day, I’d been investing most of my spare time and electrical power on activism, but following the murder, I was eaten with participating in (and speaking about) avenue activism. At the very same time, of class, lifetime was ever-a lot more disrupted for everybody as the pandemic raged on, with the vaccine rollout even now 50 % a yr absent — not that we realized we’d get a vaccine that soon or that some of us would begin protesting a daily life-saving shot just about quickly.

Almost nothing has basically transformed as significantly as the demands on my time. I’d even commenced 2022 by resurrecting my weekly Indivisible Activate NYC activism e-newsletter, soon after placing that job aside pursuing the November 2020 presidential election. But I have been bothered by my blog neglect, and specially by the actuality that I’d published many Jewel of the Thirty day period posts on the incredibly previous working day of the thirty day period. That ain’t ideal! So I determined, on February 14, that March 2022 would be my month for getting again on track below.

Ten days later, Russia invaded Ukraine.

As I mentioned in my Oscars publish a pair of days in the past, I have been sharing my Ukraine-relevant routines — as perfectly as other activism — on my particular Instagram, but not here. I just haven’t experienced the potential for a lot more writing, looking at that I’m accomplishing further newsletters to preserve up with breaking information, as properly as keeping a working listing of in-individual Ukraine-supporting activities having spot in New York Town. So here I am, on the very last working day of the thirty day period, with a Jewel of the Thirty day period publish, which is not even about the custom design and style I prepared to publish about. I’ve determined to help you save that for a lot more considerate remedy up coming month.

In its place, I want to reiterate what I have previously shared on Instagram: Any whole-selling price acquire of any of my jewellery from 1stdibs.com will end result in a generous donation to 1 of the nonprofits supporting Ukraine.

As often, when I make donations from product sales, I will provide receipts.

Anything I market on 1stdibs is both 18K gold or platinum, so I’ll draw notice to two of the cheapest-priced products there. My Jewels of the Thirty day period are single stud earrings from my punk collection that are out there for $550 each individual. You can get my barbed wire stud in 18K gold with diamonds for that cost …

… or my 18K gold and diamond pentagram stud. I feel some benevolent witchcraft would be a excellent thought, no?

I’ve also got just one silver piece to throw into the fund-boosting combine: My difficult-performing Nasty necklace — which is frequently recruited to elevate resources for women’s causes — is obtainable for $300 on my own internet site.

If you obtain a Nasty necklace, you can opt for in between a $100 donation heading to Razom for Ukraine or to Abortion Entry Front, because the attack on reproductive rights is an escalating disaster listed here at home. Don’t forget, I’m just highlighting these specific models. Donations will be made for ANY whole-value acquire on 1stdibs, so if you are completely ready to expend $40,000 on my a person-of-a-variety Empress Wu dragon earrings …

… you will get a museum-worthy piece of wearable artwork and make some Ukrainian fundraisers pretty content.

As normally, I’m satisfied to respond to any inquiries about the jewelry, donations, or using the website. If you need some enable, holla at me at info at wendybrandes.com. Also, you should ship thoughts and prayers for my turning in excess of my new blogging leaf in April!