Yesterday’s post was about what I wore to the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. As I said, the dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. It also raises money for CPJ’s activities: denouncing…
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What Wendy Wore: The Committee to Protect Journalists Dinner
Last night, MrB and I attended an event that’s very important to us: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. On its website, CPJ explains what…
A Badge for Your Blog: Fashion Bloggers Helping Japan
People have responded to the disaster in Japan in myriad ways via social media, just as they have in real life. Some have tweeted and blogged about it, some haven’t. Some people care passionately about what’s happening in the world, some continue to be entirely engrossed in their own lives. Several fashion bloggers, including the…
Epic Picture Post: Bloggers Looking Grrreat in Leopard
Gorgeous blogger Sheila of Ephemera declared the week of February 28 to be Leopard Week, inspired by my vintage leopard gown by the late Patrick Kelly. Sheila did a round-up of the participants here, but I wanted to give them some extra recognition. Here they are! Click the photos for the original posts. The leopard-wearing…
The Coveted Situation Is Resolved; Notes on Nolan
I hope that all of you who were so supportive of blogger Jennine Jacob of The Coveted have seen the good news. Her situation is resolved. I had offered to donate half the price of several ring styles to Jennine. Now I will redirect that money to Women in Need, in memory of my friend,…
Thanks From the Two-Time Swearing Champ
A big thank you to all of you who voted for me in three categories for the not-at-all-serious-and-therefore-extremely-important-to-me Drysdale Awards, hosted by Grant Miller Media. Sadly, I didn’t retain my Blogger of the Year title from last year’s Drysdale Awards. But I held onto Most Overt Product or Service Endorsements (known last year as Blog…
Jewelry Gift Guide for the Holidays
I’m still selling three jewelry designs to benefit gorgeous blogger Sister Wolf. So far, your purchases of the Little Woolf necklace, the swear rings and the OMG rings have raised $1,180 of the $4,000 she needs to fix her broke-down roof! I know you need (a) holiday gifts for loved ones and (b) gifts for…
More Jewelry Options to Help Sister Wolf
As I wrote earlier this week, gorgeous blogger Sister Wolf needs help fixing her roof. I offered to donate $35 from every purchase of a $50 Little Woolf necklace. So far y’all have raised $700. Very impressive! But Sister Wolf needs $4,000 for the least expensive roof-patching measure. So let’s step it up. I’ll donate…
Buy a Woolf and Raise the Roof for Sister Wolf
Those of you who follow gorgeous blogger Sister Wolf know that she suffered a devastating loss this year. Now, adding insult to injury, her roof is falling to pieces. There’s nothing anyone can do to console her for the loss of her handsome and talented son, Max, but we can help her fix her roof….
What Wendy Wore: Committee to Protect Journalists Awards
An event that is near and dear to my heart took place last Tuesday: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. MrB is coming to the…