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[aboutyourjewelry]

"This one is from Crazy Pig ... a reaction to too many skulls out there... a prank reaction. The other one, Great Frog. From Brooklyn - Ladybird? Catbird. A story? Yes, a long one - you see I have vitiligo and I always hid my hands and then one day, I said, 'Fuck it.'" @edupou @catbirdnyc #aboutyourjewelry #vitiglio #fuckit #skulls #crazypig #brooklyn #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Grumpy's Coffee Shop)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"A peridot for the month of August. I got this in Mexico. I bought it for myself, oh yes. No occasion. I was on a tour; I saw it and liked it." #aboutyourjewelry #peridot #august #birthstone #justbecause #mexico #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at West Chelsea, NYC)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"Sandalwood? Still to this day, I don't know what it is. See how it's all engraved? This, I got in a vintage Asian antique place in Flushing, Queens. I was looking for this for a long time, a mala. I had felt it was calling me but I couldn't find it. When I got it, I couldn't wear it more than five minutes, because I would burn. For a while, and then I fell asleep with it next to me and I woke up choking. What that meant is that this was of really high vibration. Whoever made it, more than likely, they were chanting and meditating, so it had a high vibration. So, it purged me. My energy had to rise and become acclimated with it before I could wear it." #aboutyourjewelry #sandalwood #flushing #queens #vintage #chanting #meditation #energy #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Namaste Bookshop)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"This is our religious symbol. I brought it from India. I am from India, from Punjab. There is one temple in Amritsar. It's called Golden Temple. So, when I went there, in the temple, they gave this to me. Six years ago. The red one, also from India, six months ago." #aboutyourjewelry (at 34th Street – Herald Square)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"You've got me thinking about things… I haven't worn this in a really long time. My mom's wedding ring. I took it when she died, right before she died, from her fingers. Now, I've been wearing it on important days for me. My husband turned 50 last week, so I wore it to his party. It's so she can be there." #50 #heirloom #bethere #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at The High Line)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"Well, no story, really - the two that are the same are usually worn on the toes once women are married in India. But, I wear them on my fingers." #aboutyourjewelry #india #tradition #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Studio Jewelers Ltd)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"My mother worked for MGM back when women didn't have jobs. She was a secretary to one of the executives and would get a lot of presents. Do you know what this is? It's a striker. Women were encouraged to smoke and their matches were supposed to be stored here. I keep a bill in here. If I am running low, I can always find some money." #aboutyourjewelry #mgm #heirloom #vintage #striker #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Times Square, New York City)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"@kevanp got it for me from MOMA. It represents where the sun and the moon intersect. He gave it to me for my birthday. He also got me a journal because I've been talking SO MUCH about my mission. I'd excelled in the service industry... and I'm tired. My reality was altered in a negative way, because all I see are rich people, entitled rich folk. I'd rather make a positive change or a difference for a lot of people who don't really get looked after." @jamalabarone @themuseumofmodernart #aboutyourjewelry #mymission #mission #manifesto #positivechange #support #richpeople #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Central Park)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"This is my birthstone, which is shared by grandfather and a couple of other relatives. My grandfather has had this since he was a little boy; it dates back to the 1930's. In 1946, he gave it to my grandmother as a promise ring. She had rejected him but then nine children later... For my highschool graduation gift, she had the stone reset for me in this Italian-American pinky. An heirloom that I hope to carry on. It's blemished and the question now is whether I want to fix it." @jamalabarone #aboutyourjewelry #pinky #pinkyring #italianamerican #birthdtone #promisering #graduationgift #reset #heirloom #blemishes #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Central Park)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"You know that Australia was famous for its gold rushes in the 1950s and 1970s? There were a couple of places - Gympie in Queensland, and in Western Australia, a place called Kalgoorie. This piece is from ten years ago. Now, there are still guys who walk around out in the desert in Western Australia and pick these up on the surface. They sell them. So, I'm out there and I drive out there for work to the site office, and buy about three or four nuggets. Very popular with the Japanese toursits, so I did have some difficulty. It wouldn't be 24 karat gold because there's a lot of silver and other things because it's just been picked up, and weathered. I wish I could tell you some great story about a river or something." #aboutyourjewelry #goldnugget #gold #lostandfound #found #australia #gympie #queensland #kalgoorie #westernaustralia #goldrush #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Times Square, New York City)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"This is from an ex-boyfriend... I hate his ass. But I love this ring. I've had it since 2003. I don't know where he got it from. I said I wanted a pinky ring and he came back with it. It looks good on my finger; I really like it." #aboutyourjewelry #pinkyring #ex #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Madison Square Garden)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"I just got it here!" @madmuseum #aboutyourjewelry #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at MAD | Museum of Arts and Design)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"I got this in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar... which is the third poorest country in the world. Known for its lemurs. Ninety percent of the fauna there is indigineous only to Madagascer, so it's a pretty special place to go. The people are amazing as well... but the poverty is really incredible. There are a bunch of children who take the old silver French coins and turn them into these bracelets to help supporrt their families. I was there in prusuit of lemurs. But, I got attacked my a lemur when I was trying to take a selfie so I had to be helicoptered out of there and get emergency rabies shots. Rabies is a death sentence and a bad way to go. The bracelet was purchased before the rabies." @bennettvii #aboutyourjewelry #antananarivo #madagsacar #lemurs #rabies #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Mandarin Oriental, New York)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"This is just my summer thing. I said, 'I'm just going to leave it on until it's not warm out.'" #aboutyourjewelry #itsofficial #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Oro)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"This is just my summer thing. I said, 'I'm just going to leave it on until it's not warm out.'" #aboutyourjewelry #itsofficial #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Oro)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"This is love. It was a gift. He was a big boy. He traveled the world with it, and when we broke up he gave it to me. It protected him and I know it will save me. It already has. Not Louis Vuitton. Love. Then, Taurus, my sign." #aboutyourjewelry #stchristopher #saintchristopher #protection #taurus #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at Mandarin Oriental, New York)

[aboutyourjewelry]

"My mom travels and brings things back for me." @pkshop #aboutyourjewelry #travels #family #souvenir #storytelling #stories #memories #wanderlust #photography #explore #adventure #jewelry #jewelryinspiration #tellmeaboutyourjewelry (at PK Shop)