#djalay

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My waistbeads from @alaiyowaistbeads arrived just in time for my #40thbirthday !!!Check out the awesome names for the ones chosen for me. I'm charging them in the beautiful sun and heat at the #tropicofcancer and will dip my body in the waters of the #pacificocean as I set my intentions. #waistbeads #djjalay #jigeda #girigiri #jeljelli #djalay #yomba #waistlets #beads #brownskin (at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)

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You know what it's like to get your hands on a long awaited treat? You know that childhood excitement that makes you smile so hard your eyes close? Well today that's me! I've been creating custom waistbeads for others for years. And decided I want to be adorned by others. My sister @thenigerianbeauty of @nomadiqmerchantinc trekked to Accra, Ghana where these were made. Then to Kokrobite to bless on the beaches of the Gulf of Guinea and a plane ride or two through New York and finally here with me. I unwrapped my gift to the smells of sea salt and sand from the motherland. What a gift! #waistbeads #djjalay #jigeda #girigiri #jeljelli #djalay #yomba #waistlets #beads

[graphicteeandheels]

Check out what I'm working on over at @jewelsbyjaleel #jewelsbyjaleel #waistbeads #djjalay #jigeda #girigiri #jeljelli #djalay #yomba #footjewels #boardgames #beads #beadwork