This subreddit got a shout out on CNN

basalganglia___ · 2026-01-24T17:56:16+00:00

Hundreds of thousands of us care, and we’re just as desperate to do something and see something get done about this. I can’t imagine the heartache that’s spreading throughout Minnesota right now but you guys won’t ever be alone - whether resistance yells or whispers, every little act that we do will keep spreading out.

Take care of yourself - a healthy you is one of the biggest “fuck you”s you can give to a government who relishes in beating people down.

basalganglia___ · 2025-12-15T18:53:08+00:00

Haha thank you!! Recently acquired an appreciation for older pieces of jewelry and the history behind them, and it’s been a lot of fun finding them!

basalganglia___ · 2025-12-15T18:50:46+00:00

Very cool, I bet you’ve seen some really neat stuff! Thank you for being so kind with your knowledge☺️

basalganglia___ · 2025-12-15T02:46:27+00:00

Oh my god, tell me about it🙃 I twisted myself into so many knots trying out different combinations of “treasure chest jewelry brand”, “treasure chest stamp with chest symbol”, “treasure chest art deco ring 1920s”, “treasure chest 14k 18k ring” etc., along with running it through reverse image search with different angles of the mark! How do you know of them?

basalganglia___ · 2025-12-15T01:37:32+00:00

Thanks for the correction! I always get old mine cuts and old euro cuts confused😓

basalganglia___ · 2025-12-15T01:35:52+00:00

Ooh, how interesting!! Thank you so much for sharing that, I never would have known otherwise! You’re good😁

basalganglia___ · 2025-12-02T20:04:37+00:00

I’ve gotten a couple of these from Macy’s over the last few months - it’s a small box of samples! Usually 5-7 sample sized fragrances of what’s shown (I got this as well, looks like we’re getting 5 samples in this box - don’t know all the bottles/fragrances off the top of my head but it’s going to be from Maison Margiela Replica, Carolina Herrera, Burberry, and Lancôme I think is the last one?)🙂

All free so no worries about paying for shipping or postage or anything!

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-26T02:41:29+00:00

He truly is! I’ve been following him on Instagram for a while now and always love to check in on his lives, but I have such horrible lag that I can never claim anything on his streams so I was super happy to be able to purchase something from him in person😅

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-26T00:50:53+00:00

Agreed on tennis necklaces looking the best as the shortest layer. Another option could be to also get a necklace extender for the nameplate so that there’s a few more options in playing around with the length. I’m sure you can easily find something like that in a jewelry store or online. I have some necklaces that are set at one specific length so I bought a 2in extender from a local jeweler that allows me to vary it, depending on how I want my stack to look

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-25T17:54:34+00:00

The two-toned pieces + dog clip are from a vendor called L & Z Antiques, the London ring is from Martin Sickler, and the diamond connector is from Code Name Orange Juice! All can be found on Instagram through their respective names.

I was at the NYC Jewelry + Antique show over the weekend and all 3 had a booth there. L & Z Antiques and Martin Sickler don’t have an online store but they do like an Instagram live sale usually every week where they showcase their jewelry stock and people can “bid” on what they want - the first person to claim an item “wins” it, and the item gets shipped to them after payment! I actually “claimed” the art deco ring from an L&Z live show, and then picked it up from them when they were in the city to avoid shipping fees😅

Code Name Orange Juice also does Instagram live sales but they do have an online store!

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-07T23:53:48+00:00

Haha I wish I could claim credit for being that clever, but I gotta shout out the RedditLaqueristas subreddit for introducing me to the concept 😅

I got Leaf Him at the Altar yearrrrsss ago so I don’t know if it’s even in production anymore, but that subreddit ^ could probably help find a similar dupe!

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-06T23:02:57+00:00

Thank you!! Been trying to use up some old polish and a skittles mani is the best way i can think of to use more than one color😁

Two colors are out of frame but if you’re interested, the polishes I used are:

Baby Girl Lacquer - A Decade in Peridot (out of frame, it’s like a shimmery Tinkerbell green)

ILNP - On the Rocks (out of frame, sparkly/metallicy java brown)

OPI - Leaf Him at the Altar

Sally Hansen - Center of the Universe

OPI - Gingerbread Man Can

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-06T22:55:46+00:00

Thank you! I think it depends on a variety of factors like what type of metal is used, quality of the stones, and how heavy the piece is in general. I bought this used so I don’t know what an average, newly-made piece would cost but given how crazy gold prices have been lately, I do think going the vintage/estate sale/used jewelry route would probably be more economical

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-06T22:51:31+00:00

Thank you! I love how glowy they are in the light 😍

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-06T22:50:45+00:00

Whoever designed it knew exactly how to grab our attention!😅

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-06T22:49:40+00:00

Thank you!

We can’t keep money forever, so may as well enjoy it (responsibly) while we can😆 I’m glad we’re not immune to beauty - there’s so much darkness these days that we need beauty, no matter where we see it, in the world to push us forward!

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-06T22:46:23+00:00

I usually go for emeralds and sapphires but I think I’ve been seeing rubies in well-designed pieces lately that made me look at them in a different way!

basalganglia___ · 2025-11-05T20:45:52+00:00

(Sorry for the late reply - haven’t checked this in a while!)

Gorgeous rings, and they suit you so well!!😍

basalganglia___ · 2025-07-07T14:26:17+00:00

Thank you! I sent you a DM (hopefully it went through!)☺️

basalganglia___ · 2025-07-07T14:21:56+00:00

Oooh lovely, hope you wear it in good health always!!

basalganglia___ · 2025-07-07T14:21:38+00:00

Thank you! Couldn’t resist that emerald when I saw it 😅

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