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December Events:

12/9/2014

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Check out our upcoming trunk shows & events:


December 17, 2014:  
Private Show- Los Angeles, CA 
(Invite only- email for an invitation!)



December 20, 2014:  
Tamarind Holiday Party- Sebastapool, CA
(RSVP to info@blairlaurenbrown.com)


December 21, 2014:  
Embodies Trunk Show- Marin, CA



***January- stay tuned for our show at the Sundance Festival***

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"We're all mad here" 

11/21/2014

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Get your holiday shopping done 
&
visit Blair Lauren Brown Jewelry at The Mad Ones tour:
7711 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
Takes place 11am-7pm

***Jewelry will only be there today: Friday, November 21, 2014 and tomorrow: Saturday, November 22, 2014. 
Not Sunday, November 22, 2014.***
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Time to take the guessing out of gifting...

11/19/2014

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If you feel anything like I do, birthdays, Christmas, Kwanza, Festivus, it's not always that easy to pick out something for your loved ones.

We're testing out a new system where you, your mother, your sister, your lova' or maybe even your best friend can say, this is what I'd like, and this is when I'd like it! The all American way. Why tell you, when they can tell us. It's rather simple really, use this link or send it to the aforementioned gaggle of gals in your life and we will do the rest. We will even send you a note telling you what they want and when ; )
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Or you could just resort to simple old gift cards... available here from $100 - $1500


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Upcoming Events for the months of November and December:

11/4/2014

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November 6-9 
Trickponi Event
at
3210 O Street 
Georgetown, Washington DC 20007 


November 21-23  
Trickponi Event
at
7711 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046



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November 23  
Tamarind Boutique: Trunk Show
at
180 Morris St Suite 170 
Sebastopol, California 95472





December 4:  Seattle Visit

December 21:  Marin 

**Stay tuned for more information on our December events!**
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Getting inspired looks different for all of us.

10/10/2014

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On our trip to Maine we found ourselves taking in the ocean air (and scents). Most of our collection is inspired by nature, and so is Grizzly, our shop muse...
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City Life Ain't Private Rides and Coffee with Macaroon Sides

7/16/2014

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"Day 3: bus driver must begin to wonder if I was in the special needs classes growing up.  Took me rotating and flipping the MetroCard in every possible direction following each attempt with "is this it?" while the machine beeps in rejection.  Note to self: cuteness is wearing off- must figure out way to remember correct MetroCard insertion."

    Growing up in "Typical-Suburbia", New Jersey, public transportation, aggressive beeping cab drivers and the never-ending symphony of car alarms and dogs barking were anything but familiar to me.  It didn't take long after accepting an internship with the fabulous and talented Blair Lauren Brown (which would require me to stay in and travel throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan daily), for my hyperventilating-sweaty-palms anxiety to creep in.  It also didn't help that I am the youngest of a huge Italian-American family who has had the experience of growing up in New York at some point in their life (except for me, obviously) so no one understood why I couldn't grasp the concept of "gridded streets" and "numbered streets go north-to-south" (I think?).  


Two short weeks later and despite my inability to grip my steering wheel due to my excessive anxiety-sweat, I was officially headed to my aunt's house in Brooklyn to start the work week.  With less sympathy and more fear of me being abducted in her intentions, my mother generously planned my public transportation route starting at Aunt Jo's front steps and ending at Blair's.  


In preparation of my big-girl travel route, I purchased a $10.00 MetroCard to smoothly board the bus, divert attention from my incompetency of the city and hope to blend in with the Brooklyn natives.  Naturally, my experience was anything but smooth.  As I stepped onto the crowded B69 at the corner of  Terrace and McDonald Avenue, I immediately asked the bus driver to alert me when the Bergen Street stop was up in which he proceeded to (loudly) tell me I was speaking too softly and that he'd make an announcement when the time came.  As if that wasn't embarrassing enough, I managed to slide my MetroCard in the machine in every possible (wrong) way until the bus driver gave me a sympathetic chuckle, took my card and slid it in correctly.  At this point, the crowded bus could read the bold neon sign above my head that said, "I'M NOT FROM HERE".  I hurried to an open seat and hoped to stay incognito for the rest of the trip.


I arrived at Blaire's office in one piece as well as managed to get home later that day (its the same trip just- opposite..right?).  However, after a few days of taking the bus, what I noticed was a pattern that went from cute and adorable to questionably concerning.  Without taking the 5 seconds to analyze my MetroCard, I'd just blindly shove it into the machine and hope for the best.  Unfortunately for me, I was wrong. Every. Damn. Time. And not just one flip-wrong. I spent, on average, 8 seconds at the machine giggling to hide my tears while outwardly blaming the MetroCard stating, "I've never used this thing for a bus before" rather than admitting that I am simply not a city girl. 


Knowing these embarrassing yet laughable series of events were at my expense, I decided to go to my family for a pick-me-up that they undoubtedly managed to achieve (featured on the right).  Remember, being a city-girl is not something you'll learn over night..or two....or three or...-oh, you get it.  Just know that when the cuteness wares out, you best have an alternate plan...like actually learning how to insert a MetroCard- or driving your car.
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Skulls as impermanence & the limits of human knowledge

7/29/2013

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The skulls in the Grizzly Love Jewelry Collection are modeled after the Tibetan prayer beads used in a form of a Buddhist mala. They originated as a tool for contemplating the meaning of life and death during meditation. 

Skulls a traditional represention of death in Tibet, were incorperated by Buddhists into malas to represent the impermanence of life and the limits of human knowledge, beckoning for reflection upon the inevitability of death and the necessity of embracing lives filled with compassion. All sounds good to me!

Traditionally these beads are carved from yak bone to re-emphasize the skull's symbolism. It is also said to honor the beasts of burden that serve mankind and to inspire devotees to likewise serve their fellowmen. That said - I try to remember that I can't serve anyone else unless I am serving myself. Selfish as it may sound many a story will reiterate the same. 
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“Nothing endures but change.” 
― Heraclitus
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Ochi Gallery on Walnut St - hosting Grizzly Love Trunk Show - Tuesday July 16th 4-8pm

7/14/2013

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The Ochi Galley in downtown Ketchum Idaho - part of the Sun Valley community hosting a trunk show for Grizzly Love this coming week...
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Alaska Trunk Show - Her TERN Boutique - Wed. July 10th 5pm-8pm

7/3/2013

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My lovely ladies at Her TERN graciously invited G. Love to do a show 
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14,179 feet Mount Shasta & John Muir

6/25/2013

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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.  John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901
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Mount Shasta  is also called, in Karuk Indian: Úytaahkoo or "White Mountain." Snow capped year round this beast is an active volcano. It is located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California and at 14,179 feet (4,322 m).

John Muir’s first ascent was a solo seven-day circumnavigation and ascent of Mount Shasta in 1874. While descending, a harsh storm with high winds and snow forced retreat to sulphur hot springs below the summit to stay alive. These hot springs, still active, are an indicator of an active volcano. Mount Shasta has erupted at least once every 800 years during the last 10,000 years, the last eruption being in the 1780s. 

The unique geography of the region and of the volcanic mountain have paved the way for many legends and myths throughout the years, from Native American to early Christian settlers. The most talked about myth to-date is that of the Lumarian people. They are said to live inside the mountain in caves of gold. (Of course I think this is interesting!)

My Personal Connection to Shasta -
In 2012, I summited with a group of amazing women. The group was brought together by the Breast Cancer Fund in an annual climb called Climb Against the Odds (more here).  Life Changing!
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