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#17,597
essiedub said:
Haven't posted for awhile. I have a sad story to share. I had this child size bangle that I loved and decided to wear it as a pendant. I also happened to have a little gold bangle that fit inside it perfectly. So I looped a cheapy black microsuede cord around the two bangles and it worked..actually looked quite chic. Long story short, the cord broke and the “pendant” dropped onto pavement and cracked into 4 pieces...funny thing is that as I was driving, I actually thought about the cord being the weak point in my little creation.:doh: Well sure enough..here she is:crybaby:

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Here it is with the little gold bangle nested inside..picture a black cord looped around.
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I read somewhere that the jade breaking protected me from some harm and that I’m supposed to dispose of this broken bangle. I’m not superstitious but I’ll accept the former and ignore the latter. It was such a pretty translucent piece:crybaby:Anyway, after I recovered, I took it to a jeweler who glued the 4 pieces together. There was no point in connecting the sections in gold as it would really never be worn as a bangle. I figure I can still wear it as a pendant. Lesson learned. Only sturdy cords or chains. This was a few months ago...I am finally able to talk about it.
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It’s a pity . It’s very pretty the pastel translucent bits and the pretty sharp green . Maybe u could bring to jeweller to make into bracelet
 
#17,598
essiedub said:
Haven't posted for awhile. I have a sad story to share. I had this child size bangle that I loved and decided to wear it as a pendant. I also happened to have a little gold bangle that fit inside it perfectly. So I looped a cheapy black microsuede cord around the two bangles and it worked..actually looked quite chic. Long story short, the cord broke and the “pendant” dropped onto pavement and cracked into 4 pieces...funny thing is that as I was driving, I actually thought about the cord being the weak point in my little creation.:doh: Well sure enough..here she is:crybaby:

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Here it is with the little gold bangle nested inside..picture a black cord looped around.
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I read somewhere that the jade breaking protected me from some harm and that I’m supposed to dispose of this broken bangle. I’m not superstitious but I’ll accept the former and ignore the latter. It was such a pretty translucent piece:crybaby:Anyway, after I recovered, I took it to a jeweler who glued the 4 pieces together. There was no point in connecting the sections in gold as it would really never be worn as a bangle. I figure I can still wear it as a pendant. Lesson learned. Only sturdy cords or chains. This was a few months ago...I am finally able to talk about it.
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Sorry to hear this - it’s a sweet bangle and you mentioned you had the pieces glued back together. Are the cracks noticeable? You can probably still wear it as a pendant but with a sturdier chain.
 
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Hi everyone.. so happy to find this thread.
My hubby just bought me my ever first jade bangle for my birthday. Been hunting over past week, some seller will ask me to try to go for smaller size and hurt esp when trying these on. Finally settled one ... the size is ok for daily wear and I can take it out by myself as and when needed. This jade I choose is oval shape, color 8s more greyish translucent white but seller told me there is tints of lilac. uri_mh1538057147960.jpgIMG-20180925-WA0001.jpg
 
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#17,601
GAN said:
Hi everyone.. so happy to find this thread.
My hubby just bought me my ever first jade bangle for my birthday. Been hunting over past week, some seller will ask me to try to go for smaller size and hurt esp when trying these on. Finally settled one ... the size is ok for daily wear and I can take it out by myself as and when needed. This jade I choose is oval shape, color 8s more greyish translucent white but seller told me there is tints of lilac. View attachment 4205025View attachment 4205026
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What a beautiful birthday gift from your hubby! It looks great on you. [emoji7]I don’t see a lot of grey in in. It looks more cream coloured to me. I prefer to be able to take my bangles off easily too. [emoji6]
 
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Tamago38 said:
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I used to think I like lavenders best, but turns out I still like green best. A quick update on my deal with the seller I was suppose to meet last night. She has stuffs to do ended up meeting up with her just now.
Glad I got the bangle. Never knew a thin princess would be so comfortable. Really like this piece, the translucency, color and water-ness in it.
I think I might’ve just found my forever piece. Can’t stop staring at it!!
I don’t think I’ll ever wanna switch it out. I feel so contented with this piece.
Thanks for letting me share my joy! Do Ignore my dry patchy hand haha
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So serene and beautiful!
 
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#17,605
gogo94 said:
Ok.. a follow up on my bangle hunting. I went to a shop near home to check out some more bangles. Instead of yellow jadeite, I ended up with something totally irrelevant and unexpected.

It wasn’t attractive at the first sight and not the usual go to style. It’s a wide bangle, almost 20 mm wide. The lady in shop said it won’t hurt to just try it on and insisted I should just put it on. Bang! There’s a chemistry immediately.

Lavender and light green base with very very dark green patches. The green patches are like a flaw. Somehow interesting to look at!

I call it Grass Jelly now lol hope you also see the resemblance!


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So unique and gorgeous!
 
#17,606
2boys_jademommy said:
What a beautiful birthday gift from your hubby! It looks great on you. [emoji7]I don’t see a lot of grey in in. It looks more cream coloured to me. I prefer to be able to take my bangles off easily too. [emoji6]
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Thank you. [emoji847]
Maybe due to lighting.. n you will see it more cream. But its color is more towards light greyish with light light lavendar ( if one is lucky to spot at certain angle under sunlight) . Been wearing it for 5 days straight and loving it as the color is easy to match any color of my outfits..
 
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Tamago38 said:
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I used to think I like lavenders best, but turns out I still like green best. A quick update on my deal with the seller I was suppose to meet last night. She has stuffs to do ended up meeting up with her just now.
Glad I got the bangle. Never knew a thin princess would be so comfortable. Really like this piece, the translucency, color and water-ness in it.
I think I might’ve just found my forever piece. Can’t stop staring at it!!
I don’t think I’ll ever wanna switch it out. I feel so contented with this piece.
Thanks for letting me share my joy! Do Ignore my dry patchy hand haha
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That is absolutely gorgeous, Tamago!
 
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#17,610
clairejune said:
Thankyou, 2boys. I know how busy life can get sometimes. It can be really strenuous! Take good care of you..

I wonder about 9SJW too. I saw that they reopened once or twice under different names, but then closed again shortly thereafter. I really loved thier pieces and they were just so nice! I miss browsing through thier pieces. They all seemed to have a gentle soul about them.

Recently, I’ve found another 2 sellers from Siberia or Russia, but very small inventories. I’ll try to find links again just to possibly explore. Also with nice stones and good prices.
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Hey ladies -
I read your posts and just want to add that last fall, I had a brief back and forth convo with Anna - who was a lead craftsperson with 9sjw. She had briefly branched out and started her own Etsy shop, which I can't remember the name. Danil was still running 9sjw at the time. Anna's store had more expensive/higher-end nephrite items and other stone products. I made a few purchases from her shop, but then couldn't find her store on Etsy anymore. She told me that she, Danil, and the rest of the 9sjw team had decided that the Etsy store was too much work and that they had other interests they wanted to develop. Anna also said she thought about expanding more into the Chinese market, because of their stronger relationship and familiarity with jade. I asked her if she would return to Etsy or other western outlets and she said she didn't think so - at least not in the near future. That's pretty much all I know. I'll miss them, that's for sure!
 
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