The JADE thread!

[suchi]

You’re three for three - all lovely bracelets Do you have a favourite? They have a different vibe. The first has dreamier soothing colours, the second is fun and candy like and the third has a stronger look to it.

Thank you no I can't choose I love them all. But the black one is the one which will get most wear.

 

[Tamago38]

My bead bracelets from Nandar. Absolutely lovely. Love the ring she included as a gift too. Pictures taken immediately in office lights after receiving the bracelets.

Love your bead bracelet!! It all looks so waterly and yummy, the multicolor one especially!
Is it comfortable on hand?
I don’t usually buy or wear bead bracelet as I constantly have fear of me breaking the strings and the beads falling all around. Haha I’m kinda rough when it comes to handling my stuff. And clumsy!

 

[Tamago38]

Oh gosh! The more photos, the better on this thread! Beautiful bangle. I'm definitely a fan of chubby princesses. Smoke is my always-on fat princess. Your lavender is soft and soothing to look at, do you think you will name her?

Smoke is such a lovely piece. Seeing your connection with Smoke inspired me to start with my hunt for a chubby princess. Initially started off with wanting one with specks of green. Then stumbled across this lavender piece and I just couldn’t help it. I’m slowly starting to believe in jade karma now!! You don’t find jade, the one that’s meant to be finds you.

Do you wear smoke permanently? If yes, how long have you been wearing Smoke? Any changes so far?

I’m just so excited with this new lavender piece, yet I keep knocking it all around it makes it cringe so hard everytime I hear it clunk, fear I might dent it someday.

I haven’t have any names in mind yet. Any suggestions?

 

[Tamago38]

I love your new princess bangle [emoji3] I’d say it leans more pink than blue and I there is some light green interspersed int there. It’s pinkish and a bit of purple. I don’t see blue but perhaps under dif lighting....
The proportions look nice and it’s good you for a more snug fit since princesses seem to knock about more. Looks beautiful on you. [emoji6]

I like how it’s a soft lavender with a super light green base (that looks almost white), with just small little pecks of dark green floating. It’s just the perfect bangle.
Collecting jade is so addictive.

At times I see a little bit of pink undertone yet at times I feel it’s leaning more towards purple.
Thank you for your kind words,2 boys!!
Have you gotten anything new into your collection lately? [emoji7]

 

[Tamago38]

I’ve got a question, might come off weird.
Just wondering what do you jadies usually do with the jade pieces you don’t wear?

I’ve got a small collection, maybe about 8-9 pieces? I’ve gotten it all for quite a good price, for the waterly, translucency, texture and etc.
however there are just these pieces that were just left there. I’ve got like 3-4 pieces that I wore it for less than just a couple of days. It just didn’t quite speak to me. But they are so beautiful, it just isn’t meant for me I guess.
I wanted to sell it however the local market has higher demands for commercial bangles those that are usually B+C, and less people cherish the quality of a good A bangle . I want the bangles to be in good hands. I want them to go to a family where they will be love and cherish.
I tried posting on eBay but somehow the not so tech-Savy me couldn’t put it on the international page. So I pulled it down either way. Plus I feel like it must be ‘jade fate’ for someone of my wrist size to get it.
I’d really like to get some suggestions, any good idea where else to sell Grade A jade bangles besides Etsy / EBay?
It’s grade A or else 100% full refund.
I wanted to start a webpage but I’ve only a few pieces from my own collection to sell. So I figured that wouldn’t be a good idea. I’m just sad how they’re under appreciated.

 

[2boys_jademommy]

I like how it’s a soft lavender with a super light green base (that looks almost white), with just small little pecks of dark green floating. It’s just the perfect bangle.
Collecting jade is so addictive.

At times I see a little bit of pink undertone yet at times I feel it’s leaning more towards purple.
Thank you for your kind words,2 boys!!
Have you gotten anything new into your collection lately? [emoji7]

Yes from the pics that’s what I see - mostly pink but certain smaller areas of the bangle is purple/violet so I suppose with lighting and depending which part of the bangle is facing you, the colour changes.
No new pieces for me ☹️ but I love seeing all the new treasures here. [emoji4]
I have some jade pieces I rarely wear and they just sit in my jewellery box.

 

[suchi]

Love your bead bracelet!! It all looks so waterly and yummy, the multicolor one especially!
Is it comfortable on hand?
I don’t usually buy or wear bead bracelet as I constantly have fear of me breaking the strings and the beads falling all around. Haha I’m kinda rough when it comes to handling my stuff. And clumsy!

Thank you. I am the opposite, i am really comfortable wearing the bracelet as compared to my bangle. Its so easy to put on and trust me the elastic string is pretty strong to just come off. You can always restring it with knots, like pearls, with a clasp. Its really easy to knot using beader's secret thread.

 

[Plemont]

Hello ladies, greetings from England! I’m popping into this thread to hopefully get some information about these two jade bangles that I’ve picked up recently. How would I describe them? my best guess would be ‘pale green with blue-green flowers, lavender patches and some brown freckles’ but that really is a guess! And can you tell from a photo whether they’re likely to be Type A grade?

Whatever they are, I love them - just trying to find out a bit more about them.

Thanks in advance for your help [emoji3]

 

[2boys_jademommy]

Hello ladies, greetings from England! I’m popping into this thread to hopefully get some information about these two jade bangles that I’ve picked up recently. How would I describe them? my best guess would be ‘pale green with blue-green flowers, lavender patches and some brown freckles’ but that really is a guess! And can you tell from a photo whether they’re likely to be Type A grade?

Whatever they are, I love them - just trying to find out a bit more about them.

Thanks in advance for your help [emoji3]View attachment 4253694

I love the flowers in your bangles and I’d agree with your colour description. Nothing stands out that’s it’s treated.
Do you wear them together or separately?

 

[Plemont]

I love the flowers in your bangles and I’d agree with your colour description. Nothing stands out that’s it’s treated.
Do you wear them together or separately?

Thank you! Good to know that I’m beginning to get descriptions correct [emoji3]

They look lovely together on the same wrist so that’s what I’m going for to start off with

 

[LunaDoo]

Hi Jadies,
I'm so upset! I have a big surgery coming up Wed, and for medical stuff (mine or others) I always wear my most peaceful (dark/light green with amber freckles) thinner bangle. I put it in a different drawer yesterday so I would have easier access to it, and today when I got something else out, the bangle went flying to the hardwood floor. I was horrified since I have never dropped one before and I hoped that since the floor is wooden it would be ok. Nope. TWO all around cracks in the more translucent part. I'm already nervous about the surgery and recuperation, and then this happens! I think I will have it banded with gold, but my jeweler won't be able to do that in time. Also, I can't wear any metal in surgery, so I will have to pick something else. I don't like my jade beads as much, but they are easy to remove if my hand swells or something. I have other bangles, but they are not my sweet medical one!!

 

[NephriteGoddess]

Hi Jadies,
I'm so upset! I have a big surgery coming up Wed, and for medical stuff (mine or others) I always wear my most peaceful (dark/light green with amber freckles) thinner bangle. I put it in a different drawer yesterday so I would have easier access to it, and today when I got something else out, the bangle went flying to the hardwood floor. I was horrified since I have never dropped one before and I hoped that since the floor is wooden it would be ok. Nope. TWO all around cracks in the more translucent part. I'm already nervous about the surgery and recuperation, and then this happens! I think I will have it banded with gold, but my jeweler won't be able to do that in time. Also, I can't wear any metal in surgery, so I will have to pick something else. I don't like my jade beads as much, but they are easy to remove if my hand swells or something. I have other bangles, but they are not my sweet medical one!!

Oh LunaDoo, I'm so sorry to hear that this happened!! I completely understand how you feel about this bracelet. Question - is it still intact? If you feel like the bracelet is stable enough, do you feel confident enough to still wear it? I think it's all in how you feel about the situation, and making yourself feel comfortable during your medical procedure. I had a bangle with four cracks in it, and I still wore it on one occasion because I was anxious about something and it really helped me. Afterwards, I decided to retire it, but there was no other substitute at that moment, so I made due. Do you have a runner up piece you can find? Either way you go, sending warm thoughts of comfort and a speedy recovery! I'm sure you'll select a piece you connect with that helps you with your healing...

 

[2boys_jademommy]

Hi Jadies,
I'm so upset! I have a big surgery coming up Wed, and for medical stuff (mine or others) I always wear my most peaceful (dark/light green with amber freckles) thinner bangle. I put it in a different drawer yesterday so I would have easier access to it, and today when I got something else out, the bangle went flying to the hardwood floor. I was horrified since I have never dropped one before and I hoped that since the floor is wooden it would be ok. Nope. TWO all around cracks in the more translucent part. I'm already nervous about the surgery and recuperation, and then this happens! I think I will have it banded with gold, but my jeweler won't be able to do that in time. Also, I can't wear any metal in surgery, so I will have to pick something else. I don't like my jade beads as much, but they are easy to remove if my hand swells or something. I have other bangles, but they are not my sweet medical one!!

I am so sorry to hear this LunaDoo. Hugs. They say jade protects its owner so maybe your special bangle was protecting you as heartbreaking as it is to have a bangle break. Most importantly I hope your surgery goes well and you have a smooth and speedy recovery.

 

[LunaDoo]

Oh LunaDoo, I'm so sorry to hear that this happened!! I completely understand how you feel about this bracelet. Question - is it still intact? If you feel like the bracelet is stable enough, do you feel confident enough to still wear it? I think it's all in how you feel about the situation, and making yourself feel comfortable during your medical procedure. I had a bangle with four cracks in it, and I still wore it on one occasion because I was anxious about something and it really helped me. Afterwards, I decided to retire it, but there was no other substitute at that moment, so I made due. Do you have a runner up piece you can find? Either way you go, sending warm thoughts of comfort and a speedy recovery! I'm sure you'll select a piece you connect with that helps you with your healing...

I think the cracks are deep, and if they stay like they are they will be easier to band. So I don't think I'll risk it getting bumped or knocked during the surgery. So, what's very interesting is that I purposely wore this bangle when I stayed with my father in the hospital for close to 2 weeks this year. He had a major surgery, and about 48 hours after, he had a very rough time. This was hard for both of us, as we are very close. The lighter part of my bangle turned an awful greenish-yellow color only during the few days he was struggling! My husband thinks my bangle was working hard to help my father when he needed it and also absorb my distress. So, husband feels that the bangle was there to help dad, and was not feeling strong enough to help me for my surgery. So it cracked beforehand! Sounds crazy, but what do you think?

 

[suchi]

Hi Jadies,
I'm so upset! I have a big surgery coming up Wed, and for medical stuff (mine or others) I always wear my most peaceful (dark/light green with amber freckles) thinner bangle. I put it in a different drawer yesterday so I would have easier access to it, and today when I got something else out, the bangle went flying to the hardwood floor. I was horrified since I have never dropped one before and I hoped that since the floor is wooden it would be ok. Nope. TWO all around cracks in the more translucent part. I'm already nervous about the surgery and recuperation, and then this happens! I think I will have it banded with gold, but my jeweler won't be able to do that in time. Also, I can't wear any metal in surgery, so I will have to pick something else. I don't like my jade beads as much, but they are easy to remove if my hand swells or something. I have other bangles, but they are not my sweet medical one!!

Best of luck for your surgery. I have heard when jade breaks it is actually protecting the owner. Can you keep the bangle in a pouch with you during the surgery?