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designergoods said:
Thank you!
Gosh, your nephrite is beautiful and fits you well.
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Thanks! :smile1:


designergoods said:
Because of you, I just purchased a large pendant for fun to try out. Will post when it comes in...cant wait! :happydance:
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Oohhh, can't wait to see it!

Molly0 said:
Thanks dg! Whimsical Is a good word for her. As a matter of fact she makes me feel downright giddy! I've been curious about where she might have come from and have been reading all I can. I was reading on some of those jade carving forums and it seems that she is probably from a Yukon mine. Although different than the famous Allan Spehar carved Yukon Snow bangles that were promoted on past threads here, it seems that YukonSnowflake nephrite is different (maybe from a different mine?) does have those "flakes" that i see in her, and they are described as chatoyant. That describes her "flakes" perfectly because as I move my arm around, they appear and disappear. It's so fun! When pyrite flakes are in Lapis for instance, I notice they do not do that. So i'm satisfied that I have identified her now, probably as much as I am able to.
. . .anyway sorry to go on and on about it. . . :D
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Molly, we have this thread so we can go on and on about our jade! :cool:;):D:graucho:
 
#1,997
Jade4Me said:
Stunning work of art and can't wait to hear about it when you receive it!


Hi Tea! They look great on you both and how romantic!



Nice jades Molly! I like how you strung up the infinity knot.


Thank you! When you look up info on jade, they all say jade can feel waxy or greasy especially nephrite. Greasy doesn't sound so appealing, so I'd say the feel is buttery smooth. But I recently noticed my favorite jadeite barrel that I wear nearly every day is feeling that way now, too, probably because of my body oils. I change bangles almost daily so maybe I don't wear my jadeite ones enough, or I need to buy better polished ones! :p Below are reposts of a jadeite bangle I call Mochi and she has 2 sides to her - a green side and a white side with a honey spot. I think it was your everyday bangle that reminded me of her with kind of similar brown veins.



It looks like real stone, but I can't say for sure it's real jadeite. But it's cute and fun!
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Thanks for the explanation Jade4Me:) Mochi is equally gorgeous on both sides and yeah she kinda does remind me of my everyday bangle. I will post the other side of everyday bangle later.
 
#1,999
annetok said:
Didn't expect her to have lavender! I can't wear Bali as often as i like because she's too dressy, so I got myself a princess bangle that was listed as white and green, only to end up with some wonderful lavender. Not that I'm complaining. <3 my everyday bangle, Purr (for purple)
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Isn't is wonderful when that happens! I've had a few come to me with unexpected lavender and it's such a delight to see it. Your bangle is beautiful!!
 
#2,000
zipcount said:
Hi Tea, cute! I always love the idea of matching jade pendants but hubby wouldn't have any. What is a tiger bell?
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Hi Zipcount!! Your question made me do some googling last night looking into tiger bell and I'm glad you asked what a tiger bell is. I thought it had to do with the faces on the carving, but it's the bell itself. Here is the link to tiger bells and as Crosso mentioned, they do look like door knockers. :)http://www.tigerbells.nl/details.htm
 
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teagansmum said:
Hi Zipcount!! Your question made me do some googling last night looking into tiger bell and I'm glad you asked what a tiger bell is. I thought it had to do with the faces on the carving, but it's the bell itself. Here is the link to tiger bells and as Crosso mentioned, they do look like door knockers. :)http://www.tigerbells.nl/details.htm
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Very interesting teagansmum! Thanks for sharing.
 
#2,004
Pinkiemom said:
I live in downtown Toronto and there's a market place at the Harbourfront Centre right now. The owner of the jewelry stand is a Chinese girl who makes her own jewelry and she has other Jade pendants too. Now that you said it probably is real I want to get the donut pendant too for my girls. I think it's $5. It's a good start for my girls. [emoji4]
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My youngest two wear inexpensive jade because sometimes I see them put it in their mouth. I think they were around $15 each. I gave my oldest a nice jade pendant that I used to wear that cost about $100. I think it is good to start with cheaper jade when they are young! Mine have theirs tied on with red string so they don't ever come off and can't fit over their heads.
 
#2,006
MingRui said:
My youngest two wear inexpensive jade because sometimes I see them put it in their mouth. I think they were around $15 each. I gave my oldest a nice jade pendant that I used to wear that cost about $100. I think it is good to start with cheaper jade when they are young! Mine have theirs tied on with red string so they don't ever come off and can't fit over their heads.
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Thanks, MingRui! Good to know! I would probably ask the store if they can put it on a red string. :)
 
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Molly0 said:
Thanks dg! Whimsical Is a good word for her. As a matter of fact she makes me feel downright giddy! I've been curious about where she might have come from and have been reading all I can. I was reading on some of those jade carving forums and it seems that she is probably from a Yukon mine. Although different than the famous Allan Spehar carved Yukon Snow bangles that were promoted on past threads here, it seems that YukonSnowflake nephrite is different (maybe from a different mine?) does have those "flakes" that i see in her, and they are described as chatoyant. That describes her "flakes" perfectly because as I move my arm around, they appear and disappear. It's so fun! When pyrite flakes are in Lapis for instance, I notice they do not do that. So i'm satisfied that I have identified her now, probably as much as I am able to.
. . .anyway sorry to go on and on about it. . . :D
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No, no, no...you keep going on with this! I love hearing and learning about your jade and so happy for you...I would do the same! It is so interesting what you have uncovered with this stone. Just imagine the growth process over the years to develop, all the hands it's been through, only to finally land with its rightful owner - you :)
Enjoy and please share if you discover more about her heritage
 
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designergoods said:
No, no, no...you keep going on with this! I love hearing and learning about your jade and so happy for you...I would do the same! It is so interesting what you have uncovered with this stone. Just imagine the growth process over the years to develop, all the hands it's been through, only to finally land with its rightful owner - you :)
Enjoy and please share if you discover more about her heritage
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Awe Thankyou! It would be interesting to know how many hands she has been through. I do believe she is with the right owner now tho'. Don't know if anyone in town would appreciate her quite as much as I do! haha:D.
 
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Hi ladies... Sorry I don't have anything to contribute to the discussions, I don't know a thing abt many of the discussions. So I just look in and read little here and there. I was in the safe and thought I hadn't seen anything similar to this bracelet posted
 

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