The JADE thread!

[LapisSiren]

Even though I still can't stop thinking about the harmonious pattern on the floating flower bracelet I wanted, I cannot bring myself to shell out so far beyond the budget limit I set for myself. Luckily, something a few thousand dollars cheaper ( lol) caught my eye now, hoping to share when it's confirmed and in my hands. I'm stressed out nowadays, but 'shopping therapy' with a new piece of jade isn't the worst way to deal...


The bracelet is lovely and the size, proportions, and colors all really suit your hand. Looks meant to be. Makes me want a chubby princess bangle even more.


Multi-colored carvings are so cool to look at and add so much life to it... I like the warmer tones at the top to the swirls of green in the tail.


They really do go well together! The dappled green shades on the bracelet especially remind me of scattered light through the trees, or lily pads on a pond.

Thanks!! It seems to be the one I reach for nowadays. I love it so

 

[LapisSiren]

BEADS!!!

 

[ruby_persimmon]

I really like the beads, LapisSiren! Did you make the bracelets yourself? I've been tempted to get beads and make different stretch bracelets with semi-precious stones.

It'll be a while before I get my new acquisition in hand, so in the meantime, here's my current favorite bangle, competing for attention with a pot of neon-bright azaleas getting ready to go into full bloom.

 

[jessgotLoVe]

Found this little gem , another one to add to my stack I wear all time .Thank you so much for letting me share my new black chic bangle ,I have some parts have very good clear transolution, hard to get the picture of them

I'm new to jadeite.. just wondering.. does stacking the bangles scratches them or make lots of sound, or any cons? I got 2 bangles at the same time and seller advised not to stack. i'm looking to add another one and I really thought of stacking them. Otherwise, I wont be able to wear each of them much, not cost effective to collect in a sense?

 

[LapisSiren]

I really like the beads, LapisSiren! Did you make the bracelets yourself? I've been tempted to get beads and make different stretch bracelets with semi-precious stones.

It'll be a while before I get my new acquisition in hand, so in the meantime, here's my current favorite bangle, competing for attention with a pot of neon-bright azaleas getting ready to go into full bloom.

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Thanks . No I didn't make the bracelet myself, but I'm thinking about changing out the elastic and make both of them into a bolo style bracelet. Your bracelet is gorgeous by the way

 

[SmokieDragon]

I really like the beads, LapisSiren! Did you make the bracelets yourself? I've been tempted to get beads and make different stretch bracelets with semi-precious stones.

It'll be a while before I get my new acquisition in hand, so in the meantime, here's my current favorite bangle, competing for attention with a pot of neon-bright azaleas getting ready to go into full bloom.

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Oh, do I see a light lavender? Lovely!!!

 

[SmokieDragon]

I'm new to jadeite.. just wondering.. does stacking the bangles scratches them or make lots of sound, or any cons? I got 2 bangles at the same time and seller advised not to stack. i'm looking to add another one and I really thought of stacking them. Otherwise, I wont be able to wear each of them much, not cost effective to collect in a sense?

Yes, stacking is bad. It's because the two bangles banging against each other can cause cracks or breakage. I have 20+ bangles and I wear one on each wrist. On my left wrist, I wear a lavender oval which is quite fitting. I change the bangles on my right wrist every 2-3 weeks. As such, I have opted for slightly larger bangles for this wrist - by right, i fall in the range of 54-56mm but I wear 57-58mm instead. You can consider doing this too

 

[jessgotLoVe]

Yes, stacking is bad. It's because the two bangles banging against each other can cause cracks or breakage. I have 20+ bangles and I wear one on each wrist. On my left wrist, I wear a lavender oval which is quite fitting. I change the bangles on my right wrist every 2-3 weeks. As such, I have opted for slightly larger bangles for this wrist - by right, i fall in the range of 54-56mm but I wear 57-58mm instead. You can consider doing this too

Thank you for sharing your workaround! I will consider doing this! My impatient character had got me buying the new bangle before seeing your reply and had stacked them together. As the new one is bigger I pushed it higher "fixing" it higher up on my arm so that it doesn't clink much w the other piece. The smaller piece is a pain to remove or wear, always bruising the sides of my hand. So I will wear it on for a while more until the bruise fades before I take it out .

Sharing my small but growing collection here! As you peeps would appreciate it. It's so hard to find anyone around me who appreciates the beauty of these stones like I do. I have a preference for black jadeites so my first few bangles are all black jadeites. ☺

 

[SmokieDragon]

Thank you for sharing your workaround! I will consider doing this! My impatient character had got me buying the new bangle before seeing your reply and had stacked them together. As the new one is bigger I pushed it higher "fixing" it higher up on my arm so that it doesn't clink much w the other piece. The smaller piece is a pain to remove or wear, always bruising the sides of my hand. So I will wear it on for a while more until the bruise fades before I take it out .

Sharing my small but growing collection here! As you peeps would appreciate it. It's so hard to find anyone around me who appreciates the beauty of these stones like I do. I have a preference for black jadeites so my first few bangles are all black jadeites. ☺


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I love all your pieces and photo arrangement!! The black bangle you have at the top right of your photo looks like the one I have too I'm a pearl lover as well I know what you mean about having no-one around who appreciates jadeite except here on this forum. I live in Malaysia where culturally, there should be many around me who love jadeite but that isn't the case at all haha

 

[essiedub]

Thank you for sharing your workaround! I will consider doing this! My impatient character had got me buying the new bangle before seeing your reply and had stacked them together. As the new one is bigger I pushed it higher "fixing" it higher up on my arm so that it doesn't clink much w the other piece. The smaller piece is a pain to remove or wear, always bruising the sides of my hand. So I will wear it on for a while more until the bruise fades before I take it out .

Sharing my small but growing collection here! As you peeps would appreciate it. It's so hard to find anyone around me who appreciates the beauty of these stones like I do. I have a preference for black jadeites so my first few bangles are all black jadeites. ☺


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What a beautiful display! Do you store them on those flowers ..such a cool idea! I don’t know black jade but this has me intrigued! I also like the barrel pendants, giving them a modern vibe. Are the lighter ones called ice jade?

 

[Junkenpo]

Sharing my small but growing collection here! As you peeps would appreciate it. It's so hard to find anyone around me who appreciates the beauty of these stones like I do. I have a preference for black jadeites so my first few bangles are all black jadeites. ☺

I adore that middle bangle! I enjoy black bangles, too. Here's an older repost picture of mine.

 

[SmokieDragon]

Managed to take these pictures in the sunlight at home today

 

[nadiamo]

My ring

 

[jessgotLoVe]

I love all your pieces and photo arrangement!! The black bangle you have at the top right of your photo looks like the one I have too I'm a pearl lover as well I know what you mean about having no-one around who appreciates jadeite except here on this forum. I live in Malaysia where culturally, there should be many around me who love jadeite but that isn't the case at all haha

I'm in Singapore, culturally we are pretty much the same! hahha. The top right is a beauty (to me at least), it's omphacite, deep green that appear black under normal light. With strong light the green becomes much more obvious, pictured below.

What a beautiful display! Do you store them on those flowers ..such a cool idea! I don’t know black jade but this has me intrigued! I also like the barrel pendants, giving them a modern vibe. Are the lighter ones called ice jade?

Neither do I know about the existence of black jadeite until I started researching while planning to get a jade bangle. I don't store them on these flowers, I did the preserved flower arrangement on the top tier of my jewelry case as decorations. It also acts as props for photos. hehhee. "Icy" refers to how translucent the jadeite are, the only "icy" grade ones i have are the the rings and the black barrel. The icy green one is also know as piaohua/floating flowers where the greens looks like flowers floating within the stone. The lavender one can't be called icy as its translucency is not high, icy lavender is very rare as i understand it's almost impossible for lavender to be icy translucent due to its composition. The following photos pictures better on how they look.

I adore that middle bangle! I enjoy black bangles, too. Here's an older repost picture of mine.

Cool! The seller I goes to says that not many people like black jadeite. But I find that black ones gives really modern vibes which is what I like about it. I'm not so keen on green jades. hehhee..

 

[SmokieDragon]

I'm in Singapore, culturally we are pretty much the same! hahha. The top right is a beauty (to me at least), it's omphacite, deep green that appear black under normal light. With strong light the green becomes much more obvious, pictured below.
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Neither do I know about the existence of black jadeite until I started researching while planning to get a jade bangle. I don't store them on these flowers, I did the preserved flower arrangement on the top tier of my jewelry case as decorations. It also acts as props for photos. hehhee. "Icy" refers to how translucent the jadeite are, the only "icy" grade ones i have are the the rings and the black barrel. The icy green one is also know as piaohua/floating flowers where the greens looks like flowers floating within the stone. The lavender one can't be called icy as its translucency is not high, icy lavender is very rare as i understand it's almost impossible for lavender to be icy translucent due to its composition. The following photos pictures better on how they look.
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Cool! The seller I goes to says that not many people like black jadeite. But I find that black ones gives really modern vibes which is what I like about it. I'm not so keen on green jades. hehhee..

All your photos look like they belong in a magazine