The JADE thread!

[Icyjade]

Looks blue to me. Very similar in color to my blue bangle. Your bangle is very beautiful. No wonder it is one of your favorites.


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Sigh. Love this so much

 

[VintageyGirl]

You are so right. It is so exciting to really find something you love. And so sad if you don't buy it. I would always go to the store and see something I love and go home thinking......hmmmm do I really need this? Then I would have to obsess about it for days. So then I give up and buy it in the end anyway. LOL, I am so weak.
Yes, Icy is gorgeous and really important as far as value. And color is so important too. Such a hard decision! If we could get both qualities together that would be a winner! Since I cannot afford both, I usually err towards color. I try to get the most translucent piece with deep color that I can find in the color that I am looking for. Luckily, I have been fortunate to find the colors that I did with the help of my jeweler. They have the right amount of translucence and the amount of color that attracts me. My jeweler tells me that it actually comes down to preference too because in this day and age it is almost impossible to find a piece of jade that has both transparency and vivid color. She said that many of the expensive Jewelry houses that sell jade for much have pieces with very deep color. Actually, in my opinion, every piece of jade has its own beauty and every piece is loved by its owner no matter what it's worth. They just have to find each other. I myself will never sell any of my jade pieces AND GUESS WHAT! I just got a new granddaughter to give them to. My daughter does not like jewelry at all so I was so worried about who I could give them to. I am over the moon with joy. LOL I do love your pieces every one of them sooooooo much Bernie. You are so blessed and have amazing taste.
Thank you Bernie for always sharing your knowledge with us. Love this jade group too.

Congrats on your new granddaughter Silver Mom! It’s so great to be able to pass down your beloved jewellery! Like you, I also try to balance between colour and translucency (and cost) and like you, my daughter is not into jewellery too

 

[VintageyGirl]

Does this looks like a blue or a green to you ?

I recall there was an internet frenzy sometime back of a pink dress vs white dress . The same dress was the cause of some debate if it was an optical illusion as it looks white to some , & pink to others lol

This is one of my favorite bangles .
Jade has a chameleon quality of it’s own. Such that under differently lighting .The shade might gradates from one to another tone in the same color family .

For me , this icy jadeite bangle is a sky blue in day , which appears with some light grey blue tinge in low lighting .

But when I asked my child , he says it looks green to him lol

It’s one of my favorite because of its soft gentle shade , so I wear this fairly often.



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Oh my! Such a lovely blue icy bangle! Is this called 蓝水翡翠? It’s a cloudless sky! As I don’t see any clouds or cotton in it at all. Very fine and translucent. Major envy on this piece!

 

[Icyjade]

Every single bangle is a blessing no matter how much you paid. I have heard that jade finds it's owner. We are lucky they found us. Don't you think?

That’s what the SAs told me when I got this ring... but I always figure it’s a selling gimmick to make us buy haha.


Congrats on your new granddaughter! She’s a lucky girl indeed!

I worried for a while over whether my kids will want my bling. But then I figured that if it’s me, I wouldn’t want to be saddled with something that I don’t like so if they really have no interest whatsoever when they are older, I will sell maybe 90% and keep just a few favorite or sentimental pieces for them to remember me by. My kids are still young though, so I’ve some time to try to influence them to the dark side.

If not, I will be happy to sell them to anyone who will love and enjoy my bling.

 

[AJadecent Angle]

That’s what the SAs told me when I got this ring... but I always figure it’s a selling gimmick to make us buy haha.
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Congrats on your new granddaughter! She’s a lucky girl indeed!

I worried for a while over whether my kids will want my bling. But then I figured that if it’s me, I wouldn’t want to be saddled with something that I don’t like so if they really have no interest whatsoever when they are older, I will sell maybe 90% and keep just a few favorite or sentimental pieces for them to remember me by. My kids are still young though, so I’ve some time to try to influence them to the dark side.

If not, I will be happy to sell them to anyone who will love and enjoy my bling.

That had me cackling abit.
I'm sure one of your kids will be interested in some way, now the problem will be who gets what and whether or not they'll cherish it.

 

[Silver Mom]

That’s what the SAs told me when I got this ring... but I always figure it’s a selling gimmick to make us buy haha.
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Congrats on your new granddaughter! She’s a lucky girl indeed!

I worried for a while over whether my kids will want my bling. But then I figured that if it’s me, I wouldn’t want to be saddled with something that I don’t like so if they really have no interest whatsoever when they are older, I will sell maybe 90% and keep just a few favorite or sentimental pieces for them to remember me by. My kids are still young though, so I’ve some time to try to influence them to the dark side.

If not, I will be happy to sell them to anyone who will love and enjoy my bling.

I just really LOVE THIS RING! Can you please adopt me. I would be so happy.

 

[Junkenpo]

Hi Jadies!

This thread is hopping! Iʻve been so busy and it is so nice to be able to come back to this thread and ogle all the pretty jade.

I figured with all the red/orange jade being shared, Iʻd take a new pic of my red family. I just got a new-to-me pair of earrings. I really like looking at them, but in all honestly, with my coloring, they kind of blend in on my ears, haha.

Beads bracelets are from gojade, carved bangle is from jade-los-angles, drop barrel earrings are from enijew, I forget what seller the ring is from (someone on ebay), and my latest, the gold/circle studs are from lalee. Iʻm only missing the bead necklace from alohamemorabilia in this shot. Itʻs one of the ones I need to get restrung, maybe a new clasp, too... switch from silver to gold.

 

[Silver Mom]

Hi Jadies!

This thread is hopping! Iʻve been so busy and it is so nice to be able to come back to this thread and ogle all the pretty jade.

I figured with all the red/orange jade being shared, Iʻd take a new pic of my red family. I just got a new-to-me pair of earrings. I really like looking at them, but in all honestly, with my coloring, they kind of blend in on my ears, haha.

Beads bracelets are from gojade, carved bangle is from jade-los-angles, drop barrel earrings are from enijew, I forget what seller the ring is from (someone on ebay), and my latest, the gold/circle studs are from lalee. Iʻm only missing the bead necklace from alohamemorabilia in this shot. Itʻs one of the ones I need to get restrung, maybe a new clasp, too... switch from silver to gold.

Ooogle ooogle......SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!
Thank goodness the tsunami got called off.

 

[Junkenpo]

So true! I live on the edge of the tsunami zone, and actually inside the large tsunami zone. I always have a sign of relief when they cancel the watches. These last couple years have been so crazy, it feels like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

 

[AJadecent Angle]

Hi Jadies!

This thread is hopping! Iʻve been so busy and it is so nice to be able to come back to this thread and ogle all the pretty jade.

I figured with all the red/orange jade being shared, Iʻd take a new pic of my red family. I just got a new-to-me pair of earrings. I really like looking at them, but in all honestly, with my coloring, they kind of blend in on my ears, haha.

Beads bracelets are from gojade, carved bangle is from jade-los-angles, drop barrel earrings are from enijew, I forget what seller the ring is from (someone on ebay), and my latest, the gold/circle studs are from lalee. Iʻm only missing the bead necklace from alohamemorabilia in this shot. Itʻs one of the ones I need to get restrung, maybe a new clasp, too... switch from silver to gold.

For some reason I mistaken them all for chestnuts when I glanced at the pic for a second.

 

[Silver Mom]

So true! I live on the edge of the tsunami zone, and actually inside the large tsunami zone. I always have a sign of relief when they cancel the watches. These last couple years have been so crazy, it feels like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

You take care dear Jade Sis. Stay safe Things will get better I am sure.

 

[VintageyGirl]

For some reason I mistaken them all for chestnuts when I glanced at the pic for a second.

Hi Jadies!

This thread is hopping! Iʻve been so busy and it is so nice to be able to come back to this thread and ogle all the pretty jade.

I figured with all the red/orange jade being shared, Iʻd take a new pic of my red family. I just got a new-to-me pair of earrings. I really like looking at them, but in all honestly, with my coloring, they kind of blend in on my ears, haha.

Beads bracelets are from gojade, carved bangle is from jade-los-angles, drop barrel earrings are from enijew, I forget what seller the ring is from (someone on ebay), and my latest, the gold/circle studs are from lalee. Iʻm only missing the bead necklace from alohamemorabilia in this shot. Itʻs one of the ones I need to get restrung, maybe a new clasp, too... switch from silver to gold.

They do look like chestnuts! Chestnuts and honey! Beautiful warm colours. I like the stud earrings inside the honey bangle!

 

[VintageyGirl]

So true! I live on the edge of the tsunami zone, and actually inside the large tsunami zone. I always have a sign of relief when they cancel the watches. These last couple years have been so crazy, it feels like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Stay safe JKP! May your jades protect you from harm!

 

[Icyjade]

That had me cackling abit.
I'm sure one of your kids will be interested in some way, now the problem will be who gets what and whether or not they'll cherish it.

Ya if they won’t cherish the bling I’ll rather sell to be honest.

I just really LOVE THIS RING! Can you please adopt me. I would be so happy.

Haha! And I would be happy to be adopted by you too!

 

[berniechocolate]

Oh my! Such a lovely blue icy bangle! Is this called 蓝水翡翠? It’s a cloudless sky! As I don’t see any clouds or cotton in it at all. Very fine and translucent. Major envy on this piece!

Not sure whether it’s 蓝水翡翠but as far as the shade is concerned , you are spot on ! It’s watery blue if it goes purely by description . The gemologist says it’s near colorless . However , I think it has a bluish tinge and even when juxtaposed against the glassy white /colorless . The blue is rather obvious .
It does has little clouds ”棉” , but because this is an oval bangle the clouds aren’t too obvious since they are on the sides ?

That’s what the SAs told me when I got this ring... but I always figure it’s a selling gimmick to make us buy haha.
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Congrats on your new granddaughter! She’s a lucky girl indeed!

I worried for a while over whether my kids will want my bling. But then I figured that if it’s me, I wouldn’t want to be saddled with something that I don’t like so if they really have no interest whatsoever when they are older, I will sell maybe 90% and keep just a few favorite or sentimental pieces for them to remember me by. My kids are still young though, so I’ve some time to try to influence them to the dark side.

If not, I will be happy to sell them to anyone who will love and enjoy my bling.

This is so beautiful ! I hope I get to own one of these vivid greens

Hi Jadies!

This thread is hopping! Iʻve been so busy and it is so nice to be able to come back to this thread and ogle all the pretty jade.

I figured with all the red/orange jade being shared, Iʻd take a new pic of my red family. I just got a new-to-me pair of earrings. I really like looking at them, but in all honestly, with my coloring, they kind of blend in on my ears, haha.

Beads bracelets are from gojade, carved bangle is from jade-los-angles, drop barrel earrings are from enijew, I forget what seller the ring is from (someone on ebay), and my latest, the gold/circle studs are from lalee. Iʻm only missing the bead necklace from alohamemorabilia in this shot. Itʻs one of the ones I need to get restrung, maybe a new clasp, too... switch from silver to gold.

Is the bangle name Iros or something similar to that effect ? I recall you given it a really memorable name . Always remember you started off this bead fad here . Those are lovely orangey reds . Do u wear them often ?

I feel that yellows oranges , reds snd browns looks very good with blues . Perhaps if u want the color to stand out more could wear them with sharp blue dresses or tops .