The JADE thread!

[VintageyGirl]

hello , thanks sweetheart . It’s just different variety of jadeite beads ( yellow / green lavender and glutinous white ) strung together . I m abit too rainbow-y for my own good . Love the candy shades .

I saw a bracelet on li - hong . Trying not to get tempted . The orange and blue looks delicious but likely not so good for my wallet

This is special looking indeed. But your rainbow candy one is still nicer IMO! Haha

 

[Silver Mom]

hello , thanks sweetheart . It’s just different variety of jadeite beads ( yellow / green lavender and glutinous white ) strung together . I m abit too rainbow-y for my own good . Love the candy shades .

I saw a bracelet on li - hong . Trying not to get tempted . The orange and blue looks delicious but likely not so good for my wallet

Bernie, what kind of variety are these jadeite beads? I love them and the colors are so delicate. The lavender, yellow and green look like candy drops. PRETTY! Where did you get them?

 

[Cyanide Rose]

They match perfectly!

Thanks so much ILO

 

[Cyanide Rose]

That’s lovely CR! Thanks for the great shot of your nephrite. Now I can clearly see the diff between nephrite and jadeite cos I haven’t seen nephrite IRL before!

You’re so welcome ☺️ Sorry I missed this, we have had terrible weather for days and we lost electricity for hours… ugh. You should try a small piece like a pendant, if you just want to see what it feels like

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Hi Jadies, anyone wears a solid gold bangle with their jade bangle 24/7? Does the jade scratch the gold, jade being harder, and does the gold clang against the jade too much causing “damage”? Thinking of getting a Cartier love bracelet (slim version) which will prob be worn 24/7 but I also always wear a jade bangle 24/7! Appreciate your advice!

Hi VG I wear a white gold diamond tennis bracelet with my bangles and beads almost daily. The diamonds are half bezel set on the top and the bottom, so they are not exposed to the nephrite at all. I have never had any damage done to my jade from my bracelet. If I look at it through a loupe, I can see a random line in the color of the gold on my nephrite bangle but it washes off pretty easy or a soak in baby oil will loosen it and it wipes right off. I do not hear any crashing at all. For me it makes this beautiful chime that I enjoy hearing

 

[Silver Mom]

Couldn't make it to the Olympics..... So I made my own. LOL

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Couldn't make it to the Olympics..... So I made my own. LOLView attachment 5155197

Nice! ❤️ It ☺️

 

[Juju:)]

Couldn't make it to the Olympics..... So I made my own. LOLView attachment 5155197

OMG! You have such a beautiful collection! Love the rich colors!

 

[VintageyGirl]

Hi VG I wear a white gold diamond tennis bracelet with my bangles and beads almost daily. The diamonds are half bezel set on the top and the bottom, so they are not exposed to the nephrite at all. I have never had any damage done to my jade from my bracelet. If I look at it through a loupe, I can see a random line in the color of the gold on my nephrite bangle but it washes off pretty easy or a soak in baby oil will loosen it and it wipes right off. I do not hear any crashing at all. For me it makes this beautiful chime that I enjoy hearing

Thank you CR! Will update if I do get the bangle/s

 

[SmokieDragon]

Couldn't make it to the Olympics..... So I made my own. LOLView attachment 5155197

I prefer your version of the Olympics that the actual one haha! Gorgeous!

 

[Work_For_Purse]

hi, i am newbie to this Jade bracelet stuff. I have seen the pink ones and other colors as well. Can you educate me how to find out about where to get and what to look for??

 

[VintageyGirl]

hi, i am newbie to this Jade bracelet stuff. I have seen the pink ones and other colors as well. Can you educate me how to find out about where to get and what to look for??

Hi! Welcome to jade world! Hehe. I’m a relative newbie too compared to all the veterans on this thread. I learnt so much from everyone by reading the thread obsessively from the beginning. 100s pages of posts and sharing by everyone plus gorgeous photos of jade is really fun and educational!
Sone key pointers would be:
1 Grade A jade is the best. Untreated.
2.Translucency and grain structure - highly translucent and very fine grains make jade more valuable
3. Colour. Green is regarded as most desirable tho other shades are beautiful and have their own character
4. Jadeite vs Nephrite
5. Princess round vs Flat D vs Oval are some cutting options for bangles
The more experienced Jadies would be able to advise further. Enjoy the adventure!

 

[VintageyGirl]

My new bracelets with my fav jade bangle ! Pix taken at the store. I haven’t worn them out IRL yet. Hope they work together and don’t knock each other too much! I’m still tossing between the slim vs regular versions of the bracelets. I got both the RG JUC and YG Love in slim versions… I will prob keep them but will mull for a couple of days haha.

 

[VintageyGirl]

Couldn't make it to the Olympics..... So I made my own. LOLView attachment 5155197

Love the red and yellow the most! You deserve a gold medal for most beautiful coloured bangles and most creative display!

 

[berniechocolate]

Bernie, what kind of variety are these jadeite beads? I love them and the colors are so delicate. The lavender, yellow and green look like candy drops. PRETTY! Where did you get them?

Just jadeite beads of various color put together . Not unlike our bangles in different shades variety. Just that after cutting bangles . Some part of the left over in the middle will be used to make pendants or beads.

It’s from my hk seller . I wanted something colorful so I ask her if she could put together Jadeite beads in different variety ( etc green , yellows , white and lavender .) It’s not the most translucent. More of semi translucent “

Couldn't make it to the Olympics..... So I made my own. LOLView attachment 5155197

you are so creative ! This looks so cool !

My new bracelets with my fav jade bangle ! Pix taken at the store. I haven’t worn them out IRL yet. Hope they work together and don’t knock each other too much! I’m still tossing between the slim vs regular versions of the bracelets. I got both the RG JUC and YG Love in slim versions… I will prob keep them but will mull for a couple of days haha.

the love bangle and juc are the most timeless design. They ‘d work fantastically well with the jade bangles !