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#22,818
berniechocolate said:
This was a donut my son used to wear as a child. But he got older so it now looks a little too tiny on him .

We decide it would look cute on a bracelet for grandma . So brought it to the Chinatown goldsmith , to get the shop to twirl it with 22 k gold wire as a charm on a gold bracelet for my mom.

Hope everybody is well , it seems like covid is taking turn to make waves after waves in different nations again. I dunno when we will ever see the light at the end of the tunnel . Getting a breather , since things are letting up alittle in Singapore .



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That is the cutest bracelet! And such sentimental feelings attached to it too.
 
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#22,820
Cyanide Rose said:
They all are quite lovely ☺ Is the one in your palm Qiemo? They all look like nephrite ❤
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Thanks! The one on my palm I don't think came frim Qiemo specifically, although 3 out of the 5 bangles indeed were from Qiemo, the 3 of them being from my forearms all the way to my wrist :P
ILoveOrange said:
Wow. That's quite a haul! Looks so beautiful. What are the carvings of? I need a carved bangle too. It's so hard to find quality carved bangle at size 60mm-62mm
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It indeed was! Will definitely take a break after that haul so my bank account can recover :lol:
I can agree that a carved bangle with 58-62mm is incredibly hard to find in good quality. But I can expect it demanding a good few thousand USD or so as result since it does take up a large amount of materials.
 
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AJadecent Angle said:
Thanks! The one on my palm I don't think came frim Qiemo specifically, although 3 out of the 5 bangles indeed were from Qiemo, the 3 of them being from my forearms all the way to my wrist :P

It indeed was! Will definitely take a break after that haul so my bank account can recover :lol:
I can agree that a carved bangle with 58-62mm is incredibly hard to find in good quality. But I can expect it demanding a good few thousand USD or so as result since it does take up a large amount of materials.
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Very nice AA :) I have been purchasing Jadeite lately but I’m always looking for beautiful nephrite ;)
 
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AJadecent Angle said:
Thanks! The one on my palm I don't think came frim Qiemo specifically, although 3 out of the 5 bangles indeed were from Qiemo, the 3 of them being from my forearms all the way to my wrist :P

It indeed was! Will definitely take a break after that haul so my bank account can recover :lol:
I can agree that a carved bangle with 58-62mm is incredibly hard to find in good quality. But I can expect it demanding a good few thousand USD or so as result since it does take up a large amount of materials.
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My bank account needs to recover too so I'm trying to be good and not look anymore. :lol:
 
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berniechocolate said:
This was a donut my son used to wear as a child. But he got older so it now looks a little too tiny on him .

We decide it would look cute on a bracelet for grandma . So brought it to the Chinatown goldsmith , to get the shop to twirl it with 22 k gold wire as a charm on a gold bracelet for my mom.

Hope everybody is well , it seems like covid is taking turn to make waves after waves in different nations again. I dunno when we will ever see the light at the end of the tunnel . Getting a breather , since things are letting up alittle in Singapore .



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Lovely charm and idea! And of cos your icy bangle is super nice!
 
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berniechocolate said:
This was a donut my son used to wear as a child. But he got older so it now looks a little too tiny on him .

We decide it would look cute on a bracelet for grandma . So brought it to the Chinatown goldsmith , to get the shop to twirl it with 22 k gold wire as a charm on a gold bracelet for my mom.

Hope everybody is well , it seems like covid is taking turn to make waves after waves in different nations again. I dunno when we will ever see the light at the end of the tunnel . Getting a breather , since things are letting up alittle in Singapore .



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Such a great idea! Lovely result too! :D
 
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Not sure if anyone has posted about Jade City before…but since I visited thought I’d share! We live in British Columbia, Canada and decided to do a big RV trip this summer to its remote northern areas. Absolutely stunning! Jade City isn’t really a city…it’s just a store in the middle of nowhere along Hwy 37, west of the Alaska panhandle, where a family has been mining jade since the 1970s. There is a TV show about them called “Jade Fever” on the Discovery channel (I think?).

Anyway, they had SO many beautiful things but I’m on ban island:sad: But still had to pick up a few trinkets. Got a little heart charm for my Tiffany Hardware bracelet and a 35 mm hino. (Excuse the terrible state of my hands…we’ve been camping for over 50 days now!)

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foxgal said:
Not sure if anyone has posted about Jade City before…but since I visited thought I’d share! We live in British Columbia, Canada and decided to do a big RV trip this summer to its remote northern areas. Absolutely stunning! Jade City isn’t really a city…it’s just a store in the middle of nowhere along Hwy 37, west of the Alaska panhandle, where a family has been mining jade since the 1970s. There is a TV show about them called “Jade Fever” on the Discovery channel (I think?).

Anyway, they had SO many beautiful things but I’m on ban island:sad: But still had to pick up a few trinkets. Got a little heart charm for my Tiffany Hardware bracelet and a 35 mm hino. (Excuse the terrible state of my hands…we’ve been camping for over 50 days now!)

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What a utter coincidence! I was literally looking at their website 2 days ago. Definitely love their animals carvings the most
 
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foxgal said:
Not sure if anyone has posted about Jade City before…but since I visited thought I’d share! We live in British Columbia, Canada and decided to do a big RV trip this summer to its remote northern areas. Absolutely stunning! Jade City isn’t really a city…it’s just a store in the middle of nowhere along Hwy 37, west of the Alaska panhandle, where a family has been mining jade since the 1970s. There is a TV show about them called “Jade Fever” on the Discovery channel (I think?).

Anyway, they had SO many beautiful things but I’m on ban island:sad: But still had to pick up a few trinkets. Got a little heart charm for my Tiffany Hardware bracelet and a 35 mm hino. (Excuse the terrible state of my hands…we’ve been camping for over 50 days now!)

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I would totally love to visit there someday! Planning to visit family in Calgary next year when the pandemic is better and hopefully can squeeze in a trip there! Your purchases are ❤️
 
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