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My partner buys a lot of things and I’m usually the one saving some $$. He commented last night how I already have one blue bangle and I’m selling Sachi. lol. I told him it’s kind of like him and his colognes, shoes, clothes, etc. I’m enjoying some of my hard work now! Soon it will be back to saving once I have the pieces I want (yes, there is kind of a planned end to the list at some point). hahah. Thanks for joining me on my collection expansion.
I thought nephrite is tougher, because it is more fibrous/felty interlocked? Even though jadeite is harder.
Yes, but I'm not sure how much is my arthritis being less active now. At first I thought it was because my hand got more practice with squishing down from doing it more frequently, but I will go months without changes now, and I still can change bangles more easily than before.
I'm so sorry for the delay! Work is evil. I went with Matcha for now. I was just drawn to it.
I don't worry about cracking my bangles so much as I worry for them being scratched. To me, texture is the most important aspect of a bangle. If I run my fingers over it, I don't want to feel any inconsistencies. It's why I love Ivy and Legolas. They feel as smooth as glass. Same with nephrite. Indeed, nephrite is tougher, but easier to scratch.
I started about a year ago. I wear a lot of creams, browns, and greens in my wardrobe. So for a long time, I thought about collecting jewelry with a green stone. I considered Emerald, but to me, a jewel's durability is important. I want my future children to be able to wear them and enjoy them. To me, emerald didn't seem very durable unless I truly babied it. Even then, it's not recommended to wear emerald every day. Then I discovered Jade. After careful research, I bought my first piece, which was a green leaf jade pendant. I can send a picture when I get home. It's got gorgeous texture. Then I discovered there were bangles made of this wonderful silky material! I was hooked. It seems like I have a lot for the time I've been collecting, but I've been very careful with what I spend. The most I've spent on any bangle was 350, from Ultimate jadeite. It was my first jadeite bangle purchase, and I wanted a guarantee that it was true grade A jadeite. I always look for slight imperfections, or lesser desired colors (to me texture is most important) which leads to a lower price, and allows me to amass more. I have more jadeite pendants, and rings. Most of those are from Mason Kay, with a discount for a first time purchase. I always look for deals. If I really want something more expensive (like that snake bangle) I usually sit on it. Even now, I can't believe I am going to buy it lol. I am not the one with the large handheld pendants. I can show my pendants and other jade aside from my bangles when I get home.
Such a pretty green! I like the little darker splotch. It seems very translucent. It will look gorgeous in sunlight.
Hmm, I don't think I've noticed any scratches on my nephrite ones I've worn for years. I also prize texture. I need a consistent polish, one of my bangles has a patch they couldn't polish as well, and I don't like feeling it when I wear it, so I don't wear it much.
Oh! its so pretty! It's like a soft bubblegum pink!
OMG same! It's why I don't wear cotton candy as much. I've debated getting it polished, but I worry my bangle will get lost in the mail.
Or maybe finally we are getting to know what putting on a properly sized jade bangle is supposed to feel like. According to some sites, I should be wearing 57-58mm or more! Those bangles would fall right off my hand. My proper size should be 53mm and the largest I’ll go is 55.15mm (I will have 2 bangles in this size, Skye is this size too).
