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Thanks Ixorajade! Some people might be reminded of an "old auntie" style with these, because it's a style that's been worn for a long time. But, they are clean, neat and perfect for an office. Just a pop of color, and not too heavy, and they frame the jaw line nicely. I highly recommend these kinds of earrings.
 
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Thanks Ixorajade! Some people might be reminded of an "old auntie" style with these, because it's a style that's been worn for a long time. But, they are clean, neat and perfect for an office. Just a pop of color, and not too heavy, and they frame the jaw line nicely. I highly recommend these kinds of earrings.

Not 'old auntie' at all! Maybe the colour made the difference... gives them some lightness and youthful vibes. And the bangle is amazing ...is it new too?
 
I don't think they are old auntie either, but I've heard this type described that way. Your right though, color makes a difference. Maybe they would look more conservative if they were green.

It's interesting how earring shapes affect one's mood. When I wear those, I feel focused and prepared for the day. When I wear the dangly slices, I feel more like a free spirit, open and dreamy.

Thanks for the compliment on the bangle. It's not that new. I got it 10 months ago after 7 months of paying it off. It's an old bangle from the 1940's, hand carved dragon and Phoenix. It's the one in my avatar.
 
Speaking of old auntie pieces... I have this old ring that belonged to one of my grandmothers. Its really old style design. I'm thinking of getting the jade reset else i will never wear it out. Perhaps more modern ring or as a pendant. .. any design ideas from the jade sisters?
 

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That's gorgeous! I can imagine it as a pendant as well as a ring. It's got lovely proportions. It could be like a magic looking glass pendant. I can think of many possibilities for it. You could add a few smaller stones like diamonds, or something with more color, like a blue green Montana sapphire. You could also have it in just gold, and have the emphasis be on the lines and shapes, like a sculpture. I hope you redesign it because with the history and it's beauty, it would be a shame not to wear it.
 
Ok here are the Siberians. These are called 'mountain sugar jade' because they come from the mountain, and the brown looks like caramelized sugar. 'Seed' jade is the kind that has fallen into the rivers, and has been there for thousands of years. Often, instead of a brown crust, it will have a bright yellow/orange crust, but not always. Really love the width of this and the patterns.

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wow Claire! all your jades are so beautiful!!! I really missed your insightful posts on forum.

the siberian bangle is absolutely gorgeous - it would be my favorite too, very luminous and ethereal.

reminds me of zipcount's bangle and my Sunny (i still wear her every day and it's almost been a year).
 
Hi Lucky bunny! Thank you. I can imagine why you wear Sunny everyday. Both you and Zip have such stunning bangles. I feel that for me, the look of white nephrite jades is so very elegant. Both of yours have inspired me by their beauty. I cannot imagine a more beautiful example then the ones you have.

I was reading an article recently, which was written by a collector. He described jadeite as a beautiful woman, with high heels, jewels, and under the spot light, attention grabbing. He went on to describe nephrite jade as like finding your lover in a dark room. I thought the analogies were quite fitting actually because nephrite can have that gorgeous fine-ness and mystery about it, and one gets to know it deeply.

While browsing, I came across these Vonsen's blue jade beads. I assume that his is the type of nephrite that my ring found pebble is because it was found in the same vicinity....it would be so wonderful to someday find a chunk big enough to make something like these out of.

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I also watched a video on you tube called jade hunters of china. It is about the incredible effort the miners have to go through to find jade in the mountains. I believe these deposits are close to the site of the Siberian deposits, certainly the same harsh environment. Everything is pretty much done by hand because it's too steep to carry much machinery up. They have to live up there all season long, and often don't find a high quality deposit. The prospectors who fund this are playing a gambling game. Worse, everything has to be carried down by hand.

It was a moving documentary to watch, and made me appreciate the Siberian and Chinese jades even more. It's well worth checking out.
 
Ok here are the Siberians. These are called 'mountain sugar jade' because they come from the mountain, and the brown looks like caramelized sugar. 'Seed' jade is the kind that has fallen into the rivers, and has been there for thousands of years. Often, instead of a brown crust, it will have a bright yellow/orange crust, but not always. Really love the width of this and the patterns.

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these are verrrryyy pretty! It's such a soft, subdued look. If I had 10 arms I would wear jade on each
 
Thank you Annetok! If only we could. Because of this, there are only so many bangles one will end up wearing. I have a few which I almost never wear, but still love . Do you find this to be true for you as well?
 
Here is the blue nephrite which my husband found last summer on the beach, set into a boa ring. It has blue diamond eyes, and a yellow diamond which is the color of the gold. It was my setting idea interpreted by my favorite goldsmith. It really surprised me how big it turned out to be, and how heavy. Probably weighs more than all of my other rings combined. I wear it on my right index finger. It goes nicely with some of the blue shades in 2 bangles which I wear a lot. Some pics are before I asked him to add the gem eyes.

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That's an awesome design! It looks great on you!!
 
Ok here are the Siberians. These are called 'mountain sugar jade' because they come from the mountain, and the brown looks like caramelized sugar. 'Seed' jade is the kind that has fallen into the rivers, and has been there for thousands of years. Often, instead of a brown crust, it will have a bright yellow/orange crust, but not always. Really love the width of this and the patterns.

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Here are some lavender disk earrings which I bought this past summer, and some Siberian slice earring from Allan, (though I think they are from the other boulder because the color is slightly more green. ) I also bought this Washington state jade bangle, which has the exact proportions as the Siberian, so I can wear them together. It is like a black with a blue, crushed velvet texture of color. finally, I bought these vintage jadeite beads, from the 1940's. They are very dainty. The pictures are not so good, especially the one with the dark bangle, sorry!

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I also got a white nephrite disk from Jack at Jojo. It has an interesting story...it was a custom order and the person felt that the quality was not up to their expectations. He told me that I could pay whatever I felt it was worth. Fair enough...It is lovely, but has a small line on the edge, and has a satin polish. It bothered me at first, (the polish), but he explained that it is satiny on purpose to bring out the glow of the jade. I'm not sure why he offered it to me, but I accepted. I have grown to love it because of it's purity in color and shape. It needs some kind of metal setting though.

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Beautiful pieces! I love your Siberian!!:loveeyes:
 
Speaking of old auntie pieces... I have this old ring that belonged to one of my grandmothers. Its really old style design. I'm thinking of getting the jade reset else i will never wear it out. Perhaps more modern ring or as a pendant. .. any design ideas from the jade sisters?

That's a beautiful ring & the stone has really lovely proportions. It would make a wonderful pendant or could be reset in another ring setting that you like.
 
Speaking of old auntie pieces... I have this old ring that belonged to one of my grandmothers. Its really old style design. I'm thinking of getting the jade reset else i will never wear it out. Perhaps more modern ring or as a pendant. .. any design ideas from the jade sisters?

I love the coloring on that! I like feeling retro, so I would totally wear the ring exactly as is, but I like clairejune's ideas of resetting and adding other gemstones to the mix. Of course, when in doubt, bling it out! Diamonds.... There is so much that can be done with a pretty piece of jade!
 
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