It's gorgeous! They look nice together and lovely in your wrist. Little brown beauty mark - I love markings on jade. It makes it special and unique
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It's gorgeous! They look nice together and lovely in your wrist. Little brown beauty mark - I love markings on jade. It makes it special and unique
Thank you!
Thank you! Both of my bangles are from Gojade and are 10mm. I like this width.OMGEE piosavsfan!!! It is gorgeous!!!! I love it!!! Such a pretty!! U went thru gojade? I ve got several of my bangles from them....one was only 8 or 9 mm :o
thin and skinny, but it turned out to be a favorite
Post some more pics!!
Thank you! I'm loving all the different shades in this bangle.
The buffer bracelet was part of a cheap bracelet stack I got at the LOFT a long time ago. It's just string wrapped around a bracelet basically. I like it because it is fairly thin and goes well with the jade colors, but would like to find some other buffers as well.Beautiful colours. Can I ask what your buffer bracelet is that's in between your lovely jades?
Regarding my little cheap Etsy find, I've asked for the weight. If they give it to me and it has some heft (I'm thinking 35g+ it should be?) I may well pull the trigger!
That green is very pretty! I have also been loving the black and grey round beaded bracelets. I also found a grey bangle that I really like.Does anyone know what sort of customs charge there is for jade items entering the UK from the US?
I've just been browsing gojade and have seen something I like that is properly green for the first time!! Lol I know it sounds silly, but it's a bit of an occasion I think
I dunno, there's just something about this green that makes me happy. Even though the bangle has a small mark(?) on it, it doesn't put me off.
Also a little bit in love with the black and grey round beaded bracelets. I'm thinking the greyish ones would look so lush with rose gold.
I'd love to see some pics if anyone owns some really dark beads. And how do you like to wear them? Do you stack them with other jewellery? What do you use for buffers (if you use them)?
The buffer bracelet was part of a cheap bracelet stack I got at the LOFT a long time ago. It's just string wrapped around a bracelet basically. I like it because it is fairly thin and goes well with the jade colors, but would like to find some other buffers as well.
That green is very pretty! I have also been loving the black and grey round beaded bracelets. I also found a grey bangle that I really like.
It's just perfect, so simple but works so right. You have great taste
That bangle is lovely. I love how interesting jade can be, and when I see some mottled bangles like this I like some more than others, so they're definitely down to personal taste
2new bangles!! They look great Crytsalline. The one on the left is more green and on the right is bluish wih a hint of lavender. You must be so happy with your purchase
do you plan on wearing them together?So beautiful. I love that area to the bottom right of the larger bangle. It looks like a lovely green translucent area. Can we get a close up of it?
I had a chance to look at the listing and he honestly lists it as high grade agate. So it's not real jade (jadeite or nephrite), but probably natural color agate. Agate is much more brittle than jade and while pretty, just beware it could crack or break easier. But it's a very affordable price and he's not trying to deceive on the stone type. I think it's worth a try for what it is and to help figure out your size.Thank you for the tips on sizing. I currently wear a solid bangle past my watch, and the inner diameter is 65mm.
The bangle is here it is not listed as grade A and the seller is not on the verified sellers list. However at such a low price I figured maybe worth a gamble just to at least get my hands on a piece to really feel it and see it. I can feel my tastes changing the more I learn about jade which I assume is only natural. Suddenly some of the bangles I may have previously perceived as "boring" seem much more attractive as they are edging closer and closer to the super desired transparent greens. However I REALLY like the opaques, especially in white. White with a dash of colour really catches my eye
But please, go ahead because I'm no position to pull the trigger for a couple more weeks due to blowing my cash on some flights to Scotland to see friends lol
I heard that the color polish is a powder that they put on before the final polishing and in time (years) the color will wear off with no damage to the jadeite. The green powder enhances the green parts and the purple powder enhances the grey/lavender/blue parts. So when it finally wears off, what you get is a paler version of the bangle. I have a couple of inexpensive bangles where they used some color polish on the bigger stone lines and thankfully not all over. I can tell it's not all over the bangle because the power fluoresces under my UV light. My UV light (long wave only) doesn't make my known B & B/C grade bangles fluoresce, so I need to find a UV short wave light that may do it. But it does reveal color polish so it's not totally useless!
Very pretty! What's the diameter of the dragon bead? I agree it's better hanging down and I would go with something small and maybe flat or rondelle shape to highlight the dragon bead. There are very pretty headpins out there where the head part is rather ornate for a nice touch. Here is just one e.g. that popped up when I did a quick search on Etsy - disclaimer I've not bought from this seller before.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/164767434/24k-gold-vermeil-bali-headpins-24-gauge
Congratulations on all of your beautiful new bangles! Quite the princess trend going on here and love the classic elegant bamboo shape!
Hi J4me! The bead is 22mm in diameter and pretty heavy. Thanks for the tip! Being a DIYer, I hoped you would chime in! I found one I like that I think might work without a bead, it's 4mm in dia and would cover the hole. I may give this a try. I looked at it with a black bead, as Claire suggested, but I think I like either a small rondelle pearl bead to accent or maybe just the fancy headpin. I agree, it would look better with a 'flattened' bead. Thanks again!
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That's a substantial size ball! I think that headpin would look perfect with it! Small enough to let the dragon ball shine, but enough detail to accent the carving. I've used the silver version of it and love the extra "Bali" style detail it gives. Let us know what you ultimately decide!
Thank you for that really valuable information. Is that what he meant by "mountain jade" then? I will keep looking as it is true jade that I want. What would I do without this forum?!
At this point I can't help but be excited and wonder which piece is going to be right and when I'll get to meet it lol.
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