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clairejune said:
So, I am curious, how do you all feel about jadeite 'hybrids' such as the Turkish jadeite, Albite/jadeite, and Maw Sit Sit, as examples? Do you feel differently about them because of the distinctions? Or, do you love them as you do the other jades?

For me, they are part of the jade family, but more like cousins that one sees only once in a great while...I find them equally lovable and fascinating too.
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I love my maw sit sit! And the albite/feldspar/moonstone bangles we have. Also have admired Alan's lavender Turkish jadeite for awhile now. They don't inspire the same passion that some of my jadeite does, but I think they are beautiful in their own right. Especially like the intense green of maw sit sit.
 
#3,395
crosso, congrats on a satisfactory resolution for your lavender apple pendant! I wouldn't have believed it was the same pendant so different it looked to me in your pics compared to the seller's. So I agree with everyone that said some pic enhancement may have been done.

Love the pics of your husband's jade bangles and lapis ring, Claire! They look very classy and masculine on him! I also really loved now Sonoma and Ocean look together - it's a rich warm autumn look even though Ocean is in the cool family!

piosavsfan, love your new bangle on you!

ms_loKAbLue13, congrats on finding your birthday bangle! Can't wait to see it!
 
#3,396
clairejune said:
So, I am curious, how do you all feel about jadeite 'hybrids' such as the Turkish jadeite, Albite/jadeite, and Maw Sit Sit, as examples? Do you feel differently about them because of the distinctions? Or, do you love them as you do the other jades?

For me, they are part of the jade family, but more like cousins that one sees only once in a great while...I find them equally lovable and fascinating too.
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I also don't have any of these hybrids yet, but I have been eyeing strands of Maw Sit Sit round beads with the thought of stringing myself a necklace inspired by Barbara Hutton's legendary imperial green jadeite bead necklace! The Maw Sit Sit beads would be opaque, but a rich natural color green. ;-)
 
#3,397
crosso said:
I love my maw sit sit! And the albite/feldspar/moonstone bangles we have. Also have admired Alan's lavender Turkish jadeite for awhile now. They don't inspire the same passion that some of my jadeite does, but I think they are beautiful in their own right. Especially like the intense green of maw sit sit.
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Lavender Turkish jadeite is so beautiful. Allan made a bangle for someone not too long ago and I want one too!
 
#3,398
So I took the plunge finally and took my Yuzu to my jeweler to have those bubbles smoothed out of her silver. He said he thought it would look good if he textured the silver and smoothed the edges down so those big bubbles would be gone. He did a tiny bit while I was there and it looked great! I get to pick her up on Thursday and I'm so excited.

He also immediately recognized her as Jade and said she's a really nice piece. [emoji4]
 
#3,400
Trekkie said:
So I took the plunge finally and took my Yuzu to my jeweler to have those bubbles smoothed out of her silver. He said he thought it would look good if he textured the silver and smoothed the edges down so those big bubbles would be gone. He did a tiny bit while I was there and it looked great! I get to pick her up on Thursday and I'm so excited.

He also immediately recognized her as Jade and said she's a really nice piece. [emoji4]
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That's good news Trekkie - can't wait to see the pics. Was it expensive to get this done?
 
#3,401
Jade4me, thank you! A strand of Maw sit sit beads would be gorgeous! I saw some this summer and the store wanted 2k for them. They were amazing though. I thought that was a very expensive price, but considering it's much rarer than jadeite, I guess top quality is $$$. We are lucky that Jade collectors have been slow to catch on to some hybrids so that in spite of thier rarity, they remain affordable.

I recently saw a Turkish lavender bead necklace with some gold for 3k. It's quality was divine! I also read about Turkish jadeite a and came across an interesting geologic article about it, which I'll post the link to tonight.

I have long admired Allan's Turkish bangles and one of these days, I think I'll have to just order one.
 
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Jademommy, I love all colors as well. It's really about the relationships between them. Unfortunately, most warm reds and oranges don't have the best relationship with my skin!!😄😄

Trekky, that's great news! It was gorgeous before, but now it will be even more so!
 
#3,403
2boys_jademommy said:
That's good news Trekkie - can't wait to see the pics. Was it expensive to get this done?
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I don't know how much it's going to cost, but knowing my jeweler it won't be much. He's not adding any materials, just altering what's already there. I don't think it will be more than $20, he regularly makes small repairs for my family and never charges much.
 
#3,405
clairejune said:
Nexiv, I am very excited for you about that lovely bangle!! Even if it takes a while to pay off, you can be super excited about it the while time! The time will go by, and you'll be wearing it soon if it's fated to be yours.
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Bleh, after going over some numbers, unless I can sell a few of my creations including a large mirror (which still needs some painting, then distressing and waxing) I'm just nowhere near being able to kick start a payment plan and keeping up with it in a short timeframe. I need to wait and save so I'll be letting her know this. Whatever will be, will be.
 
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