The JADE thread!
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crosso... you have a good eye! I like your lavenders and your blacks.
trekkie: yuzu looks fab!
Here's my most recent pics of Smoke and The Big Jade. I think the few hours before sunset are most flattering for jade translucency.
OMG, JKP!
That first picture of Smoke is jaw dropping! I can't stop looking at it. . .
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Thanks Jade 4. It's true Jade Karma. This is the original bangle that I fell in love with, so long ago, when it was sent to me in error. She has now come to live with me . . .
I hope everyone is having a good weekend.... The humidity is down a bit here and the skies are sunny, so it looks like it's going to be relatively comfortable today. I've been wearing Smoke on the right (as usual) and Elsa and Opeapea non-stop on the left for about a week or two now.
To me, Elsa puts me in mind to try and remember calmness and patience and serenity, while Opeapea is strength, stubbornness, and bolder deflection of negativity. Work has been a little off-kilter the last couple weeks and it doesn't seem like it is going to resolve any time soon.
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I've felt like I should stack more jade to stay protected, which is why the Big Jade was added on the right yesterday. lol There is something helpfully comforting in the weight of jade and the "hugs" on the arms.
Here is my current "wish" bangle.... If it were about 90% off, I'd consider it for real. haha
To me, Elsa puts me in mind to try and remember calmness and patience and serenity, while Opeapea is strength, stubbornness, and bolder deflection of negativity. Work has been a little off-kilter the last couple weeks and it doesn't seem like it is going to resolve any time soon.
ullhair:I've felt like I should stack more jade to stay protected, which is why the Big Jade was added on the right yesterday. lol There is something helpfully comforting in the weight of jade and the "hugs" on the arms.
Here is my current "wish" bangle.... If it were about 90% off, I'd consider it for real. haha
Thank you Kitty S. and fanofjadeite for your comments on Lacey. In fact after I posted about her, that same evening I dug her up and actually stacked her with a dark nephrite bangle. The buffer is a bracelet made of silicone beads. I dislike the sound of jade hitting metal, too, so any buffer I use to stack would have to be a softer giving material.
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Looking for some advice, ladies. How much of a difference is a couple mm bigger? I usually wear 53-54mm; the current bangle I usually wear is 52.8 and I'm comfortable with where it falls. UJ has some bangles with vibrant purple spots that are $1.6-$2k because they are jadeite albite (would otherwise be much more $$) but supposedly doesn't affect the strength of the structure. However she only has 56-57mm. How much of a difference does it make? I don't have any larger ones to try on and see. Thanks!
Red coral beads would look striking with the barrel beads and the pi! You could add gold spacer beads to accent the red coral and black/grey jade. Are the holes in the barrel beads fairly large? Do you like the look of Chinese knotting cord knotted in between beads like I see in some sellers' jade bead necklaces? Or you could knot with leather cord in between the barrels, too.
Really pretty bright lavender spots!
For me, comfort-wise it makes a difference. 1-2mm is not so bad, it only lands a little bit higher and still doesn't feel like it is going to fall off... 3-4mm, though... it starts feeling "big" and I don't wear it as often in rotation. UJ is good about returns though.... maybe try the smallest she has and wear it around the house for the day?
Do you need soap & water for 53-54? If no, then 56-57 may feel huge. But I agree with JKP to give it a try since they are good about returns.
No I can take it off without. That's what I'm afraid of. UJ doesn't really negotiate on her prices either right?
Hi, I don't know much about jade but I saw that Tiffany's has two small jade pendants. Do either of these seem like a good value or are they super overpriced? (I don't know the size of the pendant but I don't think it is more than half a centimeter wide)
I don't know how to tell jade quality. Is the green jade super good quality and that is why it is so much more than than the black jade (aside from the sterling silver vs. 18k gold because the price difference in the metal chains is like $200 so they're basically charging an extra 300 for the green stone)? it's really hard to find simple delicate jade designer jewelry so I don't really have much to compare to pricewise. I didn't find much info/opinions on here about Tiffany jade besides someone who got a black tiffany bean necklace.
black jade:
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Ite...4921+14&search=0&origin=browse&searchkeyword=
green jade:
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Ite...4+3&search=1&origin=search&searchkeyword=jade
I don't know how to tell jade quality. Is the green jade super good quality and that is why it is so much more than than the black jade (aside from the sterling silver vs. 18k gold because the price difference in the metal chains is like $200 so they're basically charging an extra 300 for the green stone)? it's really hard to find simple delicate jade designer jewelry so I don't really have much to compare to pricewise. I didn't find much info/opinions on here about Tiffany jade besides someone who got a black tiffany bean necklace.
black jade:
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Ite...4921+14&search=0&origin=browse&searchkeyword=
green jade:
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Ite...4+3&search=1&origin=search&searchkeyword=jade