Happy birthday to your daughter!!! I have a 15 y.o, a 12yo, 8 yo, and a 7 yo....just 1 teen BUT teenagers are always fun to deal with...especially a few of them at one time!! Good luck with her party
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Happy birthday to your daughter!!! I have a 15 y.o, a 12yo, 8 yo, and a 7 yo....just 1 teen BUT teenagers are always fun to deal with...especially a few of them at one time!! Good luck with her party
Gosh Missloka, I'm sure you have dealt with A LOT with 4 boys! I've got 4 too, both boys and girls...girls are much more expensive though, at least mine seem to be! I hope you and JKP get beautiful girls in your futures, and I'm sure you will!
Thanks MissLoka! I've got a 15 yo, an almost 14yo, and then 5 and 3. You're right, teens can be fun together.
Early in my jewelry days, I wanted an example of each stone so I bought this jade bib and earring set from an online site. They were supposedly from a Beverly Hills estate sale and are circa late 1930s to early 40s. Earrings are screwbacks. Both necklace and earrings are stamped 18KT.
The color IRL is best described as moss, it looks darker in pics.
The color IRL is best described as moss, it looks darker in pics.
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If I were to ever hinge a bangle on purpose to get the closest fit possible around my wrist, this bangle helped me realize it may be a deep oily blue green princess in a shade not unlike Clair's Deep Ocean D-shape bangle. My hinge design inspiration is the Love bracelet - it'd be a round princess with 2 screw-on ends like a Love bracelet. So it would be semi-permanent, but with the option to unscrew it off when I want to change bangles. Why screw-on hinges? As much as I love my Mother's Dream hinged bangle (because it was my mother's bangle when it was intact), the 'un-sleekness' of the push-down clasp and safety chain makes me only want to wear it for part of a day. I've never seen this done on a jade bangle and I don't even know if a jeweler can make a hinge like this, but something for me to keep in mind if the right princess bangle comes along.
You mean a screw on bangle thy would look like it it one price but can unscrew.....that would be amazing because you can get a really close fit. I admire hinged bangles and carved bangles on others but personally I prefer just a regular bangle.
You should definitely ask your jeweller if they can do this for you. That bangle you were lookig is very pretty.
You should definitely ask your jeweller if they can do this for you. That bangle you were lookig is very pretty.
Thanks!
Thanks and yes it's new!Just in time for the Moon Festival
Is this a new bangle Jade4Me? The colour is very unique. I've never seen one like it before and it looks great against your skin colour.
Thanks and in this case I'm craving crème carmel!Totally beautiful & unique! Jade4, do you find yourself craving creme brulee? I would be!
Here her colors look closer to real life.
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This is pretty!
It's very pretty on you and I know you think she's too flat, but at times I prefer my flatter bangles for a more sleek look.View attachment 3139006
Wore my flat d today
Thank you and I almost named her Crème Carmel, but opted for Moon Cake.So smooth and caramel-ly
I've actually admired this one for awhile! For me it'd be a wear for at least a week at a time bangle because of the pain factor, which I know you can understand!
But I've not yet run across that dream bangle that makes me want to not take it off for at least a week or more, and I'm not even considering price when I say this... I love all the varieties of looks in jade bangles too much! 
Wow! Jade4me, that really is a stunningly beautiful bangle! I think also of a dreamy place in a sandy desert when I look at it. What a fantastic peice! Also looks great with your skin.
Btw, I love your hinged idea too. I hope you do try it out. I think it would be a great look. I know what you mean about the other hinges being somewhat of a block to wearing with the chain and push lever. I'm still trying to come up with a design which incorporates gems into it, which is also sleek for the bangle which I had sliced in half. It's a challenge. Anyway, I hope you do it someday!!
Btw, I love your hinged idea too. I hope you do try it out. I think it would be a great look. I know what you mean about the other hinges being somewhat of a block to wearing with the chain and push lever. I'm still trying to come up with a design which incorporates gems into it, which is also sleek for the bangle which I had sliced in half. It's a challenge. Anyway, I hope you do it someday!!
Aerinha, a wonderfully unique set! Must be loads of fun to wear with certain tops! Thanks for posting it. I love the unique finds that one can discover in estate jewelry!
What a great looking set! Gorgeous color and very unique shapes. I'm positive someone one here will be able to translate the character for you. Any ideas about whether it is jadeite or nephrite?
It's a little over cast, so I think back light pictures are up next, but here are some shots that show the variety of color in the darker sections. Tans & dirty greens... like cooked spinach. lol
Sorry to load with so many photos of these earrings, but I like them much more than I expected. I was worried they'd be too heavy, but once clipped on, I don't notice them much. Easy to wear all day, and I find that the older I get, the more I prefer studs to danglies.
Sorry to load with so many photos of these earrings, but I like them much more than I expected. I was worried they'd be too heavy, but once clipped on, I don't notice them much. Easy to wear all day, and I find that the older I get, the more I prefer studs to danglies.