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#4,097
Beadweaver said:
Interesting article. It said he waxed his jade a lot . Anyone know what that means or how to do it?
Wearing my blue jade today.
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Very soothing color your blue bangle is.

That is curious... I will soak my bangles in water or oil occasionally, but I don't think I've ever waxed anything. Is that anything like waxing one's car, I wonder? Where you apply it and buff it out?

Lots love said:
Yes she reminds me of old Chinese painting I love her she is my favorite bangle love her in person she is breathtaking pictures don't do her justice
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I really like having that feeling with my jade. Pictures never quite communicate that "presence" the right jade has for us individually.
 
#4,098
Here are those back lit photos of my earrings I was talking about awhile back... not quite the best, but I like how you can see the color creep from the darker minerals to the white.

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And in low day light

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#4,099
It's a yucky rainy day here, so got out the jewelry making supplies to do something with my big dragon/phoenix pi. Work in progress, but what do you all think of this design? Decided to go a little dressier with it after all, with seed beds, onyx rondelles and the grey jadeite barrel beads, plus one dragon cinnabar bead. Too much? Honest opinions, please!
 

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#4,103
Beadweaver said:
And here is my matching pendant, white Siberian with 22k gold findings. It has an opening bail so I can clip it on lots of fun strands. Here it is on some garnets.
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Holy cow, both pieces are stunning! I love the pendant with the garnets, they were made for each other! And the bangle is so lovely and delicate! ❤ LOVE!
 
#4,104
crosso said:
It's a yucky rainy day here, so got out the jewelry making supplies to do something with my big dragon/phoenix pi. Work in progress, but what do you all think of this design? Decided to go a little dressier with it after all, with seed beds, onyx rondelles and the grey jadeite barrel beads, plus one dragon cinnabar bead. Too much? Honest opinions, please!
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The red goes well with black and grey. But I was thinking, because the beads are mostly opaque, maybe the red one could be a transparent bead, like carnelian, amber or citrine?:) to balance the textures
 
#4,105
Junkenpo said:
Very soothing color your blue bangle is.



That is curious... I will soak my bangles in water or oil occasionally, but I don't think I've ever waxed anything. Is that anything like waxing one's car, I wonder? Where you apply it and buff it out?







I really like having that feeling with my jade. Pictures never quite communicate that "presence" the right jade has for us individually.
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No it's hard to capture the true beauty of our bangles
 
#4,106
Junkenpo said:
I know right? I kind of wish they had included pictures of his ill-gotten gains.... interesting how some of the pieces were "lost" after the trial.






It does look like an ingot on top of a flower... the leaves are very pointy/pretty. I wonder if you could post to a gardening forum and see if anyone recognizes it.


There was a post in the reference thread that mentioned bashan jade as "eight three jade", so I did a little more digging in google.



http://kt82.zhaoxinpeng.com/view/4425663.htm
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Interesting! There were some sellers in ebay selling this Bashan jade, which they said are untreated but lower quality
 
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annetok said:
The red goes well with black and grey. But I was thinking, because the beads are mostly opaque, maybe the red one could be a transparent bead, like carnelian, amber or citrine?:) to balance the textures
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Oooh, I wish I'd thought of that! That would be pretty. Done for now, though I can always re-do it if I find a bead I like. A cherry amber would be pretty, as I do like the pop of red. I bought the cinnabar beads specifically for this project and will probably leave as is for now and maybe make some earrings with the leftovers. Here's the finished necklace (for now anyway 😉)
 

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#4,108
Wow so much to catch up on! I'm enjoying all the gorgeous pics 😊
It was a busy weekend. Not much of a break so I'm looking forward to the Thanksgiving long weekend. Lots of eating and more eating:)
I wore my everyday princess and my flat lavender d and my dainty imperial green earrings today.
 
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#4,109
crosso said:
Oooh, I wish I'd thought of that! That would be pretty. Done for now, though I can always re-do it if I find a bead I like. A cherry amber would be pretty, as I do like the pop of red. I bought the cinnabar beads specifically for this project and will probably leave as is for now and maybe make some earrings with the leftovers. Here's the finished necklace (for now anyway 😉)
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Crosso, I love the powerful look of your necklace! I think it would look fabulous with a black knit dress and boots! . . .and perhaps a bright red lip? . . .
 
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