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#12,496
2boys_jademommy said:
Oh wow it didn't even occur to me that could happen. I'm assuming the dirt would be on the inner diameter of the bangle .... can you see it from then surface? Have you mentioned this to the jeweller because he may have a solution. Be careful with using a toothbrush. I know Jade is quite hard still be careful. Good luck with it :)
The bangle is beautiful and fits very nicely on your wrist.
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Yup, the little specks of dirt are barely visible (but still bugs me) on the internal diameter since that is where they grinded from... the jeweller said its fine to use a toothbrush but i'll be sure to be gentle, don't want to be chipping off the grains since they are coarse [emoji27]

Silver Mom said:
Really beautiful JJ.
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Thanks Silver Mom! I wished the lavender was a little stronger but i took it because i love the evenly spaced "sunbright green" patches on the bangle hehe
 
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#12,498
Yay! I can finally see everything again. I use tpf app and it totally went blank for almost two weeks.

I hope all the Jadies and their families had a great holiday season and got lotsa Jade pressies too [emoji5]
 
#12,500
Cyanide Rose said:
Beautiful bangle JJ, I can see why you kept this even with trapped residue. It is quite lovely [emoji4]
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Cyanide Rose said:
JJ, did you get the Jeweler that made the bangle to resize it? I had no idea that you could resize them.
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Thanks Rose!

I did not manage to get a good picture though, as the lighting wasn't quite optimal. Will try to post next time once im done trying to clean out the residue :)

It wasn't resized by the same seller, i sent it to another jeweller who does many of their own carved pieces and bangles inhouse and therefore they could offer such a service... of course it also depends on the bangle (i suppose it has to be of certain thickness in order to be able to grind a little) and they will have to see the actual piece to ascertain if it can be done or not [emoji4] there is also definitely the risk of cracks which they will not be responsible for, thankfully that did not happen!
 
#12,501
JadedJae said:
Thanks Rose!

I did not manage to get a good picture though, as the lighting wasn't quite optimal. Will try to post next time once im done trying to clean out the residue :)

It wasn't resized by the same seller, i sent it to another jeweller who does many of their own carved pieces and bangles inhouse and therefore they could offer such a service... of course it also depends on the bangle (i suppose it has to be of certain thickness in order to be able to grind a little) and they will have to see the actual piece to ascertain if it can be done or not [emoji4] there is also definitely the risk of cracks which they will not be responsible for, thankfully that did not happen!
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Well it is gorgeous in that photo, so I am looking forward to seeing your new photos. I hope the residue comes out easy for you [emoji4]
 
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Hi jadies!

Here's today's jade: vintage earrings and my monkey pendant
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Earrings backlit with sun
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I was just wondering when will someone be posting next and here you are with gorgeous pics, JKP! Love the leaf detailing on those apple green cab earrings and the translucence of that pendant!

I'm expecting to collect a new bangle plus some pendants this weekend myself and will post them once i get my hands on them [emoji51] can't wait!!

JJ
 
#12,504
Thanks Jadedjae! It's so much fun to acquire new jade... whether that jade is actually "new" or "new-to-you". haha I think I did my most collecting of bangles in the first year and then I started looking more at the smaller bits. Most of the smaller pieces I have is second hand or vintage. The earrings and the pendant were lucked upon on ebay.

I took a chance on bidding on the pendant and it didn't go too high. I think the seller pictures did not do it justice. It look very gray in the seller pics but I liked how it was carved front and back and is in an 18k setting. The diamond is not the best quality but is sparkly. When I got it, I was pleasantly surprised at how bright the green streaks were and how translucent it was.

I can't wait to see your pics when you get your packages!
 
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Junkenpo said:
Thanks Jadedjae! It's so much fun to acquire new jade... whether that jade is actually "new" or "new-to-you". haha I think I did my most collecting of bangles in the first year and then I started looking more at the smaller bits. Most of the smaller pieces I have is second hand or vintage. The earrings and the pendant were lucked upon on ebay.

I took a chance on bidding on the pendant and it didn't go too high. I think the seller pictures did not do it justice. It look very gray in the seller pics but I liked how it was carved front and back and is in an 18k setting. The diamond is not the best quality but is sparkly. When I got it, I was pleasantly surprised at how bright the green streaks were and how translucent it was.

I can't wait to see your pics when you get your packages!
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I'm only into my second month of learning about jade and already bursting the wallet from buying [emoji28] never expected to start buying pendants since i don't have a habit of wearing necklaces but i'm waiting to collect two smaller icy pieces and one full green carved double-sided pendant hehehe.. Really hope this jade high-fever subsides soon!

Would love to see close up pics of your pendant if you can post them, the apple green streak looks really pretty against the translucent pale green body [emoji4]
 
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JadedJae congrats on your new pendants! They all look very icy and translucent. The ruyi looks like there is lavender, yellow and green in the first pic and then mostly a mint green in the second. Very nice :) You must be happy with your new purchases....do you have a favouite?
 
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2boys_jademommy said:
JadedJae congrats on your new pendants! They all look very icy and translucent. The ruyi looks like there is lavender, yellow and green in the first pic and then mostly a mint green in the second. Very nice :) You must be happy with your new purchases....do you have a favouite?
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Thanks jademommy! They are all actually the same minty green colour but i decided to include the first shot as its interesting how the ruyi caught the background light in that myriad [emoji51] got these from a flash sale so they weren't expensive too... the ruyi's my favourite for sure!

Am going to collect a bigger pendant and a bangle tomorrow hehehe.. and expecting another two bangles which are enroute to reach next week [emoji38] hope i won't be the only one around spamming photos as i love seeing everyone else's amazing collections!
 
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JadedJae said:
Thanks jademommy! They are all actually the same minty green colour but i decided to include the first shot as its interesting how the ruyi caught the background light in that myriad [emoji51] got these from a flash sale so they weren't expensive too... the ruyi's my favourite for sure!

Am going to collect a bigger pendant and a bangle tomorrow hehehe.. and expecting another two bangles which are enroute to reach next week [emoji38] hope i won't be the only one around spamming photos as i love seeing everyone else's amazing collections!
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That's awesome - would love to see pics when you get your new bangle and pendant. Keep the pictures coming:)
The ruyi would be my fave out of the three as well.
 
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