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#12,736
hello jadies!! how are you all doing???
I hope you all have been great and Happy Valentine's day to you all <3
well, today was interesting....my husband, who is starting to dislike my jade habit a tiny bit surprised me with a pearl and jade necklace....THAT Was surprising..and i thought I would share it with you since no one else cares much about my jade love except you all.
I really like it, I ve wanted to get an all pearl necklace for a long time (still do!!) but that he put some thought Into it and got 2 of the gems I really love, amongst others.
it is really pretty and the jade is decent, they look well together and I am a happy camper (...for now)
much love to all of you and stay jade-y
 
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#12,737
ms_loKAbLue13 said:
hello jadies!! how are you all doing???
I hope you all have been great and Happy Valentine's day to you all :heart:
well, today was interesting....my husband, who is starting to dislike my jade habit a tiny bit surprised me with a pearl and jade necklace....THAT Was surprising..and i thought I would share it with you since no one else cares much about my jade love except you all.
I really like it, I ve wanted to get an all pearl necklace for a long time (still do!!) but that he put some thought Into it and got 2 of the gems I really love, amongst others.
it is really pretty and the jade is decent, they look well together and I am a happy camper (...for now)
much love to all of you and stay jade-y
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#12,739
Jademan said:
Ok, i must highlight what exactly is driving me crazy. You see.. it is easy (easy for experienced jewelry maker) to make round nephrite, or bangle, or anything without flat surface. To make it flat it is... terrifyingly hard. I just cant find analogs on the marker to benchmark my stuff. Did you ever see something like that? I just literally never saw anything better polished, all stones waxed or have this snakeskin dotted texture on surface.
But hard to do and rare doesn't mean people want it that the problem.

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I think they look pretty neat. it's interesting how you got these so thin that they are translucent....Nephrite is usually more opaque since it's grain is so compact....
do you/can you make other shapes?
I do appreciate that someone out there has put in a lot of work in the jadeite and Nephrite jewelry I wear....I ve seen videos and i know it is a lot of patience and work to get it to look right so big props to you and what you do
 
#12,740
Jademan said:
Hello . I badly need help (in form of advice and opinion) and really hope this is the forum where i can find it.
Long story short, i was always fascinated by nephrite and spent years pursuing the goal to became the best in something nephrite related.
The goal was to achieve ideally rectangle nephrite without ugly visible texture. The one that usually hidden under wax. (my stones not waxed)
And so i achieved it but it turned out the process require the unholy amount of working hours and on top of that, only the fracture of rough nephrite can be used. (Because in roundish items the cracks are not that visible and they also hidden under the wax)
So, i failed to monetize my items, shall i stop? Do people only need carvings ets? Is this just cheap looking slabs?
Please tell me what you think, i need honest opinion.

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I really dig the spectrum of colors in this post....love the shades of green and that white!!
 
#12,742
Junkenpo said:
What's the thickness? I have 2 slim princesses- they're both about 7mm. When I first got them, I was so worried about them breaking... but the jade is strong, even at that thinness. I like the color on yours. Is it a local seller or an internet one?
Hey Junkenpo!!!
this bangle is SUPER tough for being around 3-4mm thick....it is super thin.
I was a little scared of wearing it but that has since worn off lol!!! it's an everyday bangle that I just wear while doing household work and auch....it's very thin and it's around a 57mm, which is kind of small for me...but since it's so thin, it's way easy to take off and put on and not too painful unlike thicker bangles that are small for me.
I did get it online...it was only $10 LOL!!!
I will have to look up the seller....it's been a few months, I ve been meaning to look again to see if they have anymore super slim bangles, now I'm really loving them since I ve benefits wearing heavier bangles for some time now.
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#12,743
2boys_jademommy said:
Just as I decided the slimmer bangle is more suited for me it is sold. It was not meant to be. I hope whoever bought it enjoys wearing it. Feeling a wee bit disappointed. :sad:
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it always sucks when a bangle you ve been eyeballing and stalking is all the sudden, Poof!..gone
it's happened to me and it's been kind of heart breaking in a jade way.....
but I am trying my best to believe in jade karma, that another better is out there for you....and me
 
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JadedJae said:
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Hi Jadies,

Hope everyone has had a great Vday and enjoying their prezzies [emoji14] just wanted to share some pics of a faint bluish-grey icy bangle that I just got and thankfully it checked out as grade A when I got it verified yesterday as well.

Thanks for letting me share and do keep those pics coming!

JJ
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Oh My this is BEAUTIFUL. Grade A! AWESOME Where did you get this beauty JJ?
 
#12,747
ms_loKAbLue13 said:
I think they look pretty neat. it's interesting how you got these so thin that they are translucent....Nephrite is usually more opaque since it's grain is so compact....
where do you sell them at??
do you/can you make other shapes?
I do appreciate that someone out there has put in a lot of work in the jadeite and Nephrite jewelry I wear....I ve seen videos and i know it is a lot of patience and work to get it to look right so big props to you and what you do
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Hello there ) The answers is.
1) how you got these so thin that they are translucent?
I developed my skill for many years inventing new technologies in the process. The goal was to be literally the best. This secret is my personal achievement and it will fade from this world the day my soul go down to hell )
2)Nephrite is usually more opaque.
Only because no one can defeat it snakeskin texture. I can make nephrite look slick like glass. ( here )nephritegreen1.JPG
3) do you/can you make other shapes?
I can but i am not the best in it and cant compete with large jewelry manufactures.
ms_loKAbLue13 said:
I really dig the spectrum of colors in this post....love the shades of green and that white!!
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I was collecting unusual nephrite for years before starting to polish it. Some of those are rare colors, some are unique. Dark green nephrite on 1st picture was last mined 85 years ago.
xx - not permitted
 
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JadedJae said:
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Hi Jadies,

Hope everyone has had a great Vday and enjoying their prezzies [emoji14] just wanted to share some pics of a faint bluish-grey icy bangle that I just got and thankfully it checked out as grade A when I got it verified yesterday as well.

Thanks for letting me share and do keep those pics coming!

JJ
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It's a beauty JadedJae! It's so translucent and icy. Just beautiful. :p
 
#12,749
Silver Mom said:
Oh My this is BEAUTIFUL. Grade A! AWESOME Where did you get this beauty JJ?
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Thanks Silver Mom! I was also a little worried that it wasn't grade A as i bought it from a seller in China :p seems like its quite a reputable online shop and the seller was very patient in answering all my questions so i decided to bite the bullet, so glad i did!

2boys_jademommy said:
It's a beauty JadedJae! It's so translucent and icy. Just beautiful. :p
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Thanks jademommy! [emoji51]
 
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