Specific Gravity of Grade B Jadeite

[Burmesedaze]

Which number did you deal with?

 

[Burmesedaze]

I think settings factory and workmen outsourced. Hard to ctrl quality. Still no excuse.

 

[ChaiK]

Which number did you deal with?

Number 5.

No probs with 3 and 4. In fact, 3 came back with a really really nice cab for the lavender pendant.

 

[Burmesedaze]

Number 5.

No probs with 3 and 4. In fact, 3 came back with a really really nice cab for the lavender pendant.

Ok I've only dealt with main and 3.

You can consider getting handful of small icy green cabs from LS. To use for topping stones for future projects. Icy glassy ones too.

 

[Burmesedaze]

Oh wait i did deal with 5 to ask on a couple of items and whether the colour irl is like video or photo. Not vey helpful with that though.

 

[Burmesedaze]

When you buy certain things from LS or if the seller has it too and is generous can ask for free small cabs to set with main item. 顶珠。

 

[Burmesedaze]

If anyone sees a Jade piece with a phoenix will you tag me? I love their symbolism, and have a tattoo of one. I'd love to own a piece of jewelry that has one too the FB Jade person had one, but it wasn't clear what the animal was so I passed on it.

Oh stylised Phoenix carvings and pendants both icy white as green appear now and then on LS. They say carving fees more expensive than other carvings.

Maybe drop wechat folks a line to rec what they have?

 

[Burmesedaze]

This gorgeous bluish lav egg appeared on LS today. Seller wanted 70,000 rmb

 

[ChaiK]

but no. Not at 70 000 rmb. I am going for sparkly transparent glittery unheated stuff at the moment.

I think, after owning the hulu ring and that small lavender ring, I am now clearer on what I want in a ring/jewellery.

 

[suzanne2]

@suzanne2 , this dragon from No. 2 is 990rmb, less than USD150.

Chaik!! I've asked if it's still available. Very nice, thanks!! I don't look at number 2 very often, she's usually just bangles, right?

 

[suzanne2]

About to commit to huge something else.....

No secrets! You must reveal everything. We are jade sisters. It's the law.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

@ChaiK you sure know how to tease! I'm so excited to see your reveal eventually.

I do hope she fixes that pedant for you! Was there a hole when you bought it? And that can does look black! It's spicier than normal spicey!!!!

Meanwhile I'm back to being starving artist and pining over your pretty things!

 

[suzanne2]

Mellow, when can you buy again?! I love your excitement. You need another trip to Singapore!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Mellow, when can you buy again?! I love your excitement. You need another trip to Singapore!

Well end of Jan so I don't curse my fictional baby. But I'd like to make it to the beginning of March because that will feel like an achievement!

You know what I miss sparkly gems too!

I have very clear jade goals now! Nicest cab ring I can get for a budget of $2500 usd (in a brighter lighter green), cheap and fun shaped earrings to entertain the kids I see and some inexpensive beads.

I actually wonder if I need another cab ring since I really like the current one and wear it heaps.

 

[Burmesedaze]

but no. Not at 70 000 rmb. I am going for sparkly transparent glittery unheated stuff at the moment.

I think, after owning the hulu ring and that small lavender ring, I am now clearer on what I want in a ring/jewellery.

Pine pine pine but for 70k I can do better than that I think. Anyway good stuff do come up now and then on LS.

Would that be the pink sapphire? Or more precise jadeite goals?

 

[AV_]

I think, after owning the hulu ring and that small lavender ring, I am now clearer on what I want in a ring/jewellery.

They must LOVE you for finding out what it is that you want as you do - by buying rarher than by looking!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

They must LOVE you for finding out what it is that you want as you do - by buying rarher than by looking!

I feel like sometimes you need to buy and wear (or not wear) to truly assess your feelings imho.

I only bought a lavender ring because Pink Bandit said he would like it as a nice coloured shiny pebble. I was so surprised I wore it sooo much and by how much I love a huge shiny pebble on my finger. Previously thought it was tacky and not my thing.

Aside from aiming for a lighter green I'm willing to sacrifice most other traits to get a big pebble green on the finger next time and I reckon I wouldn't have come to this conclusion if I didn't have a run in with the lavender.

 

[Burmesedaze]

I saw this online from Koojade.

Got this icy glassy ruyi head last night. Need to wait to get an icy green tonight to set it this style

 

[AV_]

@mellowyellowgirl Oh, I hear you about pebbles - I keep comming back at this shape (www), cabochons are just a tamed/diminished version...

Bangles - are something I love, tried to wear & feel weird sporting. No one else around does, sure enough, and wrists are low on my list of body parts to highlight (still); working on it.

rambling

 

[Burmesedaze]

@mellowyellowgirl Oh, I hear you about pebbles - I keep comming back at this shape (www), cabochons are just a tamed/diminished version...

Bangles - are something I love, tried to wear & feel weird sporting. No one else around does, sure enough, and wrists are low on my list of body parts to highlight (still); working on it.

rambling

Actually, I regard jewellery worn on myself that I can see like rings, braclets and longer necklaces/pendants on longer chains as stuff for me to admire rather than highlighting my body parts haha. But good point.

 

[Burmesedaze]

@ChaiK see the peas and rightmost ruyis? That's how they hide the punched hole. Which also means they got the stone like that but decided to frame instead of putting a bail.

 

[suzanne2]

@lovedogs, ask and you shall receive...number 4 posted this.

I just figured out that if I send a picture to chat, then I can hit the translate button and get the (usually crazy) description. This one says Phoenix.

 

[Burmesedaze]

@lovedogs, ask and you shall receive...number 4 posted this.

I just figured out that if I send a picture to chat, then I can hit the translate button and get the (usually crazy) description. This one says Phoenix.

Good job Suzanne. Yes that's a stylised phoenix.

Btw here are the shots of the leaf earrings. They fit into my 2 diamond hoops! Yay!

 

[ChaiK]

They must LOVE you for finding out what it is that you want as you do - by buying rarher than by looking!

It isn’t like this. I always wanted a great jadeite cab ring. Could not find it and when it arrived, the glow is great. But so are my chrysoprase. And I have so many greens now, I am heading for other colours. I do love my jadeite ring. Very love it. And it looks like a huge glowing light bulb. So I am very lucky and grateful to be so happy and blessed in life to be able to do this.

 

[lovedogs]

Thanks @suzanne2 ! I'm being picky and waiting until I find the "right" phoenix, which i think will likely be a while!

 

[ChaiK]

Well end of Jan so I don't curse my fictional baby. But I'd like to make it to the beginning of March because that will feel like an achievement!

You know what I miss sparkly gems too!

I have very clear jade goals now! Nicest cab ring I can get for a budget of $2500 usd (in a brighter lighter green), cheap and fun shaped earrings to entertain the kids I see and some inexpensive beads.

I actually wonder if I need another cab ring since I really like the current one and wear it heaps.

Ohhhhh......shiny.....

 

[Burmesedaze]

It isn’t like this. I always wanted a great jadeite cab ring. Could not find it and when it arrived, the glow is great. But so are my chrysoprase. And I have so many greens now, I am heading for other colours. I do love my jadeite ring. Very love it. And it looks like a huge glowing light bulb. So I am very lucky and grateful to be so happy and blessed in life to be able to do this.

Yellow, orange, red, lavender, blue, bluish lavender, light pink, black, glassy, royal purple

 

[ChaiK]

Yellow, orange, red, lavender, blue, bluish lavender, light pink, black, glassy, royal purple

Ohhhh, pine pine pine for the ultimate royal purple jadeite ring.......

My heart aches and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense as though of jadeite I had glimpsed....
Must have been a kahuna one!

something like this. I am sure John Keats wrote it.

Sigh......under the plum blossoms.....*faint*

 

[ChaiK]

Look at how gorgeous the pendants are.....

 

[Burmesedaze]

New stuff done setting. They are asking me to send in confirmed designs or stuff to be set asao. Many will only start to be made after Chinese New Year hols but they already have 50 pieces in the queue for that so I have to join in.