As women we all have favourite semi-precious stones as some will compliment or complexions more than others. There are many for us to choose from in our piece of handmade jewellery but Jade is one of the most beautiful of these natural stones.
It does not matter which is your favourite piece of Jade Jewellery, a pair of earrings, a bracelet, set of jewellery or a necklace it will take pride of place in your semi-precious collection. The shops have large collections that will have something to offer you.
If you do not have a piece of Jade Jewellery in your collection take a look at the pieces that are available to you and I am sure that you will find a design that you will instantly fall in love with. There are many different types of Jade to choice from and these are found in every shade of green that you could imagine. This lovely semi-precious stone also comes naturally in white and this stone is now being dyed into bright colours so that it can be used in lovely bright fun and funky designs and as was said earlier these collections of unique handmade Jade Jewellery will have something that will suite everyone.
Jade is a traditional stone used in pieces of handcrafted jewellery from China and it has been their priced natural stone for centuries. Many of traditional designs that include this most royal of stones are earrings, sets of jewellery bracelets, necklaces and of course the Jade bangle. In traditional designs you will find them in beaded designs and some of these will be smooth polished but you will also find designs where the beads have been carved with traditional designs like lotus flowers and dragons. You will also find smooth polished pendants and carved pendants with these designs.
Today you can see this lovely stone set in many modern and contemporary pieces of Jade Jewellery and your talented designers are using this lovely semi-precious stone to inspire them to create some unique and unusual jewellery designs. These could be beaded designs that have been created from beads crafted from this natural stone and these are available in many sizes and shape many smooth polished and also beads that have a faceted cut so that they can reflect the light. There are also other designs where cabochon and beads are placed in to precious metal settings like gold, silver and platinum.
When you are looking for a piece of Jade Jewellery you will find many different quality’s of Jade on the market and some of the types that are available in these lovely unique jewellery designs are, nephrite, new, Afghan, olive, white, lemon and so cho. These are all in different shades and it depends what you are looking for in a piece of handmade jewellery as to how much you want to pay for a design. You will find lovely earrings crafted from lemon jade at very reasonable prices and you will find New Jade necklaces that are affordable to many and beaded bracelets in collections of lemon, new and olive jade that produce a unique designs that have lovely citrus colours.
If you would like a traditional piece of Jade Jewellery there are many available and you will find many antique pieces being sold in all the large auction houses but if this is what you would like then be prepared for the prices that these antique designs can fetch as some of these can be very expensive. I am sure when you start to look through the collections of these pieces you will find something that you will fall in love with.
If you have a love of jade jewellery and this can be earrings, bracelets or necklaces, jewellery handmade from jade is available in many designs both modern and traditional designs are available. Many of these handmade modern jade jewellery designs have this lovely semi-precious stone set into sterling silver settings and you will find other pieces of jewellery handmade from Jade that have been crafted from jade beads and pendants and these designs do not contain any metal at all
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