This bagful of dusty, old jade charms had been sitting in my drawers for some years now. Bagful of old jade charms Occasionally I ...

I don't know why goats/rams/sheep/lamb are considered lucky by the Chinese  but this  belief  has been passed down through generation...

Like Nora Ephron I too   'feel bad about my neck'  and that is why, avid bead collector that I am, I seldom wear my beloved bead...

These 3 slim girls carved from jade hail from maybe 2000 years ago.  Maybe as old as 2000 years Judging from the degree of corro...

Making Pin Ups of my miscellaneous beads is my latest pastime.   Bead Pin ups aka Hairpins or Hair Sticks I got the inspiratio...

......jade hairpins and hair accessories, from a bygone era. My collection is mostly made  from jade, carnelian or silver and date from ...