Some of my favourite things.... Purple turtle on golden sand Wee bird soars high on fragile wings And a cool cicada that sweetly sin...

This attractive dark green beads' necklace is another junk store purchase. It has a large central bead with 36 smaller  beads Neckl...

A set of ancient jade ornaments  comprising 10 tubular jade beads strung with turquoise beads, a small slit ring (jue) , a small disc (bi...

Here are 4 jade plaques or pendants that had me intrigued Mottled olive green jade infused with cloudy patina The jade ...

To usher in Year of the Dog 2018 I have assembled 9 Doggies from my collection. Here are the first 3 which hail from different periods of C...

I have found yet another use for my miscellaneous jade charms. By attaching them to a vintage silver chain,  a " jade lei" is fo...

This group of beads and pendants is made up of an interesting mix of bird and animal forms together with cylinders, barrel and tabular sh...

Beautiful Beads are a Joy Forever !  Mum's vintage cultured pearls are  around 70 years old while  Xizhou carnelian disc be...