Jade

Custom Black Jade and Green

As a fan of any adornment made of exotic materials, I become even more of a sucker for custom designs. Although I have experience with jade as a material for my adornments through repurposing bangles and other such items, it immediately drew my attention when I discovered that KayeeEthnic on Etsy offers custom-sized adornments specific to the art of manhood adornment. I had to have one.

This design features a generously portioned height and width to ensure that it does not dig in as the blood gets flowing. The inner profile is not radiused as is seen on other very comfortable rings, but this is much less of an issue given that the ring is less than half an inch in width. I’d have to say that the proportions of the design definitely fit the purpose as an adornment much more so than my repurposed jade bangles which have a tendency to cut/dig in. Makes sense given the purposes!

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Black Jade Large

As an avid and dedicated collector, I often think of ways to repurpose other products to serve double duty as an adornment. In this case, a jade bangle (larger bracelet) from eBay fit the bill!

As an adornment, this one isn’t particularly remarkable other than the unique material. In fact, because it was made as a bracelet, it doesn’t feature a radiused inner edge and the height is fairly low leading to some digging. This ring is slightly larger than my first experiment to see if the added diameter increases comfort - with only modest results.

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Thin Green Swirled Jade

As an avid and dedicated collector, I often think if ways to repurpose other products to serve double duty as an adornment. In this case, a jade bangle (larger bracelet) from eBay fit the bill!

As an adornment, this one isn’t particularly remarkable other than the unique material. In fact, because it was made as a bracelet, it doesn’t feature a radiused inner edge and the height is fairly low leading to some digging.

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Black Jade Medium

As an avid and dedicated collector, I often think if ways to repurpose other products to serve double duty as an adornment. In this case, a jade bangle (larger bracelet) from eBay fit the bill!

As an adornment, this one isn’t particularly remarkable other than the unique material. In fact, because it was made as a bracelet, it doesn’t feature a radiused inner edge and the height is fairly low leading to some digging.

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