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From Oriental Jewelry House for the bangle and beaded bracelet from ly crystal choice on TT. What you see is accurate to my eye.

The photos Oriental Jewelry sent me is on the next two screens and probably is less appealing than mine but my photos are more accurate to my eye. They show in nat light if they can. Reasonable price for quality and with certs for both. You can prob already see pricing in photo but bangle was 228 and beaded was 200. Different hosts on Oriental Jewelry account but I bought from Kendy and will stick with her.

My experience with both companies has been great so far. I really like how honest Kendy has been regarding lines and any rough spots and if not perfect. She has the cheaper sales for ones with more noticeable lines/texture. Mine was low to mid and she also has higher quality. You just need to let her know your budget. Ly works the same. Both have a range of quality options. More orders on the way from both.

Wanted to add spent under 500 per bangle so far so not seeking perfection with texture yet. Maybe in the future. Find the saijin and marks interesting like personality so I don't mind it.

Just quick pics to share. Monet lavender blue. Top 2 photos are mine and bottom 2 is from Legendear. Just thought so interesting the color difference. I turned off the optimization mode on my phone otherwise it ends up looking more filtered like the bottom photos and even then, I think my phone still slightly brightens the photo. I did also ask to see in other lighting such as daylight but I think regardless, settings are going to brighten the colors when you view TT stream.

I did place 2 orders, one from Lydia & the other from Nicole. 2 rings and 2 pendants as well. Also had a bunch of other orders come in at once today, some mixed with jade from lycrystal. I was happy with my lycrystal items so am thinking of buying a regular jade bangle from them next. I think their videos tend to be a bit more true to color.

First jade piece I've bought for myself from witchytoecloud here. I did buy a fake jade bangle before but it was good as it gave me an idea of sizing. I have a real green gold jade ring and necklace passed on from my mother and just got interested in real jade lately after seeing all the pretty shades and learning more.

You all have been such a bad influence. Have multiple packages on the way 😅🤣 2 packages from Legendear from 2 different hosts for higher quality. A bangle, 2 different pendants, and a ring. The next 2 photos are ones she sent me. Some from ly crystal. Some random pieces from other sellers to compare including other crystals/gems. Trying not to order anymore till I see what I ordered since I can't remember it all and I've learned to take better screen shots lol

I have a Keene sampler ordered, but bought some local garlic to try regrowing. Some nice sized bulbs. Weighs roughly a lb after accounting for stem weight. For $10 not bad.

Maybe 5th year? Grew from a small cutting and I have another cutting growing from this one in another pot. Was growing very leggy so trimmed it. I posted a link below of previous year I posted here. I was very surprised when I saw the flowers since I didn't know it would flower and it is like it happened overnight like boom.

For those who tried growing from grocery store garlic, how were the results? This was just from the loose garlic bin and look like good sized cloves. I was going to maybe try to save a few cloves and see how they turn out. There is also another local grocery store that sells braids around this time of year that I was going to try to watch out for. I also did end up ordering a hardneck sampler from Keene!

It seems to be growing sideways all splayed so I stuck that pot under it to try to prop it up a bit.

Already thinking of next year! Was wondering where you all get your garlic and any particular varieties to try? This is my second year and already looking towards the third. I noticed garlic on one side of my garden grew bulbs larger unless it is just the variety. The first year I bought garlic on Etsy, chesnok and purple gazer and just regrew them again this year. Was looking to scale up a bit for next year and be more organized with the fertilizing and spacing in raised garden bed. Might try some in ground to see how they do too. Located in NY 6A.

Pulled one just to check it. This should he purple skinned so I am thinking too early? Size isn't bad. Last year I pulled week of July 4th. I did start growing these earlier though than the previous year and sizing looks decent.

Both are set in gold so I am assuming would be real jade. The bottom ring is more opaque and deep green so I was a bit unsure sinne most jade seems be more transparent but when I went to sell some gold after my mom passed, the guy thought it was most likely jade. Thanks!