You can thread them – but you can’t-eat them!!
Our bead repository includes a number of highly prized semi-precious stones – including some unusual Jade mushroom slices which could work well in that tribal-influenced piece of jewellery you’ve been promising yourself.
These Jade mushroom beads are popular with beaders bent on creating ethnic-style tribal or boho-style statement jewellery because of their beautiful green colour.
The collection contains 13 sliced mushrooms.
The majority of our jade has been processed in Afghanistan but comes from the Henan region in northern China.
Sources claim that Jade has long been considered to be the ‘Imperial Gem’ – so utmost respect for the semi-precious stone must be attached to its very being.
Because of the stone’s reverence all over Asia – and throughout the centuries, Jade has been used, not only to create many “utilitarian and ceremonial objects, from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits”, it has been used to create some of the finest jewellery.
Purists also believe jade is both complex and spiritual – with healing qualities which have the ability to help cure kidney and loin ailments.
In this collection, the package contains five pieces of beautiful drop pendant pieces which lend themselves as stunning ingredients for that special necklace.
That said, the Jade mushrooms in this collection, which weigh in at 61 grams, have been heavily discounted and now work out to cost roughly $3.23 each and definitely belong in your jewellery-making box. All contain a decent 1-1.5mm horizontal-drilled hole through the base of the stem, and are suitable for threading with beading thread, leather, tigertail, or craftline (similar to fishing line).
The accompanying photos illustrate what to expect in your order. But please be mindful that from time to time there may be some minor variations depending on availability.