Hi Jamie x,
Over the years ive been given and left lots of jewellery sadly its laid in a jewellery box doing nothing as i have an allergy to gold, my skin turns black. I do have some lovely pieces of murano glass jewellery ive picked up over the years while visiting Venice and Slovenia. Recently i sold most of the gold and with the money ive booked myself a three stop holiday staying in New york, Las vegas and San francisco for early next year.
Mentioning jade, my friend is chinese, when her dad passed away i attended his funeral and was surprised at the amount of jade the chinese culture put in the coffin before burial. My friend told me the chinese believe that jade protects the body from decay. Jade is also associated with immortality.