Creating Vintage Charm Bracelets
Charm bracelets are a personal form of expression. They are sentimental little tokens that commemorate a moment in one's life, a magical history tour collected over years and often passed down through generations. For those that haven't yet succumbed to the addiction here's the first in a series of tips on how to assemble your very own masterpiece.
Type & Style of Bracelet
- Decide if your bracelet will be crafted of gold or silver charms. Gold will not necessarily be more costly when dealing with vintage or antique charms. The sterling silver charms made in the 1920s - 1960s are some of the most intricately detailed & desirable charms on the market. They are far superior to the little blobs of metal that machines spit out these days. I have many charm bracelets, some gold, & some silver & I love them all.
- First choose the bracelet itself. Will your bracelet be single, links, double, or triple? Maybe your preference is a unique & varies style of link. The thickness of the link is important too. If your bracelet will be filled with dainty little charms it's best to stay away from a heavy thick link chain. Likewise a delicate link bracelet will fail if you adorn it with big chunky fobs
- Different clasps offer different levels of protection. For example a box style clasp with a push button latch & safety chain or bar is less likely to come unhooked while on your wrist than a standard spring clasp. Ther are many choices in clasps, especially when shopping for antique or vintage bracelets.
Stay tuned for another chapter in this series tomorrow.
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Creating Vintage Charm Bracelets
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For those that haven't yet succumbed to the charm bracelet addiction here's the first in a series of tips on how to assemble your very own masterpiece.
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Fitzcharming
Category: Creating Bracelets
About the Author (Author Profile)
Wanda Fitzgerald is a Florida native and an vintage charm collector who loves to share her adventures in an e-commerce jewelry business with anyone who is interested.Subscribe
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Hi Wanda,
I emailing you from San Diego, Calif.
I bought a silver charm bracelet along with some charms while vacationing in Hawaii, my first charm bracelet..
Not knowing what I was doing…I discovered upon returning to the main land that I needed the clasp to attache to the charm, to attache to the bracelet, where could I purchase these “charm clasp” so that I can enjoy wearing my bracelet?
Thank you