What
are Italian Charm
Bracelets?
Italian
charm bracelets are
made of stainless
steel interlocking
links that can easily
be taken apart and put
together. The
bracelets stretch to
fit over your hand -
there's no clasp to
worry about. Instead
of dangling from a
chain most charms for
Italian bracelets are
soldered to a flat
link. There are some
dangly charms
available but they are
not as big or
elaborate as the old
charm bracelets.
You
start with a base
bracelet. Depending on
the size of your wrist
you'll need 15 - 20
links. The most common
size link is 9 mm.
There are larger links
but it's harder to
find charms for them.
There are plain
stainless steel
bracelets or you can
get fancier ones with
raised hearts or
stars, colored hearts,
stars or ovals, mixes
of gold & silver,
and other variations.
All of the Italian
charms will
interchange with one
another.
Then
the fun starts -
picking from the
thousands of charms
available to make your
bracelet a reflection
of you! Quality
Italian Charm
Bracelets and charms
are made of stainless
steel with 18K gold or
silver accents.
Inexpensive lines are
available but like
everything else you
get what you pay for!
There
are stainless steel
charms with black
laser writing or
pictures on them.
There are stainless
steel charms with
enamel & gold or
silver designs. And
there are charms using
precious or
semi-precious stones -
the most common is
cubic zirconas in both
clear and colored.
There is a huge
selection of charms
available; sports,
birthstones, hobbies,
letters, animals,
phrases - almost
anything you can think
of. New charms are
being designed
regularly so there is
always something new.
Think about the
person's interests and
it's easy to pick the
perfect charm.
Italian
charm bracelets have
been extremely popular
in Italy and Europe
since the early 90's.
Most of the quality
charm lines are
manufactured in Italy.
There are charms being
made in China now but
often the quality is
not the same. Quality
charms have the
manufacturers name on
the back of the charm
and they have good
tension in the springs
- if they are loose
they won't stand up as
long.
An
Italian charm bracelet
is a perfect gift
choice for the women
in your life. Once you
buy her a base
bracelet you can
continue to add charms
for every occasion;
birthday, anniversary,
Christmas or just
because!
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Wendy
Kennedy owns and
operates http://www.CanadianCountryGifts.com
and carries a
great selection of
quality Italian Charms
and bracelets.
