Silver Charms – The New Designer Category
by Patty Buttonweiser
Charm bracelets have begun clawing their way back into jewelry mainstream fashion. The look has been around forever but with major retailers like Links Of London going big time into customised charm bracelets with their in store charm bar its no wonder that sterling silver charms have experienced something of a renaissance in today’s jewelry market. Silver charms on silver charm bracelets have been a great format for some years now with silver beads taking some of the thunder through brands like Pandora, Trollbeads and Chamilia.
A silver charm is no longer just a silver charm anymore. Women have been taking to silver charm collecting ever since the companies just mentioned have made it easier than ever for women and girls to have it their way with silver charm bracelets and necklaces. The new type of sterling silver charm bracelet is shaped like a rather thick snake chain. It is flexible and strong and allows silver beads to be strung on them held together with lockable spacers.
The variety of sterling silver charms is staggering. Chamilia has over 600 different kinds of silver charms that range from two tone silver and gold beads to murano glass and all sterling beads. Putting together a piece of jewelry has never been more fun. You get to mix and match all kinds of silver charms or beads melding colorful glass beads with dignified vintage silver charms that hark back to the Victorian era. You can also put charms with your birthstones or charms with Disney characters on them. The charms are reasonable to purchase and make excellent gifts for young adults. The sterling silver charms cost between $15 and $20 and the workmanship on these small beads is quite exceptional for such a small item. The two tone beads that add a bit of gold to the silver can run between $35 and $64 depending on the design and amount of gold. The all gold charms will start at around $200.
Chamilia also does a silver charms necklace using the same silver snake chain with spacers that allow you to center the beads at the drop zone around your neck. The necklaces come in assorted lengths so you’re sure to find the right length so that your silver charm beads will lay just right. The sterling silver necklaces themselves run from $40 and up depending on the length and the clasp works the same way as on their bracelet. They have to be quite durable because they must have anticipated that women will like to configure their bracelets and necklaces with different combinations of charms for different occasions.
For work, most women will stick to the all silver charms with maybe one or two charms with colored stones in them. For going out they will probably add some more color beads maybe some murano glass beads and some silver beads with Swarovski crystals in them. These are not the cheap silver charms of old but are more high quality because they are made in Italy. Many other manufacturers have latched on to this silver bead concept and have begun marketing their own wholesale silver charms to jewelers who cannot get brands like Pandora. They are also designing them to fit on bracelets made by the big three, Pandora, Trollbeads and Chamilia.
Charm bracelets have begun clawing their way back into jewelry mainstream fashion. The look has been around forever but with major retailers like Links Of London going big time into customised charm bracelets with their in store charm bar its no wonder that sterling silver charms have experienced something of a renaissance in today’s jewelry market. Silver charms on silver charm bracelets have been a great format for some years now with silver beads taking some of the thunder through brands like Pandora, Trollbeads and Chamilia.
A silver charm is no longer just a silver charm anymore. Women have been taking to silver charm collecting ever since the companies just mentioned have made it easier than ever for women and girls to have it their way with silver charm bracelets and necklaces. The new type of sterling silver charm bracelet is shaped like a rather thick snake chain. It is flexible and strong and allows silver beads to be strung on them held together with lockable spacers.
The variety of sterling silver charms is staggering. Chamilia has over 600 different kinds of silver charms that range from two tone silver and gold beads to murano glass and all sterling beads. Putting together a piece of jewelry has never been more fun. You get to mix and match all kinds of silver charms or beads melding colorful glass beads with dignified vintage silver charms that hark back to the Victorian era. You can also put charms with your birthstones or charms with Disney characters on them. The charms are reasonable to purchase and make excellent gifts for young adults. The sterling silver charms cost between $15 and $20 and the workmanship on these small beads is quite exceptional for such a small item. The two tone beads that add a bit of gold to the silver can run between $35 and $64 depending on the design and amount of gold. The all gold charms will start at around $200.
Chamilia also does a silver charms necklace using the same silver snake chain with spacers that allow you to center the beads at the drop zone around your neck. The necklaces come in assorted lengths so you’re sure to find the right length so that your silver charm beads will lay just right. The sterling silver necklaces themselves run from $40 and up depending on the length and the clasp works the same way as on their bracelet. They have to be quite durable because they must have anticipated that women will like to configure their bracelets and necklaces with different combinations of charms for different occasions.
For work, most women will stick to the all silver charms with maybe one or two charms with colored stones in them. For going out they will probably add some more color beads maybe some murano glass beads and some silver beads with Swarovski crystals in them. These are not the cheap silver charms of old but are more high quality because they are made in Italy. Many other manufacturers have latched on to this silver bead concept and have begun marketing their own wholesale silver charms to jewelers who cannot get brands like Pandora. They are also designing them to fit on bracelets made by the big three, Pandora, Trollbeads and Chamilia.
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