http://www.charmbracelet.org The name says it all ! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well I was bored last weekend so I decided to have a little go and trying to enamel some old charms thinking that it would be a bit of fun, and might breathe some colourful life into charms which I have otherwise pretty much stopped wearing on any of my ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/finished-with-enamel/ Ok so its been a while since my last post, and I feel I should move away from my general discussion of different styles of charms and charm bracelets to some nitty gritty charm bracelet geeky stuff.  I'm sure you are all delighted to hear this, but sometimes the difference ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/my-findings-on-findings/ I came across a new phrase today, or name, or whatever you might call it: European Charm Bracelet. Now, the name obviously is fairly self explanatory in that it refers to charm bracelets which are “European”. But then aren’t Italian charms also European? Very confusing. Actually European charms, and European ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/what-is-so-european-about-beads/ [caption id="attachment_107" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pandora Charm Bracelet"][/caption] One type of charm bracelet which definitely seems on the rise is the pandora charm bracelet. And no, I'm not talking about the jewelry company Pandora, I'm talking about the style of charm bracelet silly! I think maybe its because pandora charms ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/is-there-anything-charming-in-pandoras-box/ Where to begin...The term “bead bracelet” takes in a massive range of bracelets, from those with a small selection of chunky beads to bracelets to bracelets made up from weaving loads of tiny tiny beads together. Strictly speaking the latter kind of bracelet is called a “seed bead bracelet” ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/seed-bead-bracelets/ Ok, so I was chatting to a friend the other day and she was thinking of buying an Italian Charm Bracelet as she is bored of her normal charm bracelet, so I thought I would do a little post about Italian Charm Bracelets to vent my own opinions on ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/italian-charm-bracelets-the-boring-charm-bracelets/ Threads to Use For Beading Lots of people make bead bracelets, or use thread as the basis to hang charms on to make up a charm bracelet.  I don't think there is one definitive type of thread to use on your bead or charm bracelet, it really depends on what ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/types-of-threads-for-beading/ [caption id="attachment_77" align="alignleft" width="115" caption="Swarovski Crystals"][/caption] Swarovski Charms Almost every city I've ever been in seems to have a Swarovski jewellery shop, normally identifiable from the large Swan logo, and a window display of hundreds of glass crystals normally against a black felt background. Swarovski crystals are very popular, can be ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/swarovski-crystal-charms/ How to make your own charm bracelet, an overview... Ok well I'll start with the basics. There are so many different types and varieties of charm bracelet that you could go dizzy just thinking about them. If you want to make your own charm bracelet then its worth having ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/making-a-charm-bracelet-first-choices/ [caption id="attachment_70" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Bead charm bracelet"][/caption] Welcome to my first post.  Ok so here is the plan, this blog, or whatever its called is about charm bracelets, and each week I plan to post a different article about charms, charm bracelets, and occasionally other jewelry.  I will try to keep ... http://www.charmbracelet.org/welcome-to-the-charmed-blog/