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Charm Bracelet

Looking for that perfect gift? A charm bracelet makes for a memorable and treasured gift. Charm bracelets help tell a person’s story and giving one as a gift can help someone start to put together their own story.

Charm bracelets have been around as far back as 75,000 years ago when shells and mammoth tusks served as charms. Our ancient ancestors also used semiprecious stones, amber, wood, glass, and bones for charms. They were typically used in identifying a person in life and in death. Archeological digs have found burial chambers with charm bracelets that helped identify the deceased to the gods.

Charm bracelets were also used to identify a person’s faith and were symbols of luck. Early Christians identified themselves with a fish charm, while Jewish scholars had passages of the Talmud written into amulets. The popularity of charm bracelets have waxed and waned over the years, but they never really disappear.In more recent times, charm bracelets identify best friends.  Friends would wear charm bracelets and exchange charms as a symbol of their bond and affinity. Charm bracelets make for excellent gifts because they are symbolic. They also help people think about what is important to them.

To start off a charm bracelet, look for a good starter bracelet. A good starter bracelet is sturdy, with large links. They need not be expensive, but make sure they will last and that the color does not fade. Silver charm bracelets are popular these days, but a nice pale gold starter bracelet will also do nicely. Next, look for a charm or two. Plain silver charms make for a good starter charm, but it is nice to have something sparkly for the first charm. Look for a charm that tells how special the person is.

If you are picking a charm for yourself, look for a charm that identifies you, in keeping with the tradition of charm bracelets. A gift charm can be a heart charm to symbolize how special that person is to you, or a lock to indicate that she is the keeper of your secrets. Charms can also symbolize special milestones. A baby rattle for the birth of a child is an excellent shower party gift. A glass slipper is the perfect charm gift for a sixteenth birthday. Monograms also serve as great charm gifts. Charm bracelets also make it easy for you to think of a gift for that person’s next birthday.