Jewelry

[Miss Posie]

Brilliant!  This looks great!

[Kachina624]

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@patbz wrote:

I have around 8 charm bracelets. Several are Brighton city/state bracelets, 2 are Pollack and 4 are Native and made from N.A.bits of jewelry ( those I wear with toggle chain to extend into necklaces). I assembled another heavy s.s. bracelet with charms to celebrate my first trip to Europe.That INE was stolen in a robbery  20 years ago.

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@patbz.  How about some pics, especially of the NA bracelets?

[songbird]

I dislike the pandora type of charms.  I much prefer the dangling ones.  I have 3 18K charm bracelets.  The most unusual charm was a beer mug that opens up. I actually got a silver pandora charm bracelet because it had a 3d padlock with a key. I never added charms and rarely wear it.  My son bought me that. I'm crazy over padlocks and keys.

[Kachina624]

@smoochy. Where are your pics?  We want to see them and everyone else's  too.

Great thread!

[amyb]

@Kachina624 The very last thing those owners would have stood for was a kitchy version of a Southwestern shop...they totally had everything authentic...they also sold Native pottery. As I said they had relationships, going back 20 yrs with many of these Native artisans.

That was the shop I worked in. The other one in Mystic Village in Mystic CT, by nature of where it was, sold a tad more of the kitsche, as it was a tourist area...but still was beautiful, and they sold more of the jewelry there too...just beautiful.

It was a great, interesting job, and I got to merchandise both stores too, along with another woman. Was creative, and fun...and a lot of work!  

[smoochy]

@Kachina624  all the jewelry you showed is stunning. I appreciate the design elements and exquisite craftsmanship. I like knowing that you wear an arm full of silver bangles. Your signature look 😊

[smoochy]

here are mine. The Pandora has charms from my Caribbean cruise. The loose charms represent trip to Thailand. Wen I put them on its just those three alone. 

Next are my James Avery bracelets. The link one has icons of things I love and hobbies, etc. The bangle tells you the states I've lived in (central Florida is famous for strawberries🍓and lightning) The cardinal is the state bird of Indiana where I was born and raised. 

Finally, the necklace. It turns out to be perfect for holding a heavy locket containing my son's ashes. 

[haddon9]

I have a Pandora charm bracelet that I got many years ago.  I also have a couple of Brighton charm bracelets (I even put a few Brighton charms on my Pandora bracelet and they fit!)

However I haven't worn them too much lately.

[shoekitty]

I do!!  I love them, although I don't wear them much anymore as they bother my arthritic wrists.  Have an old charm bracelet with silver charms my mom collected in the 40's., and then I added on.  I also collected those Juicy charms that were once the rage.  I still have about 30 charms. I love the working charms.  I also have other charm bracelets that came in one piece already with charms on them

[spumoni99]

@smoochy  My daughter got me a bracelet similar to yours and I have added to it, I really like it but its hard to put on.  I had misplaced it for a year and just found it a few days ago.

@kachina Your charm bracelet is gorgeous!  I love turquois its my favorite!  My husband is from Iran and brings home persian turquoise which is also lovely, not as much personality as yours.