Bracelets and bangles, jewellery to wear on your arm. Vintage bracelets are a popular choice but which should you choose? Bracelets are any piece of jewellery you wear on your wrist, a bracelet can be flexible or solid. A bangle is a special form of bracelet which is solid, it either hinges open or it is completely solid [...]

Now this may seem simple to those of you who have been collecting and wearing vintage charm bracelets for some time. Recently I have had two customers receive their silver charm bracelets and then not know how to open them. The little heart shaped padlocks can be quite a puzzle unless you know the trick [...]

From my postbag: How do I clean my vintage silver charm bracelet? My reply: Many people prefer to leave their charm bracelets to acquire a vintage silver patina and do not clean them unless they are exceptionally dirty. Should you decide that yours needs a clean here are a few things to think about: – [...]

What do you call jewellery you wear on your arm or wrist? There does seem to be a wide variety of terms: bracelet, bangle, torque, arm ring, slave bracelet, chain, charm bracelet, bangle bracelet, cuff ? Here is how I think they go: Bracelet:Flexible perhaps links or some type of flexible material. Worn round the [...]

Vintage Charms are back Charms bracelets are back in fashion! Very trendy in the 1960s and 1970s, they faded from popularity for over 20 years but are back in a big way. Old or new, ready made or lovingly assembled to reflect the owners personality, silver, gold, glass, opening, moving, gem studded, traditional and Italian charms [...]

I am happy to see that Ezine (one of the interenets quality sources for articles) has published a work of mine about Vintage charm bracelets. Here is is: View RSS feed