Great Things Come In Small Packages
Carlo Biagi jewelry hails from Firenze, Italy, but theirs are not what you would think of as a traditional Italian charm bracelet. Their collection consists of bracelets, necklaces and anklets that hold both their European-style beads (like Troll beads, Lovelinks, Chamilia beads, and Pandora) and their line of traditional-style charms (but with the added convenience
Costume jewellery encompasses adornments of all kinds (necklaces, charms, earrings, pendants, charm bracelets, brooches, rings, bangles, etc.) made from inexpensive materials and intended for wear with current fashions. It is also known as junk or fashion jewelry, but the former is quite a misleading term, since many vintage pieces were made from high quality materials
Time for another European bead brand: Trollbeads. Trollbeads are (interestingly) also from Denmark (just like Pandora and Lovelinks), where they are known as Troldekugler. The company begun in 1976 when silversmith Søren Nielsen created the first Trollbead (a silver mask to be strung on a leather necklace) in his workshop outside of Copenhagen. Søren made
Charms come in many shapes and forms, and so far we have talked about European charms (such as Lovelinks, the Chamilia beads, Troll beads, and perhaps the most famous of them all: the Pandora bracelet) and traditional charms, both “regular” and those “with a twist” (such as the the Thomas Sabo charm collection). Today, it’s
As I mentioned in my Pandora Bracelet post, Pandora charms and bracelets have become incredibly popular over the past few years, and they are a perfect example of how a simple (good) idea can turn into a worldwide phenomenon (for another, very similar, example, see the Thomas Sabo Charm post). All it takes is determination,
Lovelinks is another brand of European charm bracelets, very similar in style both to the Chamilia and Pandora bracelet. Like Pandora, Lovelinks jewellery originated in Denmark and the official name is Lovelinks by Aagaard. The business was started in the small village of Svendborg in 1946 by Jens Aagaard, and the collection consisted of only
European-style charms are becoming more and more popular. Surprisingly, it was Trollbeads, invented in 1976, that started the craze (I always thought it was the Pandora bracelet that came first, but no), and nowadays, there is seemingly no end to the different brand names to choose from, and there are also many companies that make
Silver is and has been just as popular as gold and used for coins, jewelry and other decorative pieces for thousands of years. I personally prefer silver to gold; to me, it provides a more restrained and minimalistic look, and it doesn’t hurt that it’s less expensive too! Silver was first mined in what is
Regardless of how much you spent on your charms, you want to make sure to store them properly. Of course, if you have an extremely valuable heirloom or antique piece, you want to take extra care to protect it from sharp objects and chemicals. Few people pay proper attention to jewelry storage, throwing necklaces, rings
Thomas Sabo charms have become incredibly popular in recent years, and no wonder. They are cute, youthful, fun and colorful, and they are all clip-on, which makes it super easy to switch them out in just a few seconds (plus you can attach them to other things as well). They have a totally different look
