saraha Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) My daughter wants to start a charm bracelet. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good quality, but not super expensive bracelet to start out with? She is 11. Thanks! I have seen some on overstock.com that were stainless steel and sterling silver. Any thoughts here also? Edited May 9, 2012 by saraha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in FL Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) jamesavery.com They have very nice charms and excellent customer service. Jen Edited May 9, 2012 by Jenn in FL an extra word snuck in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Uppercase Living has some. They have a children's section, although the charm bracelets are in the grown-up section ("Foundations" with the charms in "My Design" and "Blume Embellishments"). It's something she could "grow" over the years and wear as a young lady, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I don't know if it is what you had in mind for price or style but the "in" thing is Pandora right now and it has been in for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I don't know if it is what you had in mind for price or style but the "in" thing is Pandora right now and it has been in for a few years. They are expensive. Troll Beads are nice but also expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Mama Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have a Chamilia and love it. I can use Pandora beads on it, I don't *think* you can use the Chamilia beads on Pandora...I think I have that right. DD has a Bauble Lulu. It looks just like my Chamilia, but cost us much less. It has held up every bit as well as my Chamilia, but she does wear it less. I have some Bauble Lulu beads on mine, they have held up fine. So if you want good quality and mid-price, I'd go with Chamilia. If you want cheap price and pretty good quality look at Bauble Lulu....in my totally "un-jewelry-edumacated" opinion ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrachelle Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 jamesavery.com They have very nice charms and excellent customer service. Jen :iagree: We love James Avery here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 jamesavery.com They have very nice charms and excellent customer service. Jen :iagree: The customer service alone makes their jewelry worth more than you pay for it. A friend of ours bought all my girls new bracelets and we had to combine the charms. If it's a JA charm they moved it for free and only charged $2.50/charm for non-JA charms. At the local jewelry store they were going to charge $25.00/charm!!! Then they shipped them to me for free. It's also excellent quality. My mom has a charm she got for HS graduation, I have the same charm I got when dh deployed the first time, and my girls all got the same charm for their 5th birthdays. Mom's is still just as beautiful as when it was new. I love James Avery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I've always wanted a charm bracelet, despite not being a big jewelry wearer. I love the sound they make. I think a mother/daughter tradition could be in the works. Thanks for reminding me about them. The James Avery (I'd never heard of it! I'm reading now that it's a big TX thing?) bracelets seem like the traditional kind that I'd want, but I do like the look of the Pandora/Brighton bracelets, too. Tell me, do they jingle? That's important to me :001_smile:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have started charm bracelets for my girls. I bought sterling silver bracelets at a local jewelry shop (not fancy) for about $25. I find charms in lots of places, including a shop that sells incense and Indian (as in India) style clothing. Sterling charms range from $10 - $20. I would love to have one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Thanks everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 jamesavery.com They have very nice charms and excellent customer service. Jen :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-M- Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Blue Nile also has lovely charms (sterling silver) and bracelets: http://www.bluenile.com/ For my birthday, my husband and daughters also gave me three charms from Rembrandt Charms. They are slightly smaller than the Blue Nile Charms, but they are evenly distributed among the larger and look really lovely. http://www.rembrandtcharms.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 We got my dd a James Avery bracelet and have added charms for special occasions ever since. It's very special to her. We are not adding a charm for every thing, but I am getting her one to mark our Passport to Purity weekend, and will get her one when she gets baptized, stuff like that. You can also get them for seemingly a million other occasions. They have a guarantee on the quality so if anything happens they will replace it. I broke a chain once and they replaced it no questions asked. If my dd needs a new larger bracelet for her charms they will trade it out. Great customer service, especially if you have a store near you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 My kids both have one their grandmother started for them. They are James Avery's, nice but not too pricey. http://secure.jamesavery.com/jewelry/search/product/B-323L/Medium-Twist-Bracelet/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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