Friday, November 13, 2015

Embellish Jewelry With Sterling Silver Charms

By Mattie Knight


There are many life experiences that can cause a person to want to commemorate them with a sentimental physical token. This might be done in a variety of ways including using statuary, trophies, photographs, scrapbooks, certificates or a bevy of other things. A very popular option which allows an individual to openly display this memento is to use sterling silver charms as jewelry embellishments.

What makes jewelry such a viable option are the fact that many people tend to wear it regularly and that there are practically endless possibilities. Anything, including earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces, anklets and pins could be turned into a symbol of an event. Adding embellishments to further define the moment creates a deeply personal treasure.

Each jewelry category has numerous variation on style available. This flexibility allows the opportunity for an individual to get creative in designing their piece. The influence of factors such as finish, embellishments, material, color, size and thickness will impact the appearance and power of the unique token.

All over the world, in many cultures, for hundreds of years, dangling charm type embellishments have served as mementos of important memories, events, people, places, and times. They have been constructed using a variety of materials including wood, stone, glass, crystal, plastic, stainless steel and precious metals. Aside from personal preferences, factors that might influence the details are the item's size and to what type of jewelry it will be attached.

There are really no limits on what these dangling trinkets can look like. Sometimes they are simple geometric shapes like circles, squares, stars, triangles or rectangles and can be very small or considerably large. Quite often when using these basic forms, people may opt to have names, dates, quotes or other notations engraved or embossed on the piece.

A lot of individuals prefer to take a more literal approach to the representation of their personal experience, an option that allows for a lot of creativity. To give examples, ballet classes may be represented by a ballerina figure or a slipper, a tiny shoe for baby's first step, a cross for religious milestones or even a mortar board to symbolize graduation. The jeweler's ability and the individual's imagination are basically the only limits to the possibilities.

Simply dangling gemstones might seem a bit understated as far as embellishments go, but they can have the biggest symbolic impact. These are commonly used to denote the births of children or grandchildren, families, or even as a way to pay tribute to loved ones that have passed on. They do have some versatility since they can be genuine or made from crystal or plastic, and can be of varied cuts and placed in different settings from understate to elaborate.

There are innumerable types of embellishments that can be added to accessories like bracelets, necklaces, rings, pins or anklets. The choices are generally influenced primarily by the experience one wishes to commemorate and in which manner one desires to celebrate it. With all the different choices in material, size, shape and color, there is no reason one could not find a design the perfectly represents their purpose.




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