Silver Charms

Sterling Silver Charms Online

Welcome to Silver Charms Online! This is an information guide for everything to do with sterling silver charms and charm bracelets and hopefully you will find all you need to know in order to make the right choice. Unless you need your items urgently today, I always recommend that you buy charms online and it is certainly my first port of call when I want to add to my sweetie bracelet.

Why do I recommend that you purchase online? There are quite a few reasons for that. For example

1. Cheap Silver Charms

You will rarely find discount silver charms in a jewelry store. The overheads are too high and the stores want to keep an exclusive presence. Although you can get some wonderful looking web sites, they don’t cost anywhere near the same to run as a regular jewelry store so they can sell their charms at a more reasonable price. Plus, all sites know that you are only one click away from surfing over to the competition, so they have to stay competitive as far as prices are concerned.

2. A Better Selection

Although some stores are better than others, the last time I went to a jewelry store in a mall near my home, they were able to offer only 7 different silver charms. I was not impressed. Perhaps there is not a big profit margin on them compared to gold watches and diamond rings. You will find more silver charms on one page of every site online than in that store. In fact you may find them in such quantities that you might just be a little overwhelmed.

Love, Friend, Forever Crystal and Silver Charm Bracelet (Click Image for Details)

Love, Friend, Forever Crystal and Silver Charm Bracelet (Click Image for Details)


3. Search Functionality

If you are looking for something in particular a search will provide you just what you need very quickly whether that is a ballerina charm, a dollar bill in a tiny case or a sunflower, there will be every type of charm imaginable at your fingertips in a few seconds. You can’t say that about shopping in a store.

4. No Pressure

There is no high pressure selling online. You can make your mind up which silver charms you want to buy in your own time, visit as many “stores” as you like and make your decision without anyone breathing down your neck.

5. Convenience

Your silver charms will get delivered to your door within a day or two and free shipping is often offered if you buy over a certain amount. Insurance is usually included too, so that you don’t have to worry about your package going missing, but if not, it is worth adding that to your purchase for peace of mind. I usually buy a few charms at once to take advantage of this kind of discount offer on shipping (well that’s my excuse!) Sometimes you will get buy a few buy two or three and get the cheapest free type offers from an online jewelry store too.

Italian Silver Charms

Italian silver charm bracelets are quite a recent innovation. These bracelets and the silver charms which decorate them are becoming more and more popular as they are a bit different to traditional charm bracelets. Italian charms clip onto a special expandable band rather than dangling from links. They are like traditional charm bracelets however in that each charm is individually chosen so that you end up with a unique piece of jewelry that means something to the person who chose it.

And of course it helps that these charms have contemporary Italian styling. (We all know Milan as one of the fashion capitals of the world). The bracelets first became popular in Italy where they were seen on many celebrities and then they spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

There are many types of Italian charms from the very expensive (no doubt the ones worn by celebrities fell into that category) to cheap and cheerful. The most expensive are in precious metals like gold and silver and they may be set with semi precious or precious stones. You can also buy silver engraved with words or enameled with beautiful colored patterns. Cheap Italian charms are made of stainless steel. They still look good but they do not have the wonderful sheen of silver charms.

Italian Silver Charm with a Rose (Click Image for Details)

Italian Silver Charm with a Rose (Click Image for Details)

You can buy Italian charms to represent all kinds of things in the same way that you can buy traditional charms but these charms are flat rather than shaped like animals or shoes – though you might buy a charm engraved with a picture of a shoe or dog or in the colors of your favorite football team.

No matter what your budget you can make a special bracelet but for an extra special one stick with silver charms. If you can’t afford to buy a whole silver bracelet you can buy just a few silver charms and fill up the rest with cheap and cheerful items until you can afford to replace them. The beauty of this system is that the charms are uniform in size and compatible with each other so you can mix and match different types quite happily and ring the changes whenever you like by clipping different charms on and off your bracelet.

Sterling Silver Charms for Gifts

If you are looking for a special gift for a friend or female family member then you are sure to delight them with a charm bracelet and a selection of silver charms. The unique thing about charms is that they can be given with the person very much in mind. You can think about what they like to do, what they like to buy, what they are known for and where they have been on vacation and buy charms to reflect their experience and favorite things.

It means that you have thought about the person before buying and not just thrown money at the gift and it means so much more to receive such a present where you know that the giver has truly thought about you and what you would like.

Of course, a set of silver charms and a bracelet to attach them too may be a little pricey for what you had in mind. In that case you can think about buying a simple chain and one charm or buying individual charms which you can attach to a bag, cellphone or keyring. In that way you can present a nice gift where you thought about the person and still have next month’s food budget intact.

Faith, Hope and Charity Silver Charm by Rembrandt Charms (Click Image for Details)

Faith, Hope and Charity Silver Charm by Rembrandt Charms (Click Image for Details)

Many of the charms symbolize love and luck and this a nice way of saying to someone that you appreciate them and wish them everything good in life. For example you can get some beautiful heart charms and charms which are called “faith, hope and charity”. If the recipient is religious you will be able to get charms to reflect their religion such as a cross or star of David charm.

You can get alphabet charms with the first letter of them name, number charms with their lucky number and animal charms reflecting their favorite pet. If you buy silver charms online you will be able to easily add up the costs as you add items to your shopping basket. Individual items will be cheaper than in a jewelry store and you can avoid getting carried away when you see how much you have selected!

Charms make a wonderful gift to wrap up. If your charms and bracelet don’t come in a nice box go along to your nearest stationery store and buy a beautiful box and ribbons to give your parcel the special treatment it deserves.