Charmed, I'm Sure

I decided to give my two "bestest" friends (and myself) each a charm bracelet to celebrate our forty plus years of friendship and love.  I started with some personal charms for each of us which included silhouettes with our children's names and birth dates.  Of course, I looked for the old fashioned type of silhouette charm that my mother had worn on her bracelet.  I found them and was delighted at how they came out after being engraved.  I next had a round disc personalized with our three names and our "group nickname".  Of course, I had to include a wine glass charm since that is our drink of choice when we are together.  I then looked high and low for a charm to represent Avalon, which is the Jersey shore that we have frequented together over many years.  I found a fabulous handmade Avalon charm on an great etsy shop called sweetmaddie and ordered three.  I cannot wait to give my sweet friends their bracelets.  I hope they love them as much as I. I have to say that having such wonderful, wonderful friends has given me a delightfully charmed life.

Here are some other precious family charm bracelets.

TuTu Beautiful

Ballet Emerged In The Late Fifteenth Century Renaissance Court Culture Of Italy As A Dance Interpretation Of Fencing, And Further Developed In The French Court From The Time Of Louis The XIV In The Seventeenth Century. The French Word Ballet Has Its Origins In The Italian Word Balletto, A Diminutive Of The Word Ballo Which Means To Dance.

Glove Love

"Coquetries!" Cried The Marquis Taking Off Her Gloves And Showing Her Beautiful Hands.

~Honore de Balzac~

Gloves By Gaspar Gloves, Dianna Castner, Carolina Amato, Suzanne Ermann and Shaneen Huxham.

I Love A Good Scallop

Scallops (Curved Projections Forming An Ornamental Border) Can Be Delightful Accents On All Kinds Of Materials.

Hot, Hot, Hot!

Tropical Orange Hues For Summer Weddings

Something Blue

Blue Is The Color Of The Sky And Sea.

Blue Symbolizes Trust, Wisdom, Stability, Faith And Truth.