Pandora Bracelet Thread

[wicket2005]

I love that one, it will definitely be on my bracelet when I do a pink theme.

 

[wicket2005]

Just sold another photo on Fotolia, so have hit the £100 mark and have cashed my credits in now, which means I have to buy a Pandora charm to celebrate that fact.

 

[Pinky166]

Just sold another photo on Fotolia, so have hit the £100 mark and have cashed my credits in now, which means I have to buy a Pandora charm to celebrate that fact.

Yay!! What are you going to get?

 

[wicket2005]

Thanks Claire. I think one with about 4 orange crystals in but going to have a good look later. The trouble with going through these cashback sites for purchases means I don't want to go in the Pandora shop in town anymore so I have wait ages to get the charms from Ernest Jones (using delivery to the shop).

 

[Pinky166]

Thanks Claire. I think one with about 4 orange crystals in but going to have a good look later. The trouble with going through these cashback sites for purchases means I don't want to go in the Pandora shop in town anymore so I have wait ages to get the charms from Ernest Jones (using delivery to the shop).

I always find that Ernest Jones never have the ones I wantin stock.....so I normally use (if they are cheapest) MeMeMe as they use Quidco too & free home delivery.

 

[Bolanette87]

I changed the title of thread so it was more general for everyone...

Claire, your bracelet is looking Gooooooooooooooooooooorgeous!

Bob xoxoox

 

[Pinky166]

I changed the title of thread so it was more general for everyone...

Claire, your bracelet is looking Gooooooooooooooooooooorgeous!

Bob xoxoox

Thanks hun...I love it.

 

[wicket2005]

I bought these today from the Boro's Pandora shop.

I also grabbed a bargain priced heart monitor watch for the hubbie from TK Maxx (120 originally down to 20).

and have on order from Ernest Jones the orange primrose path bead and that is my £100 spent from selling my photos.

 

[irongirlof12]

lovely bracelets- I'll bet the pandora company are not suffering during the recession - bob alone is paying for a lot of staff wages

I can't decide between a trollbeads bracelet or pandora

 

[Pinky166]

Lovely earrings Bev.

 

[wicket2005]

Thanks Claire. Hoping my orange primrose one comes tomorrow, mememe accessories are spot on for quickness so I think it may. Still no sign of the one I ordered from Ernest Jones last Wednesday for delivery to the shop.

 

[dolphingirl47]

I have a bone to pick with you guys I am just minding my own business when I am suddenly exposed to the utter awesomeness of Pandora bracelets. Needless to say I spent half of my day off today running around Manchester trying to find one. This was surprisingly hard in a place the size of Manchester. One of the jewellery shops where I asked if they stock them kindly pointed me to a small shopping centre that I would normally never set foot into that happens to have a Pandora stockist. So I am now the proud owner of a silver Pandora bracelet and a bunny charm to go with it. I promised myself that I will always get a new charm on payday. The next ones on the list are a teddy charm and one of the blue Murano glass charms. The colour scheme for this bracelet will be blue.
Earlier on I made the mistake to look on the Pandora website and spotted a dolphin charm. The lady in the shop had assured me that there was no such thing when I asked her if there was a dolphin charm. So if I do come across this particular charm, I might just have to break my self imposed one charm per month rule.

Corinna

 

[wicket2005]

Welcome Corinna, itś thanks to Bob this thread was started and we have all got these beautiful bracelets and charms. I would love to see a photo and it is nice to see but also gives everybody ideas of what to do with their own bracelets.

I have ordered from mememe accessories who charge no postage and are very quick, definitely recommend them. Also Ernest Jones who do sell some charms cheaper than anywhere else. They do charge for postage but charms can be delivered to your nearest store free of charge. They are slow at sending them to the stores though. I have also ordered from John Greed who again are very quick but do charge for postage.

Thanks to Claire I now use Quidco to make purchases and to get cashback on the charms which I am using to save up for a 'free' charm.

On the official Pandora website you can check a list of places where various types of Pandora shops are in the UK, they are graded to show how much of the collection they will be selling.

I have seen the dolphin charm and judging my your user name they are your favourite animal. One of the sites I mention will probably have it for sale when your next payday comes.

My orders from Ernest Jones are now both due in on Thursday, so a bit like buses all coming at once thought ordered not at the same time.

 

[wicket2005]

Corinna, just had a quick search round for the dolphin charm for you. It wasn't on the MeMeMe or Ernest Jones sites but is available on the John Greed site.

 

[Pinky166]

Welcome to the addiction Corrinna. I too would love to see some pictures as and when you get new charms.

 

[beckypenguin]

hi fellow pandora addicts here is my bracelet so far my boyfriend bought me it a few months ago i am addicted its my birthday soon i have planned out the ones im going to get yay it wont let me put a pic up yet *** im so new but i will asap

 

[dolphingirl47]

Thanks for the friendly welcome to the club. It just made sense getting a Pandora bracelet. Not only are they pretty, but they are a good way to express myself. An added advantage is that they are available in Germany as well. I have learned to dread my birthday and Christmas. Without fail my mother wants to know what I would like as a present and I never know what to tell her. I just spotted that a department store near where my family lives and where my mum shops regularly, is a Pandora stockist. So in future I will just ask her to get me a charm or two for my bracelet. Voila, Christmas and birthday sorted for years to come.

I will post photos of my bracelet once it has a couple more charms on it. At the moment it feels somewhat self-conscious with just one charm on. I am sure that will be remedied very quickly though. I really want this dolphin charm and if I order from John Greed, I might as well order enough to get the free shipping. I normally spend about $100 a month on perfume oils from the USA and I did not order anything last month as there was nothing that took my fancy so I might just spend that budget on some Pandora goodies. After that it will be strictly one per month though.

Like a few others, I want to fill my bracelet with things that are in some way significant to me. The bunny is representing my husband. This is quite a funny story really. As I am German, DH decided to learn the language. On the train to our registry office wedding, we saw some bunnies and he asked me if there was a German equivalent to the word "bunny" and I told him it was "Karnickel". Somehow he got his wires crossed and wrote down "Bunnickle". After I had picked myself of the floor, this kind of stuck. 11 years on, I still call him Bunnickle. When I for once use his real name, he knows that he is in trouble.

I have decided that this bracelet will have a blue colour scheme. My favourite colour is blue. Still, I was browsing the Pandora website and there are loads of beads with purple in them that I really liked, so the second bracelet will have a purple theme. Yes, I know, talk about an addictive personality. I have all of one charm and already think about a second bracelet.

I have a few questions for you experts:

What are the clips used for and is this something I should consider getting sooner rather than later? Whereabouts on the bracelet do they get attached?

Are spacers needed and what are they actually for? I have so far only seen one spacer that I even remotely like.

How often roughly are new designs released and how often do they retire designs?

Are you purists or do you mix and match different brands? I really want some Disney charms, but Pandora does not do them. So I have been looking at the tha Chamilia charms, but I am not sure if this would make the bracelet look odd.

Right, I think I read most of the thread at one point or another, but I think I will go and read it from start to finish.

Corinna

 

[beckypenguin]

hey dolphin girl they bring out beads twice a year in spring and autumn so they should be realeasing new ones soon! i am a purist i like all my to have some significance to me but i have a color scheme that i stick too it is recommended by pandora to stick to a colour scheme otherwise the bracelet would maybe look messy but its entirely up to you mine have a lot of pink gems in it and i love the 50 pound gorgeous purple gem one! i hope to get a few gold and silver ones like the bee and the heart and lock one soon i am not sure how often they retire beads but the clips are used to stop the beads moving like stoppers really its if u want to section of parts of the bracelet hope this helps

 

[Pinky166]

What are the clips used for and is this something I should consider getting sooner rather than later? Whereabouts on the bracelet do they get attached?

Are spacers needed and what are they actually for? I have so far only seen one spacer that I even remotely like.

How often roughly are new designs released and how often do they retire designs?

Are you purists or do you mix and match different brands? I really want some Disney charms, but Pandora does not do them. So I have been looking at the tha Chamilia charms, but I am not sure if this would make the bracelet look odd.

Right, I think I read most of the thread at one point or another, but I think I will go and read it from start to finish.

Corinna

I love the story of your bunnickle!

I am doing a pink bracelet first as it is my favourite colour. I think they look better if you only have one colour theme.

I don't mix my charms....I have got 3 of the Chamilia Disney charms but IMHO they don't look right with the Pandora charms as they are a brighter silver, so I have decided my next bracelet will be a disney chamilia one. Then after that I want to do a Pandora Purple bracelet......I like forward planning.

I think spacers are personal preference as the charms can look very cluttered once you have a lot on them so it is a way to break them up a little.

The clip ones go on the two twisty parts of you bracelet, if you look at my pic I recently posted (page 37, #554) you will see where the clips go. It spreads the charms out into three sections.

I hope this helps but ask away if you have more questions.

 

[beckypenguin]

doh! okay so today im going out to get the queen bee charm its so cute i loved it on bobs bracelet persuaded me to get it after seeing it !!