Pandora Bracelet Thread

[Kirsteen]

What a lovely sister you are to be buying her one too. Think you deserve a charm for that.

I love your thinking!! It's my first day back at work (I've been on maternity leave since September) I'm sure that means a new charm for me too? lol xx

 

[CustardTart]

I need your help. I just found out that my sister is going to get married in September. She is also just about to move in with her partner (so far she has lived with my parents). So it is all about new beginnings for her. I have decided to get her a Pandora bracelet to celebrate this milestone in her life. I want to get her three charms to get her started. Her favourite colour is blue. I am looking for ideas as to what charms would be suitable for this....

What a fab idea!!! Butterflies symbolise new beginnings so I'd maybe start with that. Also, the rose represents love so there's another possibility. Then maybe something simple and personal to her, like her birthstone... I find Pandora charms can be adapted to suit pretty much any situation so I don't think you can go wrong, Corinna...

 

[CustardTart]

I love your thinking!! It's my first day back at work (I've been on maternity leave since September) I'm sure that means a new charm for me too? lol xx

 

[CustardTart]

I managed to get hold of a couple of the retired Khanji charms for my bracelet - there the ones either side of the clasp. The one on the left means love and the one the right means harmony...

 

[PoppyAnna]

Love you updated bracelet, Karen

Here's a picture of my updated bracelet. I don't usually wear all the coloured beads together but I fancied seeing and feeling the bracelet more full.

I have my eye on a few more charms

 

[wicket2005]

I have my eye on a few more charms

Snap, though I would have to substitute a lot for your few. I especially love your blue glass charms, what make are they?

Updated bracelets looking good Joanne and Karen and Kirsteen - yes you do deserve a charm, leaving that little angel of a child today must have been hard (lovely photo).

 

[CustardTart]

Here's a picture of my updated bracelet. I don't usually wear all the coloured beads together but I fancied seeing and feeling the bracelet more full.

I absolutely love the soft pink and blue (is it aqua?) together, Joanne!!! So summery and delicate...

...I have my eye on a few more charms

Don't we all!!! Tho' last night DH asked me not buy any more for the first bracelet as he wants to fill some space - what a sweetheart!!! I am, of course, OVERCOME with curiosity but he just mimed the zipping and locking of his mouth so I don't think he's going to give up any info in a a hurry...

 

[PoppyAnna]

I especially love your blue glass charms, what make are they?

I absolutely love the soft pink and blue (is it aqua?) together, Joanne!!! So summery and delicate...

Thank you ladies They are NOT official Murano Pandora glass beads, I got them from Be charmed here they are very resonable and besides the blue and pink I have some black beads and white beads which I put on for evenings out.

Sounds like Richard has some tricks up his sleeve Karen
I was really surprised when my Richard came home with the suitcase, it's exactly the one I wanted and is actually a Biaggi charm and he must of remembered I prefered it to the Pandora one

I really like your bracelet Karen, I think if I had the budget for the gold pieces, I would gone with a very similar colour scheme. It really co-ordinates well

 

[wicket2005]

Thanks for that link.

 

[CustardTart]

...I have some black beads and white beads which I put on for evenings out...

Sounds good! I love the way the different coloured beads can completely change the look...

...Sounds like Richard has some tricks up his sleeve Karen...

I know - he was quizzing me at dinner last Friday and I told him how much I wanted the gold BCC ribbon charm but it's crazy cash so we'll have to see. I'm trying very hard to remain calm instead of

...I was really surprised when my Richard came home with the suitcase, it's exactly the one I wanted and is actually a Biaggi charm and he must of remembered I prefered it to the Pandora one...

Don't you just love it when they pull a stunt like that!?? I was amazed that my Richard remembered that I like to mix gold and silver when he bought the original bracelet - shows they listen sometimes, I guess...

...I really like your bracelet Karen, I think if I had the budget for the gold pieces, I would gone with a very similar colour scheme. It really co-ordinates well

Why thank you! TBH it wouldn't have any gold charms if I hadn't bought them in the US - they are much cheaper there! So when I was on hols, I made the decision to spend my handbag fund on charms hence the gold ones but the absence of arm candy...

 

[wicket2005]

My updated bracelet.

New charm to the left of the green grape and spacer charm is the little girl charm this represents my niece, Isabella, who is 4 today.

New charm to the right next to safety chain end, is the lots of love charm, this represents my Nanna who had lots of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Just sold another £30s worth of photos on Fotolia so going to be buying another charm as soon as I can.

 

[Pinky166]

Love you updated bracelet, Karen

Here's a picture of my updated bracelet. I don't usually wear all the coloured beads together but I fancied seeing and feeling the bracelet more full.

I have my eye on a few more charms

Your bracelet looks lovely Joanne. I like the pink & blue/turquoise together!

Tho' last night DH asked me not buy any more for the first bracelet as he wants to fill some space - what a sweetheart!!! I am, of course, OVERCOME with curiosity but he just mimed the zipping and locking of his mouth so I don't think he's going to give up any info in a a hurry...

Does he fancy filling a few on my bracelet too?

I am hoping to get one or two when my ebay items sell.....but I only listed them last night so I have to wait a week.

 

[Pinky166]

Your Bracelet looks fab Bev....what charm are you going to get to fill it up (it looks like there is only room for one more!)

What are you going to do after? Are you going to get another bracelet?

 

[PoppyAnna]

Your bracelet does look nice Bev. Like Claire says, there's not much room left

 

[wicket2005]

Thanks. Don't know which one I am getting next, yet.

May have room for 2 more charms before it is finished.

I am just going to use the same bracelet, clips, spacers and safety chain with another set of charms, and use some of the old charms to fill in on the new one too. I have not decided on a colour yet but do intend to get 4 coloured glass ones in green and 4 in orange to use with the charms on this bracelet at some point, to make a green bracelet and an orange bracelet. I think I will start the next one with 4 coloured glass charms first or in between times, then add coloured silver charms and plain silver charms. Going to have a look on the web for some ideas.

 

[CustardTart]

My updated bracelet.

Looks fab, Bev! The 'lots of love' charm is one of my faves...

...Does he fancy filling a few on my bracelet too?

Well, I'll ask him...

...I am hoping to get one or two when my ebay items sell.....but I only listed them last night so I have to wait a week.

Good luck with that - here's to more bracelet-filling action soon...

 

[Pinky166]

Good luck with that - here's to more bracelet-filling action soon...

I decided that I am allowed

Up until now everything I have earn from Quidco & Ebay has gone in a savings account for the cruise next year.....since I sent the dreaded email to cancel it yesterday that money is now the "yet to be decided holiday fund" and I am going to treat myself with this weeks earnings.

 

[CustardTart]

I decided that I am allowed

Up until now everything I have earn from Quidco & Ebay has gone in a savings account for the cruise next year.....since I sent the dreaded email to cancel it yesterday that money is now the "yet to be decided holiday fund"...

It's a horrible feeling, isn't it? Last year we were booked on the NYE cruise and I made lots of good friends on the meet thread but then we decided that we should cancel as DH's ma wasn't getting any younger or stronger. Sending the email was horrid and TBH NYE even worse but I know we did the right thing so never regretted it... FWIW I think you've made the 100% correct decision - our research proves that and just think what fun you can have planning something else...

...I am going to treat myself with this weeks earnings.

You totally deserve it...

 

[wicket2005]

Thanks Karen.

Hope your EBay items sell for a good profit. Why did you cancel your cruise next year? Are you still going on one this year?

 

[Pinky166]

It's a horrible feeling, isn't it? Last year we were booked on the NYE cruise and I made lots of good friends on the meet thread but then we decided that we should cancel as DH's ma wasn't getting any younger or stronger. Sending the email was horrid and TBH NYE even worse but I know we did the right thing so never regretted it... FWIW I think you've made the 100% correct decision - our research proves that and just think what fun you can have planning something else...


You totally deserve it...

Thanks Karen. I know it was the right thing to do which is why I sent the email yesterday....I didn't want to prolong it. Anyway I have got planning to do for next year now we want to go somewhere different so we have the fun task of choosing to look forward to over the next few weeks.

Hope your EBay items sell for a good profit. Why did you cancel your cruise next year? Are you still going on one this year?

Thanks Bev. We were booked on the first Baltics cruise for June 2010 with DCL but even when the exchange rate was almost $2 per £1 it was expensive. Other cruise lines have recently released an identical itinerary at a THIRD the price of DCL. I just can't justify paying that much money.
So we are going to wait and see what Disney do with the 2 new ships.

We most definately are still going in Sept to both WDW & our 1st ever cruise, we were fortunate enough to pay for this trip when the rate was 2 for 1.