My Pandora Bracelet

As promised, here is my Pandora bracelet. I thought I would show you each bead and explain how Pandora bracelets work.

If you are not familiar with Pandora Charm Bracelets, let me fill you in. Basically you pick which type of actual bracelet you want (I have the sterling silver one with the classic Pandora clasp) and then you can purchase all sorts of fun charms and beads. When you go to initially purchase your bracelet, the jeweler will measure to see which size bracelet you will need. The bracelet should be fitted because it will stretch over time.

The beads and charms attach to the bracelet by screwing onto the thread system. Each bead or charm has threads in the inside and end of the bracelet has threads as well. You can purchase clips (which look just like charms) that keep your beads in sections on your bracelet.

All of my charms have been gifts with the exception of the majestic butterfly charm which I bought. My husband has given me most of the charms and my mom bought me my bracelet and several charms. CLICK HERE to visit pandora.net

From left to right:

Lotsa Love Charm
Owl Charm
S Clip
Cupcake Charm
Ocean Wave Clear CZ Charm
Butterfly Dangle Charm (this one is in 2 pieces so you can give one away)
Doggie Charm
Present Charm
S Clip
Alpha E Charm
Majestic Butterfly Charm

I have room for around 6-7 more charms depending on what else I get. I love collecting Pandora charms and it makes me happy to look down at my bracelet and what all the charms mean to me. All of my charms represent something to me, whether it's something or someone that I love. I have fun changing the order of the charms too and whenever I get a new charm I change the order and look of the bracelet. I've had my bracelet for about 1.5 years. It takes time to fill up your bracelet as you collect charms.

My husband typically buys my Pandora charms at Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. The charms start at $30 and go up from there. There are gold, sterling silver, gold/silver mix, charms with stones and precious stones and ones without. They also make dangle charms and ones made from wood and murano glass.

Jewelry at Target

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On of my most favorite places in the world to shop for costume jewelry is Target. I'm lucky enough to have a Super Target less than 5 minutes from my house and I go there weekly if not several times a week. If you have never checked out the jewelry section at Target you may want to next time you are there.

It may be easy to just run down the regular jewelry aisle and overlook the counter. But I wouldn't recommend doing so. Some of the best gems (no pun intended!) are behind those glass shelves.

And you might be thinking isn't the more expensive stuff behind the counter? The answer to that is yes and no. Some of the items are between $9.99 and $14.99. I recently purchased a bracelet and earrings that were both behind the jewelry counter and they are amazing.

So just a little shout out to remind you to check the jewelry counter next time you are at Target and want a little something nice for yourself or a gift for a friend. You will be surprised what you might find!