My Nomination bracelet that I had for my birthday

[miasmum]

I went into the jewellers today to buy myself a charm with a voucher I had for my birthday and a charm from Luke. The girl in the shop fitted them for me and said I will put the old links in a box for you. I happened to say, I will have enough to make a new bracelet soon and she said "but that is the whole point didn't you realise?"

Apparently in Italy where they are from, the whole point is that someone, often a mother, buys the bracelet for her daughter. As you collect the charms you end up with enough links to make a new bracelet, which you 'nominate' to another daughter or niece (she said Italians are very into family, which I did know) and so it goes on, that is why they are called Nomination bracelets.

What a lovely idea, I like it even more now, if only I had someone to nominate

[JoM]

I didn't know that either (not that I have one though) but what a really lovely idea and it certainly explains the name
Which charms have you got?

[miasmum]

I have a gold heart, a little scottie dog, a butterfly, a bee, a flower, a white stone, a cat

then today I bought a red stone as that is my birth stone and I wanted to buy myself a charm from Luke. I thought about a tortoise, but whereas all my charms have been bought by friends thinking of me when they bought them, he can't do that, so I wanted something that could only be from him, so I bought myself a L for Luke

[JoM]

That's a really lovely idea to get an L
I love anything like this but I know that only one person would buy the charms - me

[Kaz]

That's a lovely idea. I bought B a Chamilia bracelet from Samuels - similar to Pandora - and a couple of charms when she graduated college It's a silver bracelet and you thread the beads on - one I got said Congratulations and one was a purple bead that matched the lovely dress she wore. I'm getting one that says DAUGHTER for her birthday next week, along with other things

[miasmum]

I like the Chamilia bracelets but they are just too chunky. I tried my friends first and it clattered on the keyboard and when I tried to write it dug in. Be lovely for best but I wanted one I could wear day in, day out and my Nomination is flat and fits the bill. Plus it has no clasp so it can't fall off

[Kaz]

They would be for you Shell as you are quite delicately built, but TBH it would take two of you to make a Becky She really suits chunkier jewellery with being quite big built and tall

That one is lovely for you, and just a nice idea

[miasmum]

I don't think they are chunky in that way Kaz, my friend is even smaller than me and her's looks lovely on. But she doesn't wear it for work for the reasons I said, it clatters and bangs about