Make your own Jewelry with Italian Gold Charms

Creating jewelry is fun, quick, and easy when using Italian gold charms.  What are Italian gold charms?  Unlike traditional charms that hang from a chain such as a necklace, bracelet, or anklet, Italian gold charms are connected to modular links that are hooked together to form a piece of jewelry such as a bracelet or accessory such as a key chain. It takes a little work to learn how to connect the links, but it becomes easier with practice.  The fun part about Italian charms is that you can mix and match the designs, and when you are tired of a design you can add or delete links to create a whole new look.Italian gold charms are a unique and fun way to create your own jewelry. In fact, Italian gold charms have brought a whole new look and feel to charms.  Traditional charms dangle for a chain such as a necklace, bracelet, or anklet. Instead of dangling from a chain, Italian charms are individual pieces that are soldered to a flat, modular link.  Often times the link is made of stainless steel.  Each link contains a hook that makes it possible to connect the links to make bracelets, anklets, watches, and key chains.  The pieces come in all shapes, sizes, designs, and colors.  They could be made of silver, gold, or stainless still.  Custom made links involve using a laser or digital photograph to put words, phrases, and pictures on the modular links.

When were Italian gold charms created? In the mid-1980s, soccer players in Europe wore Italian charms that displayed their national flags.  Fans began to notice this unique piece of jewelry and wanted their own.  Nominations, a company in Italy, answered the demand for Italian gold charms with its launch of the “composable” bracelet, and the charms became very popular in Europe.  In the 1990s Italian charms made their way to the United States when an American woman fell in love with the stylish charms that European women were wearing.  She and her sister eventually established a company that provided customized Italian gold charms as well as other kinds of charms.  The craze quickly swept the nation and Italian charms remain popular.

What types of Italian charms are there to choose from? There are many different styles of Italian charms including:

  1. Hand painted Italian charms –These individually created charms are made using enamel paints and epoxy coating.
  2. Laser Italian charms – The designs on these charms are permanently engraved into the charm.  They contain customized designs, letters, or words and are made of stainless steel.
  3. Photo Italian charms – This customized technique makes it possible to burn digital, photographic images onto the face of the charm.

For those who are looking to create jewelry that reflects their style, tastes, moods, or beliefs, making their way through the maze of charm manufacturers to find the charms that work best for them can be difficult.  The answers to the following questions provide insight about how to choose gold Italian charms. 

  1. What is the purpose of the jewelry?  If you want to create a high-quality piece of jewelry then you will need to choose a manufacturer who makes top-notch charms.  For instance, Unodomani, Brunoz Zanetti, Puzzle Talexia, and Roma are amongst the top manufacturers.  Depending on the quality and type of materials used, individual charms could cost as much as $50.
  2. How many links are needed to make an Italian charm bracelet?  In order to determine how many links are needed to make a bracelet, you must measure your wrist and determine if you want a loose or tight fitting bracelet. 
  3. How are the bracelets created? You can buy a starter bracelet that consists of eighteen blank links.  The blank links are replaced, one by one with the chosen designs. 

Gold Italian charms make wonderful bracelets, anklets, watches, or key chains. The look and feel of the jewelry depends on the style and tastes of the person creating the jewelry.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2007 at 6:03 pm and is filed under Italian Charms.