Can you help me with pandora bracelets?
I’m thinking of getting a pandora bracelet and my mother has kindly agreed to get me one for christmas. But they are very expensive, so my mother is going to buy them from ebay. I was just wondering if you could tell me some beads that are “in” at the moment and how many beads can fit on a 16 or 17 cm bracelet? (Yeah, I have small hands) Also, what type of beads should I get? I don’t think I am able to get the gold ones so I’m going to stick with the sterling silver ones. How should I arrange my bracelet and do I need clips and spacers?
Your help is appreciated!
*I’m buying them from ebay as the place I stay in sells brands really expensive.
well i have a pandora so i’ll do what i can to help. (:
the number one thing to be careful about when buying beads off ebay is not to get any fakes one. all real pandora murano glass beads have pandora written along a side and the clasp on the bracelet should read pandora as well. if you live in america i suggest buying them there -they are a lot cheaper in america than in countries like australia and england!
my bracelet is also 16 – 17 cm and sterling silver. (:
you can fit five to six beads in each section, depending on how big the bead is.
oh and make sure to get the silver bracelet with bead clasp, not claw clasp.
you definitely need to get two clips. this stops all your beads sliding to one side and fills in the bracelet. personally i think these are the nicest sterling silver clips and cost 25 US dollars;
http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/d6/8/AAAAAjOnWecAAAAAANaJNQ.jpg
spacers aren’t essential until your bracelet is full and you need to fill in tiny gaps.
it is best to keep your bracelet to two colours and sterling silver. mine is pink and green. some other good combinations are blue and pink, purple and white or purple and green. to start your bracelet off i suggest you get two murano glass beads, or if you want more make sure it’s an even number as having three, five, etc would make the bracelet look uneven coz these beads are large. the most popular murano glass beads at the moment are the summer range; http://www.wilkinsandolander.com/images/pan_79658_sm_000.jpg which come in pink, green, blue, violet, rose, beige, orange, clear with black hearts and black and white. match one of these with another glass bead and it will look great. (: i have the green summer bead and everyone loves it, especially coz it’s not released where i live yet. the beads with stones in it are the nicest beads, but also quite expensive. it’s worth getting at least one and it really makes your bracelet look nice and they are always in style. another popular bead is the enamel butterfly, almost everyone i know with a pandora has one; http://www.charmme.com.au/images/79437_E01.jpg this comes in blue, pink, purple, green, orange and yellow. silver beads with hearts on it are also classic and cheap, and space out the coloured beads well.
here are two sites where you can design your own pandora bracelet;
http://www.denmark-beads.com/cgi-bin/pandora/build/build-a-bracelet
http://www.pandora-jewelry.com/US/Build%20your%20own%20bracelet.aspx
hope i helped! (:
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