I was hoping to go a colour theme too but it was hard when people started to buy me some and I didnt know they were buying them otherwise I would have told them and I dont like to return/exchange presents.
I only wear mine sometimes as up untl last week I only had 3 charms. I have a tea cup cause I am very social and love having a cuppa with friends, an angel my children gave me for mother's day to remember my mum who died in 2002 and a house which DH pulled out of hiding while I was on the phone to the bank when they rang to say our home loan had been approved! Last week my class gave me a little boy and girl charms for christmas to remember them by- I cried!
I have asked DH to get a pandora or lovelinks one for my 30th and then for every birthday, anniversary and christmas after to buy some more charms that way he doesnt need to think of a pressie!!!! we will see what i get if i get!!!
I wear mine all the time and the pandora ones come with a warranty so as it "stretches" if it gets too loose you send it back to them and they tighten it again....
My boss (aka dad heehee) bought me one as my goodbye maternity leave present! but i dont like any of the charms he put on it heehee only the pram one....i want to eventually get mostly gold or two tone with gold and silver charms with the odd splash of green here and there....But i was cheeky and after i got it a made a 'mock' announcement to family that now they didn't have to think of pressies but to only get gold or two tone charms no colours please
And if you put other brand charms on you pandora (ie lovelinks, chamilia, imitiation) it voids the warranty so just be careful of that.
I bought me bracelt for $50 at showcase and the charms start at $11 for a spacer and $30 for a charm.
My first charm was the pram...symbolising my birthday as it was a pressy from my mum and dad. I manages to find a sun smiling to symbolise Mateauz as I always said he was my sunshine when in utero, a close friend gave me the one with the chinesse symbol of friendship on it, I have a ladybird cause I love them, 2 little boys for my eldest 2 boys, a J for jed, a little girl, a ball with green butterflies that I bought when I was rock bottom with Mateauz' stuff, a clock cause I never have enough time, and a few others just to fill in the gaps
Id love an owl cause I assosiate them with my mum...not cause she's wise just cause she use to wear these god aweful glasses that were HUGE and made her look like an owl.
i found a sewing machine charm once...but it wasnt pandora and it went red one me I would DIE if I could get a cloth nappy one!!!! hmmm I think I might email them and see if I can get a special
I got a lovelinks bracelet for Christmas with 5 charms to get me started so far i have a christmas tree, snowflake, gold heart and two pink and silver beads, will take a photo and add it soon, and I am not planning to take it off unless I have too, totally love it.
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