Sterling Silver Charms

While you might be able to get charms made from a whole range of different materials such as silver and gold or more exotic materials like coral and special woods, as well as animal body parts like teeth and bones, the most popular by far is still silver. In Europe sterling silver charms are hugely popular and worn by every type of person from the street vendors to the millionaire businessmen of Milan and Monaco. Some of the best selling silver charms around come from France and Italy.
Charm bracelets have been getting used in many different cultures for many thousands of years. You will be able to find examples of charms in the Orient and also in the Egyptian and Roman Empires, but perhaps the most common use of charms was in North Western Europe where the Germans, Celts and Gauls used them to bring them good luck. The word “charm” actually comes from a French word which basically means, pray through incantation. This tells us that the first charms would have been used as part of religious services. That old French word then comes from an even old Latin word which means to chant to invoke power. Someone would hold onto the charm and then chant out an incantation to appeal to the Gods, hoping that it would bring them better luck or better general fortune. Some people have said that the first idea for the Catholic Rosary came from the idea of using charms.

You are able to use charms on any of your jewelry, from bracelets and necklaces to earrings, and they can be used to symbolize anything you want, not just good luck. A number of people use them for religious charms, much the same as the rosary. Charms for the Virgin Mary and Our Lady of Guadalupe (which is a popular choice in Mexico) as well as other saints or religious figures are really popular, though people still like plain charms such as animals or four leaf clovers. Beaded charms have started to get very popular over the years, they can use materials such as Swarovski crystals and beautifully colored Murano glass.