Charms for Mother's Day Jewelry

Posted by Maire Loughran Apr 25, 2007

2008 Update - this year I am publishing a series of articles giving instructions on tying charms onto a cotton cord to give as a Mother's Day charm bracelet. It's a quick, easy and inexpensive project.

A while back I wrote an article giving a brief history of charm bracelets and my take on their perpetual popularity. Giving charms for any special occasion is a very evocative gift - choosing just the right charm for the recipient is a lot of fun and really shows that you care - and that you gave it some thought.

However, suppose your mother does not like to or can not wear bracelets - not to worry - you can make a charm necklace for her. This is not exactly an original idea. I can remember my brother giving my mother a sort of charm necklace years ago. It was a base metal chain necklace from which were hung three little stick figure children each set with a colored birthstone.

20 years later it is still sitting in my mother's jewelry box - and quite a bit worse for wear - but my mother would never consider throwing it away.

One easy idea is to buy a sterling silver chain with larger links such as a figaro chain (at least 3mm would be best.) Then attach charms to the links with jump rings or lobster clasps. You could also purchase a large ring to hang on the necklace and attach the charms to the ring pendant style.

A sterling silver heart link chain would also be an excellent choice for the neck chain. Just make sure before you buy that the links are large enough to insert the charms.