Charm bracelets are the epitome of jewelry you can “build on”, which, let’s face it, is my favorite kind. So when I got my first charm bracelet (actually my Grandfather’s rose-gold, pocket watch chain that I had a jeweler make into a bracelet), I searched high and low to find a good source for interesting charms. It took two years but it was worth the wait.

With over 300, 14k gold charms, Charmco.com has the biggest selection I’ve seen anywhere. The mother-daughter design team have sophisticated tastes that translate into gorgeous, “heirloom quality, vintage inspired” charms. What makes a charm bracelet special is when it is a personal representation of the life of the woman wearing it. Each charm on the chain should symbolize an element of the woman’s identity and together tell a short story about her. Charmco makes starting your story (and building on it) easy with a vast assortment of categories such as Beauty & Fashion, Sports & Hobbies, Love & Luck, Pets & Animals and many more. And if you still can’t find what your looking for, the owner’s say that they’ll find it for you.

Some of our favorite designs are featured above (from left to right): 1. Star Charm (this can be engraved with a date or initials), 2. Agate Frog Charm (a symbol of fertility in many cultures and perfect for the mommy-to-be), 3. Feather Charm (the feather has many meanings but the most common are celestial wisdom, virtue, and peace – all good things), 4. Flying Pig Charm (anything is possible when solid gold pigs have wings), 5. Stiletto Heel Charm (for the fearless fashionista), and 6. Custom Calendar with Diamond (we love this for a new mom – what a great way to memorialize her baby’s birth).

Personalized service is hard to come by these days, as is a supremely stylish family business so we at MKIA are delighted to have found the women of  Charmco. We hope they inspire you to create your own charm collection or start one for someone special!

xoxo Melina