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Customized mother bracelets, also called name bracelets, are wonderful gifts to give this Christmas holiday. At a recent craft show I attended several people were discussing gift giving and how a customized bracelet would be a wonderful gift to give loved ones. There are several factors to take into consideration before making this purchase.

First, consider the components used in the bracelet. If you want a top quality bracelet, one must make sure that sterling silver and/or gold filled beads are used. If the price seems a little too good to be true, you can probably assume sterling silver and gold filled beads were not used.

Secondly, look at the size of letter beads used. A mother or grandmother bracelet should have the larger 5.6 mm letter blocks. This size is much better proportioned for an adult wrist. The reverse also applies. Smaller 4.5 mm letter blocks should only be used for someone with a very small wrist, such as a child.

Thirdly, determine what clasp you like. Normally you can choose either a toggle clasp or a lobster claw clasp. I have been told by many customers that although the toggle clasp in some opinions is prettier, the lobster claw clasp will insure the bracelet stays on your wrist and will not fall off. When you have such an expensive, personalized piece of jewelry you don't want to take any chances that you will lose it.

Lastly, find out what the shipping costs are. It only costs between .60 to .80 cents to send a bracelet across the country through first class mail. Many companies charge a flat $5 shipping fee. Companies should not be making money off of shipping charges. Also, first class mail only takes 4 to 5 days at the most to reach a destination across the country which is not bad considering we wait longer for orders that are made off of the television or magazines.

Customized mother bracelets really do make wonderful gifts. If you decide this would be a wonderful gift for a loved one this Christmas, remember not to wait until December to order. This is a very busy time for customized bracelet companies and orders can become backed up longer than usual because of the holiday season.

Family Bracelets Direct: http://www.familybraceletsdirect.com Customized mother's bracelets, child bracelets, grandmother bracelets, and more. FREE SHIPPING on all U.S. and Canada orders. Kim Wedding resides in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Throughout the year she attends several craft shows in Dearborn and Ripley counties. Customers may purchase customized orders through the website.

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Kids and adults everywhere love to wear fun, decorative items like glow bracelets and other kinds of unique jewelry. They are great for parties, especially the glow sticks or glow in the dark party that is getting very popular. You’ll also find that they are popular among ravers and other clubbers who like to wear decorative items that will stand out in the darkened atmosphere of today’s clubs. Glow sticks bracelets and necklaces are also valuable for use in night sports so that players can keep track of each other.

Glow bracelets work via a chemical reaction between Cyalume and a strong percentage of 35% hydrogen peroxide which is called a chemoluminescent reaction. There is also a fluorescent dye added to the mix which helps to create the color of the bracelet. These dyes come in colors such as green, purple, white, hot pink, red, yellow-green, yellow, and blue. The yellow bracelets may not appear a full daisy or lemon yellow due to the nature of the phosphors given off by the chemical reaction.

You may well know that the bracelets, as is the case with all glow sticks products, are activated by breaking a small glass vial inside the plastic. This vial contains the Hydrogen peroxide needed to set off the chemical reaction with the Cyalume and florescent dye in the outer plastic tubing.

Bracelets are available everywhere from gumball machines to large lots that are sold by manufacturers on the internet. These lots can be found at a much lower price that the costs of them in stores. Bracelets are about six to eight inches, but you can string them together to make longer bracelets or turn them into necklaces. They last about four to six hours once activated, which is just enough time to enjoy a fun party.

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The earliest bracelets date back to around 2500 BC and were those worn by the Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia. Bracelets, necklaces, anklets, finger rings and ear rings made the women of Sumer into show windows of their husband's prosperity. Bracelets were found in the tombs of Ur where it was customary to bury royalty with their jewellery and unfortunately their poor servants.

By about 2000 BC, in Ancient Egypt, bracelets emerged as major pieces of jewellery. Bracelets were found in the ruins from the Vesuvias eruption in Pompeii in 79 AD. It was during the age of the Egyptian Pharaohs that charm bracelets were first seen although charms themselves dated back as far as the Neolithic era when men would gather unusual bits of wood or pieces of stone which would be carried about their person in order to ward off their enemies. So these charms were considered ‘lucky charms’ and powerful protectors against evil. It wasn’t until the time of the Pharaohs though that these charms were incorporated into elaborate pieces of jewellery such as wrist and neck bracelets which were not only deemed to offer protection but were also a sign of how prosperous the person had been in life and after death would be an indicator to the Gods of this persons proper status in the after life.

In Grecian times bracelets were popular with men and soldiers wore defensive bands of leather, often decorated with gold, silver and or gemstones, on their forearms. They were known as ‘Bracels,’ from the Latin Brachium, meaning, ‘arm.’ When women caught on that these Bracels would look great on them, they started wearing smaller versions, called little Bracels...or ‘Bracel-ets.’

The history of bracelets stretches forward through the Middle Ages of medieval Europe through the Baroque period of the 18th century, and on right through to the present.

Throughout time, bracelets have been made from many different materials such as leather, iron, copper, beads, bone and teeth as well as precious metals and gemstone. Throughout the ages bracelets have always been popular and the styles seem to have varied according to dress styles. In cultures where people wore sleeveless or short sleeved attire such as the Romans and ancient Greeks, the wearing of bracelets both on the upper and lower arm became popular with both men and women. The wearing of upper arm bracelets is still popular today with modern fashionable skimpy clothing lending itself well to the wearing of more jewellery.

Today, bracelets are worn by both men and women in a variety of materials such as traditional precious metals like gold silver and platinum. Modern plastics and acrylics are now much used to make trendy, unusual bracelets as well as metals like titanium and zirconium which have become popular because they are hard wearing, very light and hypoallergenic. Whatever your tastes and whatever your budget, there is an enormous choice of bracelets and bangles to suit everyone.

Written by John Lewis of Love2Have. Love2have specialises in quality handcrafted designer bracelets made here in the UK by small independent designers.

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