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Charms are becoming increasingly popular items to give as gifts for a wide variety of holidays and personal occasions. Whether for birthdays, weddings, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Christmas, graduation, anniversary, or any other special occasion, there are endless kinds of charm bracelets that can be used as gifts.
Birthdays are a wonderful occasion to give the gift of jewelry adorned with the age of the recipient. In addition, there are wonderful selections of amulets bearing the symbols of the zodiac. These images include the ram for birthdays falling between the dates of March 20th and April 20th, the bull for April 20th through May 21st, twins for May 21st through June 21st, the crab for June 21st through July 22nd, the lion for July 22nd through August 23rd, the virgin for August 23rd through September 23rd, the scale for September 23rd through October 23rd, the scorpion for October 23rd through November 22nd, the archer for November 22nd through December 22nd, the sea-goat for December 22nd through January 20th, the water bearer for January 20th through February 18th, and the fish for February 18th through March 20th.
Particular birthstones used in charm bracelets may also be used as a unique birthday gift. The modern birthstones used are garnet for January, amethyst for February, jade or aquamarine for March, diamond for April, emerald for May, pearl for June, ruby for July, sardonyx for August, sapphire for September, opal for October, topaz for November, and turquoise for December. If the gift bearer is interested in giving a gift which includes a birthstone, they might also look into other practices of determining birthstones including mystical birthstones which originated in Tibet, or ayurvedic birthstones originating in India.
Mother's Day and Valentine's Day-themed charm bracelets often include the universal symbol of love, the heart. Gold or silver beads engraved with flowers are also popular. Of course, charm bracelets for such occasions can be highly personalized by adding beads made of the recipients favorite gem or based on their hobbies or interests, for example.
Graduation jewelry adorned with amulets often include symbols of luck and good fortune. Others are embellished with precious metals carved into graduation caps, books, and other unique artwork associated with erudite achievements.
Adults and children alike enjoy the versatility and joy that comes with uniquely made charm bracelets. The ideas for gifts of this nature are endless. No matter what one's personal interests are, there will likely be several charms to choose from in each category.
