When building your charm bracelet, it is fun to select charms that represents things that you believe in and things that you have done in your life and places you have been. Your charm bracelet will tell a story, reflect your personality and tell others who you are. You can go with the classic style chain bracelet with dangling charms or go for the stylish & trendy beaded charm bracelets. The choice and style is totally up to you!

Vacation time is over for most and if you are headed back to school, students young and old enjoy wearing charm bracelets.  Why not build a charm bracelet with school-related charms that represent your favorite school subjects, after-school activities and sports that you enjoy or participate in?  You can more than likely find your college represented on a charm.  What a fun way to show your school spirit!

A charm bracelet is something you can wear as a child, young adult, adult and even into your golden-aged years. They never go out-of-style and can be worn casually or dressed up for a night out on the town.

These stylish bracelets also make a fabulous gift for you or someone special.  Filling them up with your favorite charms that represent your life will turn your charm bracelet into a treasured memory that you can wear with pride and even pass down to your next generations.

Here are some of our favorite fun April holidays:

• April 1 is April Fool’s Day
• April 2 is National Peanut Butter Day! We love this one. Who doesn’t love peanut butter?
• April 4 is School Librarian Day. Show your spirit and read a book.
• April 7 is No Housework Day. We can really get behind this one. And it’s a Saturday!
• April 8 is Easter this year. Who wouldn’t love some cute Easter charms on her charm bracelet?
• April 13 is Scrabble Day. Get your friends and family together and play a great word game.
• Chill out on April 16^th… It’s National Stress Awareness Day.
• We can really get into April 19^th, though. It’s National High Five Day. We love the sound of jingling charm bracelets when we give our high fives.
• We’ve got a soft sport for World Penguin Day on April 25^th.
• April 30 is Hairstyle Appreciation Day. Just love your look!

Whatever your favorite April holiday is, you can celebrate it with any of the gorgeous charms here at Classic Charms. We’ve got something here for everyone—and every holiday!

• Gather up your best girl friends. Nothing says “spring break” like a bunch of best friends hanging out together somewhere wonderful and warm. Figure out how many hotel rooms you’ll need between all of you.
• Then you need to figure out where you want to go! There are so many warm weather destinations too choose from—like Mexico, the Bahamas, and the rest of the Caribbean. But do you really need to go that far to have a great time with your girls? Take a road trip somewhere warmer. Imagine the memories and sights you’ll see as you travel across the country together.
• Before you go, make sure you do your homework. Research any hotels, resorts, or other places you’ll be visiting. And make sure you have enough (but not too much!) spending money to ensure that you have a great time.

When you get back from your memorable spring break vacation with the girls, you can all shop around on Classic Charms to find the perfect travel charms and travel beads to remember the occasion. Enjoy!

So how do you find a leprechaun to take his pot of gold?

• The word “leprechaun” is derived from an Irish term that means shoemaker. So narrow your search down to shoemakers.
• In order to find one, you need to be low to the ground. A full grown leprechaun is only about two feet tall.
• Have you ever seen a happy leprechaun? Legend says that leprechauns tend to be grouchy, so look for someone that seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
• They’ve also been around for a very long time! Okay, so this narrows your search down to small, grumpy, old shoemakers.
• They also enjoy imbibing in some spirits, so you can add “drunk” to your list.
• If all else fails, you can find your own pot of gold right here at Classic Charms! Don’t forget to use the code GREEN at checkout to get yourself a four leaf clover bead.

The calendar year is filled up with so many fun holidays, and we just couldn’t let this one pass by without a mention. If a girl loves anything more than jewelry, it’s got to be chocolate. So call up everyone you know and tell them that it’s Chocolate Cake Day! What do you think of when you think of the best piece of chocolate cake that you’ve ever had? We think about those cozy Friday nights with a bunch of girlfriends and a good movie. Nothing puts your mind or heart at ease like having beautiful sweet friends—and some sweet chocolate cake. Do you have friends that are as sweet as chocolate cake? Why not show them how much they mean to you with a little charm for their charm bracelet? We especially love the 14K gold “Special Friend” charm. (But this 3D cake charm is pretty sweet, too!)

What’s better than a plain old chocolate cake? If you’re thinking about sharing it with some friends, you want to add a little something special. A charming idea would be to put some sweet filling inside! Here are some of our favorite chocolate cake filling ideas on this very special Chocolate Cake Day:

• Traditional buttercream is always an excellent idea. Cocoa powder, melted chocolate, or vanilla flavoring add a special twist to traditional buttercream. You can even add some food coloring for an extra pop of excitement.
• Have you heard of ganache? It’s made of equal parts high quality chocolate and heavy cream. It can create a smooth textured filling for your chocolate cake. You can flavor it with fruit purees, nut butters, or other flavoring extracts.
• We can’t say enough about cream cheese. Mix it with butter, sugar, and vanilla for a great chocolate cake filling.
• Chantilly frosting is made from whipped cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Add some cookie crumble for a complementary flavored filling for chocolate cake.

What are you waiting for? Get your girlfriends together for some charming conversation, sweet treats, and great memories. Happy Chocolate Cake Day from Classic Charms!

Here’s a bit of what we dug up:

Charm bracelets actually date back tens of thousands of years. That means that if you’re wearing a charm bracelet today, you’re taking part in a time-honored tradition that has been around for centuries. The ancient Egyptians wore necklaces and charm bracelets to symbolize status—they believed that the charms would help the gods guide them into the afterlife.

In the Middle Ages, charms were worn for protection. The upper class also used them to display social status. As time wore on, charms fell out of favor during the Renaissance. (But they’d come back. Charms always come back!)

At different points in history, charms and charm bracelets gained and lost popularity. (They’ve always been special in our hearts, though!) By the early 20^th century, charm bracelets started being worn to enhance personal style. We can thank England’s Queen Victoria for popularizing charm bracelets with dangling beads, trinkets, and lockets.

Tracey Zabar, a writer and jewelry designer, has said that “the most irresistible and alluring thing about a charm bracelet is its ability to tell a story unique to its owner.” Frankly, we couldn’t agree more.

Look to the past and look to the future with a charm bracelet from Classic Charms for 2012! Have a wonderful New Year!

If you’ve waited until the last minute to do your Christmas shopping, don’t worry! We’re always here to help at Classic Charms. It might be too late to get your gift by the holiday, but you can still give the gift of charms. Make some hot chocolate, bring your loved one to the computer, and the two of you can sit together and design the perfect charm bracelet. In fact, it might be a calming way to relieve some holiday stress. Spend some quiet time on the Classic Charms website and enjoy one another’s company. When you’re picking out charms together, you’ll also be able to relive some great memories!

Begin your own holiday tradition this year with a Christmas Eve Classic Charms shopping spree. Reminisce about some good times, and pick out some great gold and silver charms!

Have a Merry Christmas!

• Plan a special dinner date with your Prince Charming, giving you something fun to look forward to for the end of the month!
• Pick the perfect charm to complete your charm bracelet! Best of all? You?ll be able to start a new one now!
• Go star gazing and try to spy a shooting star! If you can’t find one, make a wish one your star charm for a sweet ending to your night.

Another happy ending for all is to take advantage of our big deal starting today. From Oct 28 to October 31 when you use the code DONATE during checkout you?ll be getting free shipping on both of our sites, that’s both Classic-Charms.com and Classic-Beads.com. And to make it an even sweeter ending, when you use the code, we’ll be donating the shipping to the Susan G Komen Foundation.

The other initial innovation today is the way women are wearing these pendants, layering their own initial with initials of their husbands, kids, friends, and even words of personal significance. Initials are also hung on the same chain with gemstones and symbols, making them even more personal.