To wanted to find something unique, simple and also inexpensive to give my bridesmaids when I asked them to be in my wedding. Thanks to Pinterest and Artbeads.com, I found the perfect gift! I made each girl a gold bracelet with a mother of pearl charm and another gold charm that reminded me of them.
In total, I spent $30 (not including postage to send the gifts), for six bracelets--I had to make myself one of course :) That's $5 bucks a pop...not bad, right?
I bought the bracelets with the clasp already assembled, and each charm individually. The most expensive item was the bracelet, so if you know how to put the little clasps and fasteners on, you might save some money by doing it that way too:
Because the fastener was already on the chain, I pried it open just enough to slip it off the chain. Don't open it anymore that absolutely necessary because those little suckers are hard to close back up.
I love the mother of pearl charm. In the light it reflects blue and pink tones...so pretty!
This one was for my sister, the maid of honor:
Once the charms are on, I put the fastener back on (is that what's it's called by the way? I just guessed...my other option was little loopy thing that you hook the other end of your bracelet to.
And voila! That's it...couldn't be any simpler...
Four leaf clover...
Bow...
Bumble bee...
Kitty-cat...
And mine...the hummingbird :)
Then, I poked two small holes on either side of some previously purchased cards I had lying around:
I stuck either end of the bracelet through each hole and attached the ends in the back (like how you would find a bracelet packaged at a store) and wrote a little note.
And off they went in the mail!
