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Ok so I'm really struggling with what to do with my two bracelets.

One is full and the other I just bought during the free bracelet promo. It's new and has just two clips, one charm and a pave clasp.

I don't like wearing the two bracelets together. It's clanky and makes noise. It also looks too busy, even though only one is full.

I thought about moving charms from one bracelet to the other to distribute the charms equally. However, my original bracelet has stretched out a bit and is the perfect size with all the charms on, not to mention I like it just the way it is.

However, I feel bad wearing only one bracelet over the other....I want them both! My new bracelet is just so bare to wear alone.

What should I do? I hate having two and having to pick one over the other!


I'm kind of in the same boat as you regarding having two bracelets and not being sure how to wear them both. I hear you about wanting to be able to enjoy both of them, but feeling like the new one is too bare but also not wanting to remove any of the charms off of your older one. After giving it a lot of thought, I think the only option is to just start buying more Pandora charms so you can even them out 😄
 

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I thought I'd post the picture of where I've got my bracelet to after purchasing yet another charm this past week. After all of your advice and feedback over which pendant or clips to get, I ended up going with a new Murano ��

I did a lot of humming and hawing while in the store trying to decide what to get, but I had to accept that getting 2 of the 'love' heart clips that day was just not in the budget. And I didn't love any of the pendants in person as much as I thought I would. I think the amount of colour on my bracelet looks much more balanced now.

Also realized after purchasing the new Murano, that I really only have space for like three new pieces on this
bracelet before I would consider it full! How bittersweet it is filling these pretties up ��

Very beautiful, the blue murano looks gorgeous.

I returned to work in mid Jan after a year on maternity leave, and have had no time to contribute to this thread, apart from a quick glance in my inbox. Wow, it is bombing along! So many gorgeous new creations and new members.

My Pandora collection has reached a bit of a stalemate (children and childcare sucking up all my time, money and love at the moment ;-), apart from a couple of new Essence beads which I had to have...The violet blue of the new Spirituality bead mesmerised me, and I was really taken by the Compassion bead too; it's the silver, slightly Moorish in design one.

Hope you enjoy the pics of my daily Essence combo; so easy and pretty to wear for everday, and so lightweight.

The two different Essence bracelets look so elegant together. The violet blue charm is absolutely stunning. I love how the charms stay put and evenly placed. I have the snake one but am really falling in love with the beaded version when I see everyone's pics.

Bless, I love your description of Motherhood, so appropriate, "sucking time, money & love" It's a very precious but exhausting time, they are worth it ;) Totally get that Pandora was put on hold but sure it will come again


For me, this is the most aesthetically pleasing combination, but I understand that you might wish to give certain charms more prominence over others.

The problem with spacing them like this is the two each side of the clips just fall to the bottom :nogood: it's definitely not ideal, I just end up with a gap each side and can't see the charms beneath. :graucho: I don't want the bracelet full but can't get it right. The rings aren't hollow so I can't add silicone clips to keep them in place.

I'm tempted to try the threadless bracelet and space a few clips about, although that sort of defeats the object as I want to make use of existing charms and bracelet.
 
Ok so I'm really struggling with what to do with my two bracelets.

One is full and the other I just bought during the free bracelet promo. It's new and has just two clips, one charm and a pave clasp.

I don't like wearing the two bracelets together. It's clanky and makes noise. It also looks too busy, even though only one is full.

I thought about moving charms from one bracelet to the other to distribute the charms equally. However, my original bracelet has stretched out a bit and is the perfect size with all the charms on, not to mention I like it just the way it is.

However, I feel bad wearing only one bracelet over the other....I want them both! My new bracelet is just so bare to wear alone.

What should I do? I hate having two and having to pick one over the other!

When I started with Pandora, my original plan was to have just one bracelet which I would fill up with meaningful charms, some nice muranos, etc. and which would then stay put as it is. Needless to say, that plan was abandoned pretty soon. :giggles:
I used to feel bad thinking about the charms left in the box but that's stupid. Jewelry should be a source of joy and satisfaction not stress, am I right...?
Then I decided to start playing with my bracelet every day and now I just try to rotate my charms as equally as possible while I always keep a couple of favourite charms on, regardless of the rest of the combination. That't the only way really if you have a lot of charms and don't want to wear more than one bracelet at the time (I don't like that either, I agree with you re. wearing multiple bracelets). :smile1:
 
1460450612681.jpg1460450637590.jpg this is my old Lovelinks petite. It has stretched so much compared to the new Pandora. Do you think the Pandora would eventually stretch like the lovelinks. I really love how the Pandora is stiff . Will the Pandora stretch and go soft like my Lovelinks. I dont wear the Lovelinks anymore... Its so big I can fit it thru my hand. Hence why I want to change my new Pandora to 17cm one . Im planning to go on saturday.
 
I love the free bangle I got with the recent promotion, but don't like that my charm and spacers get stuck near the clasp.
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View attachment 3327016View attachment 3327017 this is my old Lovelinks petite. It has stretched so much compared to the new Pandora. Do you think the Pandora would eventually stretch like the lovelinks. I really love how the Pandora is stiff . Will the Pandora stretch and go soft like my Lovelinks. I dont wear the Lovelinks anymore... Its so big I can fit it thru my hand. Hence why I want to change my new Pandora to 17cm one . Im planning to go on saturday.


Hi Caz,

I have two bracelets. One is brand new, as in a couple weeks old, and the other is about 10 months old and full of charms (16 of them!).

They were both the same size at purchase, but the one full of charms has indeed stretched. Not a ton, but it definitely looks linger now.

It's normal for the bracelet to stretch a bit as you wear it. I think how you style of matters too. I like Muranos....they are larger and having three of them on my bracelet also means that I like the size big enough to accommodate for them!
 
Hi' I just came across a video on YouTube from a hong Kong youtuber and she showed how she actually combined two essence bracelets together into one long bracelet. She then wears it like how you would the double leather wrap bracelet from the moments collection.

What do you think of that idea? I think it layers beautifully and ensures that both bracelets will move together as one piece. But do you think that is advisable? Will it damage the bracelet?
 
Since I got my new bracelet during the free bracelet promo, I realize how much my original bracelet (with 16 charms) has stretched.

My question for you ladies with FULL BRACELETS....

Can you fit two fingers under your full bracelet?

I can and it seems like maybe that's too much!

It sits well beyond my wrist bone as pictured below:

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Hi' I just came across a video on YouTube from a hong Kong youtuber and she showed how she actually combined two essence bracelets together into one long bracelet. She then wears it like how you would the double leather wrap bracelet from the moments collection.

What do you think of that idea? I think it layers beautifully and ensures that both bracelets will move together as one piece. But do you think that is advisable? Will it damage the bracelet?

I wear my two moments bracelets like that sometimes. I don't see how that can damage them.

Since I got my new bracelet during the free bracelet promo, I realize how much my original bracelet (with 16 charms) has stretched.

My question for you ladies with FULL BRACELETS....

Can you fit two fingers under your full bracelet?

I can and it seems like maybe that's too much!

It sits well beyond my wrist bone as pictured below:

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Yes, two fingers easily but I prefer it that way. I like my bracelets to move freely below my wrist. With the one that is a size smaller (18 in my case), I can never wear it full and even half full, it is very tight around the wrist and I can't stand anything that squeezes or restricts me in any way.
So for me the only way to have a full bracelet was to get a bigger size (19), which I did.
 
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