Wow this looks so goood! ! I like how you manage to stick to the whole theme that vintage enchanted forest feel. The green olive muranoes really makes the whole theme come alive. You got to be pleased with how this has turned out. I bet your so relieved to have the oldies but goodies to be able to finish it.
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Thanks, it's a work in progress. There are other charms I want for it but they are retired
. I was lucky I was able to pick up the pixie and the unicorn in the Rue La La sale. The unicorn and the bracelet are the only non retired two items, crazy! I loooove the two tone bracelet; the clasp is so pretty I keep looking at it. Plus it's all shiny and new and rigid, though I forgot that can be a pain for putting it on!Does anyone know how often the Rue La La Pandora sales take place? They had quite a few more charms I want but couldn't order at the time...I love that they have stock of the retired ones.
I'm probably a minority but I prefer bracelet round & rigid hence love the bangle. Is there extra charge like tax etc when you buy from Rue la la I've never bought from them but tempted as they do have better sale stock then what we get over here.Thanks, it's a work in progress. There are other charms I want for it but they are retired
This looks really lovely... I'd really like more of the irregular shaped charms myself. The frog Prince and castle are on my wishlist for Christmas
Yay!! hi-five it turned out great!! Hardest charms to try and balance I find are the irregular shaped charms that are animals or characters. But it can be done. If it's shiney and smooth put it next to a more intricate or detailed charm like you have done on your bangle works a treat as can see the details of the individual charms it's not lost. The 2 muranoes and 2 pave ball gives it the symmetry and balance grounds the whole design. I would have done this exactly this way if I had your charms. Your 2 tone bracelet looks so harmonious now. I would only swap the vintage heart on the right hand side with two tone charm with the leaves thats next to it, so that you don't have two ball shape next to each other. I'm glad I kinda helped and didn't cause even more stress
Thank You Missydora, glad u approve! Need two clips now to go on the bangle, and about 4 older two tones for my bracelet and i will be very happy!
The placement of the leaves two tone was bugging me too, but i was too tired to try anything else further, but will be tinkering with it..
I now realize that when i wear my bracelet i like charms on it that look the same from all angles and as the bracelet moves around on my wrist there r no charms that are upside down or back to front.
And i can with clips, wear the irregular charms on my bangle and they will mostly stay the right side up! Any suggestions for clips on my bangle or bracelet?
And Thank You again!
Thank You, i like the bangle now with the dark muranos and the two tone charms. I think a bangle is a great way to wear a few individual irregular shaped charms with some more well rounded charms.This looks really lovely... I'd really like more of the irregular shaped charms myself. The frog Prince and castle are on my wishlist for Christmas
I think in Canada the Frog Prince and Castle r retired, i usually head to the outlets for older two tones. I have 2 close to me. Show us your winter loot as you get it! ☺️
I also like it when a bracelet is new and rigid. I have seen people wear them
like that on their own, all shiny and new, and it looks good!
It was my first purchase from Rue La La as they happened to have the discontinued charms I was after. They do add VAT on top and there is the option to pay duties upfront or risk it. Delivery was about ten dollars, so reasonable. I chose to pay the duties upfront but then they declared the parcel as only having one 25$ charm, where as the value was far greater, so I probably wouldn't have been charged any
. They dispatch once the sale is over and it took about 5-6 days for the parcel to arrive.I just saw that they had a sale in May, then July, so hopefully there will be one in a cpl of months time.
Going to Bicester tomorrow as a pre-birthday treat (birthday on Monday) and before the baby arrives. Hope I find something exciting!
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I will put my thinking cap on and get back to you. But I know exactly where your coming from. I went through the same thing . I also had that thing whereby charms that go upside or can only be seen properly the right way up so kind of one dimensional charms use to frustrate me. Yet they're normally the ones that are really pretty as well. Thats when I stopped buying them. So now tend to buy charms that are at least the same back and front if not rounded or barrel shaped.
I also like it when a bracelet is new and rigid. I have seen people wear them
like that on their own, all shiny and new, and it looks good!
It was my first purchase from Rue La La as they happened to have the discontinued charms I was after. They do add VAT on top and there is the option to pay duties upfront or risk it. Delivery was about ten dollars, so reasonable. I chose to pay the duties upfront but then they declared the parcel as only having one 25$ charm, where as the value was far greater, so I probably wouldn't have been charged any
I just saw that they had a sale in May, then July, so hopefully there will be one in a cpl of months time.
Going to Bicester tomorrow as a pre-birthday treat (birthday on Monday) and before the baby arrives. Hope I find something exciting!
Thanks for the info on rue la la. As I was wondering after all the extra tax and stuff is it still cheaper than our own sales. But sounds like it still worth it.I also like it when a bracelet is new and rigid. I have seen people wear them
like that on their own, all shiny and new, and it looks good!
It was my first purchase from Rue La La as they happened to have the discontinued charms I was after. They do add VAT on top and there is the option to pay duties upfront or risk it. Delivery was about ten dollars, so reasonable. I chose to pay the duties upfront but then they declared the parcel as only having one 25$ charm, where as the value was far greater, so I probably wouldn't have been charged any
I just saw that they had a sale in May, then July, so hopefully there will be one in a cpl of months time.
Going to Bicester tomorrow as a pre-birthday treat (birthday on Monday) and before the baby arrives. Hope I find something exciting!
I hope you have a great day at bicester I've yet to go was planning to but got side tracked when we got down south last time we went. But they normally have some rare goldies and gold muranoes they like proper Pandora classics.
Not sure what two tones you are after, but the outlet section of Pandora.net has some at a really good price though not sure the same will apply to Canada.
You are very lucky you have two outlets near you. We only have the one here in the U.K. that I am aware of.
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Yeah it is worth it cost wise and then there's the selection of hard to find retired charms - that's what really got me.
Willlet you know if there's anything worthwhile at Bicester-it's a bit hit n miss.
