I’m new to Pandora. These are what I’ve bought myself in the past 2 years. Mostly thanks to rue La la - looking at you, my new Christmas bracelet. Thanks for letting me share. 
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I’m new to Pandora. These are what I’ve bought myself in the past 2 years. Mostly thanks to rue La la - looking at you, my new Christmas bracelet. Thanks for letting me share.
Very nice.
My sterling silver bolo bracelet doesn't stay in place; with a full set of charms on it, I find myself tightening it up throughout the day. Anyone else having this issue?
According to Pandora's website bracelet sizing suggestions, I measure 6.75" right above my wristbone. Pandora suggests I wear a 7.5"/19cm bracelet. I don't have a shop near me, so I am measuring and loading up my Trollbeads bracelets to see how this sizing suggestion works. I think that this might be the right size for me, as I plan on wearing a full bracelet, but with no Murano glass beads. However, I live in the South where it is HOT & HUMID in the summer. The first summer I was living down here, I could only wear my wedding set; no other rings or bracelets, unless the bracelets were bangles. Sadly, my fingers swell in the heat, and I have a feeling the rest of me swells a bit too! LOL!
So this is for the ladies that live in the hot and humid South; what size Pandora bracelet do you wear? Do you still wear what Pandora's website suggests, or do you like to go one size up for a looser fit?
I hate a tight fit, but I also don't want my Pandora bracelet to be too loose. Any suggestions would be helpful!
So this is for the ladies that live in the hot and humid South; what size Pandora bracelet do you wear? Do you still wear what Pandora's website suggests, or do you like to go one size up for a looser fit?
I hate a tight fit, but I also don't want my Pandora bracelet to be too loose. Any suggestions would be helpful!
I've never been into charm bracelets or as I call them "jingle jangles". But I've started off a friend with a bracelet a couple of charms and clips. Last year Pandora came out with the Harry Potter Golden Snitch bangle and I had to have it. Being a Potter fan and all. No charms. Just the bangle, and a simple double wrap leather bracelet.
Wearing a recent, lovely gift to me - the oversized sparkling bow charm. To keep it from sliding sideways i used a silicone stopper inside.
How do you folks clean your Pandora bracelets?
I pulled out a bracelet I hadn't worn in a bit and it looked pretty mucky even though I had it wrapped up. I spent a good hour cleaning it. Took all the charms off, rubbed them down with a polishing cloth, then washed them and the bracelet in soap and water and buffed them dry with a towel. The towel was black streaked when I was done. It looks like new, but it was such a time intensive thing.
I pulled out a bracelet I hadn't worn in a bit and it looked pretty mucky even though I had it wrapped up. I spent a good hour cleaning it. Took all the charms off, rubbed them down with a polishing cloth, then washed them and the bracelet in soap and water and buffed them dry with a towel. The towel was black streaked when I was done. It looks like new, but it was such a time intensive thing.
I have the cleaning kit from Pandora, it was fairly inexpensive. If it's a piece that isn't to bad I usually just give it a good wipe with the polishing cloth and that does the trick. If I haven't worn it in a while and it's tarnished I give it a quick wash with dawn dishsoap, polish with a liquid silver polish (I use one from Tiffany & Co as it doesn't bother my hands). Then I rewash with a drop of dawn using the the little brush in the cleaning kit (or a soft toothbrush). The brush gets all the grime out and any extra polish in tiny crevices. I have pave charms and charms with semi precious stones and I've always had good success.
Love Dawn dishwashing soap.
Something I've noticed is that the polishing cloths from Pandora aren't as effective as those from other sources like Sunshine Cloths. Pulled a jacket out of my closet that had a badly tarnished sterling brooch, grabbed a polishing cloth from the bag of such and couldn't make much headway with it. Turned out it was a new branded Pandora cloth. Grabbed another polishing cloth and all the tarnish wiped right off.
I just started (and finished) my first (and last) pandora bracelet this past month. I got half the charms from Etsy sellers for $20-30 each, and 8 of them were full price when I first started it. As someone with an addictive personality, these are bad for me. I HAD to have it complete. You know? I bought a charm every day, not thinking of the actual money I was spending. And so I just totaled the cost...NEVER in a million years would I take over $1k if my money and buy this damn bracelet! I’m kind of angry with myself. Does anyone else feel this? Like.,,that’s real money I could have got clothes, a bag, or vacation with but instead I purchased charms. Feeling regret 100000000