Here is a picture of mine with a green background - which actually makes it look a bit "old-fashioned".
Yes, I've always loved old-fashioned things - even when I was 8, 9, 10, and 11 years old. All through elementary school, my best friend Starr and I played a game we called "The Olden Days".
We dressed up in old-fashioned clothes, came up with a new name and persona for ourselves, and then acted out a story or a piece of history. Starr's mother had a box with dress-up clothes just for us.
Here is another picture on a blue-ish background:
Adorable and lovely, isn't it?
Here are the items on my charm bracelet:
1. A sweetheart "Heart" for my 16th birthday
2. A grandfather clock (because I love them) and I worked at a store that sold imported European grandfather clocks
3. A piano because I'm a pianist. And one day I dream of getting a grand piano.
4. A Flag for Patriotism and the love I hold for my country
5. A Christmas tree because Christmas if my FAV holiday
6. Tinkerbell because she is just SO COOL in the way she can fly and has a wand. And I'm a Disney-lover.
7. A typewriter because I've always loved to write stories since I was in 4th grade.
8. A San Francisco Cable Car. Because that's where I'm from and it's one of the prettiest cities in the world.
9. An old-fashioned key because keys are mysterious and intriguing and I adore them!
10. Praying Hands - because I do that on a daily basis.
11. A graduation cap - because, well, I actually graduated! More than once!
12. A pick and shovel which I bought when my family went to Death Valley for vacation one year. Turned out it was the last family vacation before my father died.
13. A darling kitty-cat because I've always had a cat as a pet my entire life. I was 3 years old when we got our family cat and she lived until I was 21.
14. A statue of the Angel Moroni because they're gold and sit on top of temple spires - and Moroni is one of my favorite scripture people.
15. A covered wagon for Pioneers. Because I may have mentioned that I love anything from the "Olden Days." :-)
15. A covered wagon for Pioneers. Because I may have mentioned that I love anything from the "Olden Days." :-)
16. A telephone from the early 20th century. Because it's OLD-FASHIONED and I always wanted one in my bedroom!!! And now kids want cell phones. I mean - how can they even compare in coolness?!?
17. A bar of music notes because I sang in choirs growing up and was even in a Madrigal group. Madrigals sing cool, harmony-filled songs from the Medieval Ages! Which is like, um, old-fashioned!
18: And last, but not least, the NEW CHARM THAT I JUST GOT. A surprise from darling Milly. It's a *crystal ball*!!! Isn't it cool??? Here is a close-up:
And that crystal ball has a story. There's a reason Milly bought it for me. And the story will come just a little bit later right here on my blog . . . so stay tuned . . .
So do you have a charm bracelet? What is your favorite charm? Do girls still get them as gifts, wear them, cherish them?
And the reason I have spotlighted my charm bracelet today?
Because there is a very cool charm bracelet in this book!
And every charm in the book has a special meaning, and a story attached . . .
Coming in only 57 days!!!
5 comments:
I inherited a charm bracelet that was my mother's when she was teen during WWII. It's full of little war-related charms. She died when I was 14, and it means a lot to me, as much for the fact that the charms meant something to her as for being from such a significant time in our history.
I love this post!!! I love charm bracelets. I had one as a young girl and have one as an adult. They are like jewelry scrapbooks. I used one in Greetings from Nowhere and it was such fun.
Thanks for the memories.
Kim, this is so fun to see after talking a few weeks ago. I got a charm bracelet from my Australian host family. It was filled with Aussie animals, and each Christmas they'd send me a new charm.
Now I know why we were such fast friends. Must be the Starr thing. ;)
I have one that was my grandmother's. I remember her when I look at the various charms and think about why she had each.
I adore all your comments and charm bracelet stories!
And what a keepsake and piece of history, Jeanette, to have your grandmother's bracelet.
My mother, grandmother, aunts, never had one - neither do my sisters, only me. I would DIE to have something like that. I saved my books and dolls from childhood, but never thought about passing along my charm bracelet to future generations until now - and when I wrote CIRCLE OF SECRETS, of course!
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