Love Those Lucky Charms!

Click here: http://www.vintagecouturejewelry.com/ and take a look! "Everything in life is luck" or so says Donald Trump. "Luck...is believing you are lucky" was Tennessee Williams' line and The Luck of the Irish is almost a national slogan. Luck is an opportunity that we all can grab if we can visualize it. Through the ages, people have been trying to help that opportunity along as much as possible with the help of a charm that is worn around the neck or at the wrist.

The wearing of charms can be dated back to early history when amulets for protection and good hunting were worn. They were peices of rock and later were carved shapes that were strung on leather. The wearer was sure to have good luck.

Charm wearing was popular in ancient Egypt where symbols were everywhere. Charms were worn to promote bountiful crops, good health, and power. Asian charm wearing promotes happiness, good luck and wealth. The Irish wear a shamrock for luck and the wearing of a Celtic Love knot charm brings the perfect mate. Fish charms provide the wearer with peace, Kokopelli ensures an upward path, Gris Gris bangles are bearers of instant gratification, Buddha charms bring miracles, Cleopatra's wheel brings happiness, the anchor charm will cast a spell on your mate to insure fidelity, and the rabbit's foot (if taken from the hind leg of a rabbit shot in a cemetary on the night of a full moon) will insure the gambler of large winnings.

Queen Victoria popularized charm wearing in England by sporting a bracelet of lockets with her family portraits inside. Everyone in England and America had to have a locket bracelet, necklace or even a locket brooch. During World War I and World War II soldiers returned from their exotic tours with small trinkets that were coveted by the gals at home and worn on pins and neckchains. The 1950s had a major burst of interest in charm wearing. The big costume jewelry companies created charms for every special occasion and every girl had to own a charm bracelet that was filled with her special memories and interests. These charm bracelets can be worth thousands of dollars today. Tiffany's charm bracelets were 14K gold and popular among the wealthy in the 60s. Since the 1980s, charm bracelets have stayed in fashion.

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