Italian charms are modular jewelry that can be designed to fit the personality of anyone that wears them. The style began in the late 1980s in Italy. The bracelets became so popular that soccer players wore bracelets sporting their country's colors. By the early 1990s, American tourists to Italy brought the trend back to the United States.

For many centuries men, women and even children have been wearing charms as talismans to protect them from evil or for good luck and riches. The use of charms on bracelets appears to have begun in ancient Egypt where the people used them as signs of their faith and to carry with them to the afterlife so that the gods would name them and assign them their appropriate status.

Italian charms are the latest and most popular trend in the jewelry industry. The trend began in the mid 1980s in Italy. The craze spread so fast that soccer players have been known to wear bracelets that reflected their country's colors. The trend spread to the United States after American tourists became enamored with the style.

Caring properly for your silver bracelet is important to maintain its gorgeous look.   Though silver is a precious metal, it can fall victim to the vagaries of the environment.  Oxidization and tarnish occurs when silver gets exposed to various elements in the environment. Salt, sulfur, and oxygen are the culprits when it comes to silver tarnish.  Many styles of jewelry are made from beautiful silver, including everything from Christian bracelets to charm bracelets. They all look their best when cared for correctly.

Do you envy those families that pass down watches, rings and other precious heirlooms, wishing your family had something significant and meaningful to pass along generation after generation?  Perhaps your family isn't blessed with the cherished objects or those that might even become a running joke generation after generation You don’t have to dig an old broken vase out of your father’s attic to kick-start an heirloom tradition.  Instead, decide to start your own tradition beginning with the current generation.  Begin to collect Italian charms.