How to Connect Italian Charms
Italian charm bracelets are the latest incarnation of the traditional charm bracelet, which features dangling charms. The Italian charm bracelet is quite the opposite. It's a sleeker, more sophisticated design concept. It's made up of a series of modular charms that link together, one to the next. On one end of each single charm is a hook that is spring loaded. On the back end of the same charm is an open slot. Individual charms come in a vast variety of designs. It's easy to get carried away collecting them. You'll want to learn how to change out your various charms so you always have a bracelet that reflects your individual tastes and moods.
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Instructions
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Hold the charm bracelet with the thumb and index finger of each hand. The thumbs are resting on the face of each charm. Pull two charms apart slightly. Feel the spring loaded action of the hooked end of the charm in the right hand.
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Keeping the two charms pulled apart slightly, rotate the bracelet so the underside is facing up. Position the fingernail of the middle finger of the right hand in front of the hooked end of the charm. This will keep the hidden spring inside the charm locked in the outward expanded position. Imagine the hook is sticking out like a turtle's head sticking out of its shell.
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Take the charm being held in the opposite hand and pivot it up until it comes unhooked from the charm being held in the right hand.
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Reconnect the two charms by pushing on the hook of the charm in the right hand with the tip of the index finger. Pull the curved end of the hook through the slot at the back of the charm being held in the left hand.
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