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New Products: A charming holiday season

Charm bracelets are a lovely gift that keep on giving
by Kelsey Lawler
Published: November 15, 2011
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I'm all about the holidays, and seeing as how Thanksgiving is little more than a week away... It's safe to say that's all I've got on the brain -- aside from beads, of course.

So in the spirit of both the holiday ballyhoo and those wonderful beads, I give you: Kelsey's Free Association Game of Have a Charming Holiday Season. Basically, let's see how many holiday words and ideas translate into charms.

A charm bracelet is a perfect gift because you can keep adding to it with each passing Christmas, birthday, or just because. For this charm bracelet (pictured right) from Naomi Fujimoto's book, "Cool Jewels," she had fun with an eclectic mix of metal, enamel, and plastic -- But in my case, I'm taking my holiday fever and running with it to find charms for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
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Thanksgiving Charms

When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of:
pumpkin pie
turkey
mashed potatoes
corn
cornucopia
family
friends
faith
pilgrims
harvest
a toasty kitchen
setting the table
"who gets the wish bone?"
the Macy's parade
the Rockettes
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Christmas Charms

When I think of Christmas, I think of:

Lights on the tree
yuletide cheer
carols
ho ho ho
Santa
reindeer
stockings
milk and cookies
presents
joy, peace, faith, believe
wreaths with ribbon
snowflakes
The Nutcracker
magic
love
"It's a Wonderful Life"
angels and "Every time a bell rings..."
silver bells
Bing Crosby and dreaming of a white Christmas
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New Year's Eve Charms

When I think of New Year's Eve, I think of:
countdown
kiss at midnight
party
champagne toast
dancing, laughter, friends
dressed up
high heels
glitter and sparkle
2012 resolutions and dreams
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KATHARINE GODBEY from MISSOURI said:
Thanks for featuring my pumpkin pie charms in your post! I just saw this and went "wow"! Holiday charm and jewelry ideas endless!
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