Eric will be surprising his girlfriend by cooking her dinner. He had never cooked for anyone before except his family. He never cooks for any girl unless he is sure that she is a keeper. Eric was a great cook but he doesn’t put any effort into it unless he really wants to.
Gladys is really special to Eric. They have been dating for almost two months and Eric is completely in love with her. He has never felt this way with anyone. Not even those whom he dated more than a year.
Tonight, Eric will be cooking some grilled salmon. He will also serve arugula salad and some blueberry cheesecake, Gladys’ favourite, for dessert. Eric’s nerves are threatening to get the best of him, but he never did falter. He grilled, mixed and cooked until everything was perfectly done.
Gladys will be arriving a few minutes from now and Eric just needs to find a great looking serving dish for the salmon. He checked his cupboard and atop a few cupcake pans was a beautiful piece of serving china. As soon as Eric placed a few finishing touches on the decorations on the table, the doorbell rang. It was Gladys and Eric smiled.
One piece of jewelry which I can never leave the house without is a bracelet. My wrist because used to having something dangling on it that I felt something was wrong if I do not have a bracelet on me. Recently, I because really addicted to the sterling silver charm bracelet. While gold really looks formal, my silver jewelry gave the right amount of shine which can transform to any look from everyday to classy. Whatever I was wearing, I could just wear this and I knew I looked great. You too can look great with your charm bracelet. Do not worry because the versatility of the designs allows you to express your identity. I chose a bracelet with a cat on it and a couple of cute charms. I really love my charm bracelet that I would want to add more charms to it. My wrists never looked this pretty with just a plain silver bracelet.
If you are into charm bracelets you are probably aware that the golden age of charms is in the 1940s up to the 1960s. After this period, these pieces of jewelry took a back seat to other types of jewels but they never completely died out. Today, charm bracelets are making a huge comeback. While this trend has been fuelled partly by new and innovative designs from an Italian company, part of it consists in the search for a vintage gold charm bracelet that dates back to the jewelry’s golden age.
The bracelets of this period are usually of 14k gold, three dimensional unlike today’s flat machine-stamped charms, highly detailed, and often mounted with gemstones or pearls. These are individually hand-made by jewelers and goldsmiths thus making them true works of art. Samples of such charms are a 14k heart charm that is decorated with garnet all around it, a lantern charm made of a green stone wrapped in 14k gold, or a graduation day charm featuring an owl with a graduation cap.
Vintage bracelets also come with different designs. The chains can be elongated. A more elaborate design is a bracelet whose individual links are decorated with crowns. Some are made with double links.
The combination of the chains and the charms that dangle from them resulted in dazzling designs that are still sought for their beauty 70 years after they were made.