Adding Color to your Charms Bracelet Can be Fun
Although not a new item, enamel detailing on Charms is very much back in the fashion spotlight. Enameled Charms have been available for many years and have added color and highlights to charm bracelets around the world. These types of charms are also very much sought after by collectors as well as those that just enjoy a bit of fun on their bracelet.
Solid charms, hollow charms, 3-dimensional charms and even flat charms can all have touch of paint or can have the entire surface painted. Any of the common styles of Charms can be found with color added, giving details and highlights to the charm design.
The actual process of making enamel Charms for Charm Bracelets is more detailed than may be imagined. Each and every charm has to go through several steps and some may be repeated depending on the style of the charm.
While a great number of the styles of Charms that are enameled are painted by machines, there are still a significant number that are painted by hand. The machine painted charms are typically those that have most of the surface colored, but new computer technology has allowed for more precise machine painting options.
The detailed work of enamel charms is still largely done by artists by hand. Each color is added separately with patterns and multicolored charms requiring several different applications of the paint. This makes these charms very much in demand by collectors and charm lovers.
After each application of paint, the charms are left to dry completely. Once on color on the Charms has dried, other colors can be added in turn. This sequential application keeps all the colors bright with clean, clear edges where the colors meet.
When the paint is completely dry on all areas of the Charms to be colored, the next step is to apply a coat of clear enamel. This coat covers the surface of the charm or just the specific area where the paint was applied, depending on the individual charm design.
The bright glassy surface both protects the painted areas as well as makes the charms really eye catching on the bracelet. For Charms with just a touch of color the paint is protected by the enamel but the rest of the charm may just be polished and left the natural silver. Charms with enamel color or highlights are a great gift idea for yourself or anyone that loves to collect charms.