History of sterling silver jewelry charms

In early time, in the form of necklaces and bracelets, the charms are mostly made of precious metals to show their value. Today charms made from gold and sterling silver are popular with more people.
For centuries, silver is favored to make charms relating to the religious worship, because silver is regarded as comfortable living. Due to softness of the pure silver, harder sterling silver is often used to make pendants or charms. Mixed with other metals, the sterling silver can be durable for long wearing and keep its inherent beauty. During war, sterling silver charms jewelry is given to soldiers with best wishes for them.
Today, sterling silver jewelry charms are not just pieces of jewelry, but given more significances. It is a good way to show the interests of the wearer, or the religious learning.
Besides for personality, people can use the sterling silver jewelry charms to commemorate important events in life, such as births, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, or graduations. The sterling silver charms can remind of the priceless memories. Also with more meaning to the family, the jewelry can be passed to generations.
Now if you want to collect charms, you can find many wonderful designs available. Also you can choose a special as jewelry gifts for family members.