You have grown up with your first teddy bear and still now one may find it neatly tucked in the closet. The first scrap book you had in school with the signatures of your friends still evokes tender emotions of nostalgia. That book there you would never ever lose is the prize you got in the first competition you ever participated in. These apparently simple objects have in them memories that are most precious to you. They are now an integral part of your life, part of who you really are. Quite ordinary objects sometimes touch our lives like that and move us in a way we never imagined we would be.

As we grow older, we begin to appreciate more and more new things, and being women, jewelry becomes an integral part of our daily expression. As kids we have seen our mothers sitting pretty in front of the mirror and adorning themselves with beautiful ornaments. One of them was surely the bracelet.

The origin of the term 'bracelet' is from the Latin 'brachile' meaning 'of the arm', via the Old French 'barcel'. The significance attached to bracelets has varied from culture to culture throughout history. This piece of accessory has been known to be used for reasons as different as treatment of diseases and protection from the evil eye, and a lot in between. However, women all over the world admit to one reason for wearing the bracelet