Handmade bracelets always have their own uniqueness and individuality. Unlike bracelets made on a large scale where there are a lot of identical designs, with handcrafted bracelets every piece made is different and distinct from the other. A handcrafted bracelet gives that personal touch and the person wearing it is aware that the piece is one of a kind. Handcrafted bracelets can be given on any occasion, be it on a birthday or as a Christmas gift. Made to order or hand crafted bracelets make superb presents to give away at Christmas. Gifting a loved one a tailor made handcrafted bracelet is an excellent idea. There are a lot of things that you have to bear in mind before you set out to buy handcrafted bracelets.

The first and foremost thing is that you must think about all the parts that are used to create the bracelet. If you are looking out for an excellent quality bracelet, you must make it a point that genuine silver or gold-filled beads are used in the bracelet. If the cost appears to be somewhat too hard to resist, you can almost certainly take for granted that genuine silver and gold-filled beads are not used.

The next thing that you need to do is observe the size of the beads used. There are some bracelets that are known as 'name' bracelets. These bracelets include blocks or beads that have alphabets etched on them. A bracelet that has the letters spelling out mother or grandmother must have the bigger 5.6 mm letter blocks. This size is best suited for the wrist of an adult. You could opt for just the opposite as well. Smaller 4.5 mm letter blocks fit an extremely tiny wrist, for instance that of a child.

Thereafter, make up your mind regarding the kind of clasp you would prefer. Generally you could either decide on a lobster claw clasp or a toggle clasp. A lot of people are of the opinion that even though the toggle clasp in a number of ways looks prettier, the lobster claw clasp would make sure that the bracelet remains on your wrist and not fall off.

While you indulge in costly, made to order jewelry, you certainly do not wish to take any risk. Make inquiries regarding the price that you would be charged for shipping. The shipping charges would only be somewhere between .60 to .80 cents to send a bracelet from one place of the nation to the other, by means of first class mail. There are a lot of companies that charge a flat rate of $5 as their shipping fees. Companies making money by charging exorbitant shipping fees should be avoided. Moreover, first class mail just takes 4 to 5 days as the maximum time to arrive at a destination in a particular part of the nation, which is not all that long a period taking into account that people wait for a longer time for orders that they place on seeing the advertisements on the television channels or in magazines.