| Rembrandt charms are perhaps one of the most | | | | created and placed on a board. |
| sought after types of charms for charm | | | | The board with the wax models is then placed in |
| bracelets and charm collections. This family owned | | | | a container and the container is filled with a very |
| company has been creating charms for over four | | | | fine type of plaster. This combination of plaster |
| decades, making them one of the best known of | | | | surrounding the wax copies is then heated or |
| the charm manufacturing companies in the world. | | | | baked in an oven, causing the plaster to harden |
| One of the amazing things about true Rembrandt | | | | and the wax to completely dissolve. This is known |
| charms is that they come in a wide variety of | | | | as the Lost Wax Casting method because of this |
| metals besides having just about any design or | | | | feature. |
| theme you can image. Charms come in gold plate, | | | | This plaster cast is now the final mold into which |
| 10 and 14k gold, white gold, and of course one of | | | | gold or silver will be added to make the beautiful |
| the most popular metals, the sterling silver | | | | and detailed charms. Once each charm is |
| charms. All silver charms as well as those found in | | | | produced it still undergoes hours of polishing, detail |
| the other metals are created in a unique process | | | | work or even painting to result in the gorgeous |
| by the 100 employees that work for the | | | | gold and silver charms that the company is |
| company. | | | | famous for. |
| To start with each one of the gold or silver | | | | It is hard to actually imagine styles of silver |
| charms created by Rembrandt begins with an | | | | charms or charms of yellow or white gold that |
| idea or concept. From a picture, piece of art, | | | | Rembrandt charms doesn't manufacture. Unlike |
| replica or real landmark or item a craftsperson | | | | many companies Rembrandt does not sell directly |
| designs a miniature, in perfect detail. The miniature | | | | to consumers, but does offer charms and charm |
| replicas can be made out of any type of material | | | | bracelets through local retailers. |
| including metals or wood. | | | | Finding a Rembrandt jeweler in your area that |
| The miniature, which looks just like the silver | | | | sells silver charms, gold charms, bracelets and |
| charms will when they are done, is then used to | | | | charm holders is easy as most jewelers do have |
| create a number of molds which are then filled | | | | the line. If they don't the Rembrandt website lists |
| with wax, which creates a wax model of the | | | | jewelers in different areas that sell this wonderful |
| original sculpture. Many of these wax copies are | | | | collection of gold and silver charms. |