Butterfly Bracelets

Stretch: how a stretch bracelet fits, putting on a stretch bracelet, wrist size

A stretch bracelet has no clasp and no length to choose. It gives enough to pass over the knuckles, then draws back close on the wrist, which is why its listing prints no inches. A very slim or very full wrist is the case to ask about. Measure her wrist bone with a soft tape and send the number to the live chat first. To put it on, bring the fingers together and roll the band over the hand. Pulling it wide between two hands tires the stretch.

Diamonds: natural diamond butterfly bracelet, round diamonds, carat weight, G-H color and SI-VS clarity

The diamonds are natural, as the bracelet's own listing says, and every one is round. Together they come to 0.36 carats across all the butterflies, so each stone is small and set for sparkle. The listing grades them G-H for color and SI-VS for clarity. G-H falls in the near-colorless range, white to the eye once it sits in gold. SI-VS means tiny marks a loupe can find and the eye misses at this size. Prongs, little claws of gold, hold each stone and leave its sides open to the light.

Gold: 14K yellow gold or white gold butterfly bracelet, beaded gold band

Take the gold color she already wears. The bracelet is 14K, in yellow or white. 14K is a little more than half pure gold, which is hard enough for a piece that stays on all day. The band is a line of textured gold beads with the butterflies spaced evenly along it, and the whole bracelet weighs 3.8 grams, so she will barely feel it. White gold makes the diamonds look icier, while yellow warms the wings.

Butterflies: butterfly bracelet meaning, butterfly jewelry as a gift, matching butterfly ring and earrings

A butterfly is the old sign of change and a new start, a gift for a birthday or a fresh chapter. Our butterfly rings and butterfly earrings share the motif, and several of them are lab-grown where this bracelet is natural. That mix is fine, since both are real diamond and look alike once worn. Keep the gold color the same across the set. For a butterfly necklace, look in the women's diamond necklaces.

Care: wearing a stretch bracelet every day, stacking it, cleaning gold with diamonds

Slip it off before the shower or the pool. Water and lotion are hard on a stretch band and cloud the stones, and a hard knock can loosen a small diamond. Keep it flat in its box, never stretched over a holder. It stacks easily beside a thin bangle or a watch, because there is no clasp to snag. To clean it, brush behind the wings with a soft toothbrush just damp with mild soapy water, and let it dry flat. If the band ever goes slack, ask the live chat about a repair before it snaps.