Decorative charm

Abstract

A decorative charm attaches to a shoe, garment, or clothes accessory. A charm includes a base element having a bottom and a top; a hook mechanism having first and second hook elements attached to the bottom; and an attachment element formed of an elastic material. The attachment element can engage the first hook element, stretchably extend around a continuous portion of a shoe, garment, or clothes accessory, and thereafter engage the second hook element, all of which cooperatively secures the charm to the shoe, garment, or clothes accessory by firmly holding the continuous portion between the attachment element and the base element.

1 . A decorative charm for attachment to one of a shoe, a garment, and a clothes accessory, comprising:
 a base element having a top and a bottom;   a hook mechanism, attached to the bottom of said base element, and having a first hook element and a second hook element; and   an attachment element formed of an elastic material;   wherein said attachment element is adapted to engage the first hook element, to stretchably extend around a continuous portion of the one of a shoe, a garment, and a clothes accessory, and to thereafter engage the second hook element, such that said attachment element secures the charm to the one of a shoe, a garment, and a clothes accessory by firmly holding the portion between said attachment element and said base element.   
     
     
         2 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein said base element includes at least one decorative element attached to the top so as to be visually exposed. 
     
     
         3 . The charm of  claim 1 , where at least one of the first hook element and the second hook element is angled inwardly. 
     
     
         4 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first hook element and the second hook element is rounded. 
     
     
         5 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein said base element has a concave shape.