Erm not sure really i like them both but seperately and differently,Trollbeads definitely have more of a range of glass but i like Pandoras uniformity. You starting off a trollbeads one next then! 
Pandora bracelets... continued!!!
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Maria- I hate to be an enabler, but next to my two-tone bracelet, my green one is the one that I wear the most! It was actually my first bracelet and has all of my first beads on it! The green glass is vibrant and lovely and the peridot accented beads are very beautiful as well -- vibrant and saturated in color. Love it! I have 3 full ones: two-tone with no glass, green and aqua, and black with red gem accents. I am working on a brown/neutral one with my mom (we wear the same size of bracelet and she is good sharer) and a bling/shiny bracelet for special occasions.
Laurie_lou...beautiful, i'm loving the colours on your blue/aqua one especially.
Well, i've had a day off work today, and i've spent most of the afternoon playing around with my two-tone bracelet, cleaned it, rearranged it, worshipped it! I was never too happy with the placement of the beads, and i had the yellow murano with orange spots, and the yellow flower enamel, and i just thought they were too yellow on it.
So, they came off, and now i have this...
I'm so much happier with it now
This is really pretty!
hello there!
its been a few days, Maria i love love love your bracelets! i always wanted to do something with the blue heart murano because i adore the color but i could never find another glass bead to match.
everyones creations are as always, amazing. especially the one a few pages back next to the fruity drink
well i think im about 4 or 5 beads away from finishing my first bracelet
im already planning out my 2nd
i posted a few pics of how it looks so far. im not sure if anyone has noticed this but doesnt the pink heart murano have a peachy tint to it? thats what i saw when to my local jewler so i didnt get it because it didnt really fit with my pink zigzag. but i got the pink heart murano for christmas from an online shop and the one they sent me is the same shade as the pink zigzag! im very happy but it did confuse me a bit lol.
not sure if you can tell from the pics below though.
tomorrow im heading out with tom to a little pandora shop in new jersey, its a bit of a trip for pandora since were in ct but he has other stuff to do there so i dont mind. the only bead i know im getting is the little car one that he owes me for christmas since the local shop was out. i cant wait!
im so glad i get to keep him till the end of january
its been a few days, Maria i love love love your bracelets! i always wanted to do something with the blue heart murano because i adore the color but i could never find another glass bead to match.
everyones creations are as always, amazing. especially the one a few pages back next to the fruity drink
well i think im about 4 or 5 beads away from finishing my first bracelet
im already planning out my 2nd
i posted a few pics of how it looks so far. im not sure if anyone has noticed this but doesnt the pink heart murano have a peachy tint to it? thats what i saw when to my local jewler so i didnt get it because it didnt really fit with my pink zigzag. but i got the pink heart murano for christmas from an online shop and the one they sent me is the same shade as the pink zigzag! im very happy but it did confuse me a bit lol.
not sure if you can tell from the pics below though.
tomorrow im heading out with tom to a little pandora shop in new jersey, its a bit of a trip for pandora since were in ct but he has other stuff to do there so i dont mind
. the only bead i know im getting is the little car one that he owes me for christmas since the local shop was out. i cant wait!im so glad i get to keep him till the end of january
oh gosh.. that website has poisoned my mind. thanks for the heads up on the denmark beads girlies their site is amazing.i think im going to sell my mulberry bag to buy loads of pandora goodies. my bank account is not a happy bunny!
maria you're bracelets are incredible. im loving the silver/blue but the warmness of the goldy/brown/silver is soo nice also. i think i want a kind of green amethist as its my birthstone (may) and deep purple theme. i am kinda regretting getting a 23inch it is just too big it falls off my hand. does anyone know any beads/chams that may fit this description? i kinda wna incorporate a wooden bead in their too. overly ambitious??
i am hoping that as i get more beads this wont happen? i wanted the loose look as i like the bracelet to be midway down my arm but im worried of losing it now as it slides off.
wont have time to exchange now either. boo
does anyone have the oxidized bracelets? what colour beads do you think looks best on them?
Ok, Im a happy girl! 
My pandora store had the grapes with the amethyst so I got that, the panda, the clutch (), and the pink dot murano!! In the mail tomorrow I have the silver handbag with the gold bow coming so that should look good on it...here are the pics, what do we think so far??
With the flash (the girls at the store cleaned it so I think it looks extra shiny)
and without flash....
My pandora store had the grapes with the amethyst so I got that, the panda, the clutch (), and the pink dot murano!! In the mail tomorrow I have the silver handbag with the gold bow coming so that should look good on it...here are the pics, what do we think so far??With the flash (the girls at the store cleaned it so I think it looks extra shiny
)and without flash....
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hello there!
its been a few days, Maria i love love love your bracelets! i always wanted to do something with the blue heart murano because i adore the color but i could never find another glass bead to match.
everyones creations are as always, amazing. especially the one a few pages back next to the fruity drink
well i think im about 4 or 5 beads away from finishing my first bracelet
im already planning out my 2nd
i posted a few pics of how it looks so far. im not sure if anyone has noticed this but doesnt the pink heart murano have a peachy tint to it? thats what i saw when to my local jewler so i didnt get it because it didnt really fit with my pink zigzag. but i got the pink heart murano for christmas from an online shop and the one they sent me is the same shade as the pink zigzag! im very happy but it did confuse me a bit lol.
not sure if you can tell from the pics below though.
tomorrow im heading out with tom to a little pandora shop in new jersey, its a bit of a trip for pandora since were in ct but he has other stuff to do there so i dont mind
im so glad i get to keep him till the end of january
srry had to repost this because the pics didnt show up!
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In my opinion, the pink Murano glass are hard to match. The polka dot and the zigzag are generally a cooler pink that are good matches with the pink CZ beads. The pink heart and the pink flower (my absolute favorite pink bead) are warmer and look really nice with the champagne CZ beads. I really like the pink flower glass with the champagne oval lights!!!
Sometimes if you get a good batch of beads you can find good matches with all of them, but that kind of shopping needs to be done in real life (for me).
With my mom's pink bracelet, I worked hard and traveled to many jewelry stores to find beads that coordinated. I bought a couple of stinkers that needed to be returned and replaced them with glass beads of different brands and two artisan beads that are really nice. I will try to get a good picture soon (the camera needs to be charged and I need to figure out how to re-size them so they fit on here).
I wish everyone luck in their bracelet building!
Sometimes if you get a good batch of beads you can find good matches with all of them, but that kind of shopping needs to be done in real life (for me).
With my mom's pink bracelet, I worked hard and traveled to many jewelry stores to find beads that coordinated. I bought a couple of stinkers that needed to be returned and replaced them with glass beads of different brands and two artisan beads that are really nice. I will try to get a good picture soon (the camera needs to be charged and I need to figure out how to re-size them so they fit on here).
I wish everyone luck in their bracelet building!
i finally figured out how to make the pictures larger lol
see what i mean about the strange pink shade of the heart murano?
givemegold, I really think the green bracelets are stunning. Have you ever posted a pic of yours? I love the green muranos, the enamel petal flowers the lime cz's, the peridot beads...i am in so much trouble!!! :greengrin:
babyskulls...there are a few amethyst and green beads, check online and you'll have a good idea. The grapes danglie (which is shown very beautifully on divadivine682's bracelet!) comes in amethyst and green, so if you're wanting to go with those two colours, they would be stunning on it!
As for your sizing, it will obviously get tighter as you fill it up, but that does sound a bit too big, i'd hate it if my bracelets were able to slide off my hand, i'd be so scared of losing them. Maybe wait until its full, decide then. If its still too big for you, sell it on eBay and get a smaller one.
And i have two oxidised bracelets - my pink themed is on one of them and my newly begun black w/clear cz's.
divadivine682, i'm loving your bracelet, the grapes looks fab, and panda's looking very cute in there
Miss Chrisi, yours is also gorgeous, notice you still have the HCA bead!! I take it nobody's claimed it? I know what you mean about the pink muranos, they in particular seem hard to match up. I've got three on my pink bracelet (pale pink w/spots, the pink w/red flowers, the clear pink w/flowers), and i'd really like another, but i just cant find one. I was thinking the ribbon swirl one, but i dont think i've ever seen that IRL, so i'm not sure?? Ahh, the decisions!:lolots:
Oh, question...for anyone who's had their bracelets cleaned at the Pandora store - do they just do it there and then for you? Do they take the beads off? Is it free? I want to get mine done. Yours does look extra shiny, divadivine682!!
babyskulls...there are a few amethyst and green beads, check online and you'll have a good idea. The grapes danglie (which is shown very beautifully on divadivine682's bracelet!) comes in amethyst and green, so if you're wanting to go with those two colours, they would be stunning on it!
As for your sizing, it will obviously get tighter as you fill it up, but that does sound a bit too big, i'd hate it if my bracelets were able to slide off my hand, i'd be so scared of losing them. Maybe wait until its full, decide then. If its still too big for you, sell it on eBay and get a smaller one.
And i have two oxidised bracelets - my pink themed is on one of them and my newly begun black w/clear cz's.
divadivine682, i'm loving your bracelet, the grapes looks fab, and panda's looking very cute in there
Miss Chrisi, yours is also gorgeous, notice you still have the HCA bead!! I take it nobody's claimed it? I know what you mean about the pink muranos, they in particular seem hard to match up. I've got three on my pink bracelet (pale pink w/spots, the pink w/red flowers, the clear pink w/flowers), and i'd really like another, but i just cant find one. I was thinking the ribbon swirl one, but i dont think i've ever seen that IRL, so i'm not sure?? Ahh, the decisions!:lolots:
Oh, question...for anyone who's had their bracelets cleaned at the Pandora store - do they just do it there and then for you? Do they take the beads off? Is it free? I want to get mine done. Yours does look extra shiny, divadivine682!!
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Maria,
The Pandora cleaning machine is TERRIFIC!!!! The cleaning should take about 15 min. In my opinion the longer the better! I have 3 shoppes who have the machine and I am ADDICTED to cleaning my babies. I like to drop them off but I have had them done while I shop. I don't like my oxidized bracelet cleaned, so one of the shoppes removes beads so I take my oxidized bracelet there . Good luck!!!!
The Pandora cleaning machine is TERRIFIC!!!! The cleaning should take about 15 min. In my opinion the longer the better! I have 3 shoppes who have the machine and I am ADDICTED to cleaning my babies. I like to drop them off but I have had them done while I shop. I don't like my oxidized bracelet cleaned, so one of the shoppes removes beads so I take my oxidized bracelet there . Good luck!!!!
Thanks for the info, Using_Daddys_$$, i'll ask next time i'm at my store - which will probably be very soon!! I'm after a couple of clips, so will probably go through when i'm off on Thursday
Whats on everyone's "wish list"? What will you be getting next? Like i said, i want some clips and maybe another black captivating murano.
Whats on everyone's "wish list"? What will you be getting next? Like i said, i want some clips and maybe another black captivating murano.
well ive finally decided that the 19cm is too big for me, i wore my sisters whos is a 18cm and feel it fits perfect ( what a diff a cm makes) so was going to list my bracelet on ebat when my mum said she would by mine off me, so now my minds going like crazy wether to buy the oxidised or play it safe with the ss one!!! what to do!! i mostly wear black same on nights out, but i plan to complete my bracele anyway so does it make a difference??? going to get it tomorow so need to make my mind up pretty quick!!
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