~*~ The PANDORA thread! ~*~

[Trayler]

OMG!!! Pandora is such an addiction. I got my bracelet less than a week ago...2 days later,I went to get two beads from my local Pandora store. In the last 2 days I have ordered a total of 8 new charms as well as a safety chain
I am already dreaming of my next bracelet which will be a silver + gold clasp and all gold charms.
I am slowly building my wishlist and I have devoured all the Pandora threads on tPF. My wallet is in trouble...
Here is a picture of my bracelet so far...when my new charms get here i a few days I will post an updated picture. I'm most excited about the "queen bee" and "key to my heart" beads

 

[Nelly4]

This is the only place I can come too & share my addiction. I still come to look at all the beautiful bracelets here but I have been really good lately & had not been tempted with any new beads until the last release
I couldnt resist all the new blues....so I caved.
This is my new "creation".
Thank you for letting me share

Lolas, I just love your Pandora - the blues with 2-tone are just gorgeous - nearly makes me want to change mine!

 

[VickelyBickely]

OMG!!! Pandora is such an addiction. I got my bracelet less than a week ago...2 days later,I went to get two beads from my local Pandora store. In the last 2 days I have ordered a total of 8 new charms as well as a safety chain
I am already dreaming of my next bracelet which will be a silver + gold clasp and all gold charms.
I am slowly building my wishlist and I have devoured all the Pandora threads on tPF. My wallet is in trouble...
Here is a picture of my bracelet so far...when my new charms get here i a few days I will post an updated picture. I'm most excited about the "queen bee" and "key to my heart" beads

Lovely so far! I can't wait to see your new beads too! I LOVE the key to my heart bead, and am positively DYING for the Queen Bee. Nice choices! It is so addicting, isn't it?

 

[VickelyBickely]

This is the only place I can come too & share my addiction. I still come to look at all the beautiful bracelets here but I have been really good lately & had not been tempted with any new beads until the last release
I couldnt resist all the new blues....so I caved.
This is my new "creation".
Thank you for letting me share

Gorgeous! The blues are sooooo pretty! I love the new cabochan (sp?) spacers - they are just beautiful. Can't wait to get some myself.

 

[endymoon]

Love seeing the bracelets!!!

So, this weekend I'm trying to figure out what the heck I can sell on eBay to get me out of my "no charms til Christmas" loophole... coming up kinda short. MAYBE if I sell a ton of stuff it can all amount to 1 charm? Really wish I hadn't already bargained for the early upgrade for the iPhone 4, because the two big ticket items I'm selling (including my old blackberry) are going straight to cover the extra charges.

If only I had known then what I know now...

 

[lolas]

I'm trying to figure out what the heck I can sell on eBay to get me out of my "no charms til Christmas" loophole

lol...I feel your pain. Im sooooo cut off its not funny I really over did it during the summer.We were at the shore for a month so I bought a blue bead "souvenir" bead for each week & the "evil eye" the week we were in NY. I always find how to justify them. Im think Im done for a long time...or till the new release.lol

 

[lolas]

Trayler the lil'girl was one of my very first beads & a gift from my dh Love her!

 

[endymoon]

When is the new release, anyway? I hear lots of charms are being retired too (and of course, I'm wondering if I'm good w/ the blue ribbon murano which was my first charm, or if now is the time to get a 2nd one??? lol)

 

[kirbymax]

This is the only place I can come too & share my addiction. I still come to look at all the beautiful bracelets here but I have been really good lately & had not been tempted with any new beads until the last release
I couldnt resist all the new blues....so I caved.
This is my new "creation".
Thank you for letting me share

This is so pretty. Love the blue! I have been trying to hold off on the blue but it is sooo nice!

 

[BagaholicAnon]

Our first Pandora store opened yesterday in Honolulu! I'm so sick, though, cause I was visiting my parents in MI a month ago and walked past the Pandora store there so many times, but because I didn't get into Pandora till I returned home, I never went in! But, thankfully, we just got our own store!

I ended up getting 3 glass beads and a silver rose bead. I also got the leather necklace, but I'm thinking of returning it now. I just don't see me wearing it much. I'm thinking the beads may just fit on some of the gold chains I already own. Has anyone tried this?

 

[mariaonline]

I don't know if everyone has already seen this, but the pandora page on facebook has a sneak at some of the new charms for fall...I love this one!

 

[Bonnie925]

Like you, I'm "done" until Christmas <wink>

Bonnie925 - well it sounds like you have GREAT taste in jewelry!

As for the silver charms, I definitely prefer the Chamilia ones. Well, for the most part - for ex I like the Pandora little girl better than the Chamilia one. But otherwise, I think Chamilia has a much better selection (more things that signify important memories for me, anyway). I'm kind of 50/50 on the gemstones and murano's. Although Chamilia has two blue ones that I like more than the Pandora one I got (Blue Ocean, and another very similar aqua one. Yes they are on my wishlist, LOL).

 

[BagaholicAnon]

I agree, I love the Chamilia beads! Their silver seems shinier too, not as much of the oxidized stuff.

It's really bugging me about the difference sizes on the Pandora beads. You really need to see them in person. I bought a bunch of stuff online, and they're all over the place in terms of size. For example, I got the gold roses (not the spacer), and it's soooo small! And the glass beads are soooo big! So far, my Chamilia beads have all been about the same size though.

 

[Nelly4]

I agree about seeing the beads in person - especially when you buy Murano glass beads as the colour, size and shape are all so different - haven't noticed it too much with any other Pandora beads though.

My silver bracelet I bought on ebay last week arrived yesterday - it looks so shiny and new and I noticed that the clasp is a bit bigger than my gold clasp bracelet. Also, I received a $10 Pandora gift voucher from Gilletts jewellers so needless to say, I couldn't resist as it was like someone was giving me something for a change! I bought the silver and pink CZ four petal flower charm - I have the clear one and just love it!

 

[kirbymax]

I admit I am a Pandora purist so I don't have any issues with bead size. The muranos though I definitely buy in person with whatever others I am going to put them with. I bought one once on it's own and it is "skinnier" than the others and it drove me nuts for months until I finally got used to it.