Trollbead addiction

[pearlescent]

Thought I'd share my bracelet with the origami and waves of dreams

The bamboo bead is actually just a bead I found in my box of jewelry making supplies today. It looked like it would fit, so I tried it on and it did. Hurray! New bead without spending money ^^

 

[vannarene]

So, I finally got my Troll Coin from a seller on eBay. Does it look authentic? It had some good weight to it. Certainly looks and feels like silver. It just doesn't look as clean as the stock images. Thoughts?

 

[BigPurseSue]

I absolutely love them. They are light and a completely different look. I love trad troll and the newer x troll the same. They are much too different to compare; they are truly 2 separate entities in my opinion. They have not fallen off once, and I am glad I have them.
I hope you get some! Is there someone near you that sells them?

Sadly no, which is why I asked. Everything is mail-order around here. Which is one of the reasons I've yet to take the plunge and buy a Trollbead bracelet. Well, part of my reluctance comes from the fact that I know that once I do money will be flying out of my checking account. Another reason is that it's hard to select beads when buying exclusively online.

 

[RT1]

So, I finally got my Troll Coin from a seller on eBay. Does it look authentic? It had some good weight to it. Certainly looks and feels like silver. It just doesn't look as clean as the stock images. Thoughts?

Looks good to me. Mine was the same way and I purchased it from my local dealer.

 

[vannarene]

Looks good to me. Mine was the same way and I purchased it from my local dealer.

What about the '6' though? There is no definition, it's just solid and smoothe, no hole in what's supposed to be the loop.

 

[Monaliceke]

I forgot to post a pic of my most coveted Trollbead creation!
My Skeleton necklace... I have named him, Poe.

oooh... that's a unique piece... very special

 

[darkangel07760]

oooh... that's a unique piece... very special

Thank you, I love it!

 

[dstalksalot]

I've kind of gone crazy with my new Troll addiction. I almost bought a second hand full bracelet last night on ebay but had to restrain myself. I'm loving these beads but am really having a hard time shopping on line....

I found a lilly pad in with a lot/set that I purchased that I love!!.....I am a bit concerned because NONE of these beads have halmarks. Lilly pad is older and pre- stamp but can you all take a gander and verify Authenticity?

 

[dstalksalot]

...And two more....
This last one is something that I made from PMC. I am working on a few designs and came up with this. I'm still working out some sizing issues. This hole is big enough for pandora.

 

[vannarene]

Trolleads should be stamped with a 925S LAA somewhere, it's usually very discrete

 

[dstalksalot]

Older beads are NOT stamped......The Lilly Pad retired the year they began stamping sometime around 2007

 

[Geslina]

And one with the two jades...You can clearly tell that I love jewellery, or that I have way too much spare time lol (not)! I just love taking pictures of pretty things. Apologies for hogging the thread.

I just ordered the small planet bead to balance the stay positive one. I know part of the fun is in the journey of collceting but I am just so inpatient!

I like the ruby rock you chose. The store where I got mine had three, all so different...I chose a deeper, more saturated one, but the other still "haunts" me, it has I a lot of cream and pinkish gray, and no doubt I'll go back for it soon, budget be damned !

 

[Geslina]

Is anyone still on this thread? Well, anyways, here is my bracelet!

I decided to go with Milan to give my bracelet some color. The beads in real life are tinier than I expected!

I am worried about sizing though, my wrist measured at home is 14cm and the bracelet I purchased with the lock is 18cm in total.

Should I exchange it? It feels really loose and it's banging on the keyboard as I type, also I can fit four fingers in the space between bracelet and wrist. It has three charms at the moment and I'm not sure if it's really going to be so tight even after various many murano.

I apologize for bad image quality, I took it on my iPod as I don't want to deal with my SLR's CF card (it's old, but eh, it works).

I thought my bracelet was too big at first too, 8" with the clasp...but once you start adding charms, you'll need the extra space. I would only go smaller if you plan to only add a few charms, no more than say 8 or so. I happen to like the bracelets better NOT full, I like being able to see lots of chain. On my slim wrists, the 8" is just a little too big to wear that way, so I plan on getting a second smaller size for when I want to wear less charms.

 

[dstalksalot]

I especially enjoy seeing the troll chains.

I am torn about the sizing. I just sent a troll bracelet back because it was falling off of my wrist with the big locks....

I just sized down with my pandora too....Although I could have probably kept the 8 inch I went to 7.5...I don't like my bracelets hitting things. ...I actually Love my cuff bangle it does not get in the way.

 

[vannarene]

I wanna share my newest artisan glass beads from Dori Wallace on etsy. It's the teal/purple one and the galaxy one next to my azure bubbles. My favorite beads!! I will definitely be buying more from her shop.