Trollbead addiction
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My boyfriend gets credit for my first post. He bought me a Trollbead bracelet for our four year anniversary along with a few beads. The dragon is my favorite and a very appropriate symbol of our relationship as I am his "Khaleesi"
This is a really cute combo of beads.
I love both their names and their designs! If you search "turkey", you'll find "turkey platter" and "same same but eaten"
Saw the turkey too! I had to double take to make sure I was seeing correctly!
My boyfriend gets credit for my first post. He bought me a Trollbead bracelet for our four year anniversary along with a few beads. The dragon is my favorite and a very appropriate symbol of our relationship as I am his "Khaleesi"
what a lovely gift! wonderful start.
Thank you both!
I really love how Trollbead beads can be eclectic and cohesive at the same time; I think it puts less pressure on those who are gifting beads when all of the brand's beads look good together.
Sooo I just discovered trollbeads....my first order is scheduled to arrive on Monday. So excited!! [emoji7]
^Can't wait to see your very first foray into the world of troll!
I'm still deciding between the copper or silver bangles... I love love love how easy they are to put on and take off!! Must have.
I adore the color of copper but am afraid of the metallic smell. Decisionsss
I'm still deciding between the copper or silver bangles... I love love love how easy they are to put on and take off!! Must have.
I adore the color of copper but am afraid of the metallic smell. Decisionsss
Thank you!! Just checked my updated tracking info and now it says it will be delivered Wednesday. Ah well. Still excited!
I ordered a fantasy necklace with onyx, a magical lamp bead, the freja lock and an elderflower splitter pendant. I went with a necklace because I know I'll wear it, hopefully a few different ways, and I'm still deciding how I want to attack a troll bracelet - chain vs leather vs bangle. I was thinking of taking the bangle approach though, seems like it would get least in the way for everyday tasks and I love the clean and simple look you can get with the bangles.
All this is to say - glad to hear you love the bangles! That further sways my probable bracelet choice. Both copper and silver are gorgeous - let us know when you decide and I'd love to see more pics of yours (and everyone's) collections! I haven't received my order yet but I'm excited to have finally found something beautiful I'll be able to collect and wear over time. Thanks for the welcome to the thread
Sooo my first order finally arrived...and I have a dilemma. Advice please!!!
I ordered an onyx fantasy necklace, magical lamp bead, Freja lock, and elderflower pendant (which I was planning to use as a splitter). All arrived (and are lovely) except the elderflower pendant - instead I received the elderflower bead.
The elderflower bead is gorgeous - and it is actually $9 more expensive than the elderflower splitter pendant I originally ordered, so if I keep it I'm actually kind of benefiting from their shipping mistake. Do I keep the elderflower bead and eventually order another, different splitter pendant? If so, which one? Or do I keep the elderflower bead and order the elderflower spIitter again and hope to receive it this time??
I like the look of the zucchini flower pendant, and the strawberries bead which looks like it could also be used as a splitter (sadly probably too expensive for me at the moment). Is there a list somewhere of all the beads/pendants that could be used as splitters? I find it frustrating that the official website bead descriptions don't mention how many holes there are - for instance some creative googling indicates that the heaven's garden bead might be possible to use as a splitter, but no official TB info says that.
Another (possible) shipping mistake - I asked for a catalog, since it's my first ever TB order, but all I got was a mini-catalog containing only the Animale Fantastico collection. A bummer, since I was looking forward to paging through a big book with lots of pretty pics.
Any advice on what to do about the elderflower bead/pendant situation? Anybody had this sort of issue ordering from trollbeads.com before? I'm a bit bummed since this is my first order and these mistakes are annoying. Sorry for the long post but I really appreciate any advice!! Thanks!!
I ordered an onyx fantasy necklace, magical lamp bead, Freja lock, and elderflower pendant (which I was planning to use as a splitter). All arrived (and are lovely) except the elderflower pendant - instead I received the elderflower bead.
The elderflower bead is gorgeous - and it is actually $9 more expensive than the elderflower splitter pendant I originally ordered, so if I keep it I'm actually kind of benefiting from their shipping mistake. Do I keep the elderflower bead and eventually order another, different splitter pendant? If so, which one? Or do I keep the elderflower bead and order the elderflower spIitter again and hope to receive it this time??
I like the look of the zucchini flower pendant, and the strawberries bead which looks like it could also be used as a splitter (sadly probably too expensive for me at the moment). Is there a list somewhere of all the beads/pendants that could be used as splitters? I find it frustrating that the official website bead descriptions don't mention how many holes there are - for instance some creative googling indicates that the heaven's garden bead might be possible to use as a splitter, but no official TB info says that.
Another (possible) shipping mistake - I asked for a catalog, since it's my first ever TB order, but all I got was a mini-catalog containing only the Animale Fantastico collection. A bummer, since I was looking forward to paging through a big book with lots of pretty pics.
Any advice on what to do about the elderflower bead/pendant situation? Anybody had this sort of issue ordering from trollbeads.com before? I'm a bit bummed since this is my first order and these mistakes are annoying. Sorry for the long post but I really appreciate any advice!! Thanks!!
I would exchange it if i were you; the elderflower splitter is gorgeous. I like it more than the bead! The zucchini flower is also a beautiful splitter
I would exchange it if i were you; the elderflower splitter is gorgeous. I like it more than the bead! The zucchini flower is also a beautiful splitter
Thanks for your thoughts!! Since I posted last I've been thinking hard on this issue while making dinner. There's a whole other dimension to this issue which I didn't bring up before for fear of making my previous post too long for anybody to read
A big part of the reason I decided to start a trollbeads collection (other than they're gorgeous and I've been wanting to collect charms for a long time but couldn't stand Pandora) is that I want to use them to help motivate me to finish my phd dissertation. I need a small way to reward myself for reaching writing and data analysis milestones along the way and thus boost my currently flagging morale, and it seems like buying one bead at a time might be a good way to do this.
The order I placed last week was meant to be my starter set, adding a bead each time I finish writing a chapter subsection (1 bead) or complete chapter (2 beads). Right now I'm close to finishing subsection 3 of chapter 3; and there are 4 subsections total in this chapter so I'm seeing 3 new beads within the next couple of weeks by the time I finish chapter 3. (Dissertation is currently outlined at 7 chapters.)
After discovering the shipping mixup today, I started trying to find a way to justify buying the strawberries bead to use as a splitter instead of returning the elderflower bead. Super pricey, yes, but what if I bought only the one strawberry bead at the end of chapter 3 instead of 3 beads? Then I could maybe justify it and still keep the elderflower bead. Plus, it's one of the few beads with any gold I like the look of, and I've always loved strawberries!!
So I'm gonna sleep on it tonight and keep playing with my items tomorrow (in between writing) to try to make a decision about whether to exchange or keep it. Until then - two more questions for anyone who's been kind enough to read my long posts
1) do you have the strawberries bead and do you like it? Do you use it as a splitter and how well does that work? Pics?
2). Have any of you used trollbeads or other beads as rewards for reaching personal milestones (writing, fitness, spiritual, etc)?? How does this type of system work for you??
Sorry to be post-happy, but I'm just excited to get my new trollbeads collection off the ground. I figure you fellow bead-lovers will understand
. Thanks for any advice or thoughts!!