Trollbeads Amber: My Dream Bracelet Finally Complete!

Well it was bound to happen some day – after almost four years of collecting, my dream Trollbeads bracelet is finally complete!  I’ve always loved amber; the age and history of it, the gorgeous variety of colours and the light weight especially.  I’d always imagined an all-amber and silver/gold combo would be amazing and I’ve been picking up ooak ambers here and there since very early on in my collection.

Eight stunning ooak ambers later, here is the result:

Trollbeads Amber OOAKs

Clockwise from Mexico Lock: Fairy, Stopper, Smiley, Alabaster Amber, Letter G, Amber OOAK, Space, Amber OOAK, Around the World, Amber OOAK, Daisy, Amber OOAK, Gold Endless, Amber OOAK, Tulip, Amber OOAK, Letter C, Alabaster Amber, Small Planet.

Trollbeads Amber Silver Gold     Trollbeads Amber Gold     Trollbeads Amber

Trollbeads Spring Bracelet – Amber & Turquoise

Spring is here at long last!!  With the sun shining, I couldn’t resist creating a new Trollbeads bracelet to brighten up my transitional wardrobe from winter to spring:

Spring Trollbeads - Amber and Turquoise

You’ll have seen this combination of gold and silvers on the blog before, which all have special meanings to me and are among my most precious beads.  To keep it fresh, I often switch out the glass and amber Trollbeads and usually stick to one or two colours.  I really did try to use more than two colours in this one (honest), but I just loved how the turquoise beads looked with the ooak ambers!

This bracelet has three artisan beads – the turquoise scales and the two turquoise stones, which were all gifted to me at Christmas.  The ambers are all One-Of-A-Kind Trollbeads, as is the white with turquoise daisies, which was in my goody bag at the first UK Trollbeads Convention last year.

I’m enjoying this look as the colours remind me of being at the beach!  Are you making a new bracelet to reflect the change in seasons?

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Trollbeads Christmas Silver and Amber OOAK

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year!  I certainly had a lovely time seeing family, catching up and eating far too much chocolate!  I both gave and received Trollbeads as gifts, and all of mine were lovely surprises.  I received two of the Christmas 2010 Collection – Snowball and Sparkling Star – they’ve certainly given my Christmas combo the festive look in the silvers that I felt it needed:

Christmas Trollbeads Bracelet 2010 Collection

I also received another bead that I loved, but already had in my collection.  I popped into ‘Pearls of the Orient’ today, explained the situation and the lovely lady who served me said I could swap it.  So what did I choose?  A type of OOAK (One Of A Kind) that I’ve been lusting after for a while – a carved amber bead.  This one’s a real stunner and helps me on the way to my dream combo of amber and gold:

Carved and OOAK Amber Trollbeads

Did you get any Trollbeads this Christmas?  Please let me know in the Comments box – I’d love to know what you got ;o)

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Tribal Trollbeads and a Bonus Combo!

As I’ve been offline for a week I thought it only fair to treat you to two Trollbeads combos! The first is to complement a fantastic vintage amber necklace I found at the car boot sale this morning. It’s also partly inspired by the tribal theme that’s all over the fashion magazines at the moment – hope you like!

Clockwise from Flower Lock: artisan stopper, artisan silver, tibet ornament, ooak, Tupilak (big), alabaster amber, Grey Wolf, Lions, jasper, ooak amber, china LE silkworm, ooak amber, china LE white jade, Koala, Fur Animal, alabaster amber, winter, brown bud, vivienne, tupilak (small).

The second is more playful, inspired by the orange dress/purple leggings combo I’m wearing today – I teamed it with my most precious gold and silver beads to give it a classy twist…

Purple Orange Trolls

Clockwise from Mexico lock: Fairy, stopper, tibet kyang, Orange Armadillo, G, Silver Trace (Pink), space, ooak, around the world, khaki stripe, daisy, Purple Stripe, gold endless, ooak, Planet (small), LE crazy lace agate, C, striped bud, ooak, Lucky Knot.

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10 reasons why you need a Trollbeads necklace…

When I first started my Trollbeads collection, I decided I’d start with a necklace chain, so that I could build up my collection slowly (ha!)…well anyway I’m sure you’ve figured out the rest, but whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been collecting for a while, here are ten reasons why you need a necklace (you can thank me later!)…

  1. If you’re starting out, a necklace looks great on its own or with a single bead
  2. If you already have a bracelet, you can match a necklace with just one bead
  3. Mix and match Trollbeads with other pendants for a unique look
  4. Share unisex pendants with the man in your life (if you can bear to!)
  5. Showcase your special or favourite beads by moving them to your neckline
  6. When you feel like showing off, put your whole collection around your neck!
  7. Make use of other charms too, eg the Thomas Sabo charm carrier that fits perfectly!
  8. If you work with your hands, a necklace will keep your beads safe from knocks
  9. Show off a big bead, e.g. a fantasy ooak, by placing it in the centre of your necklace
  10. If you were collecting a different brand of charms before you discovered trolls, this way you can still wear both!

Get your necklace chain from a UK Trollbeads retailer here.

Tip:  If you have long hair or plan to wear lots of beads at once, I wouldn’t recommend the small basic lock.  My hair gets caught around this lock and if you’re wearing lots of beads, Troll themselves recommend a bigger lock to ensure it will take the weight.  Why not go for a larger lock like one of these?

Here are some of my necklace combos for inspiration (click for a larger view):

trollbeads necklace naughty dragon     trollbeads necklace amber     trollbeads necklace pink trace

trollbeads necklace agate pendant     trollbeads necklace     trollbeads necklace turquoise

trollbeads necklace thomas sabo cassette     trollbeads necklace anniversary     trollbeads full necklace

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My Trollbeads everyday bracelet (amber, gold & cream)!

I am a massive fan of Trollbeads jewellery and I have lots of fantastic colours but there is one combination that I never take apart…

This neutral bracelet goes with just about everything and is full of beads that mean something to me, such as the daisy, my 1st wedding anniversary pressie from my husband, gold ‘endless’ that was a leaving gift from colleagues at my last job and the artisan at the back right, which a friend had made especially to complete this combo ;o)

Clockwise from Mexico lock: fairy, stopper, artisan, letter G, alabaster amber, chai bud, space, black squirrel, around the world, ooak amber, daisy, ooak amber, gold endless, glass stone, small planet, jasper, alabaster amber, letter C, brown armadillo, lucky knot (and a safety chain).