TROLLBEADS HAUL
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
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This is part 2 of my shopping trip to Beaden in West Edmonton Mall in Alberta Canada. I hope you enjoy seeing all of the new beads, bracelet, and ring I added to my Trollbeads collection. Let me know which item is your favourite 😍🥰
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What a great haul!! I absolutely love the Dancing Butterfly spacers! When I got mine they were very ‘stiff’ too. But with use they have gotten a little easier to move, they are still tighter than some of my other spacers but honestly I like that because I know that these are secure, especially on a bangle.
I love the three amethyst’s you have. Nice color variation on all three.
It was so much fun shopping in person, I probably went a little overboard and a little crazy picking out all these gorgeous beads and ring 🫣😂 I tried a little silicone grease and now the butterfly spacers are perfect 👍
Lovely beads panda ! I've also ordered the citrine turtle ! The lace agate one is also very desirable! My store sold out of bracelets I thought could wait like the time to fly and bracelet of potential I missed free by only a few hours ! Getting one from France would u believe ! The lengths we go to , I hope to make an upload asp as I've had quite a few more beads as well arrive . Those spacers ...my mandala ones are very firm so for now I just use tight spacers on bangles ....happy new year , love all the gemstones ! Definitely great additions. ❤
Hello! Sorry for the late reply… I hope you’ve received your citrine turtle now 💕 It’s so pretty and I know you will love it! I’m sorry your store didn’t have the limited editions bracelets left in stock… but good for your finding it in France. It will be even more special for you!
@@pandora-panda other bits have arrived but could be awhile before the citrine turtle arrives. Got the bracelet time to fly on order too now . I'm a sucker for the wee birds 😆. I'm hoping to calm down on my orders soon because I spent up on trollbeads so much I had to miss the pandora sale , never mind new releases are to think about , definitely the club bead !
Beautiful haul dear Pandora Panda, love all the pieces with gemstones. I am glad you were able to pickup your items at a local store, that must have been a fantastic experience.
In own the Dancing Butterfly spacers, they are amazing and very unique. Mine are also on the stiffer side. My guess is that Trollbeads design them with the intention to be placed on a bangle, but I could be wrong. With a foxtail bracelet we don't have to be that concern but for bangles with need the stoppers to not move at all or we will loose the beads.
Love the Hawthorn ring, it is on my wishlist. Do you feel it runs true to size? Enjoy all you new beautiful beads!
It was so much fun Karen! The store is about 10 hours drive so I don’t have a lot of opportunity to shop there, but I make sure it’s worth it when I do 😂😂😂 The Hawthorn ring is true to size and very comfortable 💕
@@pandora-panda Wow 10 hrs is a long drive. I am glad that you could treat yourself and have fun!
Happy New Year!! You got a very nice amethyst. Now you have light, medium and dark! The red tiger’s eye is one of my favorites! When I got my first one I was in love!
I have a spacer that is also difficult to put on the foxtail bracelet even if I use that Trollbeads tool. It’s my dolphin spacer.
Here’s an FYI for you:
Never use any kind of petroleum based product on that ring because it will deteriorate it. Part of my job was to lubricate all gaskets and O rings with Silicone grease. This kept the gaskets and O rings from drying out and lasting longer.
About the bead that's difficult to put on to a bracelet : Take a piece of thread that don't split up at the ends, for example dental floss, and thread it through the ring on the bracelet. Then line up the 2 ends so they are the same length. Then thread the ends (together) through the silicone lined charm/spacer. Now it will be easy to move the charm from the dental floss and on to the bracelet... 😉
@@brittascharmsandbeads9057 Thanks for the suggestion. I have a tool from Trollbeads that threads all of the beads on. Just that one spacer I have is so difficult to pull through. I feel like the small link on the bracelet is going to break if you force it.
I don't have the Trollbeads tool, so this is the method I have invented and use... 😆
I have seen others using the tool in videos here on CZcams, and I think my method works just as well or (in fact) better. Because I have seen people struggle and having the hook of the the Trollbeads tool slip off the ring that it's supposed to hold on to, especially when it's a "difficult bead"... 😮 And that doesn't happen with my "dental floss method"... 😉🙃🤣
@@brittascharmsandbeads9057 I was in the dental business for decades. Waxed or unwaxed? Or how about Glide floss? 😆
Hi Sue, thank you for your advice not to use petroleum based Vaseline or similar… how did you know I was thinking of that 😂😂😂 I think my spacer is similar to your dolphin one. I feel like pushing the small ring at the end of the bracelet through will break it and cause it to separate. I will look for a silicone based grease to soften it a bit. I appreciate your suggestion 👍💕
Beautiful new beads ! 🤗
When it comes to your butterfly spacers, why would you want them to "relaxe" ? Me, I'm super happy when spacers or clips with silicone inside are a tight fit so that they can do what they are supposed to, which is to stay where I want them to, and hold other beads "in control"... 😉 In fact I am so afraid to cause wear on the silicone that I hesitate to move the beads (or charms) on a bracelet... My Pandora Essence are examples of this, those bracelets and bangles are permanent designs because I do not want to take the charms off and on and thereby cause wear... 😮
Another thing, do you know if diamonds4you in Denmark is still in business ? I can't find them any more...
The butterfly spacers are so stiff that I worry I’ll damage them trying to get the small ring to pass through. I’m nervous that the extra force needed will cause the rubber to separate off the silver. I prefer a firm grip on my spacers but these are a little too much 😬 I totally understand the struggle with the Pandora Essence charms. I feel that is more of a design issue with Pandora as some of those charms were weak from the start. Unfortunately Diamonds4ever closed down, I think about 6 weeks ago. I’ll miss them but it wasn’t the same after Janni stopped working there. She was a Trollbeads fan and so good at showcasing the beads and communicating with you.
@@pandora-panda Thank you so much for the information about diamonds4you ! 💕 Sad to hear that they have closed down. Janni was great, she sent photos and videos so I could choose the best stones for my bracelets. But then we just have to be happy for what we got while they were there... 💕
I have not come across the problem of silicone beeing too stiff (old), but I can see that the other lady who commented here has a solution for that ! 🤗
My problem has always been that I fear wear to the silicone with moving stoppers on and off the bracelets... 😉
So that goes for my Trollbeads, my Elfbeads and Pandora Essence.
And I agree with you, Pandora Essence silicone might be too weak from the start, cuz the ones that I have were bought new from a store and from RueLaLa, so it's not other peoples "wear and tear" that causes them to be somewhat loose ... 😟
My main collection is Pandora Moments, and I must say I prefer their clips that open to stoppers like Trollbeads and Elfbeads have... 😉
I only have Pandora but I've been looking into Troll beads lately despite them being a little more expensive for their beads and clasps. Pandora's beads have just become too repetitive and boring. I don't need hundreds of heart and flower beads. I want something different! I love that Troll beads has a variety of murano glass and also gemstone beads. Pandora barely carries muranos anymore. So sad.
Hello! Have you made the leap to Trollbeads since your comment? If you love Murano glass you will adore Trollbeads, they have amazing details in their designs. Just a word of warning, they’re an addictive and therefore expensive collection to start 😂