Dubai

I was researching the Dubai World Tour rumours. Came across this...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/puksdesign/4440803626/

My guess? The set of the Trollbeads promo movie for the Dubai release. (On one German brochure one model was wearing a Falcon pendant with Amethyst stone - when queried TBs claimed it was for the Dubai release.)

The last TB distributor for the UAE seems to be shut down, but perhaps a new distributor is taking over... so maybe these beads will come out after all.

South Africa: World Tour

If you haven't heard yet, the next country on deck for the Trollbeads' World Tour is South Africa. According to the Trollbeads Universe website, the beads will not be released until sometime in February 2011.

As Trollbeads HQ takes a short hiatus from the World Tour releases, I hope the momentum of the tour doesn't slow down. Perhaps they are giving collectors time to catch up, but more than likely I think they may have some other goodies or competitions hiding up their sleeves. After all, that leaves the remainder of November, December, & January for no new releases. Last year the Spring collection was released on Feb. 1st, so we can possibly expect to see it around that time this year too.

So settle in, we may be in for a long, cold, & quiet winter.

Dutch World Tour!

The beads are up on the Forums now! http://www.trollbeadssociety.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=17355&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Windmill, Sunflower, Wooden Shoes, & sparkly Orange glass.

Diamond Bead, Pink

The new Diamond Bead, Pink is a stunning addition to Trollbeads' Winter collection. I'm sure it will be on many of our wishlists for the holidays. One tip if you must order on-line: the base color of the bead varies from a lighter rosy pink to the deep cherry pink of the pink Silver Trace bead. If you have a good relationship with your on-line dealer, make sure you request the shade you would prefer.

World Tour, The Netherlands

One - more - night... hopefully soon we will see the emails from Trollbeads about the Netherlands beads!!! So excited, I have no idea what they will be...

UPDATE: Nothing this morning. :(

Denmark was end of Aug, Germany 15th Sept, Italy 15th of Oct, so one would assume...

World Tour Beads - Where to Buy?

I'd love to be able to travel the world and buy the World Tour beads in person. But realistically I have to let my virtual fingers do the walking and find the beads on-line. Three sets have been released so far and if you haven't been able to secure any here are some helpful suggestions.

Denmark - http://www.diamonds4ever.dk/ ships worldwide. Check Trollbeads > Ltd Editions category.

Germany - German shops are permitted to sell on ebay at regular retail prices. Search the following seller IDs to find the beads in stock: sternchen1062, schmuck-domizil, dezaru

Italy - Italy also permits ebay sales, so search seller IDs: pesco-clock or rcanone-rcanone

Next on the World Tour stop is the Netherlands, I can't wait to see what this release will be!!!

Happy shopping!

OOAK Hunting Tip

I'm always on the lookout for a trustworthy place to buy regular priced OOAK beads. One of my favorite is this German based shop. They do speak English & reply promptly to emails. Those outside of the EU are also usually refunded the 19% VAT tax. :) Have fun shopping!

http://www.sternchen1062.de/index.php

Yes I know...

... you've already seen them. But here they are anyway. :P

Christmas in Hawaii & Christmas in Australia Ltd Edition Glass Kits, not sure which is which:

And the Christmas collection:

You Will Be DROWNING in Beads...

Are you ready? Get set for some prolific releases from Trollbeads this holiday season. Rumored release dates:

1) Christmas Collection on November 12th - not as tight with the secrecy this time around, keen trollies have had a few peeps at the new beads already. A Rose Pink Diamond bead joins the ranks, and 2 new glass sets (we are talking 12 beads with some RED in there) are rumored to be released too. A snowball silver and some other winter themed silvers will round out the collection. We've heard hearts & love and all of the other stuff that is to be expected. This is a surprise, as winter releases from TB's are traditionally quite small. This could explain why the Fall release was so tiny this year.

2) World Tour Netherlands on November 15th - Well I've heard nothing. Anyone who's seen them isn't talking although many are bemoaning the thought of Windmills & Wooden Clogs. Boring to those living there, exotic for those far away. I've got my fingers crossed for another glass bead, the World Tour silvers really outnumber the glass so far and for those doing a bracelet more glass would be welcome.

If you aren't on Facebook you need to join. Trollbeads HQ runs regular competitions to win free beads and most country distributors do the same. So start here to join in the fun:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/trollbeadsofficial