US Charity Release

Strength, Courage, Wisdom Ring

Here is a link revealing the details of the Old Pink Prism release in the U.S. scheduled for October 1st, 2011. The prism will be combined with the Strength, Courage, Wisdom ring for purchase @ $225, with $22 going to a Breast Cancer Charity. Read the official details here:

http://www.giftshopmag.com/press_release/2011/08/strength_courage_wisdom

I must commend the new Trollbeads US and Peter Aagaard for their openess in discussing our beloved Trollbeads. I have really enjoyed the articles & interviews lately. It is a breath of fresh air in contrast with the secrecy & non-response of the past regime. :) I like being an educated buyer, as I think you all do too.

Harlequin & Columbine Remakes on D4E

Columbine

Harlequin

Some beautiful Columbine & Harlequin remakes by the designer Paula Radke are up for sale again on Diamonds4Ever.dk. $45US, make sure you click the Exclude VAT button for overseas orders. The Harlequin colors can vary, from purple/blue to green/gold even pinkish - make sure to request what shade you'd prefer in your order notes.

http://www.diamonds4ever.dk/system/applications/products_new.php?currency=USD

Coinage!

Thank-you to a kind trollie who has allowed this picture to be posted of the 35th Anniversary Trollbeads Charity "Coin" bead. :) I love it on a necklace like this.

Link to Interview with Peter Aagaard

Some lovely reading for this quiet Monday evening. Well, Tuesday morning for some of you.

http://www.jckonline.com/blogs/cutting-remarks/2011/08/26/interview-new-leadership-trollbeads-us

35th Anniversary Bead!!!

Yes you people who have been loitering on the Forums already know that on September 1st Trollbeads will do a World Wide release of a 35th Anniversary bead! Rumor has it that some proceeds will go to a charity... but that is all I know on that. I haven't been nosy enough lately to really go digging about for specifics, and quite frankly I live in a barren wasteland as far as Trollbeads are concerned.

The bead will be a silver one, in the shape of a coin with the chain going through the middle. The Troll "coat of arms" is on one side, with the world & a heart on the other. If you are clever you can find a sneak peek picture on one of the non-dealer sponsored forums in cyberland.

Red Armadillo

Did you know, that the retired Red Armadillo bead had a bright Tomato Red glass over a pale PINK cream glass? Much like the current Blue Armadillo is on a pale blue cream glass. Yes, it is true - the scales are not white, nor the glass raspberry color. Those are just OOAKs.

To be sure, make sure the core is not stamped LAA 925S - the retired Red Dillo was pre-hallmarking days.

Just saying.... ;) Be careful when you are shopping out there.

One more sleep...

One more day until the masses can infiltrate their LD's (local dealers) to fill their shopping bags with the new beads. Many of you have already seen them IRL or in photos, but here is a last minute sneak peek if you haven't. Yes that is a Purple Dillo!

For those in North America: If you want to have some eye-candy & partial to the Universal Uniques, check out: http://www.ordertrollbeads.com/

There is a wonderful selection of large core uniques and they are priced reasonably, all at $48, only $5 above the suggested retail pricing.

Old Pink Prisms, New Again!

The new OPPs are out in Australia at Glass 1 pricing!!!!!!!!! The cores are stamped, as I wrote previously and shown in the new release photo. Not all dealers have them yet, but if you have a LD you Aussies better be checking in with them. <3

I guess my "rumors" aren't so off, hey trollies??? :P

Fall 2011 Release Dates

Just in case you haven't been keeping up with the forums...

People's Bead release - August 19th
Fall 2011 Production release - August 26th
Rumored Old Pink Prism rerelease - August 26th (possibly Australia & the U.S.), now hearing Glass 1 pricing for these beads...
Japan World Tour release date - September 16th

Fall release should have a new lock, two Glass 1 kits (12 beads in total), two new Glass 2 beads, 2 silver/gold (possibly), 1 new gold bead, 7 silvers, a new semi-precious stone bead and a ton of excitement!!! I have been told that this is one of the best releases from Troll "ever", so hopes are high.

Old Pink Prism Warning

If you've noticed some on-line retailers suddenly putting a "sale" on their stock of retired Old Pink Prisms, that may be because rumor has it that the Old Pink Prism will be re-released in Limited numbers. If you are keen of eye, you will notice that the picture circulating shows the "LAA" mark on the core, and the genuine OPP was not stamped. You are seeing the picture of the new re-release, which suggests quite clearly that the dealers do know that their retired OPP are about to be devalued.

The last few Old Pink Prisms on ebay have only fetched about $130-180US, so also the claim that they sell for close to $450 on ebay is not accurate. The prices have been quite consistent on ebay for the past 2 years, there has been no recent drop. I personally have owned 4 of the retired Pink Prisms, so it is one of my old friends. ;) You can also Google "Trollbeads Retired Pink Prism Ebay" and you should be able to find some old auctions (if you dig around enough) and see the closing values for yourself.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280714453641&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

My recommendation is to wait so you don't pay too much, or buy feeling well-informed & prepared. I am not sure of the geography, but the release is said to be Australia only. Dealer contact info is only a "Google" away, and I'm sure overseas dealers will be quite happy to hear from you. You can also then be assured of a new & undamaged bead. The re-release is rumored to be priced somewhere around 150 Euro - $215US, but no one really knows.