New Purple Prism!

Here is the stock photo of the new Purple Prism (60194)!!! (Correction - this was not seen on a US site, just in the UK so far.)

The Retirement list, which is said to be officially announced Dec. 31st or thereabouts, has also been circulating the underground trollworld. Stay tuned for that later this week.

Red Pink Prism Retiring

The big news leaking out from the UK is that the Red-Pink prism, bead #60187, is being discontinued (retired) and replaced with a Purple Prism #60194, also a 2 tone that fades to a lighter color, but a true purple color. Dealers in the UK already cannot order the Red-Pink, and are receiving the Purple so if you read some of the UK forums you can see pictures from collectors that have purchased them already. The beads look fantastic, and I'm excited to see a true purple in the prism line.

Retirements, rumoured to be about 20 beads, are expected this October. If so, this will be when the Red-Pink is officially discontinued and the Purple Prism is officially launched. So if this bead is on your wishlist, you may want to snap one up now.

Other news: The Empowerment Beads - the Ltd. 10 Pink glass bead set being realeased in the US may be harder to obtain than thought. I've heard that constrictions have been placed on who can order & buy the set, limiting shops to selling only to customers that physically come to the store to buy the beads. Meaning ordering from Canada will become, um, not an option. Never fear though, this creates a perfect opportunity for greedy prospectors to sell them to us on Ebay at inflated prices. Trollbeads Gallery has taken down their Forum & Blog postings regarding these beads as well, although pics of the prototype beads can be found on other sites using Google: search "Trollbeads Empowerment".

The China themed Ltd October release, has had a picture leaked. The release consists of multi-colored Jade stone beads, similar in size & shape to the Jaspers, and some round silvers, with different designs. It appears that the silvers alternated with the colorful Jades create the sectional Chinese dancing Dragon that is seen at the New Years celebrations. The silvers have different creatures & flowers on them, and there appears to be 10 silvers in all (& 10 Jade colors), but it is hard to tell if they are all unique. No news yet on the official release date, if it is to be a Worldwide release, or if the silvers & Jades are sold as a set or separately. It looks amazing though, so save some cash for October.

More Release Rumours

There is a rumour about a smaller October 15th release. Overseas the story is a Ltd Edition bead with an Oriental Theme, inlayed with Jade stone, and possibly a dragon??? No idea if this is fact or fiction, or if would be a world-wide release or just specific to Europe.

(In the US the North-east dealers are releasing a Ltd Edition set of 10 Pink glass with proceeds going to a Breast Cancer charity. This release is scheduled to take place around the same time. My last post has a link for this.)

Now that the Fall release is out, the next for sure release will be the smaller Christmas themed one that usually comes out in November. Until then, I'm sure our pocketbooks will be suffering trying to afford all of the beautiful beads that just came out!!!! :)

One Little Picture...

...won't hurt, will it??? The beautiful Caravan set, with deep coral colors!!! SHHHHH! ;)

New Topic: There is a Limited Edition Glass set of 10 pink beads, made exclusively for Trollbeads US Northeast dealers. You can find out more information by joining the Forum or viewing the Blog for www.trollbeadsgallery.com. You can view a picture of this gorgeous & very limited set there. Proceeds from sales are donated to a Breastcancer group, but it is US based. Maybe Canada will do something similar for a Canadian Charity?

If you agree you could go to the Canadian Trollbeads site: www.trollbeads.ca and email the Trendy Group with your thoughts.

New Release Teaser!

Friday is the big day, the Fall 2009 release for Trollbeads!!! The beads were leaked on a German website, although it was pulled down quickly. So I won't spoil the suspense for you but I will give a few teaser details.

The new release includes: 1 silver lock, 1 silver ring, 1 faceted stone bead (not the Amazonite, after all), 2 round stone beads, 12 new glass 1 beads (one set is called Caravan, the other Desert, inspired after their namesakes), 1 Fantasy silver bead (very, very cool!), and 8 silver beads, covering a variety of sizes & price ranges. UPDATE: 3 of the beads have also been released in gold, as well as the ring is available in 18K gold.

I have to say that this is one of the most amazing & appealing releases I have seen from Trollbeads. I was stunned by the glass, it is new & different from what Lise has released before. It is beautiful and I think will appeal to a wide range, it is not as quirky as the Aquarelle & Tuscany sets of the spring release, nor the Mosaics. There are some really sexy bead, with new colors & textures & shimmers.

The silvers are all inspired from folklore & fables, history & nature. They have stayed very true to the TB theme and these beads are not only beautiful, but meaningful & interesting as well. They really do have good stories!

For everyone who swoons over the OOAK Bubble beads that are plentiful in Denmark, but impossible in Canada - you will be very happy with this release. Anyone looking for some sparkle will be too.

If you want to be informed of the new beads, make sure you check out the TrollbeadsNow.com blog. It is always a good idea to sign up for the newsletters directly from the source in Denmark too: www.trollbeads.com

August 15th Release

The next TB release date is August 15th (at least what I can gather from the emails sent out from TB regarding the People's Bead competition.) The Fall release will include the silver version of the People's Bead winner which is the dove cradling the earth design. Also rumored to be included (???) is the turquoise Amazonite faceted stone bead. Runners up in the top 10 received Sapphire faceted blue stone beads, and a Ltd Edition of Citrine (pale yellow) faceted stone beads were in Denmark shops, so one could wonder if there is an upcoming release of new gemstones in the Fall collection. Only Lise knows!!!

TB.com has also started a new contest, instead of the summer photo contest it is a movie contest about where you have taken your Trollbeads this summer. The contest link is www.beoriginalthemovie.com

Jasper prices in Canada seem to be at $40 Cdn and some smaller dealers have not received their supply yet so keep checking at your local store. In the US the prices have ranged from $35US to $80US!!! Dealers were charging more for beads they percieved to have better, rarer, or more desirable color. Sets of 6 are almost sold out in Europe so if you have an overseas contact to obtain one I would make your move as soon as you can.

As always there are retirement rumours, and some Glass beads are temporarily??? unavailable to order from the Canadian Distributor, one of these being Pumpkin. I think it is unlikely that this correlates with any retirements, but has been almost 2 years since the last big retirement so it is a possibility that something may go this Fall. (Of course, I hope not!!!)

Enjoy your summer days & happy trolling!

Ltd Edition Jasper Beads!!!

Just got word from the Trollbeadsnow blog that the Jaspers are released in Canada!!! This is quite exciting news as these types of beads vary so much it is always nice to choose them in person or on-line pictures of individual beads. Jasper is reported to be a very durable stone so it should make a great bead for daily wear.