Looking for something new and classy, and very, very summery to add to your Pandora charm bracelets? If you're thinking along the lines of 'summer' then you should really consider the Pandora grape charm. It's really adorable, and well made.
The charm itself is made from Sterling silver, and it's a bunch of grapes hanging from a vine. It actually looks fairly realistic and I think is one of the nicer Pandora fruit charms on the market at present. (I also really liked the gold strawberry bead, it's retired now, and of course it was way, way out of my price range.) Anyhow, as far as current 'fruity' beads I think the new Pandora grape charm wins hands down!
The bead itself has a semi-precious stone hanging down from the bead. I believe the purple stone is an amethyst and the green stone a peridot. They add a really nice touch to the stone, and yes you can have either the purple or green grape charm, just like when you buy real grapes.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Pandora Beads--Retired Charms
Did you know that Pandora retires some of its charms, usually each time they put out a new batch? I'm not exactly sure why they do this, but to date there are now quite a few retired beads.
What does it mean? Simply that they are no longer making that particular bead. This doesn't meant that they aren't available to buy, they are but only while current stocks last.
So, if there's a charm that you're attached to, or that you're saving up for but that you haven't been able to buy yet, you might want to keep an eye on it and make sure that it doesn't slip into the retired charms category.
There doesn't seem to be any real rhyme or reason as to why they retire them. With some, from looking at them, it seems likely to me that it's because they're not really the more popular charms, but with others I really can't tell why they have retired them.
What does it mean? Simply that they are no longer making that particular bead. This doesn't meant that they aren't available to buy, they are but only while current stocks last.
So, if there's a charm that you're attached to, or that you're saving up for but that you haven't been able to buy yet, you might want to keep an eye on it and make sure that it doesn't slip into the retired charms category.
There doesn't seem to be any real rhyme or reason as to why they retire them. With some, from looking at them, it seems likely to me that it's because they're not really the more popular charms, but with others I really can't tell why they have retired them.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Troll Charm Beads
What's New with Troll Beads?
New Troll charm beads spring release included some beautiful new beads this year--a total of 44 new charms were released in January 2009. It's hard to say what my favorite bead is this year but it would have to be a toss up between the silver fairy sitting on a glass bead, the summer butterfly (which, incidentally, is a limited edition) and the guardian angel. I also liked especially the gold forget-me-not.
Another 'limited edition' troll bead, is the 'Stribe of the Sea', a glass bead, selling for $150. You can be sure that will end up as a collector's item before long, as only 5,000 were made.
Troll beads release new charm beads once or twice a year, and I know that I for one am hoping that they'll be making a second release again some time this year.
What's your favorite troll bead from the spring 2009 collection. If you have one, just drop a note in the comments section.
New Troll charm beads spring release included some beautiful new beads this year--a total of 44 new charms were released in January 2009. It's hard to say what my favorite bead is this year but it would have to be a toss up between the silver fairy sitting on a glass bead, the summer butterfly (which, incidentally, is a limited edition) and the guardian angel. I also liked especially the gold forget-me-not.
Another 'limited edition' troll bead, is the 'Stribe of the Sea', a glass bead, selling for $150. You can be sure that will end up as a collector's item before long, as only 5,000 were made.
Troll beads release new charm beads once or twice a year, and I know that I for one am hoping that they'll be making a second release again some time this year.
What's your favorite troll bead from the spring 2009 collection. If you have one, just drop a note in the comments section.
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