Trollbeads USA World Tour has arrived at SWAGGER!

We are so excited that the Trollbeads World Tour has now landed in the good old U.S.of A.!!!!  Come by Swagger Gifts to see all these beautiful and highly collectible beads!

Wave the Grand Ol‟ Flag in colors of red, white and blue during your tour throughout the United States of America. Visit a welcoming land filled with diversity, love and the pursuit of happiness. A place where you can experience energetic cities that never sleep and the peacefulness of the golden deserts of the old west. Visit the Nation‟s Capital, Washington, D.C., home of the iconic White House, where history is made.

Star Spangled Bead - Stars shine bright through fireworks of red, white and blue, the inspiration for Francis Scott Key‟s “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a poem written in 1814 that now stands as America‟s national anthem.

Pursuit of Happiness - From apple pie and baseball games, to building a foundation and following a dream...in the United States, "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" are considered unalienable rights. The smiley face has been a pop culture symbol of the pursuit of happiness since the 1950s. The graphic was further popularized in the 1970s in Philadelphia by brothers Bernard and Murray Spain. Have a happy day!

Old West - Race through the desert, gaze upon purple mountains under spacious skies, let the wild spirit of the land of opportunity fill your soul. As the American Old West passed into history, legends of this region took firm hold in the imaginations of Americans and people the world over.

The White House - More than just the residence of the American Presidents and their families; throughout the world, the regal white pillars and unique architecture of The White House are recognized as a symbol of the United States. After surviving fires in 1814 and 1929, The White House symbolizes strength and perseverance.

Kimono Trollbeads are here!

Kimono Beads are here! Come by and check them out!

This spring a very special and exquisitely beautiful limited edition comes from Trollbeads - Kimono Kit is designed by Japanese designer Nozomi Kaji.

This delicate collection of six beads in matte colours is not only designed by a Japanese designer, it is also made from Japanese glass, and is inspired by the color...s and patterns of a Japanese silk kimono

Spring 2011 Trollbeads are here!

We just unpacked our Spring 2011 Collection of Trollbeads and they are so beautiful in person!  I know you guys are going to love them!!!

Here is a link to pictures of all the beads - check them out!

I have to highlight some of my favorites though!  I love all the agates beads!  They are sold in sets of 6 for $155 or individually for $30.  If you collect hot pink beads or turquoise beads you need to come in ASAP because each one is different!

I also love the Double Heart bead!  It is really cool because it comes in two parts and then the chain keeps it together - hard to explain so you will have to come in to see it for yourself:)!  I'm not even a "heart person" and I love it.  Someone please tell my husband I want it for Valentine's Day!:)

See you soon!

Trollbeads Trunk Show Starts TODAY!

Call or Come By for our Trunk Show specials including Buy a Decorative Clasp and get a bracelet FREE!Great gift for any of the women in your life (including yourself:))!

Due to the skyrocketing prices of sterling silver, the Trollbeads will be going up slightly in price on February 15th so make sure to come in during the Trollbeads Trunk Show!
Trunk Show Hours are Wednesday - Friday 10am - 6 pm and Saturday 10 am - 5 pm!

Trolbeads Trunk Show Starts Today!

Our Holiday Trollbeads Trunk Show is today through this Saturday December 11th!  We are open 10 - 7 Today through Friday and 10 - 5 on Saturday! 

We have several specials that I know you Trollbead Fanatics will LOVE!  We have the new Christmas Bead Release, Jasper, Christmas in Hawaii & Christmas in Australia as well as new unique beads!  Call us or come by for all the details! 

Hope to see you this week!

Trollbeads Pink Empowerment Beads 2010

Trollbeads Pink Empowerment Beads are in for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!  Come and get them before they are gone!

Trollbeads is proud to offer the Pink Empowerment beads in support of breast cancer awarenes and research.  Empowerment beads are compatible with Trollbeads and other major beaded bracelet lines.  For every Pink Empowerment bead sold, Trollbeads will donate $11 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a not for profit organization dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime. 

We thank you for your support!

Limited Edition Assorted 2 Trollbeads are Here!

Oh. My. Gosh!  The very limited edition (and very sought after) Assorted 2 Trollbeads have finally made their way over from Denmark and landed at Swagger Gifts!!!  Aren't they beautiful?! *sigh*

How exciting for them to get here before the end of our Trunk Show!  Come by today to view the NEW Assorted 2 beads (seriously I am going to go broke because they are so beautiful!)!

I know I will see some of you Trollbead Freaks soon!:)

Fall Trollbeads Trunk Show starts TODAY!

The Trunk Show starts TODAY, Tuesday September 21st and runs through Thursday September 23rd. The trunk show is all day 10 - 6 with extended hours till 8 pm on Thursday - for all of you who want to drink wine while you shop or just can't make it before 6 pm! ;)

We are super excited about showing you all the new beads including the Autumn 2010 Release, our brand new unique glass beads that arrived yesterday, unique amber beads, and the Empowerment Beads for Breast Cancer!

We are also offering lots of Trunk Show Specials (choose up to 2 per customer)

• Buy 4 beads and get the 5th bead free!! (5th bead must be of equal or lesser value)
• Receive $25 off a Fantasy Pendant with the Purchase of a Fantasy Necklace!
• Buy 2 sets of Earring Accessories and receive a free pair of Silver Hooks!
• Receive a free bracelet with the purchase of a decorative clasp!

We love this Wine Harvest theme for a Fall inspired bracelet!

You could also Win a $400 Trollbeads Bracelet!

Help cure cancer by donating to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at Swagger Gifts! And to sweeten the deal - every $10 donation gets you one shot at winning a $400 Trollbeads bracelet!

The winner of the bracelet will be drawn this Thursday Night, September 23, at 7 pm! Click here for more details!

Here's the bracelet YOU could win!

See you this week!

Trollbeads World Tour hits Germany!

Trollbeads is currently going on a World Tour!  Each month Trollbeads is "visiting" a new country where they will introduce four new beads exploring the history, culture, and charming quirks of that corner of the globe.   The World Tour collection is available only in it's homeland.

The first country they visited was Denmark (of course)!  Denmark is where Trollbeads originated so it makes perfect sense that they would start there!  The beads designed for Denmark were a Viking Ship, Design Troll, Anemone, and Runes.  You can check them out on Trollbeads Universe here. 

Once they started selling the beads in Denmark they announced the next country on the list would be Germany - arriving in September 2010!  Which I was super excited about, because I was also arriving in Germany in September 2010:)!  Hamburg, Germany to be precise - the weekend of September 3-6.
The Trollbeads Universe website said September 2010, but not an exact date, so I kept my fingers crossed that they would be there when I arrived on September 3rd!

My husband and I went to Germany to visit our good friends, Miriam and James, and when they asked if we had any "must see" things while in Hamburg, I said "YES - we have to go to a Trollbeads store!:)"  I'm guessing they weren't expecting that, but hey I knew they would take us to all the other cool places!

So, not even 3 hours after arriving in Hamburg we found the first Trollbeads Shop on my list!  "Where are your special  Deutschland World Tour beads?" I asked the friendly sales clerk.  "I'm sorry they don't come out until September 15th" she said.

What?  Booooooooh!  That put a damper on things.:(

I asked the sales clerk a few questions like, do you know what they are, do you have pictures of them, can you mail them to me in the USA.  No, No and No.  :( 

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Oh well - I tried. 

A couple hours later, we passed by another store that sold Trollbeads - the name was easy to remember from my "Trollbead stores in Hamburg research", Becker's Jewelers (my last name is Becker - we're German:)).  Of course, this only made me more depressed. 

James told me I should go in.  WHY?!?!  He said he had a good feeling about this store.  Dude - no good feelings - THEY HAVEN'T COME OUT YET.  But he pushed us all in any way.  And low and behold...

THEY HAD THEM!!!

And not only the beads, but also beautiful brochures about what they meant and special boxes just for the World Tour beads - ah-mazing!  The four beads (which have now come out on the Trollbeads Universe website) are a Gnome, VW bug, Brandenburg Gate, and The Frog Prince.

I was in TROLLBEAD HEAVEN!  I was the first person to come in and ask for them (probably because they weren't supposed to come out for another 2 weeks!), so I got my pick of the litter!  (And if you know about Trollbeads, you know that all the glass ones look slightly different so this was awesome!)

Now which one(s) do I want?:)  Hmmmmm.

Well - living in Zurich (the German part of Switzerland), gave me a new obsession for Gnomes!  Yes weird, I know!  But they remind me of all our hikes in the Alps, because seriously they are in EVERYONE'S yards!  You have no idea how many pictures I took of gnomes and gnome gardens.:)  So I HAD to get the gnome...

Isn't he so cute!!!  Every time I look down at him I smile!

Then there was the Frog Prince.  I loved the Brother's Grimm when I was little, and this bead with the cute frog with a crown on his head and with a beautiful green glass ball under him.  You KNOW I had to get him too...

 Don't you just want to kiss him to see if he turns into a prince?!

Yeah for great Trollbead KARMA!  I'm not sure how that worked out in my favor, but I'm not asking any questions!  I know the beads were released officially Today, so I am one lucky Trollbead FREAK:)!

I had to get a photo in front of the "Becker" store with all my goodies! 

It had to have been Becker FATE! 

Today they also announced that the next country will be ITALY!!!  The beads will be available some time in October.  Italy is my favorite European country so HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO ITALY before I leave Europe and move back to the United States on October 14th?!  I'm working on it and will let you know;)

So my final question.  It was announced that the World Tour will be stopping in the USA some time in 2011 (no I don't know the dates).  What four beads do you think they will design to represent the USA?  A McDonald's arch or a Starbuck's coffee cup?:)  But seriously...

WHAT IS OUR U.S.A. STORY?

Let's Light the Night!

Do you want to help cure Cancer?  Starting today, you will be able to donate money to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by purchasing a Light the Night balloon from Swagger.  You can donate any amount, $1, $5, $10 or MORE!:)  Every donation is appreciated! 

However, we wanted to sweeten the deal by offering a $400 Trollbeads bracelet to raffle off to anyone who donates $10 or more!  How does that sound?! 

Come by to check out the bracelet and get your balloon and raffle ticket today!  The raffle for this beautiful bracelet will be held during our Trollbeads Trunk Show on Thursday September 23rd at 7 pm! 

We hand picked the beads for this bracelet to represent everything Light the Night stands for:

 

• the Unity bead - for coming together to help cure cancer
• the Victory bead - for everyone who has kicked cancer's butt and for one day finding a cure
• the Forget-me-not bead - for everyone we have lost to this terrible disease
• the Red Feather and Red Stripe beads to represent the Leukemia and Lymphoma awareness color
• the Zebra, Fashion Flower, and Black Armadillo beads to represent light and night!

To find out more about this event and how to participate in local Light the Night walks click here!

Please tell your friends! You can help a great cause and possibly win a present for you or a family member/friend! Remember the Holidays are coming up!

We would like to send a special thank you to Lund Trading (TrollbeadsUS) for graciously donating this amazing bracelet to help us raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!  Thank you Lund Trading!

And the winner of the Trollbeads People's Bead 2010 is...

Kristi Denning from the USA with her Ice Bear design!  He is strong, beautiful, and in trouble. A constant reminder of the fragile climate we need to protect. With luck, his story will have a happy ending.

The Ice Bear will be part of the Trollbeads' Christmas Collection.  We will let you know when we have it in!

Congrats to Kristi Denning!

Vote Now for the Trollbeads People's Bead 2010

Trollbeads announced that they picked the Top 10 of their favorite designs from the People's Bead submissions from over 6,000 entries - and more than 1,500 of those were received in the final 24 hours!

Now it's up to you to vote for YOUR favorite now - voting ends midnight (GMT) Sunday, August 29, 2010, so get your vote in quick!

The winner will become an official Trollbeads designer and have their bead added to the collection this Christmas and also receive their bead created in 18 ct gold.

Trollbeads also chose 100 designs that deserve an honourable mention for being clever, creative, quirky, or just fun ideas. They'll be sending these Trollbeads friends a bracelet, lock and the winning bead as a Christmas present later this year.

Trollbeads 2010 People's Bead Contest is on!

I'm so excited - the People's Bead contest is back!!!  Trollbeads is running a contest where YOU get to be the designer!  So what do YOU want to see in the Trollbeads line?  What story do YOU want told?  Well here is your opportunity!  Trollbeads 2010 People's Bead Contest!

So here's the deal - show Trollbeads what inspires YOU:

Show us what inspires you - submit your ideas, drawings, and photographs and you could become a Trollbeads designer!

100 of our favorite designs will receive a bracelet and lock with the winning bead as a special gift.

10 finalists will be chosen and you'll have one week to vote for your favourite design.

1 winner will have their design added to the collection this Christmas. As a Trollbeads designer you'll receive all royalties from the sale of your bead and a copy of your bead in 18 ct gold!

But don't delay!!!  You only have until August 22, 2010 to submit your designs - so what are you waiting for?!

Look under Events at http://www.trollbeadsuniverse.com/ and unleash your inner designer today!

Good Luck!  I can't wait for the winner to announced and it is  Swagger Gifts' customer - woo hoo! 

  

 

 

July Uniqe Trollbeads are IN!

Hey Girls!  Here is a peak at our newest unique Trollbeads! 

The detailing on some of these is amazing!

Just Released - Trollbead Earring Collection!

We have been waiting for the new earrings from Trollbeads to come in and now they are here!  Come by to play with all the accessories and see "how it works".  The earrings start at $24 a pair and the accessories start at $43.  Design your own unique pair!

NEW *Unique* Trollbeads - Just in!

We just got NEW Unique Trollbeads in yesterday!  Come in soon for the best selection!  Look how beautiful they are - I love all the "springy" colors!

This Just In - New "One of a Kind" Trollbeads

I just wanted to make sure to let you all know that a new shipment of "one of a kind" Trollbeads came in yesterday!  Make sure to come by ASAP if you like any of them - as they are unique, we won't be able to get any more, and they disappear fast!

Signed a fellow Trollbead Fanatic!

Answering the Trollbeads Customer Survey could win you a $300 Bracelet!

Hey all you Trollfanatics - I just found out that you can win a $300 Trollbead Bracelet from http://www.trollbeadsus.com/ by answering a short survey! Very exciting! All you have to do enter is log onto the Consumer Log-in section of their website and answer the survey. I just did it and it took about 5 minutes - I hope I win!:-) Well, of course I hope you win too!

Good Luck!

xoxo, Mandy

Empowerment Beads for Haiti

As many of you know, Trollbeads started the Empowerment Bead Program last year with the first limited edition empowerment bead focusing on Breast Cancer Research. With the help of the entire Trollbead Community, $500,000 was raised and went directly to such organizations as Susan G. Komen and the Breast Cancer Research Fund.

And now, in light of January's devastating earthquake in Haiti, Trollbeads is proud to offer a new set of Empowerment beads. Half of all proceeds from the sale of these beads will go to Habitat for Humanity to aid in stabilizing and rebuilding Haiti's infrastructure. Habitat has been working in Haiti for 26 years and is helping Haitians rebuild their homes and reclaim hope.

There are 10 exclusive, limited edition beads that have been designed to work with Trollbeads and OTHER beaded bracelets. They are SOOOOO beautiful! I can't wait until they come in - a lot of these designs I have never seen before! We love to Shop for a Cause and are excited to have a hand in helping rebuild Haiti! We thank you in advance for your support of this important cause!

Beads pictured may vary from the actual beads.

We will let you know as SOON as they come in (hopefully any day)!

xoxo, Mandy

p.s. - For those of you who may be new to Trollbeads, the Empowerment Bead Program was created for the sole purpose of promoting charitable contributions through the Trollbeads dealer network. In order to embrace all wearers of bead bracelets in charitable giving, the beads are designed to fit not only Trollbeads bracelets, but all competitors bracelets as well.

Calling all Trollbead Fans - New 2010 Beads AND Limited Editon Crazy Lace Agate now available!

We received our shipment of the NEW Spring 2010 Trollbeads and the NEW Limited Edition Crazy Lace Agate beads yesterday! Come by soon to check them all out! Especially the Crazy Lace Agate - they are absolutely beautiful - a hot pink color that is find with Trollbeads - so you know they won't last long!