The Popular Troll Bead Jewellery And Its Many Faces

In a span of more or less thirty years, fashion lovers and critics as well have seen the dramatic rise of troll beads and the rich stories ranging from children’s stories, animals, flowers, folklores, etc. that come along with it.

Sterling silver, glass, expensive stones, gold, etc. - that’s just a handful of materials that makes up troll beads jewelry.

And if this is your first time dabbling with this jewelry that the world is going crazy about, a quick glance at the internet will show you which trollbead bracelets or jewelry fit your personality and taste.

It was back in Denmark, 1976 when it this trend was started by Soren Nielson. Nielson created the first trollbead jewelry - a silver one, and used a wax model for it PLUS bored a hole, making it possible to bind similar beads together. Eventually, this first-ever sterling silver trollbead was known as “The Mask”.

Four years later - 1980’s, an apprenticeship on making different trollbead bracelets and jewelry was startedall thanks to Lisa Aagaard’s efforts. Lisa started to experiment with different materials that a trollbead jewelry could be made from and she ended up with the first glass trollbeads which took the world by storm in 2002.

Every year, technology advances. And that could only mean we can look forward to better-looking, detail-rich, and MORE unique trollbead jewelries in a not-so-distant future.

The fun part in it is that these beads are fully customizable. You can create bracelets, anklets, or even necklaces just by putting them together. Or if that is not your forte, you can also buy complete sets effortlessly.

Let’s have a look at some of the trollbeads that you need to familiarize yourself with if you want to be a full-time collector of these wonderful pieces of jewelry

Trollbead Jewelry 1 - Glass Trollbeads

The first glass trollbeads were actually crafted in the 1980’s by Lise Aagaard. Unfortunately, due to the difficulty of creating designs in full specifications caused it to be released in the early 90’s.

BUT now, you get to choose from hundreds of glass trollbeads each having unique designs and colors ensuring that you get to have what’s fitted for you.

Trollbead Jewelry 2 - Gold Trollbeads

Gold trollbeads’ designs range from animal-like, fairy tale characters, or just nonfigurative shapes. They go very well with glass trollbeads making it possible for you to create your own ideas for the necklace or bracelet.

Trollbead Jewelry 3 - Letter Trollbeads

As the name says, there’s a letter picked from the alphabet that’s built in the design of the letter trollbeads. You can buy separate beads that make up your name or initialsand in my book, that sounds like a great way to personalize your necklace and bracelet.

Trollbead Jewelry 4 - OOAK Trollbeads

These trollbeads are one of a kind since they’re made by bare hands and, with that in mind; they’re completely different from the rest.

What makes them unique is that most of them were earlier designs that were discarded because it was quite different from how it was wanted. As a result, they were even valued so much.

Trollbead Jewelry 5 - Retired Trollbeads

Now it’s NOT like these retired trollbeads went out of business! BUT they’ve paved way for new designs to dominate the scene. They may still be availableHOWEVER it won’t take long before they’re sold out.

Trollbead Jewelry 6 - Silver Trollbeads

This sterling silver counterpart began in 1976. Many variations, shapes, and sizes, plus lots of years, paved the way for the silver trollbeads department. It also comes in many mythical and fairy tale-like characters that add MORE flavors into it.

Trollbead Jewelry 7- Trollbead Bracelets

On the other hand, trollbead bracelets can be availed as beads and chains you MUST bind together OR if you don’t want to spend time doing so; you can grab a completed set. The charms you can use only fit on necklaces and bracelets. ON the other hand, the chain can come in gold, silver, or leather whichever you prefer.

Trollbead Jewelry 8 - Trollbead Clasps

Trollbead clasps, either in gold or silver, give you the privilege to take them off and rearrange them.

Some are designed with different patterns like animals, flowers, etc. BUT you can go for plain trollbead clasps as well.

I could go and on and onFOR SURE more will be added to this small list of trollbead jewelries and they’ll be rocking the fashion world just as MUCH.