At Tartooful, there’s nothing that we love better than throwing a party…
…and there’s no better excuse than a big, beautiful shipment of unique glass beads and the most exciting carved amber designs that we have ever been privileged to see.
These are some absolutely drop-dead beautiful beads, and any one of them would instantly be the jewel of most collections. We are thrilled to be able to present them to you! This alone would be cause for celebration, but add to that a menu of classic trunk-show specials, and it becomes spectacular.
The fine print:
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Purchase one item, get the fourth item of equal or lesser value as our gift
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Purchase a decorative lock and receive the sterling bracelet chain as our gift
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Every purchaser is entered into a draw to win a coveted 40th anniversary jewellery box.
Our event kicks off Oct 17th and runs until Oct 23rd, so we are looking forward to catching up with all of you in the Village! Not in our neck of the woods? No worries. We will be posting our unique beads on our Facebook page, where they may be easily browsed, even if you don’t have a Facebook account. For regular collection orders, be sure to check into our online shop, and simply let us know in a note what item you’d like for your fourth item free. We are also happy to work with you via email at tartooful@gmail.com, or give us a ring at 604-924-0122 for a friendly consultation by phone.
So… dust off those wishlists, bring us your partly completed projects and get ready to be inspired!
C.
Today we’re playing with the classic palette of deep, lustrous garnet and a royal tone of purple. Inspired by the exceptionally pretty stone on this Fantasy necklace, we decided to tease together a quick and simple necklace, using the elegant “Freedom Feather” silver pendant as a focal point. This useful pendant is designed to frame the droplet at the bottom of a fantasy necklace, and gives a much more substantial and dramatic effect than the droplet alone. It feels like an integrated part of the necklace, not an added “bead”, and could easily be worn completely on its own on a Fantasy necklace.
Have you felt it in your part of the world? Here on the West coast of Canada, there’s been a subtle shift in the light these last few days. Even until last week, I felt as though I was in the middle of an everlasting Summer. The days were long and warm, with bocce games that stretched into the evening. The light was bright and clear, and the skies were blindingly blue. One day recently there was a little wind winding through the garden that played a scattering of pale, dry leaves off our dogwood tree, and suddenly I could see the first signs of Autumn.
It wasn’t really the leaves on the pathway, that alerted me to the upcoming change in the seasons… there other clues as well. There has been a shift in the angle and colour of the light that unmistakably whispers “Autumn”. The light is still bright, but it’s just a bit more golden and mellow. The sky is still brilliant blue, but there’s a bit of a haze in the morning and evening. Night falls much earlier now, and after dinner we are more likely to be having a sunset stroll than struggling to spot our bocce marker in the dusk.
As always, seasonal change suggests a change in the way we dress, the colours we wear, the textures we enjoy in our homes… and of course, a change in the way we wear our Trollbeads. I set out to design a bracelet that felt just right for this time of year, when we are still enjoying lots of Summer warmth, but are looking ahead to the Autumnal months that are just around the corner.
I blended those watery blue greens with a selection of inky blacks, most of which have an element of earthy texture or glitter. That little touch of warmth helps to keep the feel natural and not too terribly stark. Many of the aqua beads also have an earthy element that I enjoy… for example, the ribbon of stone texture that wraps around the “Traces” bead, or the marvellous green and stone textured unique at left.
Today I’m playing with “Beautiful Blue”. This hard-to-describe shade of blue is one that appears in a number of unexpected spots in the Trollbeads collection. You’ll find it, peeking out from among the sandy speckles of “Milan”… or hiding right at the edge of the light stripes in “Khaki Stripe”. There’s even a hint of it in the petals of “Flowers on Indigo”.
Two of the most delicious bead designs from the Autumn 2015 collection also feature this “Beautiful Blue”. “Dream Away”, with its distinctive raised and textured glass dots is an intstant scene stealer of a bead… Often oversized, it demands the spotlight, and we find ourselves centering it an many bracelet designs. Here I’ve given the center spot to a lovely “Blue Tigers Eye” and
gave it further emphasis by framing it with a pair of “Lotus Tops” and then a pair of “Dream Away”. It makes for a strong, symmetrical heart for the bracelet design, and firmly sets the colour palette. Next the challenge was to find more “Beautiful Blue” to build out the rest of the composition. I reached for “Black Flower Mosiac”, and the new “Pure Heart”.
With the notorious Black Friday shopping specials only a few days away, we’ve decided to join the fun and throw our very own Trollbeads event. This Friday and Saturday we will be proud to present a very special selection of *SALE* priced beads and premade bracelets, as well as a *TOP SECRET* bead designed by Trollbeads just for Black Friday 2015. (This is one bead that you will absolutely need.)
With so many beads still tempting us from the Autumn collection, lots of yummy new uniques and stones in stock and a whole new group of beauties for Christmas there are more reasons than ever to come by and pay us a little visit… Oh, and UM you might want to think about gifts for the holidays…. for other people as well as yourself. (one for you, two for me…)
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