It was such a hard decision because everyone's reasons for loving their Trollbeads (or wanting trollbeads) were so great, that we had to call in a celebrity judge - our Trollbead Representative - Paige! Paige picked: 

My Top 10 Reasons for Loving Trollbeads!

Congratulations Catherine!  Please contact me at mandy@swaggergifts.com to receive your new Trollbeads bracelet!

Thank you to everyone who participated!!!  We laughed and cried at your stories!

love to all - the Girls at Swagger

I love my Trollbeads bracelets and necklace because they are the most unique jewelry you can own.  It doesn't matter how many people have them, the combination and symbolism of beads will never be the same! Trollbeads are the most amazing gift you can receive. I'd love to start one for my mom!

I received a bracelet with three beads this past Christmas from my son.  I am a single parent that has been through a horrible custody battle.  My parents have been through their retirement account helping me fight this battle and watch my son when I work my two jobs in order to support him.  They took my son and purchased this wonderful gift for him to give to me so I would have a special treat under the Christmas tree as times have been rough for the last couple of years.  My parents have been my support system and I would love to be able to give my mother a Trollbead bracelet for her birthday so she will have something to look down at and remember all of the good times with me and my son and be able to share them with everyone.  Unfortunately I am not in a financial position to start her one right now.  I would love to win this bracelet to make her birthday a special one so she knows just how much she is appreciated and loved.  Thanks for reading my story.

I love the Troll Beads, but have not gotten them yet. They are so beautiful and a great way to capture memories.

10.  They are absolutely beautiful.

9.  I love that significant events can be commemorated with beads (so much better than something you have to dust...)!

8.  My kids are able to pick out what they like to "give" to me for special occasions!

7.  There are neverending possibilities.

6.  If you change your mind or your outfit you can change your beads!

5.  There are purple beads.  'Nuff said!

4.  No one else will ever have the same bracelet.  I like that a lot!

3.  My five year old daughter thinks they're cool!

2.  My husband doesn't have to pick them out alone - you will help!

and the number one reason...

1.  I just have to drag (it's so hard...) myself into Swagger to look at them!

I received my Trollbeads Bracelet from my 3 children as a Christmas gift.  It is very special to me because it represents love and family to me.  My children started the bracelet for me with 2 colorful glass beads and also my initial.  Since then, I have added the birthstone stars of my 3 grandchildren.  This bracelet is so much fun, and I'm looking forward to birthdays/anniversaries/holidays or any special occasion for my family (or as a treat to myself !) to add more beads. Wearing this bracelet reminds me of the most important people in my life....my family !!!

 I love, love, love trollbeads.  I fell in love with them when I saw them in Swagger last fall.  I immediately bought a bracelet, clasp, and my first silver bead – the wine harvest, which I just adore.  Then I shared my new love with two of the people I hold dearest, my daughter-in-law, Jen, and her mother, Sharon.  They fell in love too. 

I love looking through the catalog and dreaming about my next purchase or what to add to my wish list and checking out the entire collection at Swagger.  I love changing my bracelet every day to match my clothes or my mood.   However, my favorite thing about trollbeads is the slogan, “Every story has a bead.”  I really love matching beads to my life stories and interests and having my family and friends do the same thing. 

Right now my bracelet contains a few of my favorite beads that have been gifts from some of the people I cherish the most. There’s the friendship bead that my best friend, Sharon, gave me for Christmas.  The beautiful blue-green feather bead is also on my bracelet.  My brother and sister-in-law gave it to me in celebration of their crazy pet birds – Radar and Jolly Mon. I think of my family and their birds every time I look at it.   My niece gave me the heart chakra bead and my husband gave me the heart print bead because they know I have a long standing love of all things “heart-ish.”   My husband also gave me the lamb bead because after all, my name is Mary.

I just got mine for Christmas - from my husband who WAS listening when I mentioned them.  I got my second bead (the baby Troll sticking his tongue out!) yesterday and can't wait until the next.  They are fun - meaningful and so pretty.

I received my trollbead bracelet from my best friend as a Christmas gift in 2007.  We use it to commemorate the events and accomplishments in or lives.  From us losing 50 pounds together, to running our first half marathon, and various other adventures.  She lives in St. Louis and every day I carry our friendship with me in bracelet form.  I get so many compliments and each bead has a story.  Every time I receive a bead from her she also gives me a card with why she has picked that bead for me.  She makes me cry with her sentiment every time.  I keep those cards in my jewelry box and they mean so much to me.  Since then, I have started the same tradition for my mother and my father's wife. They are great gifts that mean so much.  Pick me for the bracelet because my bracelet is almost full and I am not finished collecting my beads.  Love you guys!!!

I would like to try these !!!  I have seen them in your store and know people love them...one of these days....unless I win the bracelet. :) 

I love Trollbeads!  The bracelets & beads are gorgeous!  The selection of beads is absolutely amazing...the glass beads have the greatest variety & are far more beautiful than Pandora or Chamilia!!!  I get so many compliments on my Trollbeads bracelet & I have hooked many people onto them.  My kids love to pick them out for me at the store or in the catalog...and it's an easy gift for my hubby to buy...hints just don't do it anymore if you ladies know what I mean.  Every bead is special & has some meaning behind it.  They are great gifts to give & to send to sisters, the mother-in-law, best friend.  Also, I thought more than one bracelet would look tacky...oh no!  The more, the better.

I love my troll bead bracelet b/c it is unique, big, bold and just beautiful. The choices  are endless with troll beads.

My favorite thing about Trollbeads is just how freakin' pretty they are!

I'm a very indecisive girl and my tastes change frequently, but there are TONS of different styles and colors to choose from, so I love how you can constantly add to and change all of your pieces!

My daughter and I were recently at a store that carried Trollbeads and we had never seen them before.  Both of us loved them and wanted to start bracelets right away.  My daughter has been working around the house trying to "earn" money for her first bead(and bracelet and clasp!) and has been trying really hard.  I did not want to buy one for myself until she was able to buy one too.  Needless to say, it has been really hard to resist.  I find myself looking at the beads in the booklet and on the internet all the time!  I even joined a trollbeads fan club on Facebook! 

I will love my bracelet (when I finally get one!) because it will be something my daughter and I will always share.  I can picture us now giving each other special beads for our bracelets and remembering them for years to come!

I love collecting Trollbeads and creating a bracelet that is one of a kind and reflects my personality. 

I bought troll beads bracelets for my mom and mother-in-law for Christmas and had so much fun, I added to my list. Not thinking my husband was paying attention I was so surprised when he gave me a bracelet and 3 beautiful beads from him and my boys. I love it so much and it is so special. 

Oh, to have the opportunity to create magic, that is portable to boot!  Being an "adult" these days does NOT mean we have to forget the magic we knew as children!!  Trollbeads touch the magic in us, the creative in us, the fun in us.  Just be care to open the correct end when taking a bracelet off!!!!!  :)

I wear my children's initials on my trollbeads bracelet and each child also has their own bead representing something special about each one of them. One that is very important to me is the yin yang bead next to our future baby's initial. We are adopting from Korea and the South Korean flag features a yin yang symbol. To me it represents the hope we hold for our family to be complete soon.

My favorite thing about my bracelet is my three siblings bead b/c it reminds me of how much I love my sisters every time I see it!