My Most Favorite Troll Locks

Love the anniversary lock, it's so troll looking plus really sturdy. I love the look of the greyhound
but find it difficult to open and close, also the bracelet I put it on is too big so really need to
have it redone. Love the Chesslock and Tulip wish I had one, maybe one day.

Marty there was a tread at one time here, I think perhaps by Sita showing what I think I remember
some doors in Denmark which have Greyhounds carved on them. I believe that was the inspiration
for the lock.

zuzu's petals wrote:Love the anniversary lock, it's so troll looking plus really sturdy. I love the look of the greyhound
but find it difficult to open and close, also the bracelet I put it on is too big so really need to
have it redone. Love the Chesslock and Tulip wish I had one, maybe one day.

Marty there was a tread at one time here, I think perhaps by Sita showing what I think I remember
some doors in Denmark which have Greyhounds carved on them. I believe that was the inspiration
for the lock.

Thanks so much for the information, Zuzu!!! I've always wondered where the idea came from! :-)

Nancy wrote:I would love to see a picture of the tulip lock if anyone has one! Where do you all get these rare locks? I found the greyhound lock but where do you get a tulip or chess lock?

Nancy, Ebay is one source for the locks....but I swapped for mine. Of mine, Tulip was the most expensive, followed by the chess lock. Bead Sensation does have a Chess lock for sale now. Happy hunting! :-)

MartyPhilpot wrote:

Engel wrote:I love the greyhound lock, and really hope to own one!

I have the lace lock now. and want the pearl lock in silver in the future. not many locks i like, im afraid. well, at least for now. collection items have a way of growing on us and making us want to have them all with time! even if it wasnt your original plan!!!

Engel, have you seen this on D4E??? Amazing price on the Greyhound lock!

http://www.diamonds4ever.dk/greyhound_lock_rare_trollbead_lock-p-3942.html

Thank you! another member sent me this by pm, and I just saw this now on here!!! but thanks for sharing as well! I just ordered two of them!


Now I will have a quest for a new lock, tulip, chess or troll lock. I know, I am


but the greyhound was like a dream and now I have 2 of them on my way, so who knows, maybe someday I can own one of those 3 as well!

MartyPhilpot wrote:

Nancy wrote:I would love to see a picture of the tulip lock if anyone has one! Where do you all get these rare locks? I found the greyhound lock but where do you get a tulip or chess lock?

Nancy, Ebay is one source for the locks....but I swapped for mine. Of mine, Tulip was the most expensive, followed by the chess lock. Bead Sensation does have a Chess lock for sale now. Happy hunting! :-)

I just checked there, they have both the chess and the troll lock, also the greyhound, really expensivier than in D4E
I ordered my german clover and book from them, but I saw many beads they sell go for way way cheapper in other places, their skeleton necklace is also the expensivier one i saw, so I will think 3 times before buying from them in the future, and make tons of research to see if I can find what I want elsewhere

charles.arrington wrote:The anniversary Troll lock, Greyhound and fish are my have TB locks.

Snap

Greyhound, tulip, chess, mexico and freya.

Don't have tulip or chess!

Amanda Mac (Dot) wrote:Greyhound, tulip, chess, mexico and freya.

Don't have tulip or chess!

I really like the freya lock, but I'm always worried that it will break.
I love the tulip lock too, but OMG they're expensive! But how can I forget Mexican? He is a wonderful lock.

I only DREAM about the Troll Lock, but my favorite is Mexico Lock, it has Turq. on one side, and gold on the other

Oddly enough, although I love my new Troll and Mexico Locks, I am really fondest of the Swan Lock.

I would love to have a Tulip Lock but doubt whether I ever will.

Brightonbelle wrote:Oddly enough, although I love my new Troll and Mexico Locks, I am really fondest of the Swan Lock.

I would love to have a Tulip Lock but doubt whether I ever will.

You never know, TBHQ may find a box of 2000 tulips

Nancy wrote:I would love to see a picture of the tulip lock if anyone has one! Where do you all get these rare locks? I found the greyhound lock but where do you get a tulip or chess lock?

BeadSensation has a Chess lock, but the price is OUTRAGEOUS!!

http://www.beadsensation.com/eu/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=43&category_id=3&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

Pandabee(uk) wrote:

Brightonbelle wrote:Oddly enough, although I love my new Troll and Mexico Locks, I am really fondest of the Swan Lock.

I would love to have a Tulip Lock but doubt whether I ever will.

You never know, TBHQ may find a box of 2000 tulips

But would they send them anywhere that I could reach them???

Brightonbelle wrote:

Pandabee(uk) wrote:

Brightonbelle wrote:Oddly enough, although I love my new Troll and Mexico Locks, I am really fondest of the Swan Lock.

I would love to have a Tulip Lock but doubt whether I ever will.

You never know, TBHQ may find a box of 2000 tulips

But would they send them anywhere that I could reach them???

With all the lovely ladies here, I'm sure someone would help.

TrollBlossom wrote:Freya is my favorite lock, it is so versatile.
I have two of the anniversary troll locks but I'm on the fence if I like them. I think that I would use the greyhound lock a lot. That is on my wish list.

I'd be happy to push you off the fence - you don't like the troll locks THAT much, at least not enough to have TWO - and buy one of them from you. Then you can put those funds towards the greyhound lock

Oh no, I think I want a tulip lock...

Is it Art Nouveau or tulip?

I really like the Mexico lock and the Lace lock.

The Mexico because it's so fiery and colorful, mine is green/blue on one side and orangey/pink on the other.

The Lace lock because it's so versatile and goes with everything.

My dream locks are the Anniversary Troll and the Tulip.

I debated over the Greyhound, but in the end decided for now to wait. It seems quite big, and maybe that works OK, but I'd rather build up a collection of beads first...

OH AND OF COURSE THE FAERYBEADS DRAGON LOCK!! That is my UTMOST dream lock...CAN'T WAIT to have it in my hot little hands :-) (OK sorry, that's not a Troll lock)

Nancy wrote:I would love to see a picture of the tulip lock if anyone has one! Where do you all get these rare locks? I found the greyhound lock but where do you get a tulip or chess lock?

And here is a photo of the Tulip lock (thank you, Google ;-))

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trollbeadsgallery/4740497292/

Great piece!!!

Reading on another topic, is the greyhound or dragon lock official or have you ladies had them specially made?

The greyhound lock that most of us have now was a remake by the original silversmith, and is not Troll. My understanding is that the old one was not really Troll, either, but offered by Troll dealers in conjunction with Trollbeads.

The dragon lock that most people are talking about is not Troll, but Faerybeads, a new company that was inspired by this BeadThrilled forum.

LindaJo wrote:The greyhound lock that most of us have now was a remake by the original silversmith, and is not Troll. My understanding is that the old one was not really Troll, either, but offered by Troll dealers in conjunction with Trollbeads.

The dragon lock that most people are talking about is not Troll, but Faerybeads, a new company that was inspired by this BeadThrilled forum.

Thanks for the info! Has there been an official dragon lock?

You mean, by Troll? No, Troll has not made a dragon lock.

LindaJo wrote:You mean, by Troll? No, Troll has not made a dragon lock.

Aww, that's a pity! I'm kind of surprised they haven't!

Beautiful locks. My fav's are swan,and the silver one with a golden heart. Also a golden swan would be very nice. I own also the big fish and love it a lot.