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.

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.

Genuine silver, glass, highly-prized stones, glimmering gold, etc.-these are just some of the things trollbead jewelries could be made of.

A quick glance at online malls and shopping sites will show you the many faces of trollbead jewelry made for different personalities and tastes, which is driving collectors crazy.

It all started in Denmark - around 1976. Soren Nielson crafted a small pearl made of sterling silver using a wax model and this became silver pearl was known as "The Mask". He bored a hole into the silver troll bead and the idea of putting beads together through the holes was born.

After four years, thanks to Lisa Aagaard's efforts, she started exploring all the possibilities on how to create trollbead jewelry using various materials. This resulted to the first glass trollbeads which captured the interest of the world in an instant in 2002.

With the technology advancing REALLY fast, it could only mean that trollbead jewelries of different shapes, sizes, colors etc. that fit different occasions and personalities will be out REALLY soon.

You can grab and piece these trollbead jewelries to form bracelets, anklets, necklaces, etc. Now if that's NOT for you, then you can get them in completed form.

Why don't we take a good look at these different trollbeads? This list should come handy when you decide to jump into the bandwagon and be a trollbead jewelry collector.

Trollbead Jewelry 1 - Glass Trollbeads

This was first created in the 1980's by Lise Aagaard. HOWEVER, the complexity of making designs with full detail made it quite impossible to release it earlier until the 1990'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

The designs of gold trollbeads can be very different from each other. You get to choose from animal-like, fairy tale characters, or even just conceptual shapes. Gold trollbeads go hand in hand with glass trollbeads for you to make your own concepts for a necklace or even a bracelet.

Trollbead Jewelry 3 - Letter Trollbeads

From the words themselves, you can also make your trollbeads using letters from the alphabet. You can choose from letter trollbeads to create your name or initials, and that's one fun way of customizing your necklace and bracelet.

Trollbead Jewelry 4 - OOAK Trollbeads

These trollbeads are totally different from the rest mainly because they were made by bare hands.

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

These so-called retired trollbeads have been kept in the shelf to pave the way for new designs. Many of them are still available BUT it will only be a matter of time 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.