Look at this gorgeous material! Blue opal wood is rare, beautiful, and each piece is a natural work of art—making it especially desirable for one-of-a-kind jewelry. It forms when silica-rich water replaces the organic material in ancient wood, fossilizing over MILLIONS of years. In some rare cases, that silica becomes opal, and even more rarely, […]
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Vote for Santa Fe Trail Jewelry and support Small Business.
It’s easy! Chase Bank has teamed up with Mission Main Street Grants to share 3 million dollars to small business across America. It is a golden opportunity for 20 businesses this year. You can go online to view past recipients. My vision is to preserve this little gallery and secure its future in Historic […]
Trollbeads Day 2014
Today was the first annual Trollbeads Day held globally. At Santa Fe Trail Jewelry we held a Tea Party with fresh lemon-ginger scones and creamed Earl Grey tea. It was a delicious gathering of Troll collectors and friends. Here is my bracelet celebrating Trollbeads Day:
Updating Santa Fe Trail Jewelry website
Please be patient while we upgrade our website. Your experience shopping with us is important to us and we are working diligently to create a better place for you to see creative and inspired works of wearable art.
Trollbeads Spring Collection 2014 is here!
I am enthralled with the creativity of this collection! Shown here is the Falcons framing the gorgeous Sahara Jewel Facet. Come in today to see this inspiring collection!
Limited Edition Stories of You Bracelet
With its intriguing colors and fascinating flowers, this new starter bracelet will introduce you to a world of beauty and stories. For a limited time, the Stories of You bracelet includes, a sterling silver bracelet, a brand new limited Flower lock, and a limited Stories of You glass faceted bead, available at […]
Here is a sneak peak at the Trollbeads Holiday Collection!
Finally I am able to show you what is in store! Coming soon, the Trollbeads Holiday Collection. Available in store on October 25th. Seems early, with Halloween just around the corner. Watch for news and details soon!
Trollbeads Autumn 2013 Collection is here!
Innovation in glass beads is what Trollbeads is all about. Once again Lise Aagaard is refreshing the glass bead category. In the autumn collection, you will find two stunning glass beads in azure blue and fuchsia red. With a new technique in bead design, a detailed flower is engraved on the bead. Besides these new […]
Nancy Bonig is now featured at Santa Fe Trail Jewelry!
I am delighted to offer the designs of Nancy Bonig to you. She and I collaborated to create something with a Native American influence, especially for Santa Fe Trail Jewelry. These magnificent platters are of dichroic glass, so one view will be orange and lime and blue, another angle will show lime and blue. Eye catching […]
New to ‘The Trail’…….
Being the owner of Santa Fe Trail Jewelry, I have little time to design works of jewelry let alone other things. I love being around my horses and dogs and this picture is one of those moments….not planned…that just happened. One night, out at the barn, the sun had just set and I snapped this photo by […]
Happy Halloween!
Troll with long claws Live in dark caves But don’t be afraid unless you’ve taken their beads.
The Santa Fe Trail collection.
I’ve just introduced a new collection to the Santa Fe Trail. The designs feature collections of colors and my favorite beads! I have collected beads for many years and these are some of the best finds. Each bracelet and necklace will be slightly different, and therefore one-of-a-kind.
‘Bad to the Bone’ is for the wild at heart.
Arizona artist, Kit Carson has brought a taste of the wild to Santa Fe Trail Jewelry. Inside some of his bracelets is this wonderful inscription of “Bad to the Bone”. Kit’s Stitch bracelets are inscribed with “Life is Good” inside. If you want a piece of the ‘wild side’, look for his work here at Santa […]
Kit Carson Jewelry is now at Santa Fe Trail Jewelry
I discovered Kit Carson’s work through a friend who owns one of Kit’s ‘Pirate” bracelets. Engraved inside is the saying “Bad to the Bone”. (see “Looking for Biker Jewelry?”) I knew his designs would be a perfect fit for my store. Kit Carson, the “Wildest Jewelry Engraver in the West”, is known for his original, bold, naturalistic, curvilinear […]
Richard Lindsay on the trail at Santa Fe Trail Jewelry
Santa Fe Trail Jewelry has been showcasing the designs of Richard Lindsay for over 6 years. I have made it my mission each year to buy his featured earrings from his spring shows. This year he designed the “Mountain Chime” earrings which I just had to have and I have added to my gallery. I hope to add […]
TrollbeadsTrail.com
Trollbeads arrived in Monument, CO in March of 2008. I was searching for a line of beads that were truly extra-ordinary for my store, Santa Fe Trail Jewelry. Many of my customers were designing their own unique jewelry and I felt that something was missing in my store. Imagine a line that offered you an entire […]