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This True Beadz blog brings a little pre-fall inspiration starring the True Beadz Pumpkin and Shadow colours.

Over the last week I’ve been experimenting with various colours that feature as Pantone shades for autumn 2017. Two colours that particularly appealed to me were autumn maple and neutral grey. The closest glass shades I found to these were the True Beadz Pumpkin and Shadow colours and I’ve been sharing bangle pictures to social media (follow me on Facebook, Instagram and the VALINOR Jewelry Facebook and Instagram pages.)

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I tried to reproduce the same idea with Trollbeads and you can check out that attempt here but the oranges were far deeper than I really wanted. Today I’m sharing the version using True Beadz and I much prefer the end result here. The orange is still a little bright so I’ll keep hoping that Julia revisits it in a more burnt shade.

True Beadz Pumpkin & Shadow Bracelet Inspiration

The True Beadz Pumpkin glass launched for autumn 2015 so it’s not a new series. This is part of the appeal of Julia’s work however. Where some of the brands seem to be battling for the most complex designs (and in turn these can then lose their novelty after a while,) Julia focuses on amazing, seasonal colours. As a result although Pumpkin debuted nearly two years ago, it stills feels fresh and exciting as fall perches on the horizon.

By contrast Shadow is the newest True Beadz colour and it’s a very subtle grey. It’s incredibly versatile as it teams with so many other colours beautifully and I can’t recommend it enough.

Here’s the bracelet.

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True Beadz Ordering Details

For those of you wanting to order any of the glass featured here, you can do so via my retail partners at the links below:-

• True Beadz at VALINOR Jewelry (ships from the USA)
• True Beadz at Beads Fanatic (ships from Spain)
• True Beadz at Star Bijou (ships from Germany)

For reference I’ve fixed a lot of the filtering issues on the Great Lakes website and added further options, so you can now shop via colour as well as design. I hope it helps.

True Beadz Pumpkin & Shadow Bracelet Inspiration

I must prefer this bracelet to the Trollbeads version for a couple of reasons. Firstly I think the paler shade of orange fits better (and it truly is a beautiful shade.) Secondly the glass feel more cohesive. With the Trollbeads bracelet I had to mix smooth glass with faceted and the colours were not consistent. For some people that would undoubtedly be an advantage but I prefer the consistency of this bracelet.

On a slightly different note I desperately hope that Julia revisits grey in the future. I personally love Shadow but I think perhaps it’s too subtle for some people and a series of glass just a few shades darker would be amazing.

As always I love to hear from my readers. What are your thoughts on this True Beadz bracelet? Do you prefer this version to the Trollbeads or vice versa? Hit the comments and let me know!

Bead Index

What follows is an index of the beads and charms used to create the featured bracelet.

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• 1 – True Beadz True Air Pumpkin (Available in the US here)
• 2 – Redbalifrog Peacock Wrapped Feather (Available in the US here and Europe here)
• 3 – True Beadz True Taste Shadow (Available in the US here)
• 4 – Trollbeads Spiritual Adornment (Available in the US here, Europe here and the UK here)
• 5 – True Beadz True Touch Pumpkin (Available in the US here)
• 6 – Retired ACA Kreations Clouds
• 7 – True Beadz True Blossom Shadow (Available in the US here)
• 8 – Ohm Beads Iris (Available in the US here)
• 9 – True Beadz True Taste Pumpkin
• 10 – Trollbeads Spiritual Ornament (Available in the US here, Europe here and the UK here)
• 11 – True Beadz True Touch Shadow (Available in the US here)
• 12 – Trollbeads Freedom Feather (Available in the US here, Europe here and the UK here)
• 13 – True Beadz True Blossom Pumpkin (Available in the US here)
• 14 – Trollbeads Soft Wind of Change Lock (Available in the US here, Europe here and the UK here)

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