Nice bracelet, Hilary!

I love the fact that some of the ceramic beads have large enough holes, how cool is that?

The Troll brand chain and beads are now becoming popular here but I don't think they'll be a fad, as the company has been around for quite a while, it's always going to appeal to people who buy for gifts or personal memories. I have a charm bracelet that has loads of charms for special occasions, which is what the Troll bracelet company promotes their beads as.

That said, for someone to stock Troll brand bracelets costs a fortune, they won't sell to anyone who makes their own beads as that's in competition with them, and a starter set of 'the Troll experience' as was described to me by the wholesale person had far too many 000's at the end of the number!

The cheaper ones that are plated may end up as a fad but the people who buy jewellery without worrying as much about the price tag will continue to buy them, I think. It's a brand name sort of thing, like Tiffany's. The name alone adds to the price.