SUZIE Q'S DIARY

​The Calgary Spring Fibre Fest​ ​was tons of ​fun on Mother's Day​ weekend,​ ​with super-talented​ ​Robin Howard​ ​providing FREE, expert instruction​ ​for some "Moms & Daughters"​ ​to make their own​ ​Serendipity BEAD STEW​ ​"Bangle-icious" Bracelets!

​Our Serendipity BEAD STEW Kits have been out for only a month and a half and every single finished bracelet that I've seen has looked fantastic, so I do believe that it's impossible to create a bracelet that doesn't look awesome because the bead combos are so yummy!

See BELOW to see some more of the fabulous bracelets created at the Spring Fibre Fest --->

Shown on the left, "Blueberry Custard Pie" and on the right, "Earl Grey Lavender Tea"... aren't they scrumptious-looking?!

Pictured below and on the left is "Copper Pot Snake Soup" --- a bit of a quirky name, I know :-) ---  and on the right, "Southwest Chickpea Stew". It's hard to believe that neither Mother or Daughter has ever made jewelry before, right?

In case you don't already know... our Serendipity BEAD STEW, easy jewelry-making kits, are combinations of premium quality beads and components from all over the world that are artfully and individually "hand-picked", in limited edition quantities, at my non-public studio in Inglewood, Calgary.

We save you the time and stress of gathering a unique and wonderful assortment of jewelry-making supplies, so that you can get to the fun part of creating your bracelet right away - total instant gratification with professional, one-of-a-kind results.

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​PLEASE NOTE: With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Suzie Q Studio is no longer offering Serendipity BEAD STEW classes, home parties and public events; however, our jewelry-making kits are perfect for your own “at home” BEAD STEW Party or for getting crafty with your friends over Zoom.

Being creative in any way, is essential to your health and well-being, so whether you’re doing “The Stew” on your own, or with friends and family, I wish you heaps of good creative fun!

  ~xo Suzie Q 💕❤️

Mother's Day is just a few days away, Sunday, May 12th, and here at Suzie Q's we've got oodles of FAB Gift Ideas...

​The bead combos with our​ ​Serendipity BEAD STEW Kits​ a​re so yummy-looking,​ ​why not pick up​ ​TWO KITS for some fun​ ​​Mother-Daughter Creative Time?

PLUS... Get a FREE Bead Mat ​(while quantities last)​ ​with your BEAD STEW purchase! It makes a FAB working surface!

The Calgary Spring FIBRE FEST 2019 is happening in the big tent at the Crossroads Market on Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12, with a FAB weekend of fibre, yarn, classes and all kinds of equipment and supplies... What a wonderful event to attend with your Mom or Fibre Friends! 

Suzie Q Studio will be at this fun event, featuring our NEW ❤️ Serendipity BEAD STEW kits... Yummy Ingredients For Easy Jewelry-Making.

After perusing the Fibre Fest, be sure to check the offerings inside the Crossroads Market... With 125+ shops, you're sure to find some terrific treasures and delicious bites.

Hope to see you and your Mom this weekend! ~xo Suzie Q 💕❤️

VIDEO #1, shown below, features Bead Whisperer, Lynn showing you the beginning of her bead selection process for Serendipity BEAD STEW Kits:

In VIDEO #2, you’ll see the gorgeous color-combo that Lynn created called, “Orange Marmalade” in a Limited Edition of only 10 kits.

As you can see in these videos, the bead selection process takes a chunk of time and a lot of creative expertise. For a lot of people, choosing beads and components for a project can be overwhelming and stressful; however, at Suzie Q Studio, we’re passionate about working with color, so we’re happy to combine the beads for our Serendipity BEAD STEW kits! This way, you don’t have to take up your valuable time in gathering the supplies to make a custom piece of jewellery... YOU get to have the fun part of creating your unique bracelet right away. It's total INSTANT GRATIFICATION and you can proudly say, “I made it myself!”

Hope you'll drop by Suzie Q Studio to check out all our gorgeous Serendipity BEAD STEW colour/bead combinations, and see which ones are destined to become your jewelry creations.

~ xo Suzie ️

The Crossroads Market has a plethora of unique & creative offerings - 120+ Shops! - such as the whimsical characters that are hand-felted out of wool by the talented Ian Paquette (pictured above) of "Just Felting Around". Ian shares space with A & B Fiberworks and creates dryer balls, bottle toppers and all sorts of creations with humour and meticulous detailing.

When I opened my shop at the Crossroads Market last year and saw Ian's creations, I told him about the Trollbeads "People's Bead" competition, because I thought a lot of his designs would translate into wonderful Trollbeads!

If you'd like a little more information about the Trollbeads People's Bead competition, see my blog post >>> Design Your Own Trollbead.

When the competition opened up earlier this month, I reminded Ian again about coming up with a submission, and he decided to make the fabulous Viking that you see him holding in these photos above and below.

Cool, or what?! Don't you think it would make an awesome Trollbeads People's Bead???  

 I'm not sure what the name is of Ian's Viking, but he does have quite an elaborate "back story" to explain the partial horn on his helmet and the eye-patch on his eye! Ian mentioned to me that he'll be posting Mr. Viking's story, along with his submission to peoplesbead.com ... I'm looking forward to reading the story (and VOTING for Ian's entry)! :-)


 
The next stage for The People's Bead is the VOTING by Trollbeads Fans from all over the world.

Wouldn't it be great for the People's Bead WINNER to be from Calgary??? Do I hear a resounding YES!???... Then let's make it happen!... I'll be sure to pass on the LINK for Ian's "Viking" Trollbeads entry as soon as I have it and let you know when the voting starts.

In the meantime, you can take a look at some of the People's Bead entries at: peoplesbead.com and keep your fingers crossed for Ian's Viking becoming the People's Bead 2019 -- Good Luck, Ian!



 

FYI... Ian demonstrates the art of "Needle Felting" every weekend at the CROSSROADS MARKET, so come on down for a visit, AND... please remember to pop by my shop to say "Hi", just two "doors" down and across the way, from Ian (Just Felting Around) and A & B Fiberworks. 

~ xo Suzie ️