​ Trollbeads is a family-run Danish company of jewellery artisan/designers who invented the "bead-on-bracelet" concept in 1976, and subsequently inspired all of the other brands that followed over the many years since. As a Trollbeads retailer since 2003, Suzie Q Studio now specializes in new, never worn, retired and ultra-rare Trollbeads pieces, including the much in demand "Tibet Beads” featured in this article, which will be available for purchase early April, 2022… Launch date T.B.A. WHAT ARE “TIBET BEADS” AND WHAT MAKES THEM SO SPECIAL AND RARE? Trollbeads “Tibet Beads” are a highly-soug ..read more

  Suzie is creating another one of her fun blog posts and will be done soon. Hope you'll come back to read all about the fabulous, one-of-a-kind things you can make with Suzie Q Studio's Serendipity BEAD STEW jewelry making kits ..read more

It’s out! Finally! The Christmas edition of my Suzie Q Studio eNewsletter has hit the interwebs. My webmaster sister is always telling me to do “just a little eNewsletter”.... but that’s impossible because I have too much to tell you. There’s always so much happening at Suzie Q Studio! My latest newsletter is filled with festive news, including a time-limited DISCOUNT CODE for 25% off all earrings, as well as an Instagram contest to WIN Suzie Q Gift Cards, plus lots more Suzie Q tidbits. Interested in following me on Instagram?... and entering to win one of three $100 Suzie Q S ..read more

Many years ago, Trollbeads co-founder/designer, Lise Aagaard, had a life-changing moment when she read an article that said: “If you really want to help people in developing countries, you must teach them what it is that you are successfully doing.” An idea suddenly came to Lise: “We can do that. At Trollbeads, we know how to make glass beads. We can teach them.” And this is exactly what she did. The first workshop in Dharamsala, India, was a huge success and inspired the creation of the one-of-a-kind glass beads called “UNIQUES”! Each glass bead is individually handmade in a red-hot open flam ..read more

Hello Suzie Q Friends! Are you located in or near Calgary? If so, then I’ve got some FAB news for you! Suzie Q Studio now has FREE Local Pick-Up available, which will save you $s and waiting for the delivery of your online purchases… How terrific is that?! To $AVE the shipping costs with your local order, simply choose the “FREE LOCAL PICK-UP” option during the checkout process at suzieqstudio.com. Where do you pick up your order?… Suzie Q's pick-up spot is at the wonderfully eclectic store “Wood You Believe And More” (WYBAM), which is centrally located at the Crossroads Market. If you’v ..read more

Suzie Q Studio has a Treasure Vault, full of "Rare & Retired" Trollbeads. The "Vault" is being unlocked and all of the Troll Treasures will be available soon on our website so check back often to see what's "new". These rare beauties will be snapped up quickly so be sure to get your Trollbeads Treasures while you can! One of the Trollbeads "Rare & Retired" items that will be available is a collection of Trollbeads that was released in 2009 called The "China Beads Collection". This incredible collection consisted of 10 sterling si ..read more

Suzie Q Studio has a Treasure Vault, full of "Rare & Retired" Trollbeads. The "Vault" is being unlocked and all of the Troll Treasures will be available soon so check our website often to see what's "new". One of the Trollbeads "Rare & Retired" items that I'll have available is the extremely rare, Trollbeads Skeleton Necklace. The Trollbeads Skeleton Necklace is one of the most INCREDIBLE necklaces that I've ever seen, and ONLY 150 were available in all of North America!   This is how Trollbeads originally described their Skeleton Necklace... Th ..read more

To introduce Calgarians to the Wonderful World of Trollbeads, I placed ads in AVENUE and other local magazines, featuring ultra-luscious Trollbeads, such as the ones shown here in one of the earlier Trollbeads ads from 2005 As the years flew by, more and more Suzie Q customers fell in LOVE with Trollbeads! And, as you can see from the ads above and below, I've had a few transformations in business names, logos and locations. Trollbeads also had some changes with their logos and tag lines, but their quality, innovation and creativity hasn't changed one bit ..read more

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been out making local Calgary deliveries of lots of Suzie Q Studio Treasures: BEAD STEW and "Little Miss" bracelet-making kits, Rare & Retired Glass Trollbeads, scrumptious sterling silver “Box Clasps”, tools, etc… It’s been a very busy time, thankfully! After dropping off the last of my packages on a recent delivery adventure, I pulled into a parking lot to run a quick personal errand. A big truck pulled up into the stall next to me, and I happened to notice that there were a couple of masks hanging from their rearview mirror. My initial reaction was wonder ..read more

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