Norwegian Jewelry by Hillestad
These two beautiful sterling silver necklaces are examples of the fine Norwegian jewelry created by the Hillestad jewelers. These striking designs are available on a leather choker and are available in sterling or in bronze. The designer is Sverre Hovren Johnsen from Oslo, Norway. The midnight sun design (on the left) is in sterling and available for $36.00 including shipping and the starburst necklace is also sterling and available for $39.00 which includes the shipping. They are also available on sterling silver chains. Just call Lena at Lena and Ole's Gifts in Woodville, WI at 715-698-4111 to order. The jewelry will be sent to you in a gift box. There are also matching rings, earrings, and pendants available in these designs.
8:08 pm | Lena is Having a Tea Party at Lena and Ole’s Gifts in Woodville
You are invited to be our guest at a "tea party" (coffee will be available) and to sample special cookies and cakes while you treat yourself to a great time with friends and family or meet new friends at Lena and Ole's Gifts.
When: Friday, May 2 or Saturday, May 3 (1:00 - 4:00). Call no later than Friday, April 25 to select the hour time slot you would like to attend. Space is limited. Discount: Wear a frilly or funny hat and you will receive 10% off all your purchases that day.
P.S. We have so many beautiful new items for you and your home including garden flags, linens, colorful trays with matching napkins. Plus a huge new selection of Del Mundo jewelry for you and for gifts. Mother's Day will be here in less than a month — we have the perfect gift and card for your mother. More new items arriving daily since we just returned from the Minneapolis Gift Show.
7:25 pm | Syttende Mai Celebration is Coming soon to Woodville, Wisconsin
Mark your calendars for the annual celebration of the Norwegian Syttende Mai (17th of May) or Constitution Day in Norway. Woodville, Wisconsin (just north of I-94), about 40 minutes west of Hudson, Wisconsin will again have a great parade on Saturday, May 17th at 12:30 p.m. Come early and stay late so you can enjoy the craft show, Midway, petting zoo, car show, and the FOOD. There is something for everyone including all of your favorite Norwegian specialties like rommegrot, lefse, pulse, sandbakkels, krumkake and lots of other goodies washed down with that great Norwegian beverage — kaffe (coffee). Of course, Syttende Mai wouldn't be the same if you didn't stop at Lena and Ole's — right in the middle of Main street. Better yet, come early and get all your red, white, and blue supplies for your Syttende Mai parties including Norwegian flags, napkins, candles and more.
5:10 pm | Anniversary Limited Edition of Birgitte Frigast Dolls Available at Lena and Ole’s Gifts
Birgitte Frigast has created this beautiful limited edition of the Danish Wedding Pixies Sofus & Karla to commemorate her 20th anniversary. The dolls are spectacular and includes a certificate of authenticity signed by Birgitte Frigast, a special porcelain heart and a book (in English, Danish & German) in a collector's box. This edition is 1007 out of 2000 created in 2007 and is $299.00 plus postage. We only have one so call 715-698-4111 today to order. Prices on Birgitte Frigast Dolls are going up 30% so this is a once in a lifetime to get this special set.
9:35 pm | Check out the Sigvat Design Jewelry at Lena and Ole’s Gift’s in Woodville, WI
Velkommen til SigvatDesigns! 
The jewelry artist's are Kim and Kris Lerohl. sisters and third generation Norwegian Americans. Their family roots are in Valdres, a region in Norway of diverse landscape that stretches from the deep, green forests of Vassfaret to the barren, exposed mountain plateaus of the Valdresflya to Filefjell. THe Lerohl roots, in fact, history and legend, can be traced back to the 1300’s and to Ridder Sigvat of Leirhol – Knight to the King of Norway and his representative in Valdres and Hallingdal from approximately 1295-1319. It is here, where variations of style, expression, and color flourish; and, where folklore and legends enter into history, that the impulse for SigvatDesigns began.
Modeled after images found throughout Scandinavia dating from the Viking era to the present, the sisters have hand designed gifts for everyday use. Each image is artistically crafted and unique in its artistic expression.
Above is the Northern knot necklace (on the left) available in either pewter or in Sterling on a 18" American pewter chain or on an 17" black Greek cord. The ear rings on the left in the same design are hypoallergennic and feature a unique lever back. These are two of our customer's favorite pieces of Sigvat jewelry found at Lena and Ole's Gifts at great prices.
You can view more of their jewelry on their website at www.sigvat.com. We carry many of their ear ring and necklace designs as well as the unique wine charms.
6:13 pm | We’re Back from Arizona and we’re getting a blizzard!!
Ole, Lena, and Snuggles (our cat) had a nice 3-day journey last week to Iowa from our RV park just north of Phoenix, AZ. Then we decided to avoid the snow up north in Iowa and bedded down in our RV for another night at Terrible's Casino in Osceola Arizona — they have an RV park (how handy) for all the snowbirds going south in the early winter and north in spring (late winter???). Well, the next morning (after leaving some additional $ at the casino), Lena discovered a flat tire on the RV. Of course, she let Ole change it. Then they continued home to find a little snow left — that's changing today, Monday, March 31st as we have a late winter (early spring??) blizzard.
But we have been to the store in Woodville, unpacked some great new merchandise including lots of Del Mundo jewelry and some great gnomes of all sizes for your house or garden. New merchandise will be arriving all week. Watch your mailbox (if the mailman can get to it) for a special discount postcard. If you didn't get one, let us know if your address changed or call us at 715-698-4111 to add you to the mailing list. WE PLAN TO OPEN AT 10:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST if we're not snowed in!!??
Lena will keep you posted!
4:51 pm | Scandinavian Almond Cake in the German Rehruckenform pan!
One of the most popular items in the "kitchen room" of Lena and Ole's Gifts is the Scandinavian almond cake pan. Actually the pan is made in Germany and come in two different styles — the one is a loaf shape in a wavy long aluminum type pan that is seen in the lower half of the diaplay picture. The other is a pan of the same shape (pictured above), also from Germany, and made with a special nonstick coating that makes it very easy to remove the cake after baking. Both are called rehruckenforms. This cake is very popular with my customers because it is easy to make, freezes well, and is very pretty when done. There are two different recipes posted in our recipe section that work well in this unique pan. When served on one of the beautiful loaf pans from Italy, perhaps with fresh strawberries and whipped cream at this time of the year, your guests will be impressed and will love the prominent almond flavor of this outstanding moist cake.
3:13 am | Norwegian Chip Carving
Lena and Ole's Gifts has a number of chip carved pieces by an outstanding carver, Howard Sherpe, from Westby, Wisconsin. Howard has been reviewed in Chip Chats by Wayne Barton. Wayne described Howard as a highly skilled carver with a "lively flair" showing his strong Viking heritage as he "boldly adapts designs" such as rosemaling patterns, designs related to stave churches, Celtic knot, as well as carving ale bowls, plates, tine boxes, and more. Again, you can call Lena and Ole's Gifts (715-698-4111) to place an order — since these items are one of a kind, availability is always limited to what we have in stock.
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