It’s After-Christmas Sales at Lena and Ole’s Gifts

Happy Holidays to all of you. We are open Saturday, December 26 from 10-5, Monday, December 28 from 12-6, Tuesday, Dec. 29 from 10-5 and Wednesday, Dec. 30 from 10-5. Then we close for the months of January, February, and March and head for Arizona (sorry — not really)!

There are sales throughout the store. 30% off Del Mundo jewelry (a very rare sale on jewelry that’s already well-priced) plus 10% off all of our other jewelry including Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Finnish jewelry. Also on sale: boxed Christmas Cards, Christmas tree ornaments (excluding the rosemaled ornaments), Christmas napkins and trays, selected Christmas decorations and gourmet foods, Christmas linens, Scandinavian sweaters and jackets, selected Norwegian art, pillar candles, and a first ever –30% off all soy candles (container, votives, and tea lights). Come early for the best selection.

If you need lefse for New Year’s (or just to eat while we’re gone), please call 715-698-4111 to reserve. We have a new order coming in Tuesday, December 29.

We look forward to seeing you in Woodville soon. We’ll be off to three gift shows while we are out west, so if you have some particular items you’d like us to stock, just e-mail, call, or let us know when you come in.

Happy New Year!!

Norwegian Art by Christian Skredsvig

 Norwegian Art is featured at Lena and Ole's Gifts.  We have a number of outstanding prints such as this famous painting by Christian Skresdvig called the "Willow Flute" or Seljefloyten (in Norwegian).  The painting is seen as a deep connection between poetry, painting art, and music.  Although the painting didn't receive much notice when completed in 1889, it was featured on a stamp in Norway in 2005.  We are very pleased to have a number of Skredsvig prints available for purchase.  Skredsvig even has ties to little Woodville, Wisconsin since his brother emigrated to Wisconsin and settled just south of Woodville in the late 1800s while Christian remained in Norway.  So today, Christian has many great nieces and nephews in our area that we have had the opportunity to meet.

We (Lena & Ole) had an opportunity to visit Skredsvig's home, Hagan, high in the hills near Eggedal, Norway, in May.  It was a very special visit to see the actual items he painted, such as the famous painting of Deep Lake, while we were there.  Stop in at Lena and Ole's Gifts to see more pictures of our trip, see the many new postcards and art note cards we have of his work, and the prints — framed and unframed that are loved by so many.