Hei all! There’s a crisp note of fall coming and I’m reminded how quickly this summer has gone by. There were so many Scandinavian related events I participated in like Syttende Mai at Norway House in Minneapolis, MN, Gammeldag in Peterson, MN and Nordic Fest in Decorah, Iowa. So many bracelet classes and folks strutting […]
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Happy summer, everyone! The flowers are blooming and the bees are buzzing with good news. Speaking of good news we are excited to announce the launch of our first ever complete online class offering! Has it been a challenge setting aside time to attend one of our online bracelet making classes? Life is busy especially
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Happy spring everyone! I have finally made the leap from socks and shoes to sandals and I’m not going back! It’s been a hot minute since my last blog:) This past winter was full of events and news I want to share. When I’m not teaching classes I’m a full time gold and silversmith specializing
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Happy summer everyone! I hope you celebrated the summer solstice in true Norwegian fashion with lots of delicious food, drink and dancing. I’ve been busy finishing up my final report about my Norway trip for my American Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship titled Silver Threads: Discovering Sámi Silver so I’ve pulled out some of my favorite photos
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Greetings one and all! We have returned from the great northern reaches of Norway. I still have to pinch myself that my trip wasn’t a dream! I am so grateful to the American Scandinavian Foundation for sponsoring my research on discovering Sámi silver. We took hundreds of photos and hours of video that will knock
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Happy Spring Everyone! It’s the final countdown to our big adventure! Please note that any saamisupplies.com orders placed after April 5 will be mailed after April 30 so stock up on your favorites in the next week. Needless to say this particular April is going to be one for the books. In less than two
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Hello and Happy New Year from saamisupplies.com! Woohoo for ’22! Here we are at the beginning of a new year and we are ready to rock out returning to the classroom as well as maintaining our online classes. The last time I was in a physical classroom was March of 2019 and we were hosting
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Happy summer from Saamisupplies.com Hopefully everyone is finding time to find a bright spot during these troubled times. I am constantly amazed at the resiliency of the human heart and that artists and organizations around the world are among those at the core advocating for change. I want to take a moment to thank all
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Stuck at home? Bracelet projects! Hello everyone! Life is quite different since I last posted and with most of Minnesota stuck at home I’m getting lots of orders for kits and requests for new projects. Since many of my classes have been postponed I’m busy filming and experimenting with new bracelet (and necklace!) designs I
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