Norwegian Colours!

The Norwegian Curling team are wearing the flag on their pants! 

The 2010 Winter Olympic games have started!

The 2010 Olympic games have started in Vancouver.
You can support your team wearing a beautiful red and white alpaca cardigan from Oleana.  Go Canada!

New Textile Jewellery

I found the work of Peruvian Vacide Erda Zimic when I was in Toronto at Christmas.  She makes these amazing necklaces of wrapped bundels of fabric.  She also makes felt flowers from waste industrial felt.  The flowers come in the forms of brooches and rings.  We have a wonderful selection of colours and designs.  Yummy!!

Happy Birthday Ole Bull!

Today, February 5, 2010 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ole Bull!!!  The handsome violin virtuoso was born in Bergen, and has provided the inspiration for Oleana - the Norwegian Story.  He created a settlement for Norwegians in Pennsylvania that he called OLEANA -- Ole after his father and Ana after his mother.  It was Ole Bull's dreams that inspired Oleana - the Norwegian Story.  Click here to read more about Ole Bull and his music.