Santa Lucia Procession singing Swedish Christmas carols, and Swedish arts and crafts; crystal, textiles, artwork, decorations and much more on sale. House of Sweden is located at 2900 K Street NW. I’m just back from a short break in Stockholm where Christmas is in full swing This gentle approach is reflected in the decorations too, with the focus very much on lighting and colour palettes kept very simple. The result is that you don’t SWEA Michigan presents its 24th Annual Swedish Christmas Fair There will be two Lucia pageants Imported foods, handicrafts, textiles and Christmas decorations, all from Sweden, are for sale as well as Swedish used books, and home-baked Swedish delicacies. The Scandinavian way of Christmas decorations brings in a You can string together the best Christmas cars and create a nice piece of decoration. The aforementioned Christmas decorating ideas for 2011 should help enhance the appearance of your house. But if you don’t have room, or you don’t want the bother of a traditional Christmas tree, there are plenty of ways to decorate your home for the season. Whether you prefer the minimalist look, Scandinavian chic, beach luxe or just all-out sparkle I like to start early so that we have time to enjoy the decorations before they have to come down again.” Of course, it helps that Palmqvist lives in a setting that looks like a scene taken straight from a Christmas card, a Scandinavian idyll amid the .
At this time of year, it's all done up with festive Swedish Christmas decorations such as a tree trimmed with wheat sheaves and custom candlesticks from the Swedish glassmaker Orrefors. The best tables in the dining room face a tinted window with a view on Aase Beaulieu's fondest Christmas memory is of spending angel chimes and woven heart decorations. In large cookware stores, there are the special implements to make the intricate Scandinavian treats that many non-Scandinavians have adopted the krumkake The Swedish Institute's annual festivities December activities include storytime, screenings of Christmas cartoons, ornament-making workshops, an attic play area for kids, gingerbread-house decorating, a Tomte hide-and-seek hunt (10:30 a.m. Dec Nancy Ross, who has run her shop off and on since 2001, is selling a variety of Scandinavian ornaments, Christmas decorations and foods. By the way, tack sa mycket means thank you very much in Swedish. Call 515-770-1642 or 515-243-7031. .