Two books in one! Rosemaling flourished in Norway from 1700 to 1850, and the designs are still around, gracing old wooden trunks, furniture, bowls, plates, and many other wooden surfaces. This gorgeous, classic art form is still being practiced today. Penfield's latest rosemaling title combines two previous books by renowned artist/instructor Helen Elizabeth Blanck. It shows how to perform rosemaling in simple, step-by-step instructions helpful to the novice or expert alike. Topics covered include bands or borders, scrolls, getting started, materials, color harmony, accents, and quick tips. Dozens of designs allow readers to create their own works of art.

Rosemaling, the Beautiful Norwegian Art, Vol. 1: Instructions and Designs

Arts & Photography

Helen Elizabeth Blanck

History & Criticism

Helene E Blanck

<p>New updated covers and colorful inserts to display examples of Rosemaling. (3-1-18) Two books in one! Rosemaling flourished in Norway from 1700 to 1850, and the designs are still around, gracing old wooden trunks, furniture, bowls, plates, and many other wooden surfaces. This gorgeous, classic art form is still being practiced today. Penfield's latest rosemaling title combines two previous books by renowned artist/instructor Helen Elizabeth Blanck. It shows how to perform rosemaling in simple, step-by-step instructions helpful to the novice or expert alike. Topics covered include bands or borders, scrolls, getting started, materials, color harmony, accents, and quick tips. Dozens of designs allow readers to create their own works of art.</p>

Rosemaling the Beautiful Norwegian Art

Penfield Books

<p>This book, a revision of Scandinavian Christmas, out of print for over a decade, features Christmas scenes from Washington to Pennsylvania. Essays and stories by Scandinavian writers about Christmas are included. There are stories by Selma Lagerlöf, facts about St. Lucia traditions for Swedish Americans, and information about Norwegian and Danish customs. Norwegian immigrant Elizabeth Koren s beautiful essay about Christmas is included. Photographs show St. Lucia arriving in a replica of a Viking boat at Poulsbo, Washington; Christmas customs at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa; the Swedisah American Historical Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the Danish Windmill, Elk Horn, Iowa; the Swedish-American Museum, Chicago; and the St. Olaf Christmas choirs and orchestra, Northfield, Minnesota. Recipes feature all five Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland from American contributors. They include beverages, appetizers, vegetables, side dishes, breads, soups, main dishes, and desserts.</p>

Scandinavian Christmas: Essays and Stories, Recipes and Traditions

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret

Whitney Pope

Selma Lagerloff

Inkeri Vaananen-Jenson

Paul B. Du Chaillu

Kay Atkinson

Dr. Marion Nelson

Elisabeth Koren

Birgitte Christianson

Julie Jensen McDonald

A. R. Holmberg

Julie Ingebretsen

Regional & International

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