Monthly Archives: August 2013

PETA is also not going to be too happy about the zebra skewer.

So PETA might shoot me, but I bought awesome purple reindeer gloves at the festival. They have a cute knitted pattern on the wrists, which inspired me to start another knitting project. I’m making a lue, a kind of beanie/snood … Continue reading →

These necklaces and earrings are actually made out of salmon skin. I have no idea how she dyed them.

These are traditional Sami winter shoes. They’re incredibly warm (and expensive). They look a lot like elf shoes.

They were being kept in a pen right next to the sheep skin vendor. They didn’t seem to mind.

Today I went to the Sami people’s festival in Varangerbotn. It was actually a pretty big event and the area it’s in is gorgeous. It’s further inland along Varangerfjorden than Vadso. We drove by the Troll’s Door and the Varanger … Continue reading →