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What to give to mom on Mother’s day

Are you looking for an original, useful, practical or simply just funny gift for mothers day? Are you looking for an original, useful, practical or simply just funny gift for mothers day? Then let us help you with some suggestions on what to give mum. We know that mum probably says she already has everything since she has you, so the million euro question is: “What do you give to someone that has everything?” At Givensa our motto is always that our products should be original and serve a purpose, something that mum will appreciate. In this category we have…

Chocolate, hiding easter eggs and fun gifts for easter

We are getting really close to easter and of course we have put together a small easter category. There you will find everything from cute and funny easter decoration for your home to exclusive chocolate. If you are looking for a truly original easter gift, either for yourself to enjoy or to give to someone special, have a look at our gift set consisting of one of our beautiful porcelain bowls filled with 250g of exclusive chocolate pralines. With this gift set you get the instant pleasure of enjoying some fine chocolate from well known brands such as Lindt, Guylian…

Today is not an ordinary day, it’s the Waffle Day!!!

Every year on the 25th of March the Swedes dust off their waffle irons to revel in delicious newly baked waffles with jam and whipped cream. Why this day? From the beginning, this day is a Christian celebration, the Lady’s Day. This is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin that is celebrated the 25 of march (nine months before Christmas). Why waffles? The Waffle day tradition actually stems from a misunderstanding. Lady’s Day in Swedish is called “Vårfrudagen”, and that became in the vernacular “Våffeldagen” which in swedish means Waffle Day. So, therefor the Swedes eats waffles…

Givensa in the magazine “En Casa”

This month you can see some of our products in the Spanish magazine “En Casa” (number 18). It’s a magazine that we love because it is about the small details in the house, tips, recommendations and lots of good ideas how to give your home a new look. Already on the first page, there is a small article about us where they say: “If you love Scandinavian design, simple but always attractive and functional web you will love this!” We are delighted to read these beautiful words! In this edition there are some gift ideas for Valentine’s Day and there you…

How to make a Halloween pumpkin

Tomorrow is Halloween so tonight there is a busy family preparing things. One thing we do every year is to buy a small pumpkin and turn it into a spooky candle castle. The result is really nice but it takes some work and patience to get it done. Step 1: Make a hole Start by making a hole in the top of the pumpkin with a small knife. Keep the part you cut out since you will need it later as a lid. After a few days when the pumpkin has started to dry out the lid might not fit perfectly…

More Umbra!

Next week arrives lots of new Umbra products in the store. Yey! Among other things more Buddy products and our popular “Otto” and “Mountie” will be back in stock again. And, of course, a lot of new products as well. Keep an eye on the store! Have a great friday and enjoy the weekend!

Beautiful Sweden!!

In search of new products… This Summer vacation we went to our home country, Sweden. Of course to visit family and friends and to have some well-deserved vacation. But we also took the opportunity to scout for some new products and interesting brand for the autumn… Well, we will let you know when they are on the way to the store, until then we’ll let you enjoy some lovely photos from the amazing north part of Sweden!  

San Juan in Sweden – Midsummer

Did you know… In Sweden we also celebrate the night of San Juan. But the Swedes do not celebrate it by making bonfires and throw firecrackers and fireworks all night. Instead we eat, sing and dance. This special day is called midsummer. Midsummer in Sweden The Swedish summer is short, really short. It sneaks up in May and explodes in June. The it ends in August or September when the nights are getting colder and the vegetation stops. At Midsummer, the Swedish summer is as it’s top peak, light, green and blooming and the nights are bright. In the north part…

Ikea launches new kitchen system

If you are interested in home and interior design, this may be some interesting news. The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is dumping their old kitchen system Faktum, and instead launches this new kitchen system called Metod.  The new system has lower plinths, more possibilities to experiment with your design and is aiming at making the kitchen more versatile and flexible to people’s needs. Sounds great! IKEA’S Metod kitchen is coming soon. [nggallery id=1]

Last day today!

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