Anita Gronstedt

Making the LAPLAND BRACELETS takes me back to my roots, being born and raised in the very north of Sweden, about an hour from the Arctic Circle. The Saami people, Laplanders, are the natives of the Nordic countries. My Lapland bracelets are based on their ~ 400 old tradition but now with new designs and colors. I make my Lapland bracelets of high quality vegetable tanned reindeer leather, hand twinned pewter thread and reindeer antler button. I'm living in sunny Colorado since 15 years and sometimes Sweden feels just too far away, especially in these trying times. Making these bracelets brings me closer to home, remembering my family and friends, and makes me proud of putting Swedish Lapland on the map.