Collection: Uff Da!

Uff da! can be used to express surprise, relief, exhaustion, astonishment, and dismay. “Uff da” is probably the best, if not the only, Norwegian expression used by Norwegian Americans, and is the linguistic sibling of “ay carumba” and “oy vey.”

Lisa Hovis, the designer at recipegifts.com, created a line of Uff da items in honor of her paternal grandmother Esmer Roningen Hovis’s Norwegian lineage. Lisa’s design features different rosemaling patterns from her collection.

Rosemaling is a Scandinavian decorative folk painting that flourished from the 1700-1850, particularly in Norway. First used to decorate church walls and ceilings, it later spread to wooden items commonly used in daily life, such as bowls, chairs, cupboards, and trunks.