These
exclusive sterling
silver charm bracelets and the necklace are reminiscent of your high
school days, but
with a
lot more class! Designed by Suzann Nelson and Janet Martin,
Those
Lutheran
Ladies (midwestern authors,
humorists and performers), and sold exclusively by them, the
bracelets come in two styles.
Charms
are: a
great tractor, most
likely a '53 WD Allis -- wide front end
with fenders and a hitch, a
majestic barn complete
with a double-door hayloft, an outhouse with a
half-moon in the door
-- shelter for the Sears Roebuck catalog, a
windmill with blades
that really turn, a
charming farm house
-- vintage 1910 but frequently remodeled, and a
pickup truck -- maybe a '53 Dodge.
Those Lutheran
Ladies' Charm Bracelet
Sterling Silver, 7 inches
JE - 02
$59.95
Charms
are: a Jell-O mold, a Bible inscribed on the binding, a cup and saucer
-- not too dainty, a church with a cross on top of the steeple, a
pan
for baking bars, and Luther's rose symbol.
Due
to popular request, we are making a
sterling
2" bracelet extension
available. This will make either the Rural or the Lutheran bracelet
9"; just the answer to the prayers of those rural, Lutheran ladies
who have developed big wrists from stirring all that
rømmegrøt and
Jell-O.
JE-Ext
Bracelet Extension $2.50
Luther's Rose Pendant
This
beautiful sterling silver
pendant of Luther's rose and 24" chain make a perfect gift for your
favorite Lutheran, from a new confirmand to a great-grandmother. The
pendant is imprinted on both sides so there is no problem with it
flipping over when you are bending down to pick up dropped church
bulletins. The quality and size of the links in the chain are
particularly nice--petite, yet strong, and the length of the chain
allows you to just pull it over your head unless you are still
sporting a foot-tall 1960s "beehive" plastered down with AquaNet.
JE-03
Luther's Rose Necklace $22.95
Cloth Stuff
Whether you're drying
dishes in
a steamy church basement after the Lutefisk Supper or just
plain steaming from the inside out after a certain age, Caragana has a
practical product (
a bleachable dishtowel
or a hotflash hanky)
designed to help you maintain your cool.
And
speaking of practical, how about a sturdy apron in "new" hymnal
red. Good for men and
women of all sizes, the straps are adjustable unlike those on some
modern garments. Eight of these aprons hanging in your church basement
kitchen are just the incentive the men will need to help serve up that
slippery lutefisk. Of course, for normal events we have normal
T-shirts with abnormal slogans.
Jiggle Your
Jell-OT-shirt
This new T-shirt is great for the Jell-O
fanatic in your family.
It
also has a peace-keeping function: If you are a Jell-O
Norwegian-Lutheran family hosting a Catholic family that hasn't quite
adopted the changes proposed by the Pope following the Second Vatican
Council which convened in 1962 and you feel you better serve fish (even
though it isn't even Christmas so you can't offer up your favorite, lutefisk),
have the kids go down to the river and catch some "Sunnies" and pan-fry
them in lard. Sunfish are hardly bigger than minnows on steroids so
make sure the kids catch a lot. Top off this multi-ethnic meal by
serving Jell-O for dessert. Just remember: When serving
fish, the
Jell-O should be green — just like the bowl on this T-shirt. See
also our Jiggle Your Jell-O
Mousepad and Jiggle Your Jell-O DVD.
CA
9-01 Navy T-shirt M, L, XL - $16.00
CA 9-02 Navy T-shirt XXL, XXXL - $18.00
"Confirmed
Lutheran" T-shirt
Above Martin Luther's Seal it says, "This is Most Certainly
True"
and below it the shirt is stamped just like a passport saying,
"Confirmed Lutheran!" Good for today's confirmands as well as for
those who "read for the minister" when memory work really mattered and
"Public Questioning" or catechization was enough to make Lutheran
boys' voices squeak in public. Designed by Suzann Nelson and Janet
Martin, Those
Lutheran
Ladies.
Available
in Reformation Red.
CA 2-11a Red T-shirt M,
L, XL - $16.00 CA 2-11b Red
T-shirt
XXL, XXXL - $18.00
My, some hefty Lutheran
kids must have been confirmed in October.*
We are temporarily out of
XXXL in this shirts. More are being ordered.
(*For
those unfamiliar with Lutheranism, the most popular months for Lutheran
youth to be confirmed are October and May. May Confirmations used
to
be the rule, but I suppose with women having to get jobs in
town, fieldwork and graduations, fishing opener and Mothers' Day,
things just got too hectic for some folks and the big shots at synod
headquarters started to tamper with tradition — just like they do way
too often with hymnals. It is tough for some of us to force our brains
to adjust to new routines. For readers unfamiliar with Lutherans,
you
are either surfing the wrong Web site or you could become well-informed
by ordering books at Rural Route Bookstore.)
Scrap Lumber King Cap
Norwegian Lutheran men, never
known for their verbosity, can now make a public statement without
saying a word! These caps are great for those quiet men in your life
who save scrap lumber so they won't have to spend good money on new
lumber, yet they spend money like flies plastered on a screen door in
August when they see a new cap they don't yet own. These caps are so
comfortable that some men, and not just Norwegian bachelor farmers,
have been known to keep them on inside the local VFW.Don't
forget to get the book that started this fashion trend, Just How Much Scrap Lumber Does A Man Need
to
Save?
Thekhaki
cap is the same sandy color as the tan Scrap Lumber T-shirt. The brim
is denim blue, and the strap in back is leather and fully adjustable.Designed by Suzann Nelson and
Janet
Martin, Those
Lutheran
Ladies.
CA
2-16 CAP $16.00
Scrap Lumber
T-shirt
A sketch of a happy, busy man
looking over his scrap lumber pile and the saying, "Just How Much Scrap
Lumber Does a Man Need to Save?," from the book
of the same name, fill the front of this t-shirt. It has been suggested
that a warning label belongs with this item because a man from
Minnesota who wore the shirt to a tractor show in South Dakota almost
had it ripped off his back by a woman who found the t-shirt more
enticing than the old tractors.
Now available in two colors: white (for church
picnics and sanitation board meetings) and tan which won't show where
the coffee from your 'termos' spilled when you bumped over the culvert
they are installing on County Road 49.
CA
2-14a White T-shirt M, L, XL - $16.00
CA 2-14b White T-shirt XXL, XXXL - $18.00 CA
2-14c Tan T-shirt M, L, XL - $16.00 CA
2-14d Tan T-shirt XXL, XXXL - $18.00
"This Bag
is not a Toy" T-shirt
Sure
we played with sticks and rocks,
but plastic bags?? Are you sick of dumb warning labels?
Stuff like warning infants who take cough medicine not to
operate machinery, or people standing in the shower (under running
water) not to operate a hair dryer. Time to make a statement?
Then it's time to wear this new red T-shirt. In other words,
"Hands Off! Don't mess with me." Designed by Suzann Nelson and Janet
Martin, Those
Lutheran
Ladies.
CA
2 - 19a T-shirt M,
L, XL - $16.00 CA
2 - 19b T-shirt XXL, XXXL - $18.00
Jell-O
Apron Redesigned!
This is a no-nonsense apron in "new" hymnal red is a little
sturdier than those flimsy, see-through organdy ones you got when you
were a "waitress" at your cousins' weddings. Also good for men
who dish up
mashed potatoes at church suppers or try to be modern city-slickers
and flip burgers in the backyard. The motto above the bowl of Jell-O
states: "Lutheran Jell-O Power: One Box of Red Jell-O, One Cup of
Whipping Cream, Fondly Remembered as Lutheran Cuisine!"
MH 1 - 04 Apron $21.95
Lutheran
Church Basement DishtowelRedesigned!
When you're not drying dishes, you can use this towel for
picking eggs, for headgear for the kid playing Joseph in the Sunday
School Christmas program, or for keeping
your "do" in place before a big "doing." White with red
printing.
MH
1 - 07 Dishtowel $7.95
Order
by
using the 'Place
an
Order' form or you may order by
phone (800 494-9124). For payment and shipping charges, see 'Place an Order.'
All Caragana
Press products are
available at
wholesale prices to qualified retailers, organizations, churches,
schools, and libraries. Call 800 494-9124 for details.
Nostalgic
Rural Charm Bracelet
