Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Good Kwanzaa, Happy New Year, and praise to any and all Snow Days. We are open for skiing and having a blast. The snow is a bit on the low side for us snow farmers here in the mountains but we are having as much fun as possible sliding all over it.

If you have never been to Vail to visit us - this holiday period at the end of December is a great time to come out. Take a peek inside our front door; our shelves are filled with smiles and bright colors to make everyone's home a little like our home here in the mountains. Not only are Tessa Clogs perfect for every day but for me after a hard day skiing, getting the ski boots off and a pair of Tessa Clogs on is happiness for my feet and soul. We could make any place home, but have decided that home is here at 8,000 feet and our souls are happy every day we are playing in the mountains and wearing what we love and produce - Tessa Clogs.

When you do come to visit say hi to Hana. She has been helping us out since last June. She is a student at CU in Boulder and has been a wonderful help. If you have any question or need any help, Hana is over qualified to help. Plus - if you have any chemical engineering question - she can answer that for you also. Hana - thanks so much for helping us out and everything that you do.

Hugs to all - Plan your vacation to Vail - plan your visit to Swedish Clog Cabin - get yourself a pair of Tessa Clogs and live the life at 8,000

Hip Ski Towns: Vail, Colo.

How fun is this to see - on MSN.com and Bing Travel - Vail is mentioned as the hip place to go skiing plus Swedish Clog Cabin is one of 2 places to check out when you get to town - HOW FUN IS THAT

from MSN.com / Bing Travel

Which gets more celebrities, Vail or Aspen? Hard to say, though the better bet is Vail — it gets more of everything as the country’s largest ski resort. That goes not just for the 5,200 acres of pistes but for the shopping, which encompasses hundreds of stores, including such specialty purveyors as the Swedish Clog Cabin, which sells unique, imported Scandinavian goods and hand-painted Tessa Clogs. Spas are nearly as numerous; those in the know exfoliate and relax at the Arabelle or Aria Spas. Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and fine dining — try the excellent Larkspur Restaurant — round out the area’s allure.

Need more ideas on things to do in Vail? See a full list of attractions.

HOW FUN IS THAT - hope to see you all in Vail!

Running with the Waterboys and Spirit

I love to run - great way to get some cardio exercise and to clean up the cob webs in the head. It is always tough to get out the door but once you do, the run usually comes easy. Last night was the same, it is dark, cold and not looking forward to it but still forced myself to get the shoes, tights and head lamp on. Last night I actually grabbed our old Walkman as I headed out the door and see an old cassette of the Waterboys inside. This great band hailing from Ireland, Scotland and the UK was true motivation as I running up the trail from our house. Feeling pain, cold and wondering why the hell am I out here at night running by myself in the dark with a head light on - well this song says it all

Man gets tired - Spirit Don't
Man surrenders - Spirit Won't
Man crawls - Spirit flies
Spirit lives when Man dies

Man seems - Spirit is
Man dreams - the Spirit lives
Man is tethered - Spirit free
What Spirit is Man Can Be

thanks for reading

Fall, Tessa Hand Me Downs & Clogs

This fall, get yourself a custom pair of Tessa Hand Me Downs. We create our Tessa Hand Me Downs from recycled jeans, colorful scraps of fabrics, beautiful ribbon, embroideries, paint and lots of imagination. Our jeans and clogs look fantastic together. It was a crazy summer with our retailers and also us having such great sales on Tessa Clogs and our Hand Me Downs. We are busy stocking up and creating more new designs for our clogs, straps and jeans.

Check out our new Tessa Ribbon Straps. These amazing Ribbons Straps are on a leather backing and will dress up your new or old Tessa Clogs.

Our Ultimate High Clogs and Sandals have been a great success this summer and going into the fall we have them available in 5 great colors: Nut, Black, Jean, Light Pink and a vibrant Red. Pair them up with our Ribbon Straps - just fabulous. - Thanks for reading!

Business and Pleasure

After taking a quick peek at our Clog Blog - I notice that sometimes I do not even mention Tessa Clogs. Maybe that is because we try to revolve our life around family, play time and work. We truly love what we do and believe me, if you ever see us, our family is a walking billboard for Tessa Clogs. What brings us true joy is having this love and passion shine through in others that decide to make T
essa Clogs part of their lives. Melissa and Cory where married this summer and as you can see - her clog choice was perfect. With Cory's direction, we painted up a custom design featuring a Windmill. Just LOVE THEM - Melissa and Cory - thanks for letting us be a part of your wedding! Big Hugs!

We are always trying to conquer the world and get Tessa Clogs carried

at your local hipster, Scandinavian, fashionista boutique. So, for those of you that can not travel to Vail to get your Tessa Clogs, please, let us know your local store that should be carrying us. We love the idea of buying local, buying small, helping out the butcher, the baker, the candle stick maker and the Tessa Clog maker. As we

all know, it still is tough out there, if you can, do buy local. But, if you can not buy Tessa Clogs locally, well then come visit us in Vail. If that is not possible, you can call, 970-476-8083, email info@tessaclogs.com or check out our web site www.tessaclogs.com.

Alive and Kicking

I thought the great 80's song by Simple Minds would let you know that we are still here. I know it has been a long time since we have posted on our blog. I remember hearing just the other day that some people are having stress dealing with social media. Unfortunately that is not us - we probably need to have this stress issue which would then help us get blogs and facebook postings out.

What is new with Tessa Clogs, Swedish Clog Cabin and the Manning's - well it has been a busy summer. If you had a chance to be at the Falsterbo Horse Show this year in July - you will have seen our Tessa Mimmi Clog booth. We were in Sweden from around the middle of June to the middle of July. This is the third year we have been at the Falsterbo Horse Show, it is a wonderful place to see the worlds most beautiful horses and best riders. Plus we love the

great reception that our customers give us in

Sweden. Tack

Being an American married to a Swede, I love spending the summer time in Sweden. A Swedish Summer is the celebration of life - friends & family spending time together outside playing, singing, dancing, cycling, eating and just drinking in the memories.

I love this photo - Petra & Henrik

quality time with family and friends

wonderful dinner celebrating our best friends wedding anniversary - Grattis Johan and Mimmi

Tessa & Mimmi enjoying a picnic night at the beach

New Shipment of Ultimate High and Great Sand Dunes

We just received a container of Tessa Ultimate High Clogs and Sandals. They look fabulous - check out the photo to the right - Tessa Ultimate High Black Oil Clogs paired with our own Tessa "Hand Me Downs" Jeans. Our Ultimate High has a heel height of just over 3 1/2 inches - with these clogs in your wardrobe, you will swear that these are your most comfortable high heels that you own. We recommend that you take a look at our web site and place your order soon to guarantee you a size - www.tessaclogs.com/ultimatehigh.aspx. Besides the clogs - do check out the hand sewn designs on our recycled Tessa "Hand Me Downs" Jeans - do the green thing, wear fashion made by Tessa herself - www.tessaclogs.com/tessahandmedowns.aspx


Here is another shot of our Tessa Ultimate High in our sandal format. Jeans, skirt or shorts, our Ultimate High will look fabulous however you wear them. Sizes you ask, we have the sandals available from a women's 6 up to a women's 12, so we should have a size for just about everybody.


Besides the business of work we try to be as much involved with all of our children's activities. Well - our middle daughter had a climbing competition down in Albuquerque (which is about a 6.5 hour drive away - long car drive with 3 kids) where we just got back from. It truly was a gorgeous drive this time of year, tons of snow in the high country with the trees and grass in the valleys beginning to go green. On the way down south, we decided a side trip was in order to one of our National Parks - the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado.


We are blessed here in the state of Colorado with many National Parks, Monuments and Recreation Areas. If you have time, please, take time to visit these places when you can. It is a wonderful experience to visit these areas and see the history - just wonderful. Getting back to the Great Sand Dunes - I can only imagine that this is what the deserts in the middle east must be like - mountains and mountains of sand - a giant sand box! We made some great memories here and will leave you with a photo to tempt you all.



have fun, do what you love, life is short - enjoy Tessa Clogs