La Befana's Specialty Gift Shoppe Inc. is an extension of me, Laura.  Growing up I always knew I was different.  Imaginary friends were not imaginary and I knew things.  I don't know how I did, I just did. I learned to keep this sensitivity to myself because it usually got me into trouble.  I was often teased and called "a witch".  As I grew I learned not to care about hiding my "gift" it did not matter whether or not I wanted to tune into to the world around me, I was sensitive and I would know things.  I learned to accept that extra sensitivity as the blessing it was.  La Befana was the good witch, a kind wise women, a giver of gifts.  La Befana's Specialty Gift Shoppe Inc. seemed to be the perfect name for my shop.

I opened the store La Befana's because growing up I always knew that I wanted to have a boutique, a nice shop that people would want to come to and feel comfortable in.  The ambiance of La Befana's Specialty Gift Shoppe Inc. was breathtaking! It was comfortable, inviting, and relaxing, it felt like home!  A home where people of all ages, cultures, and religions were welcome!  It was a place of sanction, a place of healing, a place, thee place just to be.

La Befana's Specialty Gift Shoppe Inc. was opened in June of 2005 in the Hudson Valley area of New York.  Located in the Historic Village of Montgomery, NY.  We are now in the process of moving La Befana's Gift Shoppe Inc. from New York to Cape May, NJ.  The shoppe will be reopened when we finally move to Cape May,  Until then you will be able to the products you have grown accustomed to on this web site.