baby it's cold outside

new for little folk (and big folk) at vik prjonsdottir including the baby seal.

the big freeze

it has been snowing here the last few days. i love snow, but it feels like the country has ground to a halt due to record low temperatures and treacherous road conditions. its freezing here especially as my boilers packed in. so its time to get hyggelig with woollens, blankets, hot water bottles, lots of hot chocolate, snowboots, scarfs and snuggly cats.

julino

julino is so very happy that we are soon going to have a wee interview with his fabby creator right here on this blog! yeah! he really is and so am i!

birdy footprints

we have had more snow overnight. it's very cold here so lots of hot chocolate and cozy blankets are needed! i spotted some cute little birdy footprints in the snow today.

givaway polar bear winner

thanks to everyone who entered my givaway, i loved all your comments. here is the little bear i made for the winner, he has a cloud and raindrops and is my favorite one i have made. cissy tried to help me pick a name out the hat, and the winner is the wonderful art and ghosts. congrats - please email me your address and this little polar bear will come and keep you cozy!

reasons to love winter

it is so dark early these days here in scotland, but i guess that comes hand in hand with winter. winter challenges us to find cheery things to make up for the lack of light. i think winter is a time for resting, getting cozy, traditions and dreaming. not always possible in this modern age. however i do love winter for many reasons, here are just a few:

~snow and snowmen (i hope we are lucky enough to get some here soon)
~starbucks gingerbread latte
~cozy blankets and quilts
~sledging and ice skating
~keeping warm by a fire
~twinkly lights
~gingerbread houses
~candle light and winter sents
~scarfs, hats and gloves
~nice wintery music
~beautiful winter photographs

tomorrow i shall be asking you what you love about winter and in return you can win my first blog givaway!

polar bears

how beautiful is this christmas card made by my bff viv? thank you so much viv sweetie for this amazing wool. i love it! i have just added the first of a few hyggelig polar bears to my wee shop.

tis the season to be joly!

have you noticed it has gotten all festive over at the hyggelig happy flickr group lately? here are just a few of the delightful images that capture the spirit of crimbo so beautifully! many thanks to the owners: nostalgic fairy, kyrie mead, stephanie levy, schorlemadchhen, ramonah, knitting iris, dottie angel, sweet sweet life and erleperle.eu. iwill be posting lots more festive fun photos right up until christmas day so keep on adding them to the group!

michael ciancio

an american artist michael ciancio decided this after a one year stay in europe, then made this limited edition screen print which you can buy here. i found it via this lovely blog.

my friend emily told me about some smashing christmas cards, wrap and baubles she saw here. (dont forget my crimbo cards are still for sale tho!) she also told me this very exciting news about one of my very favorite places - helsinki.

open for business!

yay! my teeny tiny shop is now open! i will be adding more items during the week.

i hope everyone is having a lovely weekend! i had a nice but very chilly time at the dennistoun craft fair yesterday. if any of the organisers are reading this some heating would nice next time!

many thanks to emily for being super helpful and puting up with a freezing butt all day! (and hello to the lovely danish family that stopped by)

hyggelig happy socks

bbrrr it's getting cold around here so cozy socks are vital at the moment, however i can't understand why my sock drawer never has any matching ones in it, just odd old ones with holes!

lots of fabby socks have been added to the flickr group lately. many many thanks to everyone who has shared photos with us.

the owners of these socks and photos are: pickles.no, handmade liset, osloann, sweet sweet life and litchi7

community spirit and crimbo cards

i am preparing myself for a busy weekend. you will find me at this local craft fair on saturday spreading the hyggelig with my little selection of crimbo cards (limited edition gocco prints with felted wool) wristwarmers, neckwarmers, hyggelig bears, felted pebbles and lots more besides. i like the idea of taking part in something local as i have lived in this part of town for many years now, so really feel part of the community. i will also be taking along my new sweet mini moo cards - i love moo! on sunday i shall be getting ready to open my new wee shop! i am super excited that i am going to be part of the etsy community of handmade sellers too!

many thanks to my lovely assistants orla and cissy (above) who tried (but sadly failed) to help me print, stick and take photos this week, and to biba who kindly just kept out the way.

rain rain go away!

this is the view out my window today before it got dark! non stop heavy rain and i can hear the wind whistling at the window. yup i guess it will be soon time to say hello to winter. i was lucky as i could stay indoors today keeping cozy, drinking hot chocolate, listening to this and making felted wool bears for a local craft sale and the opening of my little online shop. i have been thinking of opening an etsy shop for the last year but have finally set a date! my hyggelig handmade shop will open on november 29th to be followed soon after by a tiny vintage shop. i will show you my finished hyggelig bears and other goodies soon. this weekend i shall go and see this exhibition - can't wait!

busy

getting ready for the littlest birds yard sale. my latest doll is called doris. more here.

it's just past 4pm here and dark already. is cold and damp here today yet i have just seen a girl outside wearing flip-flop's. she's brave!

it's weather for keeping cozy and drinking hot chocolate.

i hope everyone is having a nice weekend!