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How To Hygge with Anthropologie

This post is a quickie and more visual than word inspired. For Autumn /Winter 2019 Anthropologie are getting cosy, the Scandinavian way, with natural woods and welcoming - home warmth. A contrast of textures, weaves and fleeces and velvet are used in abundance. There are some beautiful metallic small home accessories including flickering lights, organic… Continue reading How To Hygge with Anthropologie

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Make a recycled Appliquéd picnic blanket.

This project was originally in Coast magazine. Those who live on the Coast are probably more aware than most, of the changing seasons. The skies are overcast and dark, the sea becomes rough and the sea gulls soar and wheel on the updrafts. With this image in mind I have designed an appliqued blanket. I… Continue reading Make a recycled Appliquéd picnic blanket.

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The Little Book of Hygge

The Danish way to Live Well By Meik Wiking from the Happiness Research Institute Copenhagen Available on Amazon or directly from Penguin Books The word on everyone’s lips last year was  ‘Hygge’, despite most English people being unable to pronounce it correctly. Luckily when this book arrived on my desk I had a Norwegian staying… Continue reading The Little Book of Hygge