Making Winter: A Hygge-Inspired Guide to Surviving the Winter Months

by Emma Mitchell

Overview

Banish those cold-weather blues and embrace winter with the power of crafts and the Danish practice of hygge!
Want to survive those dark and freezing winter months? The Danish do it with hygge—a concept that’s all about coziness, simple pleasures, and the company of loved ones. Embrace this warmhearted philosophy with these 25 creative crafts and recipes, which range from gorgeous trinkets to snuggly woolens and tasty treats. You don’t have to be an expert with a crochet hook or a whiz in the kitchen to complete the projects, which include easy-to-follow instructions and photographs. Make vintage ornaments, bake plum and orange blondies, crochet boot cuffs, and more—and you’ll feel hygge warming you no matter how cold it is outside.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454710561
Publisher:	Lark Crafts
Publication date:	10/03/2017
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	395,809
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Emma Mitchell is a popular designer, craft teacher, and naturalist. Her work has been published in Mollie Makes, Country Living, and Kirstie Allsopp's Craft. She has been featured in the Guardian and appeared on Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden. Her Instagram account, silverpebble2, has over 80,000 followers, including Nigella Lawson and Nigel Slater.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Nature as Nurture 12

Preserving Autumn Flora 14

Fennel Cowl 18

Plum and Orange Blondies 22

Silver Fossil Pendant 26

Nature Diaries 32

Craft Night 36

Pantile Shawl 38

Apple and Caramel Chelsea Buns 42

Homemade Fire Lighters 46

Hawthorn Gin 50

Hedgerow Bird Snacks 54

Holidays and Celebrations 58

Paper Leaf and Berry Bough 60

Crochet Lace Necklace 64

Blackberry and Almond Streusel Cake 68

The Berry Cocktail 72

Woodland Wreaths 76

The Grayest Days 82

Five-Minute Molten Chocolate Cake in a Mug 84

Hawthorn Wrist Warmers 88

Beaded Garland Necklace 92

Watercolor Botanical Motifs 96

Looking Ahead to Spring 100

New Year Bulbs 102

Hellebore Boot Cuffs 108

Drawing Feathers 112

Forced Blossoms 116

Lemon, Thyme, and Ginger Bars 120

#Makingwinter 124

Acknowledgments 126

Contributors and Resources 127

About the Author 128