Hello friends! how are you? Keeping warm I hope? Here in southern Sweden it's minus 7 degrees Celsius (19 Fahrenheit). As long as I'm wrapped up, I love it as it's a very dry cold and everything is white - like a true winter wonderland! A lot of Northern Europe is now blanketed in snow, so we're all hoping for a white Christmas! Do you have snow where you are too? In Finland, Hanna and her husband Tomas, and children Frans, Hilda and Eedvin are cosying up in their charming rustic cottage in rural Finland.
You'll likely recognise their home as I featured it last year - and it's so unique and memorable! This morning I popped over to Hanna's instagram as I was intrigued to see how the family have decorated their home for Christmas - and of course, it looks as cosy as can be! Here are a few pictures showing touches of red, a rustic tree, homemade paper flowers and sofas draped in sheepskin. A perfect place to curl up and spend 'Joulo' (Christmas).
Hanna loves making paper snow angels and flowers to hang on the tree and in the window.
Find DIY tutorials for how to make Christmas snow angels here and paper flowers and stars here.
I love the rustic tree, it's so pretty, don't you think? Did you see my Scandinavian Christmas tree round-up on Friday? There are some lovely rustic ones in there too!
How lovely! I can just imagine coming in from the snow and cosying up there with the fires roaring, how about you?
See more of Hanna's Finnish home here.
If you like to make things at Christmas and are on the look out for more DIY ideas this week, here are some my favourites:
Have a great start to the week, stay toasty!
Niki
Photography: Hanna / @punainen.pihlaja shared with kind permission
Rustic trees leave open spaces to hang and see ornaments. They're my favorite, as long as they smell like the forest.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree! This year we have a red pine, and it smells divine! Plus it's really airy so you can see the decorations really easily, which means you don't need as many. I don't think I will be able to get rid of it after Christmas, I love it so much! / Niki
DeleteSuch a cozy space. I finally tried my hand at making paper stars out of brown paper bags this year--actually, I hosted a small get-together and we all made them. It was fun and they turn out well. Thanks for inspiring me to make them!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love that idea and that it was partly inspired by MSH :) Happy they turned out well too! / Niki
DeleteThis is sooo beautiful! I love everything!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you enjoyed this inspiration / Niki
DeleteHy there,beautiful pictures as always. Sending greetings from eastern Switzerland in snow at the moment and hopefully during christmas! Merry christmas!
ReplyDeleteThank you :) - I hope you have a wonderful white Christmas in Switzerland! / Niki
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