my little Holiday nook.

decorating my loft has been a lot of fun, but creating a 'cozy' atmosphere for the Holidays is actually really challenging in such a large open space. last night i finished up this little nook in my studio and i feel like it really captures that warm & cozy Holiday mood... 

i learned to make finger knitted garland last weekend from Katherine [see her tutorial here]. this is a great 'all ages' craft project. i wish i had a daughter to teach it to right now. :) so much fun. i hung it on my wall and added instant photos with clothes pins. 

i am really excited to finally own a (working.. haha) record player. i've been playing my Jenny Lewis record... it's my favorite. 

what are you doing to stay warm, cozy and inspired? 

XO. elsie         

Comments

[tiffany.]

bought some burnt yellow yarn for a pompom project while I watch Star Trek!.... maybe tonight!
xo.

[carrie]

how do you like the record player?? i might ask for it for christmas but it got some so so reviews.

[katherine]

your garlands look so cute with the photos hanging on them!

it has been freezing, so i have been in bed with the heated mattress pad on crocheting cowls all morning. i'm having a "creative rush" right now and am trying to take full advantage!

hugs

[elsie flannigan]

carrie, i like it a lot but i've only had it for like 2 days, so i probably shouldn't review it yet. ;)
XOXO.

[gina]

I just put on my sweater and jeans. I feel all nice and toasty right at the moment.

Last night I dug out my felt to make some goodies.

[spicklebee]

loving the finger garlands! i made some last night in fuzzy white yarn and i was thinking it would look cute with xmas cards pinned on. my guy told me he used to make them when he was a kid...so cute.

[Jo]

It looks so amazing and lovely!!!

Thanks to you and your picture over Twitter i learnt how to do finger knitting and did some pretty garlands for my big Christmas tree.I don't have a daughter,so i taught my mum how to do it,as she only knows the normal knitting.Now we're getting to buy more yarn to do more garlands to the bottom of the tree,it needs to be huge.

Thanks so much,Elsie!

[C. Rayevich]

beautiful space!!
xo

[Kara]

Love this!! I really need to organize my yarn like you have yours. My skeins are currently jammed into a drawer and I have no idea what's lurking at the very bottom underneath it all.

Plus, woo finger garlands! I used to make them all the time when I was little :)

[Katja]

tub. it's my favorite place in the world. (besides bed and wherever the boyfriend is ^^) a hot bubble bath is sooooooooo great.
i'm just taking a bath in some minutes, maybe that's why i'm thinking about this.

we used to do the finger knitting thing a lot when i was at school.... think i need to do it again xD

[carrie]

hee. fair enough. ;) i will wait eagerly to hear what you think about it after a while longer.

[oana_mayo]

You've gave me a great idea for my classroom.Thank you! xoxo

[suzanne]

um... is that a PEZ DISPENSER TREE?!?!?! so. freakin. awesome. (i have a little collection too, but not on my tree - good idea!)

i'm going to snuggle up with my mister and fur baby this weekend, drink gingerbread hot chocolate and watch christmas movies :)

[Caitlin]

The pillow-like start makes for super comfy feel. Very cute nook.
-Caitlin
ps.
Lovely blog you have here.

[Emalie]

cute cute!

[Bridget]

so cute! i've got to try the garland that you mentioned, it looks like so much fun!

[Abi]

love it! I'm sitting here with yarn wrapped around my fingers! Thanks for the pointer towards the tutorial, I am now addicted! What thickness yarn works best? x
Abi

[Krista]

Love it!!! :-) Brought back such lovely memories of finger knitting as a girl. I have an unfinished garland in my room right now and have been wondering what to do with it. The pics are a marvy idea! :-)

[Gussy]

-drinking lots of tasty coffee
-snuggling under my down comforter
-wearing my knitted slipper boots (pink and orange, thankyouverymuch :) )
-dreaming of the next batch of ruffles I'm going to sew.

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[Alli]

Adorable! I love your stuffed tree topper and the way you've used your garlands. Really cute and clever.

My craft room is pretty much unusable at the moment, sadly! It's on the corner of our building and has two walls of windows - I love that feature most of the year, but right now it is FREEZING in there. I've been crafting on the sofa in front of the christmas tree instead. Cozy!