Keeping Hygge

Comfort, cozy, contentment, well-being. 

This first part of this post is a mini-tutorial on making a Hygge sign.

The second part is sharing how I enjoy keeping the concept of Hygge.

It was a lovely surprise that Sunday's hyacinth had a pink blossom with a sweet light fragrance.


Contentment: I love my hobby of making signs. 

Mini Tutorial - Making the stencil  and then Sign

First job was making the word Hygge, slicing and cutting on the Cricut printer. I wanted to use a handwriting font from my system folder.

A reminder to me - ungroup a word before messing around trying to slice a letter. Slicing letters (in a word made with one's system fonts) is now EASY but I suspect it is because the Cricut software was upgraded recently. 

I had to add additional slicing on the bottom loops of the letter g to make it stencil ready (first cut-out didn't work as a stencil).

Painted a board white (CeCe Caldwell Simply White). Sanded the edges then used clear wax all over and then a light application of dark wax which was immediately polished off leaving a hint of dark wax behind. 

Stenciled Hygge on the board. I measured carefully so that the word 'Hygge' would be centered side to side and top to bottom. 

Taped stencil in place and used a stencil brush along with CeCe Caldwell Beckley Coal.

Sign before filling in the sliced areas

I filled in the slice spaces using a fine tip brush with the black paint dabbed almost off and then lightly dabbed in the spaces.


Waxed over the letters with clear wax. Added a hook on the back. Finished.



How do I enjoy keeping HYGGE?

I enjoyed Maggie's post (Normandy Life) last week on why and how she is keeping Hygge and that is where this post idea started. She also added  the Swedish word "Lagom" which means "just the right amount' at the beginning of her post.

Brenda of Cozy Little Home wrote Hygge Your Home this week, thank you Brenda.

 "Wickipedia's definition:

Hygge (/ˈhjuːɡə/ HEW-gə or /ˈhuːɡə/ HOO-gə) is the Scandinavian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment. Over recent years, hygge became a defining characteristic of Danish culture."

After reading posts written by many bloggers who are embracing the idea/concept/definition of Hygge I decided to write down what I consider my own cozy, contentment and wellness Hygee favorites.

Comfort. My cozy chair has an afghan and soft cushions and a shared footstool for visits. There is a handy place to put a book and a cup of tea or a latte and visit with DH.

Wellness. The fridge has all the ingredients for super smoothies - kale, spinach, fresh orange, blueberries, avocado, almond milk, water and protein powder. Salad fixings are always there too. (I walk every day, January was not an easy month to keep my steps to the number I wanted so I lowered my number and accepted that heavy rain and dark early evenings would soon turn to spring weather and lighter evenings).
 

I also keep a couple of bottles of Kombucha Lemonade handy in the fridge. Breakfast or lunch and a sparking drink ready when wanted. 



Don't forget gingersnaps and a latte. Love them.

My latte sequence: grind beans, filter drip. In mug heat 1/2 cup of milk, add 1/2 tsp of honey, a shake of cinnamon and foam (used a Aerolatte) then fill with the coffee.  



I look forward to relaxing and enjoying a latte or a tea, sometimes with my favourite gingersnaps.

(this is a 2 part collage - background and photos put together with Photo Collage and then emailed to myself. Opened with PicMonkey and edited.


Pleasure of blogging.  Planning, taking photos, writing and editing my current post is part of my routine. A great many blogging friends write daily or weekly and reading and commenting on their posts is something I look forward to.


Reading. I always have several books on the go. This week I brought up my collection of the Vigilante 25 book series by Fern Michaels from my basement  bookshelves (stored there in early 2015) and arranged them in order on my white shelf - I plan to re-read them all.

I moved the Hygge sign to sit on the bookshelf - partly as a reminder to self to pay attention to 'comfort, cozy, contentment and well-being'. Two vintage toys stopped by for a visit.

Susan Cook of Sustainable Cooks wrote this week how she is keeping Hygge .

Featured by Beverly of How Sweet The Sound 

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