Friday, 8 November 2013

I'll eat you up, I love you so


I'm sure you all know by now about my guilty pleasure of Where the Wild Things Are and everything to do with it, so I was very excited when I stumbled across these amazing book covers based on beloved children's books:


We often say "don't judge a book by it's cover", but be honest with me, how many of you truly adhere to that advice when it comes to the literal reading of a book? Certainly not me, I'm so in love with the illustrated covers of books, especially those of children's books. I'm quite sure you'll agree, then, that these are very special prints. 

They'd make very sweet pictures for a nursery wall, children's bedroom, particularly when hung above your child's bookcase. I remember once looking after a little girl named Sophie who had a bookcase that towered above her bed. On it was every single children's book you could possibly even dream of. I used to spend hours pouring over them with her sitting in my lap, helping her learn to read. One of my happiest memories is of her reading me Green Eggs and Ham (a personal favourite of ours) after I'd been away from her for a little while, leaving her to learn to read fluently and with the most beautiful expression. 

Which of these prints do you like best? Can you spot the Swedish book amongst the titles? 


Sunday, 3 November 2013

Another Give Away!

This week, a facebook page I've been collaborating on has been hosting a give away, featuring one of my necklaces. The give away ends tomorrow evening, so there is still time to enter if you'd like the chance to win a pretty handmade necklace! 

I will be giving away a Nordic themed necklace on this blog very soon, so watch out for that! 

Here's the link for my current give away. As always, you may enter on behalf of a friend if you'd like to gift the necklace to someone. I'll be emailing the winner tomorrow, so we can discuss any arrangements, special messages etc :)

Thursday, 17 October 2013

And we're back!

I am so happy right now! It was so lovely to open up my blog just now and see the lovely comments from the bloggers I have missed! 

I have lots and lots to tell you but for now I will tell you this:

I am doing NaNoWriMo this November and I'm petrified! My username is 'little nordic cabin' so come and say hello if you're taking part too! 

Can't wait to come back to you all with lots of cosy Nordic stories ★

If you see this in your list...

...please tell me! 

I might have fixed it! Please just leave a comment, letting me know I'm appearing again!

Tumblr + Why is my blog still broken :'(

Hej Hej, 

I'm trying my best to get this blog back up and running but I just don't understand the problem. I don't know why I don't appear in anyones dashboard and I don't know how to fix it. I'm going to email and post in forums and beg for help, so fingers crossed this blog will make a comeback. 

I've just set up a tumblr for this blog, so those of you who use tumblr can now find me at thelittlenordiccabin.tumblr.com, where I'll be posting pictures and all kinds of Nordic things I find around the web. 

Please do a ritual dance for the blog-gods to make my blog work again! 

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Oh Land and Updates

Hey everyone! 

It's been ever such a long time again, hasn't it? How have you all been? What have you been doing? I miss your updates! 

I have been a very busy bee, working with my new project, The International Feminist Book Club as well as becoming an admin on the group Females of the World, an online collection of art, photography and writing from around the world, contributed to us by our followers. We're hosting our first giveaway over there shortly, so if this group sounds interesting to you, pop along and see what we're all about! https://www.facebook.com/femalesoftheworld

Oh Land, a Danish singer whom I love, has just released her new album, Wishbone. She sings in English and you can see her singing and dancing here:


I'm planning to return here soon with lots of new posts. I'll be starting up my Sunday Writing Prompts again, as well as lots of Nordic loveliness including recipes, music, literature and more! 

Love to you all, 

Nikki x

Monday, 9 September 2013

Memories of Oslo


Arriving in Oslo only 2 weeks after the tragedy that occurred on Utøya, we often sought comfort and reassurance in the beautiful landscape. Following the terrorist attack was a harsh and dark winter. Finding beauty in the wake of devastation is challenging, but Oslo has so much to offer: glittering snow in the few hours of sunlight each day, islands that transport you to a fantasy world, and breath-taking views of the fjords and the ocean are among the many treasures that surround Oslo and its inhabitants. The strength of the Norwegian people is even more inspiring than the landscape, and the combination of beauty and strength within the country grew more and more striking with each passing season.

Calling all aspiring writers!

I'm currently working with a group called Females of the World. We're looking for writers who are interested in submitting a short piece of writing to use in our online projects. It can be anything from a poem to a short story to a journalistic article. We'd love to hear from you! This is a great opportunity to brave a growing audience with a piece of your work! Any experience is good experience, right? :)

GET IN TOUCH! https://www.facebook.com/femalesoftheworld