Nisse gnome craze

A julenisse (Christmas Nisse) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore but today it is typically associated with Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing dark colours with a red hat. When I first started creating these iconic Scandi creatures some 7 years ago they were rarely seen or featured in Christmas here in the UK, in 2022 they are everywhere! I had actually started making them as gifts for family and friends, who all encouraged my to make them to sell.

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Tree of Memories – Scandi Market 2019

Its that time of year again, my favourite time, not just because of the baked treats but also because of the ‘magic’, yes now we have children in the house the magic of Christmas is so alive. I am one for traditions and keeping these alive for my children as my parents did for me. So when I was planning for this years Scandi Market I wanted to add some new items to my ‘little taste of Norway’ collection, so I turned to ‘traditions’ as my inspiration.

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Being a Maker in a Heat Wave

Having had a great year last year at the Christmas Scandi Market in London and selling out on day two I wanted to get ahead of my self for 2018, not only to be able to physically make more stock but I would have another little Baker arriving in late September, so my hands would be fuller >read blog post about my christmas fair . I gained a lot of knowledge and insight into the designing, trial and error, making process and quantities but also of what people liked and what sold out from last year and thus I set about planning in June, yes the start of summer and the hottest weather we’d had in many years.

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