Nisse gnome craze

November 5, 2022January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

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.

Heritage Inspiration – Bunad Peg Dolls

November 21, 2021January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

Over the past Few years I have been slowly expanding my range of Norwegian inspired creations, sharing my love of my heritage through what I design, make and bake. I affectional referred to it as “a little taste of Norway” for some time before I actually started using it as part of how I grouped the things I designed and made which had a Norwegian connection.

Tree of Memories – Scandi Market 2019

December 3, 2019January 8, 2025 hgraybaker9 Comments

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.

The Norwegian Cozy

October 21, 2019January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

Norwegians are amongst the happiest people in the world, along with their fellow Scandinavian counterparts, this is in spite of their extreme cold winters and long dark nights, they seem to know how to embrace the harsh outside and enjoy this time of year in the Norwegian way! They even have a word which sums up how they deal with this… ‘KOSELIG’ it has no direct translation into English and a single word like “coziness” doesn’t fully encapsulate it’s in-depth meanings.

Welcome to dippyDesignMakeBake

May 27, 2019January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

From a passion for designing my small business was born! Since 2012 I have been designing, making and baking and here i share my journey and products with my own stories..

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