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kellyj1028's review
5.0
I loved this book, it was warm, cozy and aesthetically pleasing from cover to cover. Filled with stories, recipes, and crafts. I just LOVE this book and it is currently on my coffee table for Fall.
Every time I opened it it was like a breath of fresh air enveloped me.
Every time I opened it it was like a breath of fresh air enveloped me.
libraryfrog's review
3.0
Okay, some cool recipes. Kinda odd that she starts the book complaining about blog photos of food that looks too good to eat etc. and then the entire book consists of that? Cool flavor ideas tho. Side note - can we please get past people promoting the all too common “diy dog teepee” idea? How do people not think this sounds racist? Just make a tent. Basically read for the recipes and not the boring diy ideas and don’t read the intro because it’ll ruin the rest of the book.
ellstar's review
3.0
I think this is a cute book with a lot of ideas and inspiration for people who want to try out new recipes, come up with some new crafting inspo, or just generally get some seasonal ideas to do something around the house. I only ended up doing a handful of the suggestions in this book, but I think that for the right person, this would be a good gift.
monstrouscosmos's review
this book has a very cute format that I think I'd like more if I started in January! I didn't connect with the projects I saw unfortunately though.
rickijill's review
5.0
I must start my review by stating that Adrianna Adarme's blog is one of the most lovely and delicious blogs. Period. Her most recent post (to date), Mini Caramel-Chai Spiced Apple Pies are works of art. Our oldest daughter wants to try her hand at making them over the weekend.
I knew that when I received my copy of The Year of Cozy I would be encouraged and inspired to try new things, just like her blog. I do love how the book is organized according to the seasons and months. Her voice is so authentic, and her "Live" activities are so delightful. I have my eye on a couple of the "Make" crafts, especially the salt cellar made from air-dry white clay. When I make one I promise I'll post about it! One "Do" activity that made me very happy is a recipe for making an Activated Charcoal Brown Sugar Scrub. I plan to make some for me and my daughters because we love the Dark Angel charcoal scrub from Lush.
Her seasonal recipes are wonderful, too. Once Easter arrives, I would love to try my hand at making fruit sugars for herbal teas. I know we would enjoy these immensely during spring!
The photographs are so pretty in this book. I have literally read and re-read this book several times. I do think that her style impacted how I redecorated the family room a few weeks ago. My only criticism of the book is I would have enjoyed seeing even more of Adrianna's adorable Corgi Amelia. That pup has one adorable personality!
I knew that when I received my copy of The Year of Cozy I would be encouraged and inspired to try new things, just like her blog. I do love how the book is organized according to the seasons and months. Her voice is so authentic, and her "Live" activities are so delightful. I have my eye on a couple of the "Make" crafts, especially the salt cellar made from air-dry white clay. When I make one I promise I'll post about it! One "Do" activity that made me very happy is a recipe for making an Activated Charcoal Brown Sugar Scrub. I plan to make some for me and my daughters because we love the Dark Angel charcoal scrub from Lush.
Her seasonal recipes are wonderful, too. Once Easter arrives, I would love to try my hand at making fruit sugars for herbal teas. I know we would enjoy these immensely during spring!
The photographs are so pretty in this book. I have literally read and re-read this book several times. I do think that her style impacted how I redecorated the family room a few weeks ago. My only criticism of the book is I would have enjoyed seeing even more of Adrianna's adorable Corgi Amelia. That pup has one adorable personality!
toad_maiden's review
2.0
Meh. Not as bad as Homemakers, thank goodness, but still mostly self-indulgent, bloggy drivel. The upsides of this book are a few unusual and yummy-sounding recipes, some useful-ish craft projects, and copious pictures of the author's corgi. Downsides include some truly absurd craft projects (doggie tepee?! glue crystals on a mirror?!), shallow "inspirational" mumbo-jumbo, and copious pictures of the author's corgi.
kayschwe's review
4.0
A very quick, but enjoyable read. A nice mix of recipes, DIY and life tidbits. Beautiful photography and graphics.