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A review by rickijill
The Year of Cozy: 125 Recipes, Crafts, and Other Homemade Adventures by Adrianna Adarme
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!