Friends, it’s a big day! Working on Scandinavian Gatherings has kept me so busy. Summer and Fall were such a blur last year. I created and tested 40 recipes and 30 projects. Some took lots and lots and lots of rounds of revision. I made all of the crafts for the photo shoots. I was working on the book all day every day, but I had to keep most of my work under wraps and couldn’t share it with you guys. So I’m really excited to finally get to share with you something huge—the cover of my book! Without further ado…
Presenting Scandinavian Gatherings: From Afternoon Fika to Midsummer Feast: 70 Simple Recipes and Crafts for Everyday Celebrations by Melissa Bahen—me! It has 10 chapters, each based on an idea for a simple, Scandinavian themed gathering for family and friends: a nordic brunch, a woodland tea party, a christmas eve supper, and more. Each chapter has ideas on how to create the gathering, like what kinds and colors of flowers to use and how to decorate the room. The whole book is filled with colorful folk illustrations by paper cut artist Andrea Smith, and stunning full-color photos by Charity Burggraaf, with styling by Shannon Douglas and Renee Beaudoin.
This book has been such a passion project for me, a true labor of love. It is absolutely beautiful, thanks to a small army of people, and I can’t wait for it to make its way into hearts and homes all over the country when it’s released on September 27th. In the meantime, guess what? Scandinavian Gatherings is available for pre-order right now! You can order your copy online now and it will ship out when it’s available in September. You can find it online at Amazon
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What a beautiful cover!!!! Can’t wait to pick up a copy! =)
Best wishes with the finishing touches!! =)
Thank you so much, Melanie!
Oh, how beautiful!!!! I can’t wait to see it in person! Congrats, Melissa!!
Thanks, Carrie!
Ordered! Can’t wait for September. Congrats Melissa!
Thank you so much, Erin! I hope you love it!
This.
Looks.
AMAZING.
Like ridiculously amazing. GO GIRL!
Thank you, Lindsay!! I’m so excited to finally be show everybody what I’ve been working on for so long!
Love this and you! Yay!!!?
Thanks, Kristan! Excited to see you at book club later in the week!
oh my goodness, I love it already – I just pre-ordered 3 copies for me and for gifts. Well done, lady, I can’t wait to get it!
Brianne, thank you so much!! That makes me so excited to hear. I hope you love it and that whomever you are gifting the other copies to loves it as well! xoxo
Yay congrats! The cover is absolutely stunning and the book sounds amazing! I seriously cannot imagine the amount of work you put into it! I can’t wait to read through it!
Thanks so much, Rachel! xoxo
What a thrilling day!! Off to preorder my book now!!
Thanks so much, Amy! xoxo
I’m so excited for this! Part of my husband’s family hails from Norway and they take great pride in their Norwegian heritage. Some of the old family customs and recipes come out at the holidays – I’m looking forward to seeing if any of them appear in your book, as well as picking up some new ones! Congratulations ! 🙂
Yay! I hope you and your husband and his family love it!!
What!? Melissa this is STUNNING! I can’t wait to see the book in full! It’ll be incredible with all the hard work you’ve put into it
Thank you so much, Tan! xoxo
What an accomplishment! Congrats friend!
Thanks, Haeley!!
Congratulations, Melissa! The cover is absolutely gorgeous. It’s not fair I have to wait until September to see how beautiful the inside of the book will be! So proud of you.
Thank you so much, Melissa! I’m so thankful for the friendship and love I’ve gotten from you and Sara. #longlosttriplet
THIS COVER IS AMAAAAAAZING! I’ve just been staring at it! Congratulations and I cannot wait to get my mitts on this thing. From the looks of the cover, the inside is going to be bananas.
Thank you so much, Amber! It makes me so happy to hear how excited everyone is for it! xoxo
Super excited to see this ! I adore Scandanavian style & adore that YOU did this! Congratulations, Melissa!!!
Thanks, Bobbie! xoxo
Yay, I got your book in Bangkok! I can’t wait to dig in making all the delicious recipes.
Cheers!
Ping
That makes me so happy to hear! I hope you love the book and the recipes!