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Getting Cozy In The East Village
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items Get comfortable with some of my fav East Village shops and things to do to fill the freezing NYC winter with fun and coziness; and tips on how to bring a bit of that coziness to your own home with local shops and East Village style.
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Make Your Home a Whimsical Winter Sanctuary
Stay Stationery
Book It
Cozy Casual Style
Treat Yourself- And Your Pets!
Stay in the Spirit
Make Your Home a Whimsical Winter Sanctuary
Pink Olive brings wonder and whimsy to every part of your home with their wonderful in house candle collection and special care boxes.
Pink Olive | Whimsical Gifts for Happiness and Home
An amazingly curated selection of quirky home goods, accessories, books and stationery from small and local businesses.
Exit9 Gift Emporium
Incense, smudges, crystals and more to cleanse your abode’s aura
Cleanse the Vibes: Crystals Garden NYC
Find everything here to keep your feet cute, kitschy, and comfortably warm.
Cozy Toesies: The Sockman
If being stuck inside in this frozen tundra is making you fidgety, give yourself a creative outlet that keeps you moving, and check out Downtown Yarns for inspiration.
Keep Your Hands Busy: Downtown Yarns
A great place to find all of the fun East Village activities to bring you out in the cold, and all of the new restaurants to order delivery from if you want to stay in.
Stay Informed: EV Grieve
This is a a great time to meditate and think about what the path ahead looks like. I just started this Season of Growth planner from Dayme, a 3 month goal oriented planner that looks really promising! It’s undated, so you can start your journey at an...
Plan Ahead: Dayme Planners
Stay Stationery
It's never too cold to communicate, even while you hibernate! Freezing days indoors are great for creative journaling, paper crafting, and making awesome snail mail, all hobbies that are great for the whole family because they are a healthy way to fight the boredom of being stuck indoors, and they can be done without too much set up or ...
A cozy little shop filled to the brim with Japanese stationery delights
Niconeco Zakkaya
John Derian is a local designer and curator of unique and whimsical vintage style and decoupage stationery
John Derian Cards & Tags
The Essex Card Shop, which is on A, not Essex, is an unassuming little place filled to the brim with every kind of notebook and pen you could want. And art supplies. And party decor. And hangers. Yes, hangers. There's a lot to look at in here, and ev...
Essex Card Shop
Another cozy little nook in the Village, this shop is crammed with a gleefully overwhelming array of wooden rubber stamps, and also features a custom stamp making service. If you get overstimulated by this place, don’t worry, there’s an awesome, and ...
Casey Rubber Stamps
I’ll admit, this one looks fun for adults, too. It’s a craft workbook with a variety of paper crafts that include everything from creative journaling and letter writing to paper sculpting. It has easy to follow instructions on high quality paper with...
The Kids' Book of Craft Love
High quality paper, tearaway sheets, title columns, and a choice between top spiral and side makes totally versatile Maruman notebooks from local creative supply hub, Blick Art Materials a win for all kinds of journaling. As a left hander, I prefer a...
Maruman Mnemosyne Notebooks for Journaling From Blick Art Materials
One of my favorites for journaling, the Bienfang Notesketch combines lined and blank styles on every page for truly expressive storytelling.
Bienfang Wirebound Notesketch Pads From Blick Art Materials
My absolute favorite small point brush markers. LePen flex markers have a durable, flexible tip with great control for writing or drawing.
LePen Flex Markers From Blick Art Materials
Vibrant India Ink, and a choice of 2 nibs makes these Faber Castell markers a great choice for artistic lettering and illustration.
FaberCastell Pitt Artist Brush Pens and Sets from Blick Art Materials
Book It
These Lower East Side bookstores offer novels, novelties, and unique experiences that'll bring you out to commune in the cold. You could also stay in and support these indie shops at their websites.
P&T Knitwear offers lots of community minded activities to keep you connected in the cold. Along with book talks, game nights, and performances, this roomy, yet cozy large gathering space, also features a cafe and a podcast studio.
P&T Knitwear
A used and rare book treasure on the Lower East Side, this unique shop will trade books for a jar of delicious homemade pickles. See the monthly book trade rules at their Instagram.
Sweet Pickle Books
Take a warm, cozy seat by the fireplace with a piping hot coffee at noon, or a craft cocktail at six in this charming bookshop cafe.
Book Club Bar
Cozy Casual Style
Keep cozy in East Village style with comfy, high quality, oversized sweats in bold colors, and leg warmers to fight the winter wind, or curl up on the sofa.
Free spirited and cozy casual style
ASOS off-shoulder brushback sweatshirt
I love a sweatshirt with dramatic sleeves. Sleeves that take up space, and say “I'm here!” work well with this top's bold red color.
ASOS heavyweight sweatshirt with balloon sleeve
Extra long leg warmers are great when you're forced to go outdoors. Super cozy and easy to remove once you get to the office.
Toesox Pirouette Leg Warmers
A classic, the cropped hoodie is an urban staple- warm, comfortable and easy to move around in.
ASOS cropped zip up brushback hoodie
Several of these in different colors are enough to keep you cozy all Winter long.
ASOS brushback wide leg sweatpants
Timeless, artisan made coziness.
French Knot Grey Fairisle Legwarmers
Treat Yourself- And Your Pets!
It’s hard work keeping yourself in a good mood throughout long days of dark nights. You deserve a treat! And so do those pets who are putting up with you.
This old school Italian Pasticceria has been run by the same family for 130 years! It’s a charming, classy, and comfortable place with an upbeat attitude and mouth watering desserts that ships across the US.
Veniero's Pastry
The salted caramel brownie is my favorite, but it’s hard to choose one from this bright, creative little bakery, well known for its “boozy” sandwich cookies.
Red Gate Bakery
Have you ever stepped in to a room that smelled like sugar? More specifically, like opening a bag of sugar and inhaling the aroma that comes tumbling out. That’s what opening the door of Economy Candy is like. Just a room full of…sugar. Prepare yours...
Economy Candy
Our local friendly pet store with great prices and a great variety of healthy choices and treats for your pampered pets.
Petopia
Stay in the Spirit
Treats for those over 21 for communing or hibernation.
A charming local wine shop with a dedicated staff, and a cozy, casual wine bar with tapas around the corner.
Urban Wines and Spirits
Upbeat, friendly and knowledgeable staff with great customer service.
KushKlub Recreational Cannabis Dispensary