Centerpiece Wednesday Linky

Last week I celebrated my 60th birthday! We were lucky enough to travel to California with our daughters and their families. It was so fun! I will share more about our trip in the coming days but until then Happy Centerpiece Wednesday Linky Party July 22! I hope each of you are doing well wherever you are.

Centerpiece Wednesday Linky party July 22 highlights

I just loved how Ashley over at At Home with Ashley figured out a darling way to make an outdoor umbrella stand that is also a planter with casters! Ashley is so clever!

Naush put together a lovely elegant pastel pink birthday party last minute and these huge pink paper flowers are some of my favorites! I do love to create pink parties myself. Remember the pink mother daughter party I did here?

Don’t these Coconut Mojito ice pops look delicious? Arlene over on Flour on my face shares her recipe starting with a simply syrup and adding coconut milk, coconut water, lime juice and mint leaves. Her recipe calls for rum but since I don’t drink alcohol nor do I like the flavor of rum extract I would probably just use a little more lime juice for flavor. I can’t wait to try these!

How cool is this paper mâché decoupaged bowl that Pillar Box Blue shows how to make on her blog! Such a great tutorial and I love that she also shares how to print your own paper napkins with free images!

I didn’t know that you could make pickles without having to cook them forever! This easy refrigerator pickles is something I will be doing! Kristy at Mommy Hates cooking shares this yummy and easy recipe on her blog. Kristy used to be a blog partner with cooking light! I just need to get my cucumbers growing in my garden.

Kottage Happenings

Summertime Dinner from the garden

How to make an herb basket

Centerpiece Wednesday Linky Party July 22

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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Ashley says:

July 24, 2020 at 10:21 pm

Happy belated birthday! Thanks so much for featuring my umbrella stand planter & hosting each week!
- Karins Kottage says:
  
  July 24, 2020 at 10:53 pm
  
  Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! 😁 Grateful to have you join the party🥰
  Karin
Barbara at Mantel and Table says:

July 24, 2020 at 6:31 pm

Karin! I'm sorry I'm so late to this party - but I couldn't miss out on all the wonderfulness! :) I hope your birthday celebration was great! I can't wait to hear about it! Take care and Happy Weekend!
- Karins Kottage says:
  
  July 24, 2020 at 10:55 pm
  
  So happy to have you here! Thabk you for the birthday wishes! My birthday was so fun!
  
  Hugs,
  Karin
Parsimonious Décor Darling says:

July 24, 2020 at 9:59 am

Thank you so kindly for sharing the gorgeous inspiration, for inviting me, and hosting!!
- Karins Kottage says:
  
  July 24, 2020 at 11:01 pm
  
  So happy to have you!
  Karin
Kippi says:

July 22, 2020 at 9:14 pm

Thank you so much for hosting the party.
Have a great week,
Kippi
Amber Ferguson says:

July 22, 2020 at 7:38 pm

Thank you so much for hosting and the invite!
Marty says:

July 22, 2020 at 7:34 pm

Thanks so much for the invite and for hosting.
Lori says:

July 22, 2020 at 4:09 pm

Happy Birthday! Thank you so much for stopping by to invite me to your link party. I'm always on the look out for a great gathering of inspo and yours looks terrific!
Rita C at Panoply says:

July 22, 2020 at 2:28 pm

Karin, Happy Birthday, girlfriend! Glad you got to actually go somewhere in this mess. Hope all is good in your world. What is happening with your fractional share now that travel is shutdown for Americans? Are you able to keep up? I'd love to hear an update from you. Thanks so much for hosting us for CPW.
- Karins Kottage says:
  
  July 24, 2020 at 11:10 pm
  
  Hi Rita!
  Things are still moving along... a lot of design work is being done. We were supposed to be over there now :( Hopefully we can get back over there in the fall. I can’t wait to be over there!
  
  I’ll post some new things soon!
  Hugs,
  Karin
Mary from Life at Bella Terra says:

July 22, 2020 at 2:16 pm

Karin,
Happy Birthday! What a wonderful time in life! Just happened to write a blog post this a.m. on my top 10 tips to Aging Well if you are interested. I keep dreaming about your Italian Palace and fun projects like that are just inspiring! Keep doing amazing things!
Kitty says:

July 22, 2020 at 11:21 am

Happy Birthday and thank you for inviting me to your party! Thank you for hosting and have a happy week!