It is time once again for Karins Kottage Linky party #252! What amazing things am I highlighting today you may be asking? Well let me tell you! Some yummy asparagus fries, A beautiful New Years Eve Brunch that would fabulous any time of year. Great tips on how to make the most of a small closet and a gorgeous WInter tour of Woodstock, Vermont.

Karins Kottage Linky Party Highlights

Don’t you love asparagus?

I absolutely love it and now you can make them like fries!

Homemade on a weeknight makes them with Panko bread crumbs and roasts them in the oven. YUM!

Virginia Sweet Pea shared her Christmas trip to Woodstock Virginia and it just looks magical. I need to plan a trip to visit Virginia.

The charming houses all decked out for Christmas looks like a Currier and Ives painting!

I am always looking for great tips and tricks on how to use my closet space better.

My wee abode lives in a small space and has figured out fabulous ways to maximize her closets and other areas of her home.

I love these blue boxes with lids that she uses to hold everything from small gifts to craft items.

I am a sucker for a pretty tablescape, centerpiece etc. My Hubbard home put together this pretty New Years Eve Brunch and I love how she used real greenery and little pinecones for the centerpiece.

Plus she also used thrifted items, transferware plates and candles.

It just says enjoy and stay awhile.

What’s Happening at the Kottage

I have been busy cleaning out closets, drawers etc. It is always amazing how much stiff I accumulate! Sheesh!

I also need to tackle my craft room (once again).

This is what it looked like when I had the craft room all nice and organized and cleaned up.

It does not look like this right now 🙁

This year I am going to really try to only keep things that I really love.

I just don’t want to “store” so many things that I might use one day. I want to use the things I have instead of just admiring them when I look in my closet or drawer.

Anyone else doing this?

Coming up

Later this month I am hosting my niece’s bridal shower! I am making some fun plans for it.

Remember my daughters peach and navy bridal shower? I made this huge naked banana cake with fresh flowers and it was so yummy!

For my niece I am having Paige my other niece who just started her baking company make the cake. Paige is super talented! Give her a follow on Instagram. It is so fun to have so much family help out!

I am going to decorate with fresh greens, white roses, candles and a charcuterie board.

This time I am going more natural and simple 🙂

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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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  • Oh my goodness! I totally missed the party last week! Thank you for featuring my small closet tips, Karin!! Looking forward this week's party! lol

  • Thanks for hosting and the feature!
    Your banana layered cake looks scrumptious :)
    Happy New Year !!!
    RR

  • Happy New Year Karin! Thank you for hosting all year. I hope your holidays were wonderful! XO- MaryJo

  • Hi Karin, Happy New Year and thank you for hosting! That cake is amazing! Good luck with your craft room, I need to do some organizing and purging in my art studio, so you have reminded me to get busy! I love asparagus too, such a versatile vegetable, and those asparagus Parmesan fries look great, yum. Have a great week!

  • Thanks so much for hosting your great party all year. I always love seeing what you've been up to. Gorgeous banana cake, too. Hope you're year is off to a great start!

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