This week on Karins Kottage Linky party #334, I am pleased to share with you some darling Christmas crafts. So many cut ideas from all of you! A DIY wrapping paper idea, Create a mini Christmas village, an inexpensive DIY advent calendar and a Christmas tree shaped no sew pillow!

The Christmas season is upon us and it is time to make some fun Christmas crafts.

Karins Kottage Linky Party Highlights

I am so happy to be highlighting these 4 bloggers today. Please show them some love by popping over to say hi.

Southern Sunflower shows how to make this adorable no sew Christmas tree pillow! Using denim fabric and drop cloth material plus a variety of leftover scraps she was able to transform this all with a glue gun!

How sweet is this scrap wood mini Christmas village! Stephanie made the houses from scrap wood and she added stickers to the top of each house. You can see the tutorial here.

Creatively Beth shows a super easy and fun way to decorate plain brown wrapping paper. Kwik Stix are solid sticks of tempura paint that she used to create one of a kind Christmas wrapping paper.

An Organized Season saw this advent calendar and knew she could create an inexpensive one to look just like it. Wait until yo see how she did it. All the details are here.

Karins Kottage Happenings

Last week my hubby and I celebrated our 39th Wedding anniversary! We headed off to Sedona Arizona.

It was beautiful weather. I also got to visit with my dad and stepmom. We had a wonderful time.

We visited this amazing area in Sedona and there was a gorgeous water fountain loaded with pumpkins. It was so nice to still see fall decorations instead of Christmas decor.

It is amazing that 39 years have come and gone already! I am a very lucky woman to be married to this man!

Recycled Ornament

Have you checked out my most recent Christmas ornament post? I recycled an old ornament into a an “antique” looking ornament. It is so easy to do too! Here is the tutorial.

Fashion Outfit Idea

While I was in Sedona we went to Nordstrom Rack and I found these AMAZING high waisted wide leg jeans! They have AB technology built in the waist. I am telling you these are the best jeans ever! Finding this fun turtleneck sweater was a score! It is so soft and comfortable. I really like the chevron angles because it makes my short waist and broad shoulders appear smaller.

Perfect Thanksgiving outfit. You can shop for the clothes below.

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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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  • Hi Karin, Happy anniversary.
    Not sure if I am missing something, but I do not see the spot for this linkup. Please let me know.

  • Great party, Karin... I think the code is missing from Inlinkz, unless you are skipping the party this week and I missed that?

  • Happy Anniversary and congrats on 39 years together! That's so awesome! Love your Thanksgiving outfit! Thanks so much for hosting your party and sharing my DIY Advent Calendar! I greatly appreciate it!! Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Happy anniversary to you and your husband. It looks like you all had a wonderful time in Sedona. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful party and for adding my mini wooden village to the list of features. I appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful week and Happy Thanksgiving. 😊

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