Karins Kottage Linky Party

Summer Decor and Recipes to Kick Off the Season

Hello friends! Welcome back to this week’s linky party! I am absolutely loving all the summer decor and recipes you’ve been sharing lately—so much inspiration is flowing, from beachy tablescapes and porch makeovers to sweet berry-filled desserts.

This week I’m highlighting four bloggers whose creative ideas are perfect for celebrating summer in style. Whether you’re entertaining guests or just sprucing up your space, these posts are full of charm and seasonal joy.


⚓ Create a Nautical Tablescape

From An Organized Season
If you love the look of classic coastal style, this post is for you. You’ll learn how to pull together a nautical-inspired table setting with stripes, rope accents, and seaside touches that feel fresh and festive.


🏠 May Decorating & Shopping Recap

From Calypso in the Country
Take a peek into Shelley’s world of home decor, seasonal touches, and recent shopping finds. Her May recap is packed with great ideas for adding personality and style to your home as we head into summer.


🥧 Strawberry Rhubarb Hand Pies

From The Copper Table
These adorable hand pies are the perfect dessert for summer gatherings. With the sweet-tart flavor of strawberries and rhubarb in a flaky crust, they’re just as fun to make as they are to eat.


🇺🇸 Decorating a Small Porch for the Fourth

From From Bay to Beach
Big style in a small space! This post shows how to create a festive and welcoming patriotic porch using layered textures, ruffle flag pillows, and charming touches. Proof that even a small area can have a big impact.


Karins Kottage Happenings

I have such a cute outfit that I think you will love. It is a maxi skirt and a peplum jacket with bows! This is the “it” jacket of the season. I am loving it so much! See my post Maxi skirt for women 50+ Summer style with a peplum jacket here.

I made these red white and blue ribbon wands for our youngest grandkids to wave around on the 4th of July. You can see my post here and make some for your grandkids or even just for decor in a vase.


Share What You’re Loving

Now it’s your turn! Link up your summer recipes, DIYs, decorating ideas, and tablescapes below. I can’t wait to see all the beauty and creativity you’re sharing this season.

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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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  • Thanks so much for including me in your features! Enjoy the rest of your week!
    Shelley

  • Thanks for the party Karin! Always fun. Love the outfit. The bows on the jacket are everything. Loved it when I saw it on your socials. Have a great week. XO- MaryJo

  • Karin, you're adorable in any and all the outfits you put together, so youthful and active. I love your style. I love those ribbon banners you made too, pinned! My Jacqueline will love those in her bike basket. She'll probably make me wave them as she rides her bike down the street to announce her arrival for all to see. 😂
    I'm in at #72 this week, sharing an Americana tablescape. Thank you for hosting your party.

    • Thanks so much Rita! I am so glad you pinned the ribbon banners they are so fun for the kids! I will be checking out your Americana tablescape shortly. Thanks for linking up!

  • Karin,
    My Link Ups for today's party are # 64, 65 and 66!!
    Thanks so much for hosting this charming party!!! I truly do appreciate it as I do know the time involved with it....I hope you and your family are well and enjoying your week!
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

  • Hi Karin! Thanks for hosting and thanks for the feature! Love the ribbon wand idea! Your outfits are always so cute too. Enjoy the rest of the week!

  • Hi Karen! I adore the outfit you shared, that jacket with bows is just the cutest! Thanks for hosting and featuring our nautical tablescape! We appreciate it so much! Hope you and yours have a wonderful Father's Day weekend!

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