Christmas Step into Kotona’s Christmas world—festive crafts, inspiring holiday homes and stories from true Christmas lovers. Celebrate the season the Finnish way and discover the beauty of the unexpected! Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:12 +0000 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:06:58 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/themes/christmas Wrap yourself in warmth! This crocheted red-and-white peppermint throw is sweet as candy Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:12 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/peppermint-throw https://www.kotona.com/articles/peppermint-throw 0 Step away from the screen and into the sauna—so the best conversations don’t go unsaid Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:22:57 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/miia-kauhanens-column-on-sauna-conversations https://www.kotona.com/articles/miia-kauhanens-column-on-sauna-conversations 0 Christmas spirit fills this Finnish wooden home, adorned with Annika’s handmade evergreen decorations: “There must be candles everywhere” Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:11:56 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-on-kemionsaari https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-on-kemionsaari 0 A room for angels—and another for a Christmas village! Sirkku sometimes wakes at night to keep building Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:53:15 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/sirkku-christmas-village https://www.kotona.com/articles/sirkku-christmas-village 0 Fold a minimalist Christmas tree napkin—see the super-easy how-to Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:19:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/videos/napkin-christmas-tree-how-to https://www.kotona.com/videos/napkin-christmas-tree-how-to 0 Villa Vappu’s candy-colored Christmas—“I’d always dreamed of a pink kitchen, and now it’s here” Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:15:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-villa-vappu https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-villa-vappu 0 A Christmas tree seller gave us a 20-year holiday tradition—and the foolproof trick that keeps the needles on until Epiphany Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:53:30 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anu-karttunen-column-christmas-tree https://www.kotona.com/articles/anu-karttunen-column-christmas-tree 0 Make a napkin leaf for your glass—easy how-to Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:59:34 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/videos/napkin-leaf https://www.kotona.com/videos/napkin-leaf 0 8 beautiful gift toppers they’ll want to keep Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:41:23 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/gift-toppers https://www.kotona.com/articles/gift-toppers 0 14 Christmas-ready wood stoves—peek inside cozy Finnish homes Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:39:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/traditional-wood-stoves https://www.kotona.com/articles/traditional-wood-stoves 0 This season’s hit: the mandarin Christmas tree—make an easy, showstopping centerpiece for your Christmas table Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:07:52 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/mandarin-christmas-tree https://www.kotona.com/articles/mandarin-christmas-tree 0 Christmas for nine in a former coaching inn where the tree glows across the whole downstairs Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:59:46 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-former-coaching-inn https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-former-coaching-inn 0 Tie a lush double bow with this simple finger trick Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:12 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/videos/double-bow https://www.kotona.com/videos/double-bow 0 Make a show-stopping napkin flower—watch the easy folding tutorial! Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:48:56 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/videos/napkin-flower https://www.kotona.com/videos/napkin-flower 0 Make your own beautiful candles: 5 easy projects you’ll master in no time Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:12:05 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/diy-candles https://www.kotona.com/articles/diy-candles 0 This tree won’t drop a single needle: Marsa crocheted a Christmas tree from about 300 granny squares Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:19:06 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-tree-from-granny-squares https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-tree-from-granny-squares 0 A blue-and-red Christmas inside a former infants’ ward—“The entryway chaos doesn’t matter, because none of us spends Christmas there anyway” Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:08:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-an-old-infant-ward https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-an-old-infant-ward 0 5 last-minute DIY gifts you can make in an hour Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:20:50 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/gifts-ready-in-an-hour https://www.kotona.com/articles/gifts-ready-in-an-hour 0 How to tie a beautiful bow—easy how-to video Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:49:26 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/videos/tying-a-bow https://www.kotona.com/videos/tying-a-bow 0 “There’s just something about a home like this”—3 Finnish Christmas homes that enchanted our readers Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:27:35 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-homes-that-enchanted-our-readers https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-homes-that-enchanted-our-readers 0 Roll your own beeswax candles: 6 easy projects Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:14:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/beeswax-candles-from-sheets https://www.kotona.com/articles/beeswax-candles-from-sheets 0 Handmade Christmas gifts: browse the how‑tos and delight your loved ones Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:11:29 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/diy-christmas-gifts-9-charming-tutorials https://www.kotona.com/articles/diy-christmas-gifts-9-charming-tutorials 0 Gingerbread at the door, porridge on the stove: Christmas in a 1920s yellow log house Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:25:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-nousiainen https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-nousiainen 0 Crochet a granny-square tree from one square—easy mini ornaments Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:41:30 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/granny-square-tree-ornament https://www.kotona.com/articles/granny-square-tree-ornament 0 Turn orange peels into charming Christmas decorations—cookie-cutter trees and cute little mushrooms Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:30:15 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/decorations-from-dried-orange-peels https://www.kotona.com/articles/decorations-from-dried-orange-peels 0 Turn scraps into baubles! Crochet a Christmas bauble around an old ornament in no time Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:00:16 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/crocheted-christmas-bauble https://www.kotona.com/articles/crocheted-christmas-bauble 0 In Fiskars, a historic steward’s house brings Charlotta’s children and grandchildren together for Christmas: “The tree’s twinkle is visible all through the home” Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:57:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/stewards-house-in-fiskars https://www.kotona.com/articles/stewards-house-in-fiskars 0 A new house that cherishes the old: seven kids, a church pew, and a 100-year-old floor Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:38:48 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/vahajylkka-family-christmas-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/vahajylkka-family-christmas-home 0 Crocheted lace bauble—these festive decorations come together easily with basic stitches Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:42:37 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/crocheted-lace-bauble https://www.kotona.com/articles/crocheted-lace-bauble 0 Make it a blue Christmas: 5 inspiring ideas for table settings and decorating Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:13:56 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/blue-christmas-ideas https://www.kotona.com/articles/blue-christmas-ideas 0 Snuggle-soft Christmas pillow: tuft the motifs the easy way Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:44:40 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/tufted-christmas-pillow https://www.kotona.com/articles/tufted-christmas-pillow 0 Make basic socks festive with a crocheted Christmas ball garland Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:19:05 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-ball-socks https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-ball-socks 0 Tsaikka glasses are a Christmas classic—so what does a zipper manufacturer have to do with them? Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:11:48 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/tsaikka-glasses https://www.kotona.com/articles/tsaikka-glasses 0 A tiny doorway to Christmas magic—here’s how to build a classic elf door Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:21:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/how-to-build-an-elf-door https://www.kotona.com/articles/how-to-build-an-elf-door 0 4 charming cottages—peek inside Finnish homes where Christmas feels a little more like Christmas Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:10:55 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/4-christmas-cottages https://www.kotona.com/articles/4-christmas-cottages 0 Make air-dry clay star ornaments—a napkin prints the pattern, a cookie cutter shapes them Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:02:48 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/star-ornaments https://www.kotona.com/articles/star-ornaments 0 14 beautiful Christmas decorating ideas to set the mood at home Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:59:57 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/14-beautiful-christmas-decorating-ideas https://www.kotona.com/articles/14-beautiful-christmas-decorating-ideas 0 Free your plants from tiny pots: create easy arrangements and get “air plants” from the garden Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:58:12 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/easy-mini-plant-arrangements https://www.kotona.com/articles/easy-mini-plant-arrangements 0 6 inspiring ideas for a red Christmas table Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:50:45 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/6-inspiring-ideas-for-a-red-christmas-table https://www.kotona.com/articles/6-inspiring-ideas-for-a-red-christmas-table 0 The Christmas sauna sets the mood for the holidays—did you know the history behind this Finnish tradition? Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:18:41 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/did-you-know-about-this-christmas-sauna-history https://www.kotona.com/articles/did-you-know-about-this-christmas-sauna-history 0