Category: DIY
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Garlic Confit
I love serving garlic bread with many meals. I found this recipe in the October 2011 issue of Food and Wine magazine and it sounded so amazing. I thought to myself, this would be an easier way to make the bread we love. After you prepare the confit, just mash the desired amount of garlic cloves in softened…
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Spooky Halloween Mailbox
I haven’t quite decided if the Dollar Tree is a bargain or not. You probably know what I mean. Have you ever checked out without spending at least $10.00-$20.00? Some bargain. But, they do have the cutest decorations for the holidays. I wanted a spooky mailbox this year and didn’t want to visit the craft stores…
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Recycled glass table
My father worked as a Construction Superintendent for F. W. Woolworth Company. He was in charge of building new stores and remodeled all of the older ones. Needless to say, there was always leftover material’s that would be discarded. Bless his heart, he would ALWAYS bring all of these items to our home to re-cycle.…
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DIY Healthy Granola
I love granola for breakfast but refuse to pay the prices they are asking at the grocery store these days, not to mention the additives they put in our foods. This granola consist of nuts, dried cranberries and honey and I promise you is so delicious. It is great as a cereal, but also as…
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$8.00 Chair
I am always needing extra seating when I have family gatherings. I found this chair while junking for $8.00 and couldn’t pass it up. I made the decision to use Annie Sloan’s color Graphite. My intentions when I started this project was to use a dark wax giving the chair a almost black color but…
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Brick Red Milk Paint Cabinet
We purchased a very small cottage in the North Georgia Mountains last year. It needed a tremendous amount of work but at a steal, we couldn’t pass it up. I have been junking and have completely furnished it with all thrift store finds. I have to say, I have had a blast and have found…
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Annie Sloan Painted Chest of Drawers
Another one of my projects for the cabin. This piece is actually one of the first pieces of used furniture I purchased about 39 years ago. The front legs had gotten broken and it had been stored in our shed for years. Needing furniture for the cabin, we got it down and replaced the legs…
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DIY: Upholstered Grandmother’s Chair
One regret I have in life is not paying attention to my mother when she was trying to teach me to sew like her. Oh, I learned the basic’s but my mother was FABULOUS with her craft. My entire wardrobe was made by her and I am talking about designer looking clothes. She made our…
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DIY: Mercury Glass Lamp
I needed new bedroom lamps and decided to give a go with transforming one of the brass lamps that I found at a thrift store for $6.00. The shade and the shape of the lamp is nice but I hated the brass color. I decided to try making it look like mercury glass even though…
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DIY: Sliding Barn Doors
When my husband built our home 29 years ago we started out with 4 bedrooms. I later turned 2 of those rooms into a den and one into a breakfast/craft room, removing the doors so it would be more open. But, as life continue’s to change, 2 of my children moved away and now come…
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Canned Okra and Tomatoes
One of the rewards from canning your own vegetables, you are in control on the amount of salt or other ingredients that we need to watch our intake of. This recipe is a great way to use up the tomato crops and no salt in this one. Directions: Wash Okra and cut into into 1″…
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Basic Canned Tomato Salsa
If you have never canned before, I highly suggest visiting the internet site National Center for Home Food Preservation for detailed instructions on using boiling water canners. To can the salsa, you will use a water bath process. It is very important that you pay close attention to the sterilization of your jars and lids…