Did you ever buy something from the thrift store 
and not know what it was?

Don't you just love Rosemary?

This time of year it seems that everywhere I look I see  Christmas Trees.

Making beautiful Tin Punched Ornaments  is easier than you might think.

I was intrigued by this recipe for  Cranberry Relish 

I did not however have the Packaged Mulling Spice that Susan used in her recipe.

so  I did the next best thing, I Googled how to make my own....


*ground allspice

I added 1/4 cup of homemade 
Mulling Spice to a 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple and a 14 oz. can of whole cranberry and 1/2 cup of crushed pecans (as per Susan's recipe)
I mixed it all together and believe me...
IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!
I can't wait to serve it on Thanksgiving!

While I was at it I decided to make Cranberry Bread...
I used a Krusteaz Fat Free Cranberry Orange box mix. 
Instead of adding the can of cranberry-orange that came with the box, I mixed the can of cranberry-orange with a cup of the homemade cranberry relish and added it to the bread mix.  
I used the little can it ca…

This project was a cinch and the results are beautiful!

So, what did I do with these babies?

I was inspired to turn my under used bunt pan...

I found this great pair of vintage wooden shoe stretchers.

This project has been moved.  Please see more DIY repurposed projects by following this link.

Did you ever notice how darn shiny chicken wire is when you buy it?