Easter Milk Cartons

A few Easter stamps, some pastel inks, and some plain white cardstock & I made these adorable little milk cartons! I actually took the template from a box of chocolates, and disassembled the box to make the template. No dye cutting machine! I filled them with a stuffed baby chic & some jellybeans!

Improvised Green Bean Casserole

Ok, My Mother does not like mushrooms, and neither do most of my extended family.  Could you imagine???  So, I really wanted to make "Green Bean Casserole" for Easter dinner.  I decided to improvise.  I was wandering around the grocery store, after choosing some awesome looking fresh green beans, trying to figure out what to use instead of the mushroom soup....and it hit me.  What about an alfredo sauce??  MMMmmmmm.....cheesey!  Problem Solved.  I made a double batch for the large family gathering.

  



1/4 cup fresh chopped onions

2 cans French's, French Fried Onions

1 jar Classico Alfredo Sauce

1 jar (the alfredo jar) full of milk

Fresh Ground Pepper

Mix everything except the fried onions in a bowl.  Put in a casserole dish & Bake @ 350, for 40 minutes.

Add fried onions on top, & serve!

Easy & Cheesy!!!

I must say....it may be even better than the original!  Even my kids ate it!





Have a Happy Easter Everyone!

Old Door - New Headboard

I had this great idea...but I needed my DH's help to make it happen.  We had an excess of old solid wood doors from the house after the renovations.  We knocked out walls, so the doors were not needed anymore for the intended purpose.  Also, we were in need of a proper headboard.  Perfect!!  Here is anold door converted into a GREAT headboard.  Just attach legs, & a little paint & voila!

Before

The details

The Burgundy must GO!

Headboard After

Now we must change the hope chest at the end of the bed to my trunk!

Is this the trunk where I keep my "Junque"???

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Bread Box

This Bread Box was saved from our local thrift store.
For very little "dough" I am very pleased with the find!

Before:

After:







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"Sam" The Butcher Block

You wanna talk about a piece of junk...this was it! This table was in pieces, with no hope for a new life.

So the process only took 1 day! Suprised even me!

Assembled, reglued, rebraced,

....painted, dry brushed, distressed & glazed. The colour is actually grey, with the walnut glaze.

The butcher block top is from an old dishwasher.
Some have inquired about the wooden bowls, my Father In Law makes them! Aren't they GREAT??!!
I love how this table turned out! :)










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SUPER MOIST Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Truly the best Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins we have ever had! This is what puts junque in "my trunk"! (derriere)

1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 mashed ripe benanas
1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk oil, sugar and egg. Stir in mashed bananas and chocolate chips. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir into wet ingredients just to moisten. Put into muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Makes 1 dozen!