Do It Yourself Home Improvements

Organizing Fabric & Crafts	Laundry Room Spruce Up	Mud Room Shelves
Installing A Microwave	Adding Cottage Character	Brown Paper Floor
Dresser To Vanity

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I believe a cottage can be anywhere or anything (condo, ranch, farmhouse) as long as you have a "cottage mentality" which puts people above things, celebrates imperfections, embraces simplicity, and finds joy in everyday life. Thanks for joining me!

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2012 Preserving

4 pints pickled asparagus
6 qt. bags whole, frozen strawberries
3 1/2-pints Strawberry-Maple Jam (frozen)
7 1/2-pints Spicy Rhubarb Chutney
5 qt. bags frozen Boysenberries
3 qt. bag frozen Marionberries
5 qt. bags frozen blueberries
7 1/2-pints Blueberry-Maple Jam (frozen)
7 1/2-pts. Marion Freezer Jam
4 1/2-pts. Boysenberry-Maple Syrup (frozen)
2 qts. + 5 pts. cannedBlack Current Juice Concentrate
10 qts. Easy Garlic Dill Pickles {refrigerator}
27 1/4c.-1/2c. jars "Frugal" Basil Pesto,frozen
12 qt. bags Unblanched Frozen Green Beans
6 pts. Garlic-Mustard Pickled Beans
16 qt. bags blanched frozen corn
15 qt. bags Dried Italian Plums
20 1/2-pts.+ 3 12-oz (Less Sugar) Addictive Tomato Chutney
26 pts. My Favorite Thicker Salsa
17 qts. frozen jars of Roasted Tomato (and Vegetable) Sauce
3 qts. Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil
7 pts. + 4 12-oz. + 11 1/2-pts. Pizza Sauce (Ball Blue Book'sTomato Sauce with added pizza seasonings)
6 qts. + 5 pts. plain tomato sauce (seeds and skins whirred in)
4 pts. Canned Tomato Bruschetta Topping
1 pt. + 7 1/2-pts. BBQ Sauce (Blue Bk)
7 qts. + 11 pts. diced, canned tomatoes (Blue Bk- raw pack)
3 qt. bags frozen, diced sweet peppers