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Welcome to my blog, a place where I can share my 2 Favorite Things , CookinandCraftin!!

I am a young, retired lady that has a passion for cooking new and exciting food as well as my go to favorites! And when I'm not whipping something up in the kitchen you can find me in the craft room!! I love to sell my wares at local fairs and hope to add a store on here soon!

So... I am currently a work in progress, but I hope to bring you new and exciting content more often!

Feel free to leave me a comment or ask me a question. And of course, check back frequently or subscribe below to see what I have been up to!

Enjoy!

Elaine

Elaine Matthews

Rustic Porch Sign - Happy Spring!!

I just love the colors in this sign!! They are so springy!! And of course they are that is the whole point!! This sign is hand painted by...

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4th of July plant stakes!!

What a cute idea are these!! These adorable 4th of July Plant stakes so your holiday spirit for sure. Here's what I did... I bought these...

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Easter Decor / Carrot & Bunny

I was playing around in my craft room with my granddaughter, and I created these little guys. I started by wrapping jute string around a...

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Valentines Gnomes

Just playing around and thinking Valentines Day is coming soon, so I decided to make these cute little Valentines Gnomes!! These are made...

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Valentine Tags - Door hangers

Valentines is the next Major Holiday that the retail establishments bombard you with, Lol!! Like the day after Christmas right!?!? I...

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Venison Summer Sausage

It was hunting season around these parts, and that means we now have a freezer full of venison. If you don't know fresh venison is a very...

Dutch Oven Deep Dish Pizza (On the Campfire)

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Cookin'

Dutch Oven Deep Dish Pizza (On the Campfire)

So, this has been one of my all-time favorite recipes to do while camping!! Who doesn't love pizza and to have pizza out in the wide open...

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Guess how I made these cute Snowmen

So, I these little guys are so cute!! In addition, they were a great seller at my local craft fair. But you will never guess what I made...

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Fishing Pole Christmas Tree

So my guys is outdoorsy...I mean like hunting, trapping, fishing kind of guy! So last year I seen a pin on Pinterest for a fishing pole...

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Snowman Baseballs Ornaments

So these little guys have become such a hit!! I uploaded this photo to my FB page and it went viral!! I bought a bucket of old baseballs...

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Cookin'

Shrimp & Grits!

So my guy and I were talking the other morning...or maybe we were watching the food network, I really don't remember at this point! Lol!...

Some of My Favorite things for Valentines!!

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Some of My Favorite things for Valentines!!

While scrolling through amazon on a cold winter's morning with a cup of tea in my hand...I found a few things I'd like share with you for...

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This and That

A New Year…

So I am making a attempt to post more stuff on my blog here in 2023... but I get so busy, or side tracked or both!! Lol! Anyone else like...

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Crafty Things

Easy Wooden Block Shelf Sitters!

For this project I went to the scrap pile!! lol! I am fortunate enough to have a stash of miscellaneous pieces of wood lying around. We...

Repurposed Fan Blade = Cute Snowman hanger

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Crafty Things

Repurposed Fan Blade = Cute Snowman hanger

So if you have not noticed I like to take old things and make them new!! So that was the inspiration for this project. Everybody at one...

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Crafty Things

Cute Little Gnomes

I created these course little gnomes using an old rusty spring! I love when I can use old stuff to create new things! This was super...

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Crafty Things

Springy Snowmen

Here is another example of repurposing old things. Found these old upholstery springs in an abandoned car out in the woods. I knew I...

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Crafty Things

Tin Can Wall Pocket

This is mainly just a photo gallery of all the different ones I created. Here's how. Take a tin can (any size), remove the label and both...

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Crafty Things

Shutter Scarecrow

Here's another repurposed shutter...just like my Snowman Shutter! Only this one is painted to look like a scarecrow!! (My daughter says...

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Crafty Things

Shutter Snowmen

I love to repurpose things!! I'm always looking for new and creative ways to use things that might otherwise be someone's trash! Here is...

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