Classic Amy Joanne

Create Art & Curate Your Home

With just a little creativity you can turn a boring ol’ sandwich into a luncheon special! Simply by choosing the makins of your favorite sandwich, then dice it up, add in the condiments and then choosing a favorite bread-style for serving ~ making your lunch just a little more special.

We’ve been choosing to ‘Dine-In’ over the past few years and hence I’ve been learning to Cook ‘better’ ~ I love the part of knowing what goes into each recipe and choosing each ingredient, it just makes for a tastier and healthier meal. I’ve made a few Cheeseburger Soup Recipes along the way and have …

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The Biz During this much needed winter break I have been doing some heavy thinking and a whole-lotta dreaming….along with praying, listening to hear God, talking to Mom and learning thru, mentors and courses, and taking it all in. A light bulb moment happened during a mentoring podcasts ~ the presenter said, ‘Do folks even …

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….with no peanut butter. You all know what a huge fan I am of trying new recipes, collecting recipe books, watching Foodies thru Discovery streaming, and pinning recipes on Pinterest. And upon finding a favorite recipe, it doesn’t take long to begin researching each Chef/Baker for their Recipe Books (and Websites too) to add to …

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As with all things ‘Classic Amy Joanne‘, one design turns into many ideas, using different surfaces or even making ‘Cottage Classic Giftables‘ with sweets and treats ~ adding in a whole-lotta homespun charm. Is there any other way? The original idea for this vintage thermos design was created for one of our pages in the …

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It’s always a feel good moment when you receive a compliment on your homemade recipes ~ shared by anyone, but specifically when ‘your people‘ give you a compliment….ya pay attention (…and try not to gasp, lol). One of my Jr High School Teachers who happens to be my Neighbor, my Husband’s Sister ~ my Sister-in-law, …

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What I love about creating for ToleTown (found here) (a membership painting group) is it stretches my already over-active imagination! You see, Lorrie of ToleTown provides a topic for each month of the year ~ and then Decorative Art Designers create Art, Patterns and Video Lessons for each month and each topic for our Members …

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As a Designer for ToleTown (found here~ a fun painting subscription) ~ for the month of May the creative theme for each project is ‘color outside the lines’ ~ mmmm, what fun could we come up with?

Chicken Snips, Baking Clips & Spring Pics that is Chicken Snips My favorite Chicken Shredder from Pampered Chef; after many years of devoted service,….just wasn’t up to the task any longer ~ and as every home maker does ‘now-a days’ I searched Amazon for a quick solution until I can order a new Pampered Chef …

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