Home-made Granola, Vase Jackets, Cushions etc

I started making EasiYo probiotic yoghurt a few years ago as I liked the idea of the 'good bugs' and it being freshly made rather than sitting on the supermarket shelf for days. I used to eat if with fresh fruit each morning until I was introduced to Granola by my daughters. Now I also make my own granola and as it disappears very quickly ( Hubby has also started eating it) I usually need to make it alternate weekends.
Here's today's effort.

I don't follow the recipe too strictly and this week I discovered a snack packet of mixed fruit, seeds and almonds in my local Co-op, so I added that in for a change. So long as it all clumps together it's fine!

If anyone is interested in the basic recipe here it is:

GRANOLA

300g rolled oats

100g flaked almonds

100g pumpkin and sunflower seeds

100g dried fruit or berries

2 tbspns pine nuts

50 dessicated coconut

2 tbspns vegetable oil

 2 tbspns runny honey

1 tspn vanilla essence

120ml maple syrup

Add all the dry ingredients (except the coconut) to the wet ingredients

 and mix thoroughly. Spread out about quarter inch thick onto lined baking 

sheets and cook in a hot oven (160 degrees C) for approx 10-15 minutes 

until just browned. Remove and stir in the coconut. 

Return trays to the oven and bake for 10 more minutes or until crunchy.

My tip: keep an eye on the trays in the oven as they can quickly get 

burned. I do like my granola to be crispy -  but not scorched!

Allow to cool before storing in an air-tight container.

I think the shape of maple syrup jars can be quite unusual. 

I had one with it's own glass handle and regret throwing it away. 

So to do my little bit of recycling today, I washed out my 

empty jar and used it as a vase.

But I'm still deciding exactly where it should go!

I quite like this idea too of covering glass jars with

pretty knit or crochet jackets.....

....I found these on Ravelry

I might just give that a go one day.

I also love these free patterns from Rowan

There's not enough hours in the day for what I would like to do!