Grilled Vanilla Peaches and upcycled keys and pin necklaces

The Farmers Market: Grilled Vanilla Peaches.  This past weekend was a nice long holiday weekend, Earlier in the week, my neighbor was so kind to give me a handful of fresh white and yellow peaches from a local orchard. I grilled some sausages on the grill last night and decided I should take advantage and throw a foil packet of peaches on as well.  I found this recipe on the Martha Stewart website. At first, it seemed a little misleading to call these peaches "grilled". There certainly are no tell tale grill marks on them. However, I soon realized that this method was a perfect way to end up with soft, juicy peach slices infused with the perfect balance of brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.  Ladled over some vanilla ice cream, these peaches were perfection!

Grilled Vanilla Peaches 
8 fresh peaches
Juice of 1 lemon
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon course salt
vanilla ice cream

1.  Peel, halve, and pit peaches

2.  Preheat grill to high. Combine lemon juice and vegetable oil in a bowl.Add peaches; toss to coat.  Place peaches (with liquid) on a large piece of parchment lined foil.

3.  Stir together brown sugar, water, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt. Brush over peaches. Fold foil to form a packet, crimping edges to seal. Grill, covered, for 15 minutes.

4.  Slice peaches and divide among 8 bowls. Top with scoops of ice cream.

The Find:  upcycled keys and pin necklaces.  This is just a tiny collection of old keys, a pin, and costume jewelry that I found at a few yards sales.  Often I find the best old costume jewelry at yard sales and church attic sales. Thankfully, there are still people out there who hang on to their grandmother's old Naugahyde jewelry boxes filled with treasures. And, thankfully, some of those same people part with the treasures when they decide to clean house. I'm pretty selective when it comes to costume jewelry. Some of the older pieces are made so well and really withstand the test of time.

A little magic and these items are now necklaces.