I am kind of obsessed with pickled jalapeños… like I want to eat a whole jar with a fork and then drink the juice. So much hot and spicy love.
One of my sisters is the same way, pickled hot pepper obsessed. We used to buy the humongo gallon sized jars of jalapeños at Costco and go through them in like a month. But sadly, Costco stopped selling those humongous jars and we have been left buying the itty bitty jars that actually fit in a normal fridge. (I know, so sad). And maybe because the jars were normal sized and I was more aware that I shouldn't eat a of cup of jalapeños at one sitting, or just the mire fact that a tiny jar cost the same as a gallon, but the store bought little jars weren't doing it for me anymore. And then fate happened. The grocery store was having a super sale on fresh jalapeños and I figured it was time to make make my own. Now I don't think I can ever go back to those store bought jars of blah because the ones I made are the best freaking pickled jalapeños this girl has ever eaten. I might even start making my own gallon sized jars!!!!
Note….Don't toss the pickled juice! It is a super yummy, full of flavor, liquid gold. You can use it as a straight up salad dressing or add to a homemade dressing. Add juice to soups, casseroles, marinades. Replace some of the liquid in a bread recipe and use the pickled juice. Use it in your favorite cocktail drinks. There is no end to what you can use the juice for.
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Pickled Jalapeños
for a half pint jar
- 8-10 Jalapeños
- Apple cider Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Remove stem and seeds*of jalapeños and thinly slice. (I used a mandolin which works really well, but a sharp knife does the trick) Pack Jalapeños into a clean glass half pint jar and fill with half water/half apple cider vinegar and a teaspoon of salt. Dump into a pot with a lid, and bring to a boil. Take of heat and let cool for a few minutes. Stick back into jar (leave an inch of head room) Stick in fridge for at least a day. Eat your heart out.
*I like to keep some of the seeds. It adds heat.
To start, take you main color of fleece and cut into a mountainy triangle shape. You can go tall and skinny or short and fat….. any shape you want. If you feel like you need to make a paper template and use that to cut, go for it, but I don't think you really need to.
Cut the piece for the peak in a jagged up and down pattern. Place right side up onto the base of the mountain and trim away excess fabric.
Using the zig zag stitch on your machine, sew the jagged edges of the mountain peak right side up onto the right side of the mountain. Go slowly, but don't worry about making it perfect, just make sure to sew over all the jagged edges. 
Now turn the two pieces right sides facing in on each other. Change the stitch on you machine to a straight stitch and sew around the perimeter of the mountain, leaving a small hole in the bottom.
Fold it right side out and stuff it. I started with little bits of the stuffing in each of the corners, then filled in the middle, it makes it easier to fill.
Here is the list of what you will need to make the exact shelf with the same measurements that we used…but feel free to use and adjust the measurements to your want or need.
Take one of the 17 1/2" pieces and with a straight edge, draw two lines form opposite corners to find dead center. Measure 8" from center on each line, that is where the legs are going to be placed. Working with one leg at a time, add a smear of wood glue to each leg as you are about to screw it down. Place leg on mark and sink a screw about an inch up from the inside of the leg, screwing at a slight angle (see photo)..
Now grab the top piece (17 1/2 ") piece and the two sides pieces (25 1/2"). Add a bit of wood glue to the side ends and line up top piece with the sides. Sink 2 screws into each side. If you have another person helping, have them hold the pieces for you while you screw the top into the sides.. if not, use the bottom to rest a side against (like in picture). 
Now flip over and screw the bottom piece into the sides……
Place shelf on the lines (The wood should fit in tight, you might even have to bang it a bit to get it into place….but you want it to fit nice and snug.) Now screw the shelf…two screws on each side.
