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Nicole Estes

  • Serger Cleaning

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    Cleaning your Serger When I first saw some serger videos and photos (before I got mine), I was astonished at the amount of lint and dust inside EVERY SINGLE ONE! I…

  • Painted Napkin Rings

    DIY, Paint

      I love napkin rings as much as I love cloth napkins. I like to mix them up and leave them unmatched. I think it creates an interesting table. I usually…

  • Healthy You – Sausage Corn Chowder

    Cook

    You are going to love this recipe! Ingredients: 12 oz reduced fat pork sausage 1 large sweet onion, chopped 1 tsp minced garlic 8 small new potatoes, cut into chunks 1…

  • Seersucker Napkins DIY

    Stitch

    Seersucker Napkins This is an easy one-hour project. Cut napkin squares 17″ x 17″ (or any size you’d like)   Using rolled hem setting on your serger, serge all 4 edges.…

  • Annie Sloan Chalk Painter

    Paint

    Annie Sloan Chalk Painter I thought I’d share my ASCP painted furniture portfolio from the past year.  I have painted many things and learned A LOT about this amazing paint in…

  • DIY Cloth Napkins TUTORIAL

    Stitch

    I made these cute cloth napkins using my new serger. FABRIC… The fabric I used is a cotton/poly blend which means that it’s wrinkle resistant.  It’s not fun to have an…

  • Serger 101

    Stitch

    Happy Birthday to me!  I got this awesome serger for my birthday.  I thought I’d write a couple of posts about my serger and the helpful information I found online that…

  • My Favorite Free Script Fonts

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      all things new – stylish script – odstemplik – elegant – cupcake cheerful – celebration – voluptate – always a good time  eyes wide open – suilly la tour –…

  • Healthy You – Shrimp and Grits

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    A lighter version of Shrimp & Grits Steve & I came up with this recipe last month after visiting Charleston for New Years.  While in SC, we enjoyed quite a few…

  • Dorotha Pie Safe

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    Dorotha Pie Safe This pie safe has been in my husband’s family FOREVER… literally FOREVER. When his Great-Aunt Dorotha passed away, he bought it at the Estate Auction. It was built…