Flower Headband Crochet Pattern

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On my new favorite website for crochet patterns, Craftsy.com, I found a headband pattern that I love. It is super easy and fast to make, even with the flower. Search Craftsy.com for "Easiest Headwrap EVER w/ flower Pattern" to download this pattern for free! Pictured below are some of the ones I have made :)

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Materials I used for the headbands pictured below:
-Size H crochet hook
-Caron Simply Soft yarn for the mint green colors
-Red Heart yarn for the peach, purple, and white colors
-needle and thread for sewing on buttons, and white buttons

Recipe: Jalapeño Poppers

I found this recipe on Pinterest from a few different sources, so I don't know who to give credit to, but I have tried a few other recipes for Jalapeño Poppers and this one is by far my favorite! The Fiber One cereal makes the Poppers sweet :)

RECIPE: JALAPENO POPPERS

Ingredients:
-jalapenos
-cream cheese (any kind tastes good, I use 1/3 less fat Philadelphia)
-Fiber One cereal, ground
-egg whites

Directions:
1. Grind up the Fiber One cereal. This can be done with a food processor, a coffee grinder, or by hand with a rolling pin.

2. De-seed the jalapenos and cut them in half, lengthwise.

3. Fill the jalapeno-halves with cream cheese. While you're doing this, pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.

4. Cover the jalapenos in egg whites, then dip in the ground-up Fiber One cereal.

5. Place the poppers on a cookie sheet.

6. Bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees. You can play around with the cook time (+/- 5 min). Shorter times lead to crunchier, spicier poppers. Longer times lead to softer, less spicy poppers.

Enjoy!

New Crochet Patterns

I recently found a new favorite site for free crochet patterns [Craftsy.com]. Many of the patterns on this site are free and you can search for "Free Crochet Patterns". If you see many that cost money after searching for free patterns, simply hover over the drop-down menu on the top right corner of the screen that says "Sort by: Relevance" and click on "Lowest Price". Doing this will show the lowest priced items first, so all of the patterns you see should be free. Here are a few new items I have made from free patterns I have found on the site (two baby hats and a mug cozy):

I am currently selling the baby bear hats I have made here : https://www.etsy.com/listing/175297619/crochet-black-bear-baby-hat?

DIY liquid soap

This one is very simple, but I have found it useful as I can find bar soap cheaper than liquid soap, and I hate using bar soap. All you do is grate the bar of soap using the cheese grater, and then place one cup of water for each bar of soap into the pan and get it just warm enough to melt it all together. Viola! This does tend to be pretty watery though so if you want thicker soap, just use less water. I suggest starting with half the water the recipe calls for and add more until it is the consistency you want.

Materials Needed:
-large bowl
-cheese grater
-bar soap (I do 2 per batch)
-stove pan (non-stick if you have it)
-spoon to stir soap on the stove
-funnel
-some kind of bottle to put it in (I reuse old soap bottles)

Resume Template

I was never told in school how to make a resume, and as I get older I have learned that you really need a resume ready to go and up to date at all times. After years of messing around with my resume and looking high and low for layouts, I have finally found a format/template that I like. Although I tend to change it every now and then, this is what my resume looks like. I hope that this is useful to you, or at least gives you some ideas for creating your own.

Firstname Lastname

800.555.5555

email@gmail.com

Current Address                                              Permanent Address

### Apple Lane                                                         ### Apple Lane

Chicago, IL 33333                                                 Chicago, IL 33333

EDUCATION

College Name, Chicago, IL           Graduation date or expected date

Bachelor of Science - Degree Title

Overall GPA: #/4.0: Dean's List Fall 2000, Spring 2001

EXPERIENCE

Job Place - Town, State  Month year started - Month and year ended

Job Title

-duties

-other duties

-more duties

Job Place - Town, State                                  June 2000 - July 2000
Job Title
-duties
-other duties
-more duties

Job Place - Town, State                                   June 2000 - July 2000
Job Title
-duties
-other duties
-more duties

ACTIVITIES
Activity Title - School or Town and State       June 2000 - July 2000
Active Member or other Job Title
-duties
-other duties
-more duties

Activity Title - School or Town and State       June 2000 - July 2000
Active Member or other Job Title
-duties
-other duties
-more duties

TECHNICAL SKILLS
List Technical Skill Name Here
Another..
Another

DIY Facial Astringent

I love having the opportunity to 'DIY' anything, so when I saw DIY facial astringent on Pinterest I jumped right on it. However, I did not love the first two recipes that I tried, but the third time is a charm, and this one only has 3 ingredients. Here is the recipe I use now:

Facial Astringent

• 1/2 ounce organic apple cider vinegar (and I stress organic, otherwise it won't work its magic)
• 3 ounces mineral water (I haven't been able to try it with mineral water yet, just water from the tap)
• 5 plain aspirin (non-coated), crushed

I use a bit more than 1/2 ounce

This is how much I crush the aspirin (I use a rolling pin and a Ziploc bag, it doesn't usually break through)

Don't forget to shake it up! 

Keep Refrigerated. Shake well before each use. 

Give it a try!

Different Techniques for Addressing Envelopes

Here are some cute ways to address envelopes. Whether you haven't sent out your Christmas cards yet, wish to send out thank-you cards for Christmas gifts, or have other letters to send, you now have a fun way to do so. Enjoy! :)

This is a link to the blog on How to Create Fake Calligraphy:
http://www.joellecharming.com/2012/05/how-to-fake-calligraphy.html#.Uq6JZ_RDuSo