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Free Crochet Pattern: Swiffer Mop Reusable Pad

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I am so excited to share this with you! I wanted to make a super easy pattern for even beginning crochet beginners! bigsmile I have seen the refill hack, and still haven't mastered it! But I can crochet, and so I have a pattern to share with anyone who finds it helpful.


Pattern Designed by Sarah Bell at Bella Boutique.
Yarn needed for project will be a cotton or cotton blend because this is for cleaning the floor.

Skill Level: Easy

With size G hook

Ch 18
SC in first chain from hook and each one across total of 17sc
SC in each stitch across for the length of approximately 16 inches

Fold each end up 2 inches and secure with a clip or whatever is available

With same yarn, or contrasting color join and SC in the end of each row
3 SC in each corner
SC across ends and join to beginning.

Weave in ends and put finished product onto your mop and enjoy a clean floor!
Make a lot moms, you'll need them.

-Sarah heart


Laying In Ved, I mean Bed

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So, it's completely normal for me to wake up at 3:30 am and lie in bed staring into darkness. I try to make out faces and good or evil form. Sometimes, I will actually see 'paranormal' or so I think and feel proud for a moment. smile
I kick the covers off, get too cold, put them on again, stick one leg out. Awww perfect. The fans on above me yet I still feel a little hot headed.
Grab cell phone, open Pinterest, search hash tag #crochet, search hash tag #crafting. That's the extent of my dirty little secret now days.
Last night I went to my daughter, Angela's school musical concert. It amazes me that she is diagnosed with a learning disability but is able to sing complicated ballads. Anyway, I cry every time I go to a concert if her's! This time I had my grandson Syair in my arms. I wasn't able to get fully immersed in the emotion because a wiggling 15 month old took almost my full attention. smile More later

Vintage Valentine Love!

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I woke up this morning thinking about Valentine's Day! Guess I am a hopeless romantic! heart Here I have listed websites that contain FREE Vintage Valentine Images <3

heartVintage Digital Stamps

heart Vintage Valentine Backgrouds

heart Printable Valentine Cards for Kids

heart Free Valentine Postcards

heart SUPER cute site! Free Vintage Valentine Crafts and Printables!

Well I hope someone can use these, either now or in the future!

TTYL,
Sarah

Hi! Something funny...

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LOL I love these little cartoons but this one especially made me laugh out loud. Just look at those eyes..heheh

Wedding Talk

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Ok, so my daughter got married last Thursday and this Thursday she is going to walk down the aisle at church. What really bugs me is that she decided to do this at the last minute. I know that she was not the only deciding factor, I know for a fact that her "now husband" is the one who said he wanted to move the date forward.

I'm not so naive to think this could be money related...as to taxes and whatnot here in the US. But I can't say for sure that is the whole story. All I know is that everything felt rushed and I DON'T like that. It bothers me that they can't say "Let's wait a year and plan."

Why not? Why not wait a year?

More later

Christmas Photography

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I just HAD to share a few pics with you all.....I enjoyed doing this shoot so much! These girls planned this for their mother...a Christmas present. So sweet <3

FUN FUN FUN!

sARAH bELL

Youth Opportunity Center, Volunteering, Social Work

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Hi Everyone! *waves and embrace some and kiss others*

This past Saturday I was deemed an Instructor for the YOC art program along with Charles Lonon (a long time friend). I am so excited about this program. It helps low income children to experience the Fine Arts at a low cost!(or free) Really I feel so blessed to be given the opportunity to come in and do my little part. Knowing that I love art, I like kids and want to help them. This is the perfect venue for me. God is blessing us, not with money persay, but with a FULL life! Life with love and giving.

I really want to tell more but right now I have to get to work on a crochet blanket order. I will leave you all with a picture of my grandson. He is now 9 months and has 2 teeth!
(it will be in the next post. I am on my mobile)
Xoxoxo
Sarah

Dear Bloggers,

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HI! How is everyone doing?

Ok first off I would like to say, I hope this reaches you in good health. Yesterday evening I went out of town to pick my twins up from their grandmother's house. They have been there pretty much for 2 months out of this summer. School will be starting back up soon and so I thought they should come back. wink I don't remember the drive there. Fast asleep I was! Thank God my husband was driving. rolleyes

This year I will 37 years old. Do you ever do that? Constantly remind yourself how old you will be this year? I won't allow myself to be 36...and when I was 35 I was claiming 36. So when does the madness end? Why do I seem so happy to turn a year older and to find yet another gray in my head?

You, my friends, will see me turn old. Hopefully I will never grow to old to write a blog entry...I hope. I hope that I REMEMBER to log into Opera when I am 85 to say hello and goodbye to friends. I only hope. Anyway...back to me turning another year older....I think a goal of mine will be to embrace that I am 36. I am only 36 and have not experienced the world yet. I want to travel!

Lately I have been so tired. Of course I moved into another home and it was 115F outside...but besides that I just want to SLEEP. Really this is new for me. I am not much of a sleeper, so I don't know what is going on. Maybe it is the medication that I take...you know all the psych meds and such. wink But yeah, this summer is wearing on me. Every step I take in this heat draws me down and out. Please stop the heat already, Lord. Is this our hell?

I don't know if I should say this, but a friend of mine has a lot of drama in her life and she is trying to involve my very own daughter in it!! I wish I could say more...but this is a public blog. Bleh. Bleh. So...do you know anyone who is super dramatic and won't blog about it? Instead they pull everyone into their life...they remind me of black holes...or the Bermuda Triangle...or an unstoppable drain. Drain me already! Drain me of any sanity that I had left!!! Get a clue, don't you know how draining you are??? I bet one day if I were to read this I would have no clue what I was talking about.....

I have been drawing again lately. I will try to post pics...sorry bad webcam photo....anyway hopefully I can get more creative and add more! Have a wonderful day/night....

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Sarah

A BLOG is not a Blog Without PICs...

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Rachael walked into the dining room while I was shuffling through the newspaper looking for a house... She had Syair in her arms (all 20lbs of him) with his hair slicked down..... I almost died of cute overload! He looked so precious, all cleaned up and hair slicked over to the side!

All I could really think is how much he resembled Rachael when she was a little wee one! wink
After her coming in the dining room we sat him on the table and snapped a series of pictures and also she held him while I took a few pics.

I think he is learning to give 'sugars'. She said "muuuahhh" and he grabbed her face and did this...


The only thought that went through my mind was "nuuuuu uhhhh!" bigsmile What a sweetie!


Above is a picture of the hat that I made today using http://youtu.be/opXImW_8cAU (that video from Meladora) Ok....so she calls this stitch the 'butterfly stitch'. But I know that another one exist of the same name...totally different style. It worked up in about 3 hours and I feel great making things like this...I feel accomplished and like I am not contributing to those big stores....30 for a beanie? No way!! I'll make my own.

Also today I made a video and posted it on youtube about what crafting I have been doing lately. I looked so horrendous that I hid the video. LOL! I guess I was just being myself and I shouldn't belittle who I am...smile I'll end up showing it later...

Have a good night....(or morning/afternoon, etc)
Love,
Sarah
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