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Platonic Solids Garland from Minieco You don't have to be a math lover to love this fabulous polyhedron garland. Of course, if you are a math girl than you will appreciate the bright and colorful platonic solids even more. You can mix and match the cubes, icosahedrons, tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and dodecahedrons of you can pick one shape and just add a rainbow of colors. The printable 3 dimensional shapes also make fun boxes to hide treats in if you aren't looking for a garland idea. You can get the printable templates to make the platonic solids and directions for making this polyhedron garland over at MiniEco.

I am so excited to be a part of this very special Blogging Party. Karen at My Desert Cottage has been having this party once a year for sometime now, and I always visit and look through everyone's wonderful spaces. I almost can't believe that I'm actually here taking part in the fun. ~~~~~*****~~~~~ I hope you like your visit. ~~~~~*****~~~~~ This is the outside, but that's not what you're here for . . . come on in! Sit down if your like . . . or move around and check things out. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I’m dispensing with too many words and just bringing on the pictures. I never thought of myself as a hoarder, but I'm afraid when it comes to my studio,I am. If you have any idea for a project using these old BINGO balls, please share your idea with me. I have had them for over ten years:) Never apologize for your studio being messy . . . Mine is always messy when I am being creative. It’s supposed to be that space where I can get messy without guilt. This chair is my latest project. This my scrap bin, I couldn't live without it. I have dug through it so many times, to find the perfect little piece of fabric to complete a project:) See my shelf of sewing thread. That is one of those picture display shelves. I found it at a yard sale for $3 and it works wonderfully. This is my dream come true space . . . it is a collection of junk, stashes of this and that, and supplies waiting to be turned into art. ~~~~~*****~~~~~ It's my home away from home and I love it! I hope you enjoy you visit. ~~~~~*****~~~~~ Come back on July 20th . . . I'll be having a "Give-A-Way" that week:) ~~~~~*****~~~~~ Please stop by Karen's blog The Desert Cottage and take some more studio tours. "Where Blogger Create 2015" http://www.mydesertcottage.com/ ~~~~~*****~~~~~ Keep Smiling. Your blogging sister, Connie :)

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Mr. Lovely and I recently wandered around down by the Hudson and gathered up some gorgeous driftwood, and ever since,...

This picture was posted on Facebook a few days ago and I thought I would share it. For me, it really is the truth. I started sewing because I needed clothes to wear. It would have been a very sad situation if I had not learned to sew. When I was in high school, you could take four years of sewing classes, but one year was mandatory. Really, mandatory!! Now it's rarely even offered as a class. So I've seen sewing go from being a mandatory class in high school, to completely falling out of favor, to being a sought after passion by so many young women today, and I am so very happy!!! One young woman that has a passion for sewing and making beautiful and fun things to wear is Heather Lou of www.closetcasefiles.com. Last year she released the Bombshell Swimsuit pattern. I was rather intrigued by the pattern so I decided to get one for myself. It's another pattern that I call instant gratification since all I have to do is punch purchase and then punch print. I think I've become addicted to PDF patterns. I love them, really, I do. Think about it, I don't have to get in the car, go to the fabric store only to be disappointed because the pattern I want is not there.Nor do I have to wait for them to arrive in the mail. For me it's such a stress free process and that's always a good thing! Yes, I have to tape them together, but I can print the pattern and have it together in a lot less time than it takes to go to the store. I bought the pattern because I really needed a new swimsuit and I didn't feel like shopping for one. From the reviews I read about the swimsuit, I felt that this would be a safe bet. Since I've never made the suit before, I used a piece of spandex that I've had for quite a while. I thought it would make a good wearable muslin, and it did! A view of the back. One design detail that I especially liked was how the under stay attached to the front of the suit. Heather says in her instructions that the steps may be a little confusing, but as long as you follow each of her steps it really isn't. Here you can see what the under stay looks like. It's basically just a typical bathing suit style. The only thing that I did not care for was how the strap was attached. It's zigzagged to the top of the bust cup area. Not a big deal by no means, just my personal taste. I will be making another in better fabric and I want to see about sandwiching the strap between the lining and the outer fabric. I would also like to have bra cups in my suit. The bathing suit season is quickly approaching. If you need or just would like a new suit, I highly recommend the Bombshell Swimsuit pattern. It goes together very quickly and the pattern is well thought out. Once you get one made, you too can be bombshell!!! You can purchase your own pattern here, http://www.store.closetcasefiles.com/patterns/bombshell-swimsuit Go get in the water and have some fun!!!

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Mother's Day gifts are in a category all their own. As people around the world celebrate their mothers, let's take a look at some of the funniest and most heartwarming ways that people have celebrated their mothers on Mother's Day.