Accessories designer Cariello shows how to embroider and sew 20 stunning handbags and purses that feature beautiful embroidered floral motifs.

“Get ready for a beauty overload. It’s food for the soul, it’s a book of dreams and details, of flowers so perfect you want to hug them to you.” —Carla Coulson, author of Paris Tango Paris—City of Love, City of Light, City of Flowers. From elegant floral boutiques to lively flower markets to glorious blooming trees and expansive public gardens, flowers are the essential ingredient to the lush sensory bouquet that is Parisian life. With beautiful photography, Paris in Bloom transports readers on a stunning floral tour of the city, and provides recommendations to the best flower markets and a detailed guide to spring blooms. Timeless in content, Paris in Bloom is a book for Paris lovers to savor again and again, one to keep on the nightstand to conjure fond memories of their first visit and inspire dreams of the next. “Brilliantly captures the splendor of French fleurs with lush photographs and elegant prose . . . A masterpiece!” —Laura Dowling, former chief floral designer at the White House “I don’t know how Georgianna does it. She manages to make Paris, already the most beautiful city in the world, appear even more charming, more elegant and more beautiful than it already is . . . Paris in Bloom is filled with a veritable carpet of pinks and whites, pastels and green portraits that make me let out an audible sigh of joy. This book can re-inspire you to believe that yes, life really is quite beautiful.” —Doni Belau, author of Paris Cocktails “Destined to become a classic of its type, Paris in Bloom is Georgianna Lane’s love letter to Paris and to flowers.”—Gray Levett, editor of Nikon Owner magazine

This curriculum invites children to learn about science while experiencing a great story. Each chapter features a popular children's books that's perfect for families, classrooms, after-school programs, anyone who gardens with children. PreK-5.

Ready to move beyond basic bags and totes? Now you can create sophisticated handbags and totes with a modern look. Learn a variety of intermediate to advanced techniques--from installing zippers and magnetic snaps to creating adjustable straps--and find detailed info on selecting the right interfacing, stabilizer, or batting for any project. Choose from 12 new designer-style bags and purses--alternate colorways provide additional inspiration Make use of clearly illustrated, well-tested patterns for sewing attractive bags Add stylish design elements that make your bags stand out: piping, three-dimensional pockets, fabric pleats, and more

Debbie does crochet! Debbie Stoller, the “knitting superstar,” has been leading an entire movement of hip young knitters with her New York Times bestseller Stitch ’n Bitch and its follow-up, Stitch ’n Bitch Nation, together with over 521,000 copies in print. But guess what? For every one knitter in the world there are three crocheters—which translates into millions of hip, crafty, 18- to 35-year-olds ready to be happy hookers with Stitch ’n Bitch attitude, sexiness, ingenuity, and cool. Written in the author’s cheeky chick style, this heavily illustrated book—featuring four-color photographs and instructional illustrations throughout—is chock-full of instruction, inspiration, and to-die-for designs, from a Fishnet Skullcap to a lacy evening wrap. For knitters and new crafters exploring the hook comes the primer: the advantages of crochet and the ways in which knitters (and nonknitters) benefit by learning this sister craft; a discussion of tools; all the cool yarns available, and what the different gauges mean; plus basic techniques and stitch patterns—including the chain stitch, picot, flowers, filet crochet, changing yarns, and finishing. Then come 40 fabulous, funky projects—the kind that make Stitch ’n Bitch rule—for crocheters: Pom Pom Capelet, Retro Clutch Purse, Anarchy Irony Hat, Ms. Pac Man Change Purses, Doris Daymat, Va-Va-Va Voom Bikini, Animal I-Pod Cozies, Kid’s Sock Monkey Poncho. No, these aren’t your grandma’s doilies.

Perfect Genius is a collection of selfindulging user friendly worksheets (designed in 2 colour format) which is based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. As per the Bloom’s Taxonomy, there are six learning stages which shows the shift from the lower order thinking skills towards the higher order thinking skills Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Evaluation & Creation. Perfect Genius NCERT Mathematics Worksheets for Class 4 (based on Bloom's taxonomy) is the scientifically designed workbook which has the following features: 1. Follows and Designed as per the NCERT syllabus. 2. Unlike regular books which try only to find out how much a child knows, the Perfect Genius worksheets measure how well a student has understood concepts. 3. Covers 103 skills in the form of 103 worksheets on Scholastic Areas (Mathematics), Life Skills, Attitude and Values. 4. The solutions to the 103 worksheets are provided at the end of the workbook. 5. The workbook follows the National Curricular Framework, NCF 2005. 6. These worksheets have been classified in the 6 learning stages of Bloom's Taxonomy. Benefits of Perfect Genius: 1. Builds a Strong Foundation for NTSE, Olympiads, IITJEE and other exams. 2. Perfect Genius does not restrict to the academic requirements but will question the students on various aspects required for a Good Intelligence Quotient. 3. The exercises generate enough triggers for students to expand their learning horizons. The questions designed aid in the establishment and encouragement of critical thinking. 4. The students will be able to present and create opinions and make judgments developing the higher order thinking skills. 5. The student will develop not only scholastic abilities but there will be an overall holistic development Life Skills, Attitude, Values. As children are most receptive to learning during young age, a time when they are not influenced by a lot of external factors. So the right time is to start NOW.

"Littorno blows you away with a richly developed and intriguing thriller. All readers will be in for a thrill ride to the last page." Not every serial killer goes straight to hell. Some manage to keep a foot in this world and possess the living. "The male voice had a slight European accent, 'Go open your desk.' Without giving it any conscious thought, Glen began walking slowly back across the parking lot toward the school. Just before he reached the curb of the sidewalk separating the rough pavement of the parking lot from the smooth sidewalk and the lawn of the campus, Glen asked himself just what he was doing. That was certainly a good question. Why exactly was he heading back to his classroom in the middle of the night to look inside of a desk? Before he could find an answer to the question, Glen found himself surrounded by a bright light." "Bloom's Desk" by Jeffrey Littorno is a novel of paranormal horror. Ghost stories are always popular, and with this supernatural horror tale "readers will be in for a thrill ride to the last page". The trouble began with the voice inside his head and the dark visions it brought... Glen Davis and his wife Christine have settled into a comfortable life in Northern California. Then the voice started... The spirit of a long-dead serial killer named Robert Bloom has chosen Glen as the one to continue his deadly hobby. Now the young teacher is haunted and must choose between saving himself or those around him. What readers are saying about this psychological thriller from Jeffrey Littorno: "Littorno blows you away with a richly developed and intriguing thriller. All readers will be in for a thrill ride to the last page...The way the author gives you insight into Bloom and develops a caring feeling for the reader with Glen is impeccable." - Albert Robbins III "This may sound like a cliche, but I was so engrossed in this book that I found it hard to put down! Littorno writes an intriguing story that avoids the pitfall of predictability. I will certainly buy his next book and look forward to many more!" - Merry Widow "The story pulled me in straight away and moved along nicely. I liked that the story kept my attention all the way from the beginning to the end. I am always looking for new thrillers/suspense novels and was pleasantly surprised by this book. Will keep tabs on this author and any new releases. Keep up the good work Jeffrey Littorno. I really enjoy your books." - C Forrester "I love books that are action-packed, and stimulating at the same time. I must admit that I don't entirely read too much of horror genre or those of books as at times I've found they were a little too much for me. 'Bloom's Desk' has a nice balance of horror, thriller, and suspense involved and I liked that it wasn't straight gory the whole time. There was a purpose to the horror and gore. It was a very engaging book that kept my attention from start to finish." If you're looking for a page turner of gripping horror suspense, take a look for yourself to discover what is waiting in the pages of Bloom's Desk. Author Jeffrey Littorno has always been interested in the paranormal and horror genres, so, naturally, his writing has been focused on the occult and supernatural thrillers. Be sure to look for Littorno's books. Find the work of best-selling author Jeffrey Littorno with the following keywords: dark visions scary story collection serial killers free scary stories paranormal thrillers and mysteries possession serial killer books