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The ' Happy Accident' - the origin of The HEART purse

The ' Happy Accident'Happy accidents happen often at uMake Labs...   Sometimes it's a simple numerical mistake in the co-ordinates of a point in a design.  Other times, it's me doing something and Lisa seeing something that I am missing - techies like me often miss those things, artsies like Lisa NEVER miss those things.  Whatever the starting point, the end is often something new and interesting.In checking alignment with 2 of our MINI purse lids, and Lisa noticed that when held together a certain way, they formed the shape of a heart...Paul - playing with lidsLisa: "Oh, that would be cute!"Paul: "what?" while looking at the pieces in his hand.Lisa: "Turn it around"Paul - turns it over, not around,...

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