[blparent] Donating an auction item to our local state NFB convention little bit off-topic

[Danielle (Shives) Manke]

Tara,
I, too, like jewelry that makes some kind of noise, especially jingly earrings or necklaces. Bracelets work too, although I don't personally wear them as often because they sometimes get in the way of using my hands. I still enjoy them though. I have no vision so being able to see the jewelry I'm wearing isn't an issue. When it comes down to it, I like jewelry of any kind and, although I do tend to gravitate more toward stuff that jingles, anything works. Wearing jewelry, for me, is partly about wearing something I like but also about wearing something that looks good with my outfit and/or for the occasion. Even though I can't see it, I am cognizant of those who can so have a variety of things that work for different occasions. So I guess my thought is to possibly donate things that are big and/or jingly, but anyone who likes jewelry and/or likes to have different options of things to wear should be happy with anything.
Danielle

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From: Tara Briggs via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: [blparent] Donating an auction item to our local state NFB convention little bit off-topic
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 11:36:32 -0700

Hi all! I am going to be donating some jewelry as an auction item to our local Utah State NFB convention. We do an auction every year and there is a company that I am in love with called Novica. They work with National Geographic and find artists all over the world. They do what is called free-trade so they work with the individual artist to make sure that their product is high-quality and that the artist is getting a fair wage. I have purchased jewelry from them for myself and his gifts for family and I have always found it to be very beautiful and well-made. So this year I would like to donate a couple of items from them to my local Utah NFB affiliate to sell it there auction. I think it would be a fun way to help out two of my favorite organizations. I’m just curious if anybody has any input on what might be good to donate. I hope this isn’t an offensive question but as blind people do we like a particular type of jewelry style more than another one. For example, I really like bigger pieces and pieces that are more tactile because I find I enjoy them more. I love to be able to see my jewelry in the mirror and that means it’s got to be bigger because obviously my vision sucks. I’ve also looked at the Jewelry of my blind friends and they seem to like bigger more tactile pieces as well. I hope I’m not being stereotypical or offensive. But I would love any input any of you have.


TaraSent from my iPhone
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