[Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Why beads?  They make push pins that have a rounded end like a bead.
That is what I ment in my e-mail about writing braille.

Terry
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhonda Brantley [mailto:blindlady88 at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:10 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam

you can do the old stand by of putting straight pins through a bead and
sticking them in the ball to cover them. just make sure the bead holes
are small enough not to let the pin go through.
Rhonda
----- Original Message -----
From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam


> love it -- now could I ask a question to further challenge the 
> creativity on the list:
>
> I bought some items from lacrafts.com (I think that was the name) and 
> was not going to, but saw these stirofoam  balls on sale and thought I

> could do something fun for Christmas.  Now I'm sitting here amid a 
> small basket of stirofoam balls wondering why I ordered them... (I 
> feel like a kid in a candy store when buying crafty things, but 
> usually limit myself to things I actually plan to use...)
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts of an easy craft using 3 inch balls?  I 
> only bought the one size.  I want to avoid spray paint, but glue and 
> pins and tissue paper are acceptable.  I'm out of ideas.
> Anyone want some stirofoam balls for a good price??? j/k
>
> TIA and happy crafting.
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "joseli Walter" <joseli at thezoolady.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:33 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam
>
>
> I've recently discovered a new medium to work with.  I'm sure it's 
> been out there for a while, in fact, given the fact that I found it in

> the kid's crafting section, it's probably been around forever.  
> Anyway, I've started making Christmas decorations our of sheets of 
> foam rubber.  You can cut it nicely and it really can be a nice 
> creative medium.  I got several Christmas themed sets that have 
> pre-cut Christmas shapes such as snowmen, Christmas trees, bows, gifts

> and even penguins for some odd reason.  These are made into stickers, 
> so you can just peel off the back and slap them on your project.  I 
> also have enough foam alphabet stickers to last a century!
> Oh, and if you get the alphabet stickers, keep the little dots that 
> fill in the letters with the back attached, they make grate little 
> dots for marking things.
> I got 2 spools of thread, one silver, the other gold and marked the 
> inside of one of the spools with a foam dot.
> I also got some glitter glue, haven't played with that yet and the old

> standby, tacky glue, never leave home without it!
> I got all this at walmart.
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