[Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam

[Rhonda Brantley]

I've also seen people use gumdrops to make trees.



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mary crawford" <mcrawford2 at kc.rr.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam


Hi all.  My grandmother used to make christmas trees.  She used straight
pins and that candy you can get in bulk with the twisted ends.  You can
stick the pins through one end. you make each row lapping over as you go up
the cone . They have bells  and the balls could be done  she used a cake
popper for the top of the tree of santa or a star.  Last year I Made them
for the kids in My family. Mary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rhonda Brantley" <blindlady88 at embarqmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:09 AM
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" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam
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>> 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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