[Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam

[mary crawford]

Oh yeah! You can use bobbie pins also for these , the small ones. Mary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fun with foam


> Hi Guys,
> You just reminded me. I make a gum drop tree. JUst use half tooth picks 
> and put gum drops as close as possible on a cone. but the balls would be 
> cute.  You could wrap in plastic wrap, tie a pretty bow and use as a gift 
> decoration or just have a big bowl where your guest could take a ball as 
> they do home.
>
> HenriettaAt 11:47 AM 12/4/2008, you wrote:
>
>>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
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>>
>>>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" 
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>>>>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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> Henrietta
> ~I wish you enough~
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