[Nfb-krafters-korner] quilted foam balls

[Carol Osmar]

Terry, Fiber fill is the stuff used to fill pillows.
You can buy it in a bag at craft stores.

Carol

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" 
<powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
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>Date sent: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:51:18 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] quilted foam balls

>What is fiber fill?  How do you use it?

>Terry


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carol Osmar [mailto:osmarc at sbcglobal.net]
>Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:21 AM
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>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] quilted foam balls

>I have a suggestion.  This will give the balls a look of quilting 
to use
>as a tree decoration.  All you need is a small amount of poly 
fiber fill
>and some small pieces of fabric cut to about an inch and a half 
squares.
>You will also need something like a cutical  stick with a dull 
point.

>Take a piece of fiber fill about the size of a thumb nail and one 
piece
>of fabric.  Place it on the ball and use the stick to poke the 
fabric
>around the fiber fill into the ball.  continue adding fiber fill 
and
>fabric until the entire ball is covered.  Add a hook and hang.
>Carol
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com
>>To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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>>Date sent: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:57:04 -0600
>>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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