[Nfb-krafters-korner] What did you do?

[Henrietta Brewer]

Hi Terry,
That sounds really cool. I can't wait to learn plastic canvas.

Oh, the basket weaving is really fun.  I am going up the sides now. 
Takes a bit of practice to get the right shape.
HenriettaAt 06:57 AM 8/20/2009, you wrote:
>Henrietta;
>I made a heart and a diamond scrunchy out of plastic canvis.  I used 
>pre cut shapes and allastic loops.  I stitched the loop to the back 
>as I made the frunt.
>
>Terry
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
>Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:39 PM
>To: List for blind crafters and artists
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What did you do?
>
>Hi Joyce and All,
>
>I just made all of my girls hair assoseries to help in making braids.
>I saw one my neighbor bought at a craft show.  She gave me her 
>sample after she made them for her Grand Daughters. I went to a 
>beading store with the sample and asked for help to find the materials.
>
>The man found me nicer silk cording and glass beads. We tried the 
>process there and I made them and sent them off.  I actually showed 
>my neighbor how to make the job easier.  She was putting beads on 
>the cording at the open end. It takes beads on both pieces of a 
>halved piece of cording. I put it on the folded edge which made it easoier.
>
>This was a very easy project.
>
>I just saw Doggie scrungies.  It is a piece of material hemmed on 
>each end and sewn together like a tie on an apron.  The tube then is 
>threaded over the dog's collar.  Thought it was a cute Idea so will 
>take my favorite brightly colored top with bleach on the front and 
>use the back to make a scrungy for both My daughter's dog and her 
>youngest daughter. I will do the same on a band for Alyssa's hair. lol
>
>I am always looking at what I see at craft shows and thinking about 
>how to do it. I have to say, that I rarely actually do the craft. 
>But this summer is different.
>
>I also knitted little pouches to mail bracelets I made to the 
>girls.  I put a note in each one saying that it is a prayer pouch. 
>It will hold three by five cards. I told them that as I made the 
>pouch I prayed that the study cards or speech notes would be 
>successful study guides for the holder.  See, guys, I am just crazy.
>
>Henrietta
>At 09:46 AM 8/19/2009, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I thought I might start a series of questions to stimulate all of you
> >and I
> >  would like to hear from those folks that like to lurk in the
> >background, too.
> >
> >So here is the first of hopefully many.
> >
> >You come across a crafting project that maybe someone had, a store
> >sample, someone selling something at a craft show or searching the net
> >and it ssounds  like something you would like to learn more about.
> >What did you do to find  out more and to learn how to do it?
> >
> >Joyce
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>Henrietta
>~I wish you enough~
>
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Henrietta
~I wish you enough~