[Nfb-krafters-korner] Penn Friend labeling ideas

Fri Oct 9 17:46:16 UTC 2009

Hi Terry,
You can record on the label as you pick up the items in the 
store.  It is a little sticky that goes on the top of things. Not in 
your husband's line of vision.

I plan on putting them on meds, especially my Husband's and Son's. I 
can keep my straight. You put them on the lid and then change the lid 
each time you get a new bottle.  Also plan on using them for 
spices.  My Husband can read can goods when I am cooking. So I don't 
plan on using the labels for that.

It appears that the record time will be no longer then your message 
so should be quick.  To have a machine that can read bar codes you 
have to invest twelve hundred dollars.

HenriettaAt 11:48 AM 10/9/2009, you wrote:
>Becky;
>I still do not see how this is very helpful, because how do you get 
>the imfo in the first place for the tags.  You can not read it.  If 
>someone has to read it or you have to scan it in some way, and then 
>copy the imfo on to a label, then why not just braille it.  The 
>biggest hassle is matching labels to products, when you get home 
>from the store.
>Any advice.  You can see I do not use labels yet.  My husband would 
>not put up with it.  I would not doubt it if he would pitch them.
>Terry
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Becky Frankeberger [mailto:b.butterfly at comcast.net]
>Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:57 AM
>To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Penn Friend labeling ideas
>
>1. Around the home
>1.1 Food items
>Label information you could include
>. sell by dates
>. cooking instructions
>. dietary information
>. date placed in the freezer.
>Reusable labels
>. attach labels to magnetic tape (product code DL09), so they can be 
>easily placed on metal food containers and moved to another 
>container when required . attach labels to jar lids, so for example 
>when you finish one jar of jam and purchase your next jar, simply 
>swap the lids over . attach labels to cut out squares of plastic or 
>cardboard and affix to bottles and boxes using Blu-Tack. Or punch a 
>hole in the plastic or cardboard and thread
>
>an elastic
>band through and attach to the containers using the band.
>Waterproof labels
>. laminate the labels before or after you record onto them . cover 
>the label with sellotape . seal inside a clear document wallet.
>Labelling freezer items
>. attach labels to small bulldog clips with flat tabs or freezer bag 
>clips, they can be used to seal bags of food in the freezer . insert 
>your waterproofed labels into the packaging, such as inside the bag
>
>of frozen
>peas.
>1.2 Film and music collections
>Label information you could include
>. film title
>. synopsis
>. actors
>. age classification
>. track names
>. artist information.
>1.3 Clothing
>Note: these labels are not washable, however we are looking into labels that
>
>can
>be put through the washing machine.
>Label information you could include
>. washing and care instructions
>. colour and pattern details
>. details of other items of clothing and accessories the piece goes well with.
>Attaching to items of clothing
>. attach the labels to clothes pegs
>. attached the labels to pieces of card with a hole punched into it 
>and place this over the top of the coat hanger . attach labels 
>straight to the coat hangers . attach labels to pieces of thing card 
>or paper and then using a safety pin, attach them to the label 
>inside the item of clothing.
>1.4 The medicine cabinet
>Label information you could include
>. date prescribed / purchased
>. doseage and application instructions
>. details of what the medication is for
>. special arrangements for taking it, such as with food.
>1.5 Paperwork
>Label information you could include
>. date received
>. details of who the document is from
>. details of what the document contains
>. any actions required
>. diary appointments
>. contact details
>. telephone numbers.
>2. In the garden
>Label information you could include
>. plant and vegetable names
>. care and usage instructions
>. packaging contents such as seed packets (tulips, marigolds, 
>lettuce, carrots), plant food and weed killer.
>Waterproof labels
>. laminate the labels before or after you record onto them . cover 
>the label with sellotape . seal inside a clear document wallet.
>Uses in the garden
>. punch a hole in your waterproof label thread through an elastic 
>band and attached to plants or vegetables . label seed packets . 
>label containers, such as weed killer, plant food and ant powder.
>3. Use as a portable notetaker
>It can also be used as a portable notetaker, record your message and 
>keep track of it by placing the allocated label in a small notebook 
>or in your diary.
>4. Out shopping
>4.1 In the shop
>. as you go around the shop label up the items as they are placed in 
>your trolley or basket, you will then know what they are when you 
>get them home . when purchasing electrical goods, ask for assistance 
>in store to label remote controls and plugs.
>4.2 Shopping lists
>. place a large label on the back of your mobile phone, so you make 
>a quick shopping list when you are out and about . attach labels to 
>a magnetic sheet (product code DL63) and keep it on the fridge and 
>add items to it until you are ready to go to the shops.
>5. At school
>5.1 Uses in the classroom
>. label equipment and resources such as skeleton models, art 
>material storage drawers and field trip findings . use with children 
>with complex needs who like to hear and discover lots of
>
>different
>sounds and hear their own voice. Make lots of recordings and place them in a
>
>book
>which the child can access either by themselves if they are able to hold the
>
>pen
>over the labels or with assistance.
>5.2 Uses for pupils
>. organise their coursework
>. add entries to their homework diary
>. access class timetables.
>6. Getting the most from your labels
>6.1 Make four small labels from one large label . if you have 
>several items to label that are the same, such as four tins of
>
>baked
>beans, you can record the message onto one large label, then cut 
>that label into four smaller labels and attach them to the four tins.
>6.2 Colour them for contrast
>if you would like some contrast between the label and the surface 
>you are attaching it to, you can colour in the labels. Either give 
>them an outline or colour them in completely.
>6.3 Waterproof labels
>. laminate the labels before or after you record onto them . cover 
>the label with sellotape . seal inside a clear document wallet.
>6.4 Reusable labels
>. attach labels to magnetic tape (product code DL09), so they can be 
>easily placed on metal food containers and moved to another 
>container when required . attach labels to jar lids, so for example 
>when you finish one jar of jam and purchase your next jar, simply 
>swap the lids over . attach labels to cut out squares of plastic or 
>cardboard and affix to bottles and boxes using Blu-Tack. Or punch a 
>hole in the plastic or cardboard and thread
>
>an elastic
>band through and attach to the containers using the band.
>7. Stor age
>7.1 Storage ideas
>. use the provided clear plastic storage box, which is the right 
>size for your PenFriend and the sheets of labels . store in a large 
>pencil case.
>Compiled : 17 August 2009
>
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Henrietta
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