[Nfb-krafters-korner] crafts and time constraints

[Henrietta Brewer]

Okay, can't help myself.

The first craft I do for babies is to draw faces or shapes on a pair 
of booties.  Something bright to look at.  Sometimes I knit a piece 
that can be gathered into a ball and safely hide a bell inside. Never 
want anything that small to get into baby's mouth.

Wrist bands with sounds are great too. Knit or sew a soft band 
securing a sound item inside a larger piece.  Make sure it is light 
enough for baby to swing arms and enjoy the music.

Now that there are so many ways to make music this could get to be 
lots of fun.

Anything is a wonderful mobile for baby. Just needs color and motion 
to make the day wonderful.  I like to use old cd's. Hanging alone on 
a ceiling hook or old mobile frame they are glittery and 
entertaining.  Add photos of Aunt Lee, who is far away, and wow, the 
perfect gift.

Picture books covered with plastic will make long distant family seem 
closer.  As baby gets older the faces in these books will make visits 
more friendly. When baby is tiny the books will remind Mom and Dad to 
talk about Aunt Lee often.

Our oldest Grand Daughter is a real reader.  She is three tents of a 
point from being a four point student. Grandma says it is because she 
had a book that could be attached across her cradle with pictures of 
babies.  When Grandma got her old fashion cassette player out to 
read, Ciera read her picture book.

When Ciera was able to lift her head while laying on the floor, she 
and Grandma made a bunny out of a diaper.  We used pony tail holder 
bands to wrap around the parts that were ears and the neck and our 
bunny had two legs and a bunny tail. She loved her bunny because she 
could pick it up off the floor.  It was light weight and the banded 
areas made it easy to put those little hands around the bunny.

Now that saying, "if I knew how much fun it was to have Grand 
Children, I would have had them first" is for sure the truest 
statement I have ever heard. lol

HenriettaAt 10:26 PM 8/19/2010, you wrote:
>Hi all --
>Hope you're all enjoying your krafting endeavors.
>I have been so busy with other things I lag behind on my kraft mail.  Still
>I'm having trouble unsubscribing from this list -- or rather, I can't bring
>myself to unsubscribe.  Every time I start reading I get interested in
>something.  In any case, if you don't hear much from me I'm probably just
>lurking until I have more time.
>I just returned from a long vacation visiting my brother's family in NC. My
>niece is expecting her first baby, which the ultrasound shows is a boy, and
>they will name him Benjamin. It was fun that at our reunion people were
>lining up to get a picture with "Benny", who is not due until Dec 1.  One of
>my nephews has also proposed to a girl he has been dating and she said yes.
>Now here's a cute story for you -- he was so cute the way he prepared to pop
>the question. He took picture transfers and ironed on a tablecloth the
>pictures of him and her on the various dates they had been on since they
>met. He chose a place out in the park to set up the table and tablecloth,
>then put a ring pop (candy ring) under a centerppiece and hid underneath the
>actual diamond ring he had bought.  She realized what was going on and said
>she had to first go and get something from her car, which was a ring for
>him.  He held her and wouldn't let her go until he asked a certain question,
>but finally she gave him her glasses as "colateral" and she went and got her
>gift. They then exchanged rings.  You would have to know this nephew.  He is
>very responsible and sweet and has an artistic flair.
>
>We also attended a genealogical convention -- a group of people who are
>searching out their lineage.  Because the governor of NC is married to an
>Eaves (and that is the name they were researching) the governor invited us
>to have our dinner and activity at the governor's mansion.  She is a lady
>governor, Gov Perdue.  She did not take the name of Eaves when they married.
>We have pics of all of us with either the Governor or the "first dude" as
>some dubbed him. They even brought in the governor's dog, a tibetan terrior.
>
>Anyway, I didn't mean for this to get so long. This event attracts a
>surprising number of enthusiastic people, who are interested in tracing all
>the fragments of Eaves genealogy or are related to someone who is.
>My mother even took the job of DNA administrator.  I won't bore you with all
>that, but it is fascinating how paper records don't match DNA in a lot of
>cases, and people named Eaves (or something like it) appear in many diverse
>lines.
>
>But back to krafts -- I don't know about safety pin crafts or art, but I
>have found safety pins extremely useful for pressing reset buttons, labeling
>or adjusting clothes or purses, and what not.
>I'd be interested if anyone has done a nontrivial artic craft using safety
>pins.
>I love your discussion of pipe cleaner art and butterflies.  Reminds me of
>when I was a kid.
>When little Benny and his siblings come along, I am hoping to have a lot of
>interesting stuff ready to do with them -- I don't know if I can stand being
>way out here in MN.    But I love MN.  It's just that Benny will be the
>first in that generation -- my Mom's first great grandchild.
>
>Any ideas are welcome.
>What types of mobiles are good for a baby's room?  (I don't expect him to
>make butterflies immediately out of the womb...
>
>Hugs and happy krafting to all!
>--le
>
>
>
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Henrietta
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