[Nfb-krafters-korner] Who is interested in hot air balloons?

[Theresa Taylor]

Great ideas Greg, I appreciate it. I have been wanting to use 20....but a 
little nervous...so now yu have made me feel much better.
Theresa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NCBootman" <ncbootman at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Who is interested in hot air balloons?


> Theresa,
>
> Here is my take on wire and understand that I am a beginner. The 18 gauge 
> wire would be good if you were using it in a sculpturing situation where 
> you needed to bend it into place and have it stay. But, for safety pin 
> beading, I'll only use 20 gauge. It held great. I also have stumbled onto 
> another safety pin beader and she has been doing beading 21 years. She 
> only uses 20 gauge. With the 20 gauge, I was able to pull my length off 
> the roll and it stayed slightly curled with absolutely no kinks. I then 
> started with one pin and could gently tug on the wire and move it along 
> and could also roll the piece so my working area was always convenient. 
> And, you won't believe how much closer the beads just naturally lay. When 
> I order another kit, send what you will, but I'll probably hang onto any 
> 18 gauge wire and use it for another project and use 20.
>
>    Greg
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Theresa Taylor
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 1:35 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Who is interested in hot air balloons?
>
> Greg I sencond that with the 20 gauge and I am tempted to switch but I was
> afraid it wouldn't hold. Are you finding that it holds o.k.?
> Theresa
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "NCBootman" <ncbootman at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Who is interested in hot air balloons?
>
>
>>    Barb,
>>
>> You would receive the pattern for your kit as an e-mail so you could read 
>> it and figure it out. Some people work on the project while actually on 
>> the phone perhaps with a speaker phone. I found that was hard for me so I 
>> listened, got the tips, made sure I understood what it was the pattern 
>> was saying to do, and learned. If you are crafty, you'll be able to 
>> figure the pattern out. Theresa does a great job with them. I did find 
>> that I like working with 20 gauge wire better than the 18 gauge supplied 
>> but that is just something I learned.
>>
>> Gregi
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Barb Roland
>> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 10:23 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Who is interested in hot air balloons?
>>
>> I would be interested if no prior knowledge  is needed.But I do have a
>> question, when one orders a kit from the instructor, are they available 
>> in
>> text? Next question, if the classes are done by phone, how does one 
>> actually
>> do the work while on the phone? As I'm also hard of hearing, I'm 
>> wondering
>> how well I would be able to understand during class.
>> Barb
>> 'Just living is not enough,' said the butterfly, 'one must have sunshine,
>> freedom and a little flower.' ~ Hans Christian Anderson
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 8:51 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Who is interested in hot air balloons?
>>
>>
>>> Theresa and I are just looking ahead a little bit and would like to know
>>> how many of you would be interested in taking the Hot Air Balloon Safety 
>>> Pin
>>> Class.  Please correct me if I am wrong, Theresa, but I believe this is 
>>> a
>>> colorful round balloon shape done in beads and safety pins and has a 
>>> basket
>>> hanging below the balloon.  I don't think the basket is made out of 
>>> beads.
>>> I think it might be like wicker.
>>>
>>> This is not lit up with lights either.
>>>
>>> Please just reply if you think you are interested in taking this  class.
>>> We are trying to get a head count on who would be interested.
>>>
>>> Joyce  Kane
>>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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