[Nfb-krafters-korner] Handmade Christmas Gifts

Fri Dec 31 13:01:48 UTC 2010

This is in response to your question: Did anyone else give handmade gifts 
for christmas?

I gave pottery that I made to each of my daughters and grand daughters for 
Christmas.  I gave bowls, plates, egg plates, and trivets to them this year. 
For other people who are freinds, I gave handmade knitted dish cloths, a 
knitted scarf, and a beautiful beadwork necklace to another friend to match 
the shawl I had knitted her as a commission. People were very delighted.

My daughter, Ilsa, made ceramic gifts for family members, too. She made 
outrageous frogs and toads, very large and wild colors. One grand daughter 
got a putple frog with hot pink lips.  I got a snail - about 10 inches tall, 
and it's shell feels like sand. It has a big smile on it's face...for my Zen 
Meditation Garden, she said.

Now is the best time to begin to think of next year's handmade gifts.  Lots 
of things are on sale at great clearance prices, so now is the time to think 
about what you will make, and go buy what you'll need to make it. This is 
the very best time to buy yarn - end of year clearance prices, and 
close-outs on discontinued yarns, too.

One thing I have to be careful about though, is that some people hate crafts 
and handmade gifts - I have a daughter who absolutely hates anything that is 
"made." She says this, so I do not even bother to make her anything any more 
as she never uses it or wears it - I did give her two pieces of my pottery 
this year, and who knows if it will ever be used.

Lynda River Woman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...

> congratulations on your weight loss Terry.  I have been on ww 2 or 3 times
> and find I do much better on other plans, but to each his own. I'm on
> Nutrisystem right now.
> Happy krafting.
>
> Oh, and I gave away the belt I tied in the macrame class I taught earlier
> this year.  (Yes, I finally finished it.  Nice to have the holidays to
> motivate finishing things.)
> It was a green belt with red beads in the zigzag pattern.  I gave it to 
> Mom
> and she was very happy to receive it.  She had some hints as to what it 
> was
> since I asked her to measure her waist.  It is a perfect size for her.
>
> Anyway, it has been many years since I did homemade gifts for family
> members. This year I have been picking up the yarn etc and doing stuff I
> haven't done since high school.  Oh well.
>
> Did anyone else make gifts this year?
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>
>
> I am just starting rehab training.  I need some cooking skills, a little
> help on cleaning and computer skills.  They are trying to help me cook and
> clean in a way that meets my health needs.  I have back problems and also 
> am
> watching my weight.  I have lost about 60 lbs on Weight Watchers, so far.
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:48 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>
> Hi Terry P.
> Yes, it is an enormous responsibility to take a pet and it is a forever 
> home
> that they need. I do have 2 dogs and 2 cats, and that is all I can do, 
> too.
> It is an enormous responsibility, for sure.  Lynda
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>
>
>> How beautiful.  I am not quite ready.  Right now I am lending a helping
>> hand to 2 of my good friends and a sister.  I also help the NFB, CFC and
>> Toys for Tots.  I am also an animal lover, but not ready to take on the
>> responsibility of a pet.  To much adjustments with my divorce.
>> It should be over in March.
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:25 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>>
>> The little girl we help out lives in our area. We have sent gifts and
>> checks directly to her fund.  I found her on Face Book, and she lives 
>> very
>> close to where I live.  After I sent her the Fuzzy Wuzzy hat and scarf,
>> her mom posted a photo of her wearing the set. OH, MY, she looked like an
>> ange. and I felt so happy to see her in it.
>>
>> Maybe you could call your local blind association and get information of 
>> a
>> child you could help if you want to.
>>
>> Seems to me that once you decide to help someone, they come across your
>> path in life.  When I am making a Prayer Shawl, I seldom know who it will
>> be for.
>> But, veryk shortly, somehow, I hear of a person who could use some 
>> comfort
>> and I give it to that person.  Other times, I give the shawls to a local
>> church that has a Prayer Shawl ministry and they distribute them at our
>> local hospital.
>>
>> We also made a trip to our county animal shelter this week, with our two
>> dogs.  We took bags of pet foods and treats, and gave them a check to 
>> help
>> out a little, too.  We love animals, and we cannot take in any more than
>> the ones we have, but we can help the others through supporting our local
>> animal shelter. We try to do everything on a local level because the 
>> needs
>> are great.
>>
>> I bet you'll find your little girl to communicate with!  Seems to work
>> that way.
>>
>> Lynda River Woman
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 8:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>>
>>
>>> Linda; I would like to do something like this, too.  How do you find a
>>> reliable agency.  I need to pay some bills first, but would be 
>>> interested
>>> in the future.  I would love to find a blind child and be able to write
>>> her in braille.  How do you know all you are giving is truly going to 
>>> the
>>> needs of the child.  There is so much dishonesty in this world.
>>>
>>> Terry P.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:16 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>>>
>>> What a great story, thanks. I have "adopted" a little girl who is
>>> handicapped and have a lovely hat and scarf ready to ship out to her,
>>> along with a check to help with her enormous expenses. I do not know 
>>> this
>>> child at all, but know of her story and I have asked all my Face Book
>>> friends to help out this family as well, if they can. We can all do
>>> something to help someone this week, as a way of saying "thank you" for
>>> Thanksgiving Day for our many blessings. Lynda River Woman
>>> ----- Original Message -----
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>>> <lbonderson at labarrelaw.com>; "Linda Anderson" <silkylin at juno.com>;
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>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:32 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I did it again...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Last year I told y'all how I started to be a Thanksgiving Angel, going
>>>> to King Soopers, finding an unsuspecting subject, handing the cashier
>>>> $20, unsuspectingly paying for their groceries.
>>>> Well, last night, I struck again.
>>>> A woman I work with entered King Soopers, but I thought she would
>>>> surely know who did it, so I found a woman and her little boy.  For
>>>> some reason, I doubled the amount this year and handed the cashier $40.
>>>> When the woman was done checking out the cashier said "your total is
>>>> $63.32 and I have $40 in cash here to use towards your purchase."  The
>>>> woman replied "I don't know where the cash came from" and the cashier
>>>> replied "I was told to use this cash towards your order".  "Oh my God,
>>>> I'm going to cry", she replied  (just the reaction I was hoping for!)
>>>> The good thing about King Soopers is that they are set up so you don't
>>>> have to see the next person in line behind you if you don't, so she
>>>> never knew it was me.
>>>> As this holiday season is going to be extra hard for me due to the
>>>> death of my Grandma, I am at peace knowing I paid all of my Grandmas
>>>> kindness forward.  Please do the same.
>>>> Happy Holidays,
>>>> Di
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