[Nfb-krafters-korner] fund raising idea

[AUDREY WELLNER]

Laurie, 
   I support your opinion!  This is supposed to be a group of people who handcraft their own items, whose talents will be professional enough to be juried to sell in any high end craft show. Let's not sway away from that premise! The group was formed on the idea of promoting crafts that show the talents of blind crafters, not something made overseas. These earrings will not represent what the group is all about and will mislead buyers into thinking perhaps other items we toil so hard to make were not handcrafted, but purchased. We started this group to help people from this organization be able to develop a skill in hand crafting items they would be proud enough of to sell, teach others to develop the confidence to learn and acquire successful business entrepreneurial skills to start a business of their own, enter any juried show or teach what we are so proud of having learned.  We have enough of the other kind of merchandise choking up our
 economy.  Be independent, show off your own talent and create what you do. The first and fifteenth of the month is reserved for selling and advertising what members create, not what someone else manufactures. 
   Audrey J. Wellner
   Secretary of Krafters Korner
   

--- On Fri, 2/5/10, Laurie Porter <freespirit1 at tds.net> wrote:


From: Laurie Porter <freespirit1 at tds.net>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fund raising idea
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 4:51 PM


I have a problem with the  krafters korner fundraiser reselling earrings sold by a large company who has them made in in some sweat shop where the people are paid next to nothing per hour.  the Avon company is notorious for doing that sort of thing. I also believe that cheap earrings sold at convention would undermine other members  who actually do make them  and want to sell them. I realize that other kinds of jewlery is sold at convention, but I think the krafters korner is a division of krafters and I think we should continue to support eachother by selling  something the members make. I think making earrings is a good idea. Perhaps we could come up with a way to streamline making them to have to sell at convention and during the year as well. Something simple  with reasonably priced materials that would appeal to the many tastes. I know in the past we considered making name badges and that never got it together. If we wanted to organize an
 earring project with the members helping to make the product, then I'd be willing to donate my time to teach the classes on making the earrings, and putting together the kits for the people who want to make them. All I would need form the division is to be reimbersed for the shipping  and materials costss.
I think it would be a good idea for us to do fundraising
----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:34 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fund raising idea


> Howdy!
> I have received 50 pairs of Mickey Mouse earrings from AVON that I would like to use as a fund raising item.
> I will go ahead and try to order 50 more so we'll have more to sell.  As I am involved in all 4 of your groups, I would like to split the sales among all 4 of you.
> Diane
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