[Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda

Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] Terry.Powers at nih.gov
Mon Jun 28 11:39:21 UTC 2010


You should have taken an item or two, and showed them what you now can do!  I am always showing my family and friends, my work.
I most of the time do plastic canvis and my friends are admiring how even my stitches are.

Terry


-----Original Message-----
From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:15 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda

Hi Sahar,
Not only how big the packages are, but how many boxes arrive and how heavy they are!  When we get home from the bead show, we cover the dining room talbe with the beads...we took photos of us with our spread of gems laying all fanned out on the table. We look mad. I thought Bob would choke when he found I had paid $40 for the new pliers, but when he saw what I could do with them he was fine with it and happy about it.  Going to go visit our daughter today, and not taking anything for her to finish for me. Lynda Lynda Lambert River Road Studio, Since 1976 www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda


> Grin, and I go crazy when I order, but so I can organize them, I
> sometimes order different quantities if I get the same size.  I even
> learned to scan the labels on the packages with my Open Book--a pain
> in the butt, but it works when I don't want Ed to know how much I
> really got!  Yeah, I know; I know; he's not stupid.  He sees how big
> the packages are.  *laughing*
>
> The bead Freak
>
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
> www.saharscreations.com And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop
> you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Laurie Porter
>  To: List for blind crafters and artists
>  Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 10:42 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>
>
>  Yeah, you have to be careful with fusion beads. some things arre more
> expensive there, but I like the free shipping with no minimum order. I
> use  it when I am buying small amounts of things. I order them one at
> a time,  that way when the packages come, I know what they are without
> my husband  having to help sort them out for me and I label them right
> away. The free  shipping keeps me organized
>
>  lol.
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
>  To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 7:40 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>
>
>  > Hi Lynda,
>  >
>  > I go every year unless I plan a trip outside of the country, or
> something  > unforeseen happens.  As far as I know, I'm going next
> year, but God knows  > what happens between now and then.  *smile*  I
> am definitely looking  > forward to meeting you.  Oh, yes, Rings and
> Things has really awesome  > stuff.  I don't order from them very
> often.  They have some trade beads I  > want, but they're quite
> expensive.  *grin*  I went to Fusion Beads; I  > think Laurie sent
> that to you.  They are pretty pricy.  Their prices seem  > retail.  I
> wish FMG had all of the faceted beads Fusion has, but I'm  > willing
> to settle for what I have, and I have lots.  Well, OK, so I lied.
>  > I'm not content to have what I have, but it's hard for me to pay
> $10 for a  > strand I know I can get for $5 at FMG, and I don't need
> all the faceted  > strands that exist, considering I can open my own
> bead shop with what I  > have.  *smile*  >  > Warm regards,  > Sahar
> Husseini  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my
> Website at  > www.saharscreations.com  > And remember, "Obstacles
> don't have to stop you.
>  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  > Michael Jordan
>  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  From: River Woman
>  >  To: List for blind crafters and artists  >  Sent: Saturday, June
> 26, 2010 1:37 PM  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from
> Linda  >  >  >  Hello Dear Platinim Partner, Sahar:
>  >
>  >  OH, YES, Big Spender, it is so dangerous to be at the gem shows, too.
> It
>  > is
>  >  so overpowering you have to sit down awhile to get your breath
> back  > again.
>  >  You get dizzy for the excitement.  Rings and Things have gem
> stones  I  > have  >  never found anywhere else. But, I also buy lots
> and lots from FM, too.
>  >
>  >  OH, the set of tools I have is by Bead Smith...they are nice, but
> nowhere  >  near the quality of this pair of Revere Pliers I just got.
> Now, you have  > me  >  excited about actually sending in some work to
> FM  in the  > future...laughing.
>  >
>  >  Do you go to the convention every year? If so, I do plan to meet
> you in  >  person NEXT summer, lord willing and the crick don't
> rise....laugh.
> Lynda
>  >
>  >
>  >  Lynda Lambert
>  >  River Road Studio, Since 1976
>  >  www.lyndalambert.com
>  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>  >  To: "List for
> blind crafters and artists"
>  > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  >  Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:12 PM  >  Subject: Re:
> [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda  >  >  >  > That would be
> cool.  I'd love to travel to gem shows, but I don't  > travel  >  >
> often with my work and everything else.  I don't know if I can survive
> > gem  >  > shows!  If I touched beads, I'd want them.  Well, of
> course, buying  > from  >  > catalogs isn't keeping me out of trouble
> either.  I buy tons from FM,  > and  >  > that's why I'm what they
> call a Platinum Partner.  That's what you're  >  > called if you
> spend, well, a certain amount that I won't mention per  > year.
>  >  > *laughing*  I can only imagine what damage I'd do if I can go to
> a gem  >  > show!  OMG!
>  >  >
>  >  > Warm regards,
>  >  > Sahar Husseini
>  >  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website
> at  >  > www.saharscreations.com  >  > And remember, "Obstacles don't
> have to stop you.
>  >  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  >  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  >  > Michael Jordan
>  >  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  >  From: River Woman
>  >  >  To: List for blind crafters and artists  >  >  Sent: Saturday,
> June 26, 2010 12:37 PM  >  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a
> note from Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  Yes, I do buy a lot from FM, but I
> like to buy at the gem shows, too.
>  > My
>  >  >  grand daughter who is 30 years old, takes me and we spend a
> couple  > hours  >  >  there touching all the beads. (smile)  >  >  >
> >  For this dragon necklace, I bought just about everything I am
> workin  > on  >  > it  >  >  with, in New York City, when I was there
> three years ago with my  > daughter  >  >  and her family. I could SEE
> then, just 2 months after that I could not  >  > see  >  >  then.  So
> I could not enter this in the FM show. But, I will keep it  > in  >  >
> mind, now that you mention it, and aim to do a piece with only beads I
> >  > have  >  >  bought from FM. I will develop a couple of encrusted
> beadwork pieces  > just  >  >  for that purpose...great idea. If I
> have it in my mind now, then I can  >  > begin  >  >  to work on it
> and take my time doing it. I could write down every kind  > of  >  >
> bead, as I am working on it, and that way it would not be so  >  >
> overwhelming.
>  >  >  Thanks.
>  >  >
>  >  >  Lynda Lambert
>  >  >  River Road Studio, Since 1976
>  >  >  www.lyndalambert.com
>  >  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  >  From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>  >  >  To: "List
> for blind crafters and artists"
>  >  > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>  >  >  Sent: Saturday, June 26,
> 2010 1:10 PM  >  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from
> Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  > It really is hard work.  I did it once, and
> some of my pieces are on  >  > their  >  >  > Website.  It was just
> much, and I haven't done it since they began  >  > their  >  >  >
> contests--I think in 2004.  I buy 98% of my beads from them.  I find
> >  > their  >  >  > prices fabulous and their customer service top
> notch.  No, they  > don't  >  > have  >  >  > everything, but they
> have a lot.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > Warm regards,
>  >  >  > Sahar Husseini
>  >  >  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my
> Website at  >  >  > www.saharscreations.com  >  >  > And remember,
> "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>  >  >  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  >  >  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  >  >  > Michael Jordan
>  >  >  >  ----- Original Message -----  >  >  >  From: River Woman  >
> >  >  To: List for blind crafters and artists  >  >  >  Sent:
> Saturday, June 26, 2010 9:50 AM  >  >  >  Subject: Re:
> [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >
> Thanks. I have looked over the forms for the Fire Mountain  >  >
> requirements  >  >  >  several times. The problem is, you have to list
> every single bead  > in  >  > your  >  >  >  piece...and I would not
> be able to do that without a ton of work.
>  > The
>  >  >  > woman
>  >  >  >  I took the workshop with, Sherry Serafini, has her work in
> this  >  > catalogue  >  >  >  all the time. I buy most of my
> gemstones at the Rings and Things  > show  >  >  > that  >  >  >
> comes to Pittsburgh every fall. And, the seed beads, well, I hav  >
> them  >  >  > from  >  >  >  most everywhere, but most from Janes
> Beads, which I get at another  > Gem  >  >  > Show.
>  >  >  >  I have printed out the fourms a couple of times, but then
> just did  > not  >  >  > put  >  >  >  the effort into doing them.
> Maybe I will some time in the  > future...I  >  >  > guess I  >  >  >
> would have to limit myself to working mostly with FM stuff, which I  >
> > could  >  >  >  easily do. Have you entered anything there? Anyone
> else on the  > list?
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  Lynda
>  >  >  >  Lynda Lambert
>  >  >  >  River Road Studio, Since 1976  >  >  >  www.lyndalambert.com
> >  >  >  ----- Original Message -----  >  >  >  From: "Sahar Husseini"
> <sahar at inebraska.com>  >  >  >  To: "List for blind crafters and
> artists"
>  >  >  > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>  >  >  >  Sent: Saturday,
> June 26, 2010 9:09 AM  >  >  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a
> note from Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  > Oh, but they sound
> awesome!  As you might already know, people  > pay  >  > lots  >  >  >
> > for that sort of thing.  It's amazing stuff.  I bet you can enter  >
> > the  >  >  > Fire  >  >  >  > Mountain Gems and Beads contest.  The
> only thing about them is  > you  >  > have  >  >  > to  >  >  >  >
> have used their beads, but they do have awesome deals.
>  > Sometimes,
>  >  >  > people
>  >  >  >  > mix things they made with the company's beads, and that
> works,  > too,  >  > but  >  >  >  > you can't buy from another
> company and enter their contest Wow,  > I  >  >  > don't  >  >  >  >
> know if that made sense.  I'm trying to say that if you use seed  >  >
> beads,  >  >  >  > they want to know the item number so they know you
> bought the  > beads  >  >  > from  >  >  >  > them.  I need to go
> drink some more coffee; I can't make more  > sense.
>  >  >  >  > *lol*
>  >  >  >  > Warm regards,
>  >  >  >  > Sahar Husseini
>  >  >  >  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my
> Website  > at  >  >  >  > www.saharscreations.com  >  >  >  > And
> remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>  >  >  >  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  >  >  >  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  >  >  >  > Michael Jordan
>  >  >  >  >  ----- Original Message -----  >  >  >  >  From: River
> Woman  >  >  >  >  To: List for blind crafters and artists  >  >  >  >
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:19 PM  >  >  >  >  Subject: Re:
> [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  I do them for myself, and for juried fine art exhibitions. I  >
> never  >  >  > offer  >  >  >  >  them for sale.
>  >  >  >  >  I am happily working on the piece I thought I could never
> do  > again.
>  >  > I
>  >  >  > am
>  >  >  >  >  soooo happy. I would like to enter this in a juried
> exhibition  > in  >  > the  >  >  >  >  future.
>  >  >  >  >  Lynda Lambert
>  >  >  >  >  River Road Studio, Since 1976  >  >  >  >
> www.lyndalambert.com  >  >  >  >  ----- Original Message -----  >  >
> >  >  From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>  >  >  >  >  To: "List for
> blind crafters and artists"
>  >  >  >  > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>  >  >  >  >  Sent:
> Friday, June 25, 2010 4:18 PM  >  >  >  >  Subject: Re:
> [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  > do you sell these items?
>  >  >  >  >  > --le
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  > ----- Original Message -----  >  >  >  >  > From:
> <Blindhands at aol.com>  >  >  >  >  > To:
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>  >  >  >  >  > Sent: Friday, June 25,
> 2010 1:27 PM  >  >  >  >  > Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from
> Linda  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  > Linda sent this
> from another of her email addresses, so only I  >  >  > received  >  >
> >  >  > it.
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  > The material I do my encrusted beadworking on is:
> Lacy's  > Stiff  >  >  > Stuff.
>  >  >  >  > I
>  >  >  >  >  > dye it dark gray or black before working on it so that
> the  > white  >  >  > does  >  >  >  > not  >  >  >  >  > shine  >  >
> >  >  > through the beads. That is my preserence, you may want to  >
> leave  >  > it  >  >  >  > white  >  >  >  >  > but I don't want any
> of the white surface to peek through.
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  > After the beadworking is completed on the surface, then
> I glue  > it  >  >  >  > directly  >  >  >  >  > onto the brass
> bracelet or necklace, or pendant form. On the  > back  >  > of  >  >
> >  > the  >  >  >  >  > form,  >  >  >  >  > I put suede. The three
> are sandwiched together. Then, the  > three  >  > are  >  >  >  >  >
> trimmed all together to only about 1/8 of an inch. and  >  >
> Beadworking  >  >  > is  >  >  >  > then  >  >  >  >  > done  to  >  >
> >  >  > secure them all together and to make the decorative edging.
>  >  >  >  >  > I do  believe I WILL be able to do this again...have
> not been  >  > able  >  >  > to  >  >  >  > do  >  >  >  >  > it  >  >
> >  >  > since  sight loss 2 1/2 years ago. Have not even tried to do
> > it  >  >  > because  >  >  >  > I  >  >  >  >  > thought  >  >  >  >
> > I  never could do it again, but after meeting you all here, I  >  >
> > believe I  >  >  >  >  > CAN  >  >  >  >  > do it  again. :)  >  >
> >  >  >  >  >  >  >  > Does anyone else here work in this technique,
> in this way?
>  >  >  >  >  > Lynda
>  >  >  >  >  > "I  drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods."
>  >  >  >  >  > _Georg Trakl, Austrian  poet  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  >  > Joyce  Kane  >  >  >  >  > www.KraftersKorner.org
> (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)  >  >  >  >  > Blindhands at AOL.com  >
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