[Nfb-krafters-korner] Half way done!

Mon Nov 8 06:12:42 UTC 2010

LOL, is that what that's called?  I used to make those (without the
glue) from the left-over tractor feed bits from printing my classwork
when I was in junior high.  I'd sit there working on it under the desk
while the teacher was talking.  Yeah, not what you're supposed to do
in class, but it was fun anyway.  And it was something I could fidget
with without being noticed...until I was trying to collect 2
extra-long strips and my teacher found them.  '-)  I haven't made one
of those in a while, though I now work in a situation where I'm
regularly embossing up to 8 or more pages at a time...may have to try
for my uber-long spring just for the heck of it.  What I used to do
was take the place where the tractor feed folded between pages and use
that as the anchor.

Terrence

On 11/6/10, Gary Brewer <gary.brewer at comcast.net> wrote:
> Wow, Dick, you are wonderful. Just keep up what you are doing. You
> know just what isi right.
>
> Have you ever made a paper spring? Take two pieces of paper. Thin
> strips.  Tape or glue the ends together at a right angle. Then fold
> one piece over the glued section and then fold the other piece over
> that. Glue the final folds and you have a spring you can glue under
> another piece of paper and make it pop up as in a card or just spring
> back to your fingers when you push on it. Hope this makes sence. It
> will add some more feelability to the work.
>
> But don't you worry;. Willy is very lucky. Noticing that he needed
> help clapping? You are a genious.
> Henrietta
> At 01:33 AM 11/7/2010, you wrote:
>>Oh boy!  What a day.
>>I had my nephew here for a good bit of the day and we had us a time.
>>Trust me...there were times when I'm sure he thought his uncle Dick
>>was nuts and at one point probably even mean.  That's OK though.  He
>>knows I care about him and want the best.
>>
>>First of all, I know what Willy's getting as one of his Christmas
>>presents. He's going to get a straight cane that doesn't
>>fold...maybe even two, one for my house.
>>He conveniently forgot to bring his cane today.  He has one of those
>>little folding canes and I thought it was in his backpack.
>>He learned that sometimes, there are few obstacles that get in the
>>way of him walking freely.  He wanted to go to the park today and
>>swing.  However, when I found out he didn't have his cane, we talked
>>about how he was ALWAYS going to use it when he was with me and anywhere
>> else.
>>So, we actually drove back to his house and got his cane.
>>We came back and then went for our walk.
>>
>>I'm very tempted to try making him use it on his own now when we
>>walk together.
>>
>>Then came the arts and crafts.  You guys are going to need to keep
>>on inspiring me to keep these ideas happening!
>>
>>Willy wanted to work on the picture.  He knew where the materials
>>were and went straight for the table3 and began handing me different
>>things.  I stopped him and asked where and how he was going to put
>>them on.  He had a puzzled look on his face because he's generally
>>been handing them to me and telling me where they can go and then I
>>end up using that glue stick and putting them on for him because he
>>found it hard to use it.  He asked for the stick that pastes and I
>>told him we didn't have it any more.  I then said that he was going
>>to begin putting the stuff on himself and that we'd do some together.
>>He wanted to know how, and I showed him the bottle of Elmer's
>>glue.  He wasn't sure what he was going to do with the bottle, wso
>>we discussed how we were going to try something new2.  I then said
>>the feared word..."Messy!"  He's been taught not to be at all messy at
>> home.
>>
>>I began trying what you guys suggested and squirted some glue on a
>>piece of paper so that he can use his fingers.  I decided not to
>>just put a little bit that would dry quickly.  I put a good mound
>>there.  I then told him to just put his finger in it and put it on
>>the first scrap of paper we'd paste on the collage.
>>He wasn't sure about it but did it though.  You should have seen him
>>simply barely use his finger tip...almost his nail.  He found it
>>wasn't working so well and asked why not.
>>I then suggested he use more of his finger and more glue.  In a
>>gentle but nudging way, I took his finger and dragged it and pushed
>>it around in it.  He wasn't sure if he liked it or not but then I
>>showed him what to do.
>>
>>I think when we work on it tomorrow some more, he'll get more of the
>>hang of it, don't you?  We did get some stuff put on the collage and
>>talked about the various things we were putting on.  We also just
>>cut some strips of paper out because he wanted to put them around
>>the collage as well.  OK.  Sure.
>>
>>
>>
>>So, now that I've begun getting him exposed to this stuff, am I
>>doing OK so far?  What do I do to proceed with this and do more of
>>it tomorrow?  He was not reluctant to doing it but was uncertain
>>about getting that one finger dirty.  In fact, he made3 sure it was
>>that one finger, for the most part.  In fact, I'm kind of tempted
>>that when we work on it tomorrow to also join him and show him that
>>I can do it too and get my "hands dirty" so to speak.  Hmmm, getting
>>his hand dirty or at least involved more than just one finger might
>>not be such a bad idea.  I don't know.
>>
>>We finished art time for a while and actually did some singing.  He
>>loves music!  Neither of us play instruments and we found it was a
>>bit hard to sometimes sing songs without an instrument or something
>>with which to keep time.  Hey, music is also art, right?  We had a
>>little lesson in rhythm.  Willy had a bit of a clapping lesson!  I
>>didn't really know he hadn't been taught to clap right, so we worked
>>on singing and clapping for a little bit.
>>
>>We then went for a hamburger before taking him home.
>>
>>Dick
>>PS. More collage work tomorrow!
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