[Nfb-krafters-korner] Half way done!

Mon Nov 8 06:34:38 UTC 2010

Hmmm, I'm going to try that.
Thanks
Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Half way done!

> 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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