[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: safety pin bead projects

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I wrote and asked if they could put the patterns in words for us.  She  did 
the St Patty's Day ones.
 
Please visit the website and ask her to do more of the patterns.  She  has 
so many of them and she prints what is on the first 2 pins, but then she  
tells everyone to look at the diagram or picture.
 
If more of us go to her website and ask,  her to do this, then it will  
bring the attention to  places like this that the blind enjoy doing crafts  
like this, too.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
  
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 From: familycrafts.guide at about.com
To: Blindhands at aol.com
Sent:  2/18/2011 10:29:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: RE: safety pin bead  projects



I  had some spare time today so I got those St. patrick's Day pages  
updated! 
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/stpatpins.htm 
 
Sherri  L. Osborn
Guide  to Family Crafts 
http://familycrafts.about.com 
About.com | Need.  Know. Accomplish.
 
 
From:  Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday,  February 13, 2011 6:25 PM
To:  familycrafts.guide at about.com
Subject: safety pin bead  projects

 
Hi  Sherry,
 

 
I had  written to you in the past regarding your wonderful safety pin 
patterns and  expressing my interest and need as a blind person for more words of 
colors and  bead counts in your project.  You start each of your patterns 
off with an  example of the first 2 pins how many beads of each color and the 
order of  this, but for a blind person it stops there.  Even in your list 
of  supplies for each pattern you tell the size and number of the safety 
pins, but  then you tell everyone to look at the picture for the colors.   
 

 
I was  hoping to work on some of your St. Pattty's Day pins and I cannot 
tell you how  disappointed I am that I cannot even order the beads that I need 
via online as  I don't know what colors to order.
 

 
Last  time I contacted you I wanted to know the same for your Halloween 
safety pins  and I understood you were busy with a wedding in your  family.
 

 
I am  involved in the National  Federation of the Blind Krafters Division 
as I  am the president and we have a list serve of over 125 blind crafters  
there.  We teach crafting projects to other blind people throughout the  
world now as the word is spreading on what we are doing at Krafters  Korner.    
We have folks that have been in our classes with the  use of SKYPE from 
India, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa  besides throughout the 
United States including Alaska and Hawaii.   
 

 
 
We do  have some safety pin beading classes and an excellent blind teacher 
who  teaches the beading and wiring of such projects as heart shape baskets, 
hot  air balloons, Christmas trees, etc.  We really would love to be able 
to  use your patterns to encourage our blind friends to be creative.   

 

 
I  really would like the above information for your St. Patty's patterns 
such as  shamrock, leprechaun and leprechaun     hat  pattern.
 

 
I  would love any Easter patterns you might have, but those I can wait for 
in  March.
 

 
I  hope you are willing to share your patterns with the blind in the world 
by  making them accessible on the web site.  I believe you would bring much  
joy to blind adults and children and their families by considering this.   
I know that the Krafters Korner family would be happy and thank you for  
this.
 

 
Joyce  Kane, President
 
National  Federation of the Blind Krafters Division
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com