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

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Hi Joyce,
Thanks for writing and asking for these patterns. I will definitely write to 
Sherry since I have been getting her newsletter for a while now and like it 
a lot. I will let her know about my site and ask if I might add a link to 
the safety pin patterns to my site as well since she will hopefully add more 
accessible patterns.
Lindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 12:54 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: safety pin bead projects


>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
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> 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
>
>
>
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