[Nfb-krafters-korner] Bolek and tree kits

Thu Nov 17 21:48:34 UTC 2011

You will have more C pins for another row.  I did not count how many
Mine came out correct.
>From every pin above, you will be altrinating, adding 2 or 1 new pin.  The new pins are b,c, so some of the single sections will be b pins and some will be c pins.  Also, I noticed, they altrinated from the first group of B pins and the second group.  This made one ball low and one high, one low and the next high.

Hope all makes sence.

Terry

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From: Ohio Gardener [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:35 PM
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Hello all,

Just wanted to let you all know that I called Bolek today and they were happy to send me the beads missing from my kit free of charge or shipping.
They said they will send them right out, so I will be good to go.

Today my husband and I worked on row three of the pins. It was puzzling to us to find that the directions didn't work out and we ended up having to adjust the pattern.

You see what happened was that we had eight pins in row one, and 16 in row two, then 24 in row three. This made sense to us because row two had a 1 1 pattern, while row 3 had a 2 and 1 pattern. However, the perplexity came when the instructions said to begin at the marker pin, which in our case was seven pins into the row. When we did the pattern in this way, we ran out of pins in row two to connect with, before we ran out of c pins. All we could think to do was to start at the beginning of the row, which enabled us to follow the pattern correctly.  The tree is now looking like a tree, but maybe the color pattern is not quite right. 
Another thing we neglected to do until row 3 was completed was to connect the two ends of row two. Could it be that  this was the problem?

Anyway, If anyone out there can figure out what if anything we are not understanding, i.e. how we can start in seven pins and still end with all pins used, please let me know. we will work it over again. I did talk to Theresa on the phone about this, but I believe I was unable to explain our puzzlement clearly. I often write better than I speak.

Also, just as a note from a newbee, I believe I would have preferred not to have laid the pins out before starting the row. If I'd done the project alone, it would have been difficult to keep the pins straight while fooling with the wire, that is even  if My cat hadn't been up on my dining room table, very interested in what we were doing. Taking them one by one from my bag would have been easier and "safer" for me I believe.

Thanks,

Ohio

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry
(NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:13 AM
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How many do you need.  I have at least 15, maybe more.

Terry P.

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From: Ohio Gardener [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:55 PM
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I really liked Terry P's idea of saving extra kits after a project. I plan to do this, I have a few large stars and colored beads to start my collection. Thanks for the tip about putting broken beads in the center of the pin. however, my broken ones were unusable, but I substituted large stars and hope they will fit into the tree. My other option is to short a few other E pins, so I can have close to the amount needed.

Which option is preferable, larger star substitutes or shorting other E pins?

Ohio

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carol Schnip
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:44 PM
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I To had many of the stars that were broken. But since whe did not have a lot of the beads I did what I could and put one broken one one close to where the  pin is in the center of the tree. I did have a pack of beads missing about 15 of the larger star beads and five of the pins. They are replaceing the missing beads  and pins. But if I am going to make another I think I will  gather the beads. That way if I miss any it will be me to blame. lol Hugs all CarolAnn 

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