[Nfb-krafters-korner] sales and organization

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

I am in the midts of sourting out all my yarn and organizing it.  I got 2 book cases that were my nieces, that are broken down into squares.  Thay came from Target and you can buy folding baskets to fit in the squares of the book case.  I bought different colored baskets to go along with most of my yarn colors.  I have blue for blue, red for red and yellow, green for green, purple for purple, and I have not desided what colors I will use for cotton or thick and quick or verigated yarn.
I am working on getting my beads in one location even if they are not labeled.
Also, I found the Id mate will read some yarn colors, especially the Lion brand 3 and 4 ply.

I am just getting started, using the pen friend, to make labels for yarn.  This is good, because the labels can be erased and used again.  I bought plastic lables from the NFB, but later thought of using the plastic name badge holders for my pen friend labels.  They can be cliped to an item or wrapped around an item or just put in a plastic bag of yarn.
Identifying beads is the hard job.  dimo tape does not stick for long!

When selling items, usually at an NFB function, I use index cards and braille a description and the price.  I also print the price for the sighted.  Remember, they can see the item, so the description is for the blind and for me to identify the item.  Some items are to small to label or the label would hide the item, so I do not label them.  These are ornaments and I can identify them by feal and looking at them, closely for color, if necessary.

Money;
Somewhere, I came upon a whalet that has 3 large zippers, so I can organize my bills and change.  It is pretty large, but can fit in a large pocket or bag and I do not have the hassle of opening a register each time.  The mo ney is in my hands, all the time.  No one can reach over the table and grab from the register.

Set up
I try to set up my table with all related items, together.  I put small items in containers, so they will not fall off the table and get lost or get mixed up.  I find this keeps my table, neet and orderly.

Hope some of these ideas help, someone.
Any ideas on organizing beads?

Terry P.


Theresa L. Powers (Terry)
Grants Clerk
Tobacco Control Research Branch
NIH/NCI/DCCPS/BRP/TCRB/DEAS
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