[Nfb-krafters-korner] Art and Crafts camp

Sun Jun 24 22:52:59 UTC 2012

Henrietta, when Heidi gets back later tonight, i will ask her for the 
recipe. it is so easy - only three ingredients and very very cheap to make - 
you won't believe it.
Talk to you later.
Lynda ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Art and Crafts camp

> Hi Linda,
> Wow, I was talking about the inspiration I got from the craft camp. lol
>
> Hey, I would love to hear the laundry soap recipe. Was it hard to make?
> Henrietta
> On Jun 24, 2012, at 5:57 PM, River Woman wrote:
>
>> Hi Henrietta,
>> That is all it takes, just a quiet little place where you can sit a spell 
>> and focus on enjoying something crafty. Your little retreat sounds 
>> wonderful.
>>
>> My daughter and grand daughters made 10 gallons of laundry soap today. My 
>> daughter found a recipe for it, and she made some for her own home. She 
>> has used it an loves it and it saves so much money it is amazing. They 
>> made some here in my kitchen today, and now she is leaving to go to 
>> another grand daughter's home to make a batch at her house.  One grand 
>> daughter just left with a nice warm 5 gallon bucket of nice freshly made 
>> laundry soap in her car. What fun, and saving money is even better yet.
>>
>> Thanks for your inspiring note, Henrietta. It does not have to be fancy 
>> or exotic, it just has to be fun. Have FUN. I am all about having FUN 
>> every day no matter what. We cannot control the things that life brings 
>> our way, but we can control our attitude and yours is certainly an 
>> inspiration to us all.
>>
>> Hugs, Lynda
>> From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 5:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Art and Crafts camp
>>
>>
>>> Hi There,
>>> Thanks for this inspiration. I have been feeling a bit down this week. 
>>> Most of my friends and family are going off on vacations this weekend. I 
>>> am not one of those who will be down long, so I invited two of my 
>>> favorite people to do a craft camp here.
>>>
>>> I am going and I invited Me and Myself. So it will be Me, myself and I 
>>> at this camp. But I will take what time I can find and sit by my 
>>> fountain in my screen room that my Husband had built for me and do some 
>>> crafting. With his illnesses this summer, I have put crafting on hold. 
>>> But we won't have much as far as company this week and he seems to be 
>>> feeling a bit better and doing some for himself. So I can focus on a few 
>>> projects I have thought about.
>>>
>>> I did start making soap bags for Dan. I made him one before that he 
>>> wouldn't try, but now that it is harder to hold on to the soap and 
>>> harder to pick it up when he drops it he thinks my little bags are 
>>> great.
>>>
>>> So thanks for the idea. I am excited for my camp. Think I will get the 
>>> beads out again.
>>> Henrietta
>>> On Jun 24, 2012, at 2:56 PM, River Woman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Charlotte,
>>>> Get a couple of friends together and invent your own little art camp 
>>>> for next summer. That is what we did! W chose summer because one 
>>>> participant is a teacher and has summers off - otherwise she cannot do 
>>>> it - US other three have a flexible schedule and could do it any time. 
>>>> I will let ya know how it goes - but for new we are all very excited we 
>>>> have put this together and it will be happening soon. woo hoooo.
>>>> Lynda
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte" 
>>>> <sirius_black at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:17 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Art and Crafts camp
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, an art camp sounds really good. I would love to just craft and 
>>>>> relax by the hot tub for a week. But for me, I'd like it in the winter 
>>>>> because I'm not a fan of this heat! Luckily here it's not too hot 
>>>>> (yet).
>>>>> Charlotte
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/24/2012 9:10 AM, River Woman wrote:
>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>> I am getting things together for my art and crafts adventure with 
>>>>>> three mutual friends who are artists. It is exciting. We planned this 
>>>>>> a year ago - to go somewhere that is central to each of us so that 
>>>>>> nobody had to drive for a long distance - some place in the middle 
>>>>>> between Northern Kentucky, and Western and Central PA. So we chose 
>>>>>> southern Ohio for our art retreat - rented a nice A frame home with 
>>>>>> hot tub, woods for hiking, and lots of room for each of us to be 
>>>>>> making art all day every day. We are also taking the Shawn T fitness 
>>>>>> program with us so we can work out to the _Insanity_ program while we 
>>>>>> are there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My big news is that FINALLY  I am getting to go to a three day 
>>>>>> training session on business development - been waiting for this for 
>>>>>> nearly a YEAR - through OVR, of course. Will  be there through next 
>>>>>> Wednesday, then home for a few days and then OFF again to Southern 
>>>>>> Ohio for our GIRLZ ART and FITNESS CAMP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All four of us will be doing beadwork projects there at our camp. I 
>>>>>> plan to finish up a bead embroidery piece I am working on currently - 
>>>>>> it is a bead encruseted "garden" piece and I started by selecting a 
>>>>>> Kaffe Fasset fabric for the base and the beginning of it. It is about 
>>>>>> 1/2 done now, so I plan to finish it there. My other plan is to begin 
>>>>>> a new TALISMAN. I have bought Honey Wax Opals, and Green Opals, and 
>>>>>> Tree Agates for this project. Also got lots of Swarovski crystals, 
>>>>>> and Gorgeous Japanese Seed Beads....OH, MY!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Finally, will take a knitting project, too. I am about 1/2 done with 
>>>>>> a Stockinette Stitch Shrug, and hope to finish it up by the end of 
>>>>>> our art camp. I think that is enough to work on for one week!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is all good!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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