[Nfb-krafters-korner] Tag punch?
Blindhands at aol.com
Blindhands at aol.com
Wed Mar 14 18:59:14 UTC 2012
What is a tag punch and what shapes do they come in? Where do you find
tag punch or should I say where can you purchase them?
Joyce Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
Blindhands at AOL.com
In a message dated 3/13/2012 9:15:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
nevafairchild at verizon.net writes:
I cut my own, or use a tag punch. The card stock is cheap and I can use
colors. I like the tag punch because the hole is punched at the same time
as
the outside edge and they have more interesting shapes than rectangles.
Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039
-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sahar Husseini
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:22 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
Lol, I like that trick with the bills. Even though I usually work with my
husband, he does not do any of the identifying. If a customer wants to
know
something about an item, I have them give it to me, and I tell them about
it. The one thing I haven't done, which is definitely a great idea is to
have the prices in both Braille and print since I don't remember the prices
like I used to do. My price tags are tiny. I need to get bigger ones and
Braille away. It would definitely make my life easier. I have to find
good
tags that don't have strings. Those strings tangling up are a nightmare
and
a half. Any ideas on where you find decent tags?
Warm regards,
Sahar Husseini
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ramona Walhof" <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
Lindey, experience is the best thing. Work with someone else at first,
but
don't let them do any more than you. If you can put both Braille and
print
prices on every item or container, that helps. Don't hesitate to say to
customers, 'I am totally blind." Be sure to look at their faces, but say
it, anyway. Sometimes it will register with them, and sometimes it won't.
The Braille helps them believe it. If they are pointing to something or
holding something and you don't know what it is, hold your hand out toward
where you think the item is and say: I need to touch it to know what you
are interested in. If they put money on the table and you don't know
where
it is, ask them. When you tell them the price, hold out your hand. Many
people will still put the money on the table, and you may need to ask them
if they did. Sometimes the next customer will tell you. Something
depends
on the crowd, how noisy it is and how crowded. If it is noisy and
crowded,
you probably need two people at the booth, anyway. If you are working all
day, you certainly need to trade shifts. I like to go make friends with
people at the other booths, look at their merchandise and just manage to
mention that I am working across the way selling xxx. Many of them notice
that I am using a white cane and can find my way around the place and they
take an interest in what I am making. It is good p. r. about blindness
and
good advertising, as well.
Our NFBI chapter sold baked goods at the Lions craft show last fall, and
the
customers included both people from other booths and those who came in
just
for a few minutes.
A stack of business cards with both Braille and print information may also
help and add to the interest in you and your work.
Sometimes people want to dicker on the price, and you have to decide
whether you will do that or not. If you do it once, you can count on it,
others will want to. But with big orders, hopefully your pricing will
make
it a good think to do. However, when you need to spedn a lot of time with
one person, you need to keep your ears open for activities of other
customers. If you don't have a huge amount to sell, it can be a good
thing
to share space with another seller.
Have a good time! People will be drawn to your smile.
Ramona
Use a cash box that closes and keep it near you on your side of the table
so you can keep your bills organized. If someone else is with you, either
don't let them do the money or make sure they keep it in order. If you
are
selling things you have made, you know them better than anybody else, and
this will come across to customers. If kids give you 20's, sometimes,
even
fives, verify with them or somebody next to them: Is this the bill you
gave
me and show them a one. If they didn't give you what they said it was,
they
will not know what to say. That is an old trick I learned from a blind
vendor. Don't try it on everybody, but you won't need to.
Depending on how busy the craft show is, youmay be able to make friends
with
the people working in the booth beside you and verify bills you question
with them. I am the primary cashier for my Lions Club on the shifts I
work,
and they now have confidence in me to keep it straight, but I very openly
verify bills sometimes, not as though I don't trust the person who gave it
to me, but as though I think I might have confused the bills.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:03 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
> Hi there,
> To those who sell at craft markets, I was wondering about a few things.
> 1 Do any of you manage a stall or a table on your own, or do you usually
> have someone there to help?
> 2 If you do it on your own, how do you answer the questions: how much is
> this? or I'd like to take this ... or Do you have change for this?
> 3 How do you handle sorting and exchanging paper money?
> I had my first experience with selling at a stall last Saturday and
these
> were some of the aspects I had to deal with.
> I don't think it is immediately obvious that I am blind, which did make
> for some awkward situations, I thought.
> Perhaps there may be some obvious answers to some of these questions, or
> perhaps I just need some practice with being more comfortable in dealing
> with strangers in that type of setting?
> I know it will be most helpful to have prices on either the products or
on
> the containers they reside in, but it just felt like people related to
me
> using gestures a lot of the time, which obviously made communication
> somewhat difficult and even though I wanted to respond in a confident
> manner, I found it quite challenging at times.
> Any ideas and thoughts would be much appreciated.
> Lindy
>
>
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> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:28 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for volunteers
>
>
>>I am looking for teachers to teach the classes. Do you know or are you
>> interested in teaching any of these suggested classes? I need
>> volunteers to
>> teach.
>>
>> Heads up we hopefully will be having an email class with an Origami
>> project
>> in the near future. I will do a soap class and a sewing class,
but I
>> am busy with kicking off my new craft business. I am not sure if I
can
>> fit classes in that I will teach between now and middle of July. I
have
>> 4
>> holidays between now and then to fill orders. Hopefully I am putting
>> St.
>> Patty's Day Wild Irish Roses to bed maybe by tomorrow. I have 100 in
>> reserve
>> for my Irish Bar that is selling soo many of them. I spent the last 2
>> days
>> working on Easter ones to get a head start. I will know on Wednesday
if
>> they need any more St. Patty's Day ones.
>>
>> We need to wait for the Latch Hook class to be finished before we start
a
>> new email class. I want to only do one at a time email class for now,
>> until we work any problems out.
>>
>> So think about what you can teach, host a chat night topic. I will
be
>> there to help with what YOU do.
>>
>> Krafters Korner is for everyone and everyone makes Krafters Korner what
>> it
>> is!
>> Joyce Kane
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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