[Nfb-krafters-korner] SUCCESS

Thu Mar 15 22:26:55 UTC 2012

Hi Henrietta, there is a lot of information about herbs on Google.com. I'm 
sure that you can find an herb or a flower that could fit into a coffee cup. 
One flower that you might try out is the Affrican Violet. This fuzy flower 
doesn't require a lot of water and it can fit into a small pot. I know this 
because my mother has one and I have also seen another one planted in a pot 
that is small enough to hold in one hand at a florist shop a year ago or so 
while I was out doing fundraising for the NFB of Oregon. If you want to 
stick anything in a coffee cup, try starting your plants there and then 
transplant them once the weather improves. Just a thought.
Kendra Schaber

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SUCCESS

> Hi Cathy,
> Wow, you wore me out with all those projects. They all sound great.
>
> I went to the garden shop today. The salesman was laughing at me. I wanted 
> seeds for herbs and flowers that could live in a coffee cup.  He said I 
> was to early. lol
>
> I want to use up some of these cups in this house. I am sure they multiply 
> during the night. lol I thought some fragrant herbs and maybe some little 
> flowers like viola would be a cute gift on Easter. I could put one at each 
> place setting or a group in the center of the table for people to take 
> home.
>
> All I could get was the herbs. Since they were on sale I worry that they 
> were not this year's seeds. But I will plant them and hope for the best.
>
> I am afraid my Husband is going to have some very serious surgery in the 
> next few weeks. So who knows what will be happening on Easter. But I can 
> start this new life and hope.
>
> I feel like you with the baby blanket. I saw a pattern that looked easy 
> and fun. But both my Great Nieces and my Great Nephew have Grandma's who 
> crochet for them. You know one of those Grandma's lol Carol. So no sense 
> competing. lol
>
> I think I might just do some spring dish cloths since I might be spending 
> my days at the hospital. I am putting the patterns in braille as books 
> now. What a boring job. But how nice it is to have my little flip books 
> with a line on each page when I am knitting.
>
> This group has sure stretched our horizons hasn't it?
> Henrietta
> On Mar 10, 2012, at 6:42 PM, Cathy wrote:
>
>> Hi Henrietta and others who may be reading this,
>>
>> It was interesting hearing about all of your projects! You certainly have
>> been busy!
>>
>> So you finally finished the shawl. Bet you are so happy it is finally 
>> done
>> after all those false starts. Mine is coming along nicely, around 36" 
>> wide
>> right now. I work on it in-between all my other projects, attempting to 
>> give
>> equal time to all of them.
>>
>> Your quilt colors sound quite cheerful. It will be nice for a spring or
>> summer cover. Have you decided whose bed it will lay upon?
>>
>> I really had to smile at your description of making a six foot I-cord! 
>> Then
>> you didn't know what to do with it. well, you certainly came up with a
>> creative way to use it!
>>
>> I had thought that making a basket out of I-cord might be interesting, 
>> but
>> didn't quite know how to go about it.
>> Now to catch you up to date on my projects, the crocheted granny square 
>> baby
>> blanket in lavender is coming slowly, it being the least interesting of 
>> my
>> projects right now. now if I actually had a baby to make it for, that 
>> would
>> be a different story.
>>
>> Aside from the lacey shawl, my eWrap shawl in waterfall homespun blue is
>> also coming along well, everyone who sees it likes the blue shades, and I
>> think the light fabric will be perfect for my mother to wear in the
>> air-conditioned rooms in Florida. I hope to have that ready by mother's 
>> day.
>>
>> My knitted felted squares are going slowly. I kept trying different 
>> stitch
>> patterns, not liking them for one reason or another, so beginning again. 
>> I
>> am now just doing basic eWrap with a pearl 2 on each end to prevent 
>> curling.
>> I'm not even done with one square yet.
>>
>> My latch hook flower pup is going well. I am nearly 1'6 of the way done 
>> on
>> that. I am enjoying that, not having done latch hooking in awhile.
>>
>> I am almost done with a beaded Easter egg in four colors and had been
>> contemplating who to give it to when it was completed. Just yesterday one 
>> of
>> my good friends happen to mention that she had to get her Easter 
>> decorations
>> out. ahah, I thought, that's who will get it. I don't know anyone else 
>> who
>> decorates for Easter.  I just made the egg because I thought it would be 
>> an
>> interesting project, which it is.
>>
>> I believe those are all my projects at the moment. Hopefully, I can get a
>> few of these done before taking on more. With gardening season right 
>> around
>> the corner I know I won't be doing much crafting, my garden will be 
>> calling
>> me outside.
>>
>> Well, later, take care Henrietta and all.
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>>
>>
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