[Nfb-krafters-korner] SUCCESS

Fri Mar 16 02:39:38 UTC 2012

Hi Henrietta, good luck with your husband's sergery and your Easter plant 
project! You might have to use something like a pot holder just like you 
would with taking backed goods out of the oven in order to carry the bowls 
to the table. Just a thought for you to try out. Yes, Parsley and Thyme are 
good small herbs that will stay in pots. So will the dworf lavender 
varieties. You need to know the zone of where you live in order to pick out 
the right kind of lavender since there are 39 kinds to choose from. The 
insides of dyper holders? That is one that I would not have guessed for 
moysture control in a plant project. I would have suggested putting gravel 
at the bottom of the bowls for drainige but if it works, why not? I'll have 
to remember that one and maybe pass it onto my boss at work. She might get a 
kik out of that one(LOL). I hope that you will enjoy your project and that 
Easter goes well for you! Good luck with your spring indevers!
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: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SUCCESS

> Hi Kendra,
> I bought parsley and thyme for my project. But I decided to use some soup 
> bowls that I was given. They are cute but they are impossible to carry to 
> the table because they get so hot. The friend that gave us the bowls have 
> two of their own and are coming for Easter so she will give me her two and 
> that will make six planters. I am using the insides of diapers for 
> moisture control. The bowls have little handles on each side so will look 
> cute on ones counter.
>
> If Carol gets home for Easter there will be just enough planters for each 
> family. If not, I bet I can save it for her.
>
> I want this Easter to be special. My Husband is going in for surgery 
> shortly after and the prognosis isn't real good. But lots of planning and 
> a good attitude will work wonders. His recovery will be long at best but 
> he has done these miracle things before. So no reason not to expect it 
> again.
>
> Henrietta
> On Mar 15, 2012, at 6:26 PM, Kendra Schaber wrote:
>
>> 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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