[Nfb-krafters-korner] did you ever want to...

[Diane]

Speaking of which, I saw a post on Skip to my Lou today that makes soap for 
kids and puts plastic animals in it!
Too cute!!!
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] did you ever want to...


> Joyce,
> Would it be possible for you to teach a candle or soap project?  I joined
> after you had taught the soap class.  I have tried my luck at the melt and
> pour, but wind up getting the kids to pour the melted soap.  Maybe you 
> could
> get me confident enough to pour it myself!
> Jill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:42 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] did you ever want to...
>
> Did you ever want to learn something new?  Did you ever think you  could
> search down and get all the info by talking to people and giving it a 
> try?
>
> If you wanted to buy a tip roast and wanted a really good one would  you 
> go
> to a yarn shop looking for it?
>
> Well I hope I make a point here.  There is no reason why any of us can 
> not
> learn how to do a new craft and learn all about it.  Even if Krafters
> Korner don't have a class.You can do the research and learn all that you
> can,
> give it a try teaching yourself, but use the resources and contacts to 
> pick
>
> their brains and then try and try again until you can do it satisfactory 
> to
>
> yourself.
>
> I went blind 16 1/2 years ago and since then I had never made candles when
> I was sighted[I learned how by doing what I said above][I started making
> and  selling my candles].  I did not have any idea what an antique sock
> machine  was nor how it worked[I listened to people online and went out 
> and
> found
> one and  learned how to use it].  I never heard of a triangle loom before
> and  started out with a small one and learned how through email and a 
> phone
>
> call.  I had known about caning chairs as my Mom did it after she retired
> and it was a project that her and her friend would go to in the local 
> senior
>
> center.  I did have 6 months of training doing chair caning after I went
> blind, and while there the teacher let me dabble with making a basket, now 
> I
>
> am  teaching basket classes, but I am still learning and picking the 
> brains
> of the  shop owner  from Baskets of Joy.
>
> So if you always wanted to learn something maybe it is time to learn.
> When I started with the candles I called up a lot of candle shops and 
> talked
> to
> the owners on what I needed and took their knowledge and gave it a try.
> So  go out and learn something new and be sure you come back to Krafters
> Korner and  teach all of us!
> .
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
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