[Nfb-krafters-korner] fund-raising

[Diane]

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From: "minh ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] fund-raising


>I love this idea also! My TVI from high school sends me braille cards
> for every Christmas that she gets from the Paper Store, but they are
> very general and impersonal. I think a lot of people would jump on the
> opportunity to buy these cards, especially sighted ones.
>
> On 1/24/14, Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:
>> I love this idea. That card and decoration was so cute and I was not only
>> touched by the holiday spirit and such in general but as a blind person 
>> by
>> the simple fact that the card was brailled and the decoration was 
>> something
>> I could see and enjoy. In short, I really think we should do this.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2014, at 10:26 PM, "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Some of you have probably received those brailed Xmas cards that 
>>> Theresa's
>>> sends out with a little
>>> crocheted decoration on them. so my idea is that we could create a whole
>>> line of cards for various
>>> occasions to sell. Birthday, valentine's day, Xmas, etc. not expensive 
>>> and
>>> they could even be sent
>>> free matter because of the braille. the tricky part might  be adding the
>>> large print, at least for
>>> me. but perhaps printed labels would work.
>>>
>>> We could make the decorations during chats or special classes for the
>>> purpose. folks who know
>>> braille well could make up the actual cards, and those who had printers
>>> could print out labels. It
>>> would be tricky to initially organize perhaps, but we could start slow 
>>> and
>>> just all make one kind
>>> of card at first.
>>>
>>> Cost would be braille paper and labels and I suppose a print cartridge.
>>> The small amount of yarn to
>>> make a little decoration would be insignificant unless we really got
>>> rocking and rolling!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cathy F
>>>
>>>
>>>
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