[Nfb-krafters-korner] Flower Arranging As a Blind Person

[Denise Shaible]

Hello,

If there are new members on the list who don't know me, I'm Denise from
Sacramento. California.  I want to let you know that blind people can do any
crafts they want to do with the right teacher.  I've done flower arranging
myself but, not for a long time now.  I only did silk flowers but, then
again, they don't die.  I made one for my home and one for my mom of pink
flowers and green trim in a basket with a lighter green ribbon on it.  They
both turned out very nicely.  I was at a blindness training center at the
time in Daytona Beach, Florida and we did lots of crafts.  My instructor
used the clock method to position the flowers and told me the colors.  I'm
sure if you got the flowers, the store personnel could tell you the colors
and you could mark them somehow or put them in baggies so you wouldn't get
mixed up.  If anyone else on the list has done flower arranging, chime in
and let others know about it and if you use the clock method or some other
method to arrange the flowers.  Maybe someday, the person who teaches
macramé and the person who can teach flower arranging can get together and
teach how to make a covered basket and a flower arrangement.  That would be
cool.

Regards,

Denise


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 12:20 AM
To: 'Nancy Yeager'; 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Flower Arranging As a Blind Person

Hi,
There was an article in one of the NFB magazines a long time ago about a
woman who is blind and does flower arranging. I can't remember if it was the
Braille Monitor or Future Reflections. Maybe you could contact the National
Office and see if they can find it. I would think that if this lady already
knows how to do flower arrangements, she could still do it. She might have
to label some things to know what colors some flowers are etc, but I bet she
could do it! 
Thanks
Lauren

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nancy Yeager via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 9:47 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Flower Arranging As a Blind Person

Hi all,

 

We have a new member in the NFB of Virginia who has recently lost her
vision.  She used to do a lot of flower arranging and now that she is blind,
she doesn't think she can arrange flowers any more.  

 

I'm writing this for Edith, as she doesn't have a computer.  Any blind
flower arrangers out there who might like to touch base with Edith?

 

You can contact me off list at:  nancyyeager542 at verizon.net.

 

Thanks.

 

Nancy Yeager

 

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