[Ohio-talk] would people be interested

[Barbara Pierce]

I am pretty sure that both their names are on the byline, thought I do not know the order. The Miss Whozit piece goes back a few years.

How did things go at the fundraiser? We had over sixty people aat the Day of Empowerment that we used to spark a new chapter in both Akron and Canton. The whole thing went pretty well.

Thanks,
Barbara
Barbara Pierce
President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
bpierce at oberlin.net
440-774-8077

On Nov 15, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Lillie Pennington via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I will check him out.
> ThanksI
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 15, 2014, at 10:20 AM, "Deborah Kendrick" <dkkendrick at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Lillie, 
>> There is a guy who sells educational products that are braille letters on
>> piecess that were originally Lego blocks!  Over time, he started making his
>> own rather than using Legos, but that is still what they feel like.  
>> Those might be incorporated into jewelry.  I can't remember his name, but I
>> think he calls them Braille Tiles.  If googling doesn't bring him up, he's a
>> good friend of Bill McCann at Dancing Dots.  
>> Just throwing it out there in case you're interested.
>> 
>> Deborah
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lillie
>> Pennington via Ohio-talk
>> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 7:34 AM
>> To: David Cohen
>> Cc: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] would people be interested
>> 
>> Hello David,
>> I love this idea. The only problem is that I cannot make Braille beads, but
>> I will look in to where I can purchase them. However, these earrings would
>> probably be a bit more expensive, depending on what I would have to pay for
>> the braille beads.
>> It really is an awesome idea, and I will look into how I can make it
>> possible.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 7, 2014, at 8:52 AM, David Cohen <adcohen823 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Lilly,
>>> 
>>> I would not buy the earings only because I wouldn't want something so 
>>> unique to draw folks attention away from the make-over and perm I just 
>>> received.
>>> 
>>> Here's an idea...  People love Braille.  Could you make earing 
>>> initials or full first names with beads possibly?  Maybe this would 
>>> broaden your market.  I would buy some of these to give to the women I 
>>> know.  Good on ya and keep at it!
>>> 
>>> David Cohen
>>> Kettering
>>> 
>>>> On 11/6/14, Lillie Pennington via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> As some of you know, I have been dabbling in jewelry making for about 
>>>> a year now. I came up with a design for an earring that would look 
>>>> like a white cane. There is a red bead on the bottom to represent the 
>>>> tip, 12 white beads to represent the main shaft part, and two black 
>>>> beads to represent the handle. The handle is definitely recognizable.
>>>> 
>>>> I am thinking of selling these for around $8 a pair. I am asking this 
>>>> list because there is a wide variety of people on here. Would you 
>>>> personally buy a pair,? Do you think the price is too high? Who do 
>>>> you think would buy them?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I am very open to suggestions and thoughts.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Lillie
>>>> 
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