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Crafts from the Vault • Sept. 9th, 2015

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This Wednesday, Sept 9th, 2015 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Pre-Fall Grab Bag 
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials: Stronger than Dirt. 

Starbucks is rolling out its pumpkin spice latte ahead of time, Target is selling 45 different varieties of pumpkin candles at the store, Halloween stuff is creeping onto the shelves.
IT IS NOT FALL.
DO NOT BE FOOLED.
School might be back in session, the stores are stocking scarves and Ugg boots, but no semester of classes or fancy fall fashion can change the fact that Autumn is, like, a real thing, and it just hasn’t happened yet.
Don’t listen to those lazy people who say Los Angeles doesn’t have Autumn, it does.
Trust me, it just does.
Our little blue marble’s axial tilt has got to be perpendicular to the sun’s rays (not its usual 23º) for it to be TRUE Autumn. I mean come on, we’re still melting from the heat this week, keep the Earl Grey tea in the box and the cable knit sweater packed away for just a little bit longer!
Meanwhile, I’ve decided to have a grab bag night with a variety of projects that will keep you busy. If you missed some of our CraftNight Campfire Resort crafts, you can do one of those, or you can do a craft from the vault. CraftNight is in its 13th year, so when I say one from the vault, I really mean it. I have years of craft supplies, it’s ridiculous. I am making festive bundles for you to pick from, you’re gonna love it. In any case, pop in and tell us how you are, we like updates.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

COMING UP SEPT 29th: BET YER BOTTOM BINGO!!!! FIFTY CENTS A CARD!!!
AKBAR >> 8pm to 10pm >> Booze, Boys, Balls, Girls, Prizes, Gambling!!! WOOOOOO!!!!

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

 

Posted by on September 8, 2015 in Multi-Variety Craft

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TONIGHT! Yarn Puff Creatures with Lori! • Sept. 2nd, 2015

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TONIGHT! Wednesday, Sept 2nd, 2015 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Yarn Puff Creatures with Camp Counselor, Lori Meeker! 
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials: Save money. Live better. 

CRAFTNIGHT CAMPFIRE RESORT IS BACK TO SCHOOL! 

Learn to make yarn pom-poms from SCRATCH! And then make those pom-poms into creatures, monsters, a party string of poofs! Used to be if you wanted a pom-pom, you’d have to make it yourself. The process of making a yarn pom-pom may seem daunting, but not with visiting artist and camp counselor, Lori Meeker! She’ll show you how to make fun and colorful poofs!

CraftNight will supply you with the yarn, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, gems, and other bits to make your poof into whatever you want!

We’ll have music, drinks, treats, all the stuff you need for a relaxing evening of artsy-fartsy fulfillment. The world needs art more than you know, so get in here, turn off the phone, ignore your nighttime chores and give your brain some playtime.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

 

Posted by on September 2, 2015 in Assembly Craft, Fabric Craft

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TONIGHT! Planes • August 26th, 2015

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TONIGHT! Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Wooden Planes 
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials: Something special in the air… 

CRAFTNIGHT CAMPFIRE RESORT HAS YOUR LEISURE TIME IN MIND >>>>

You need to get away, you need to soar the friendly skies, fly among the clouds and marvel at all the tiny shadows on the earth. Paint the wooden fuselage on your winged dream, hang it from the ceiling and let it inspire your travel plans for the future.

We are just about to September, and I’m not sure how that happened, but we’ll be ready, with corks and paper and glue.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

 

Posted by on August 26, 2015 in Assembly Craft, Painting Craft

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Your NEW Pet Rock! • August 19th, 2015

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This Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Your NEW Pet Rock!  
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials: Reassuringly inexpensive
DIRTY BET YER BOTTOM BINGO COMING UP NEXT TUESDAY! READ BELOW FOR DETAILS!!!

CRAFTNIGHT CAMPFIRE RESORT HAS AIR CONDITIONING!!! 

Feeling like you’d like a friend around the house that will give you the least amount of mess and the greatest amount of fun? Make a pet rock at Akbar!
A pet rock won’t wake you up at night or in the morning. A pet rock will remain loyal and true. Landlords LOVE pet rocks, pet rocks are quiet, they are very cheap to feed, and if you accidentally leave it in the closet for six months, it’ll be fine! Almost no maintenance is required to keep a pet rock!
You can give your pet rock the attributes you have always wanted in a pet. You can give it a bonnet, a pair of wingtips, you can fashion a pair of eyeglasses for your pet rock! There will be paint, and fabric, shiny pretty tidbits with which to decorate at will.
You can even take your pet rock to the vet… but you might have kind of a weird time if you do.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

PS- We will also have Resort badges for anyone who wants to earn them. You can get this week’s limited edition badges-, and you can also earn the Angie Cho Badge, the campfire badge, the Kenefick Mind Pavilion badge, and who knows what else…

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS 

CRAFTNIGHT RESORT’S UPCOMING CRAFTS:
PLANES!
PAPER CRAFTS!
CORK CRAFTS! 

BET YER BOTTOM BINGO ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!! 
AUGUST 25th • 8pm – 10pm • AKBAR • 50 Cents a Card ••••• What are we doing? NASTY BINGO!!! The night will sparkle with prurient pervy splendor! Prizes from The Pleasure Chest and The Stockroom, as well as big bottles o’ booze will be ready for you, so don’t be shy, gather all that loose change and come gamble at the gay bar! 

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HOT AUGUST NIGHTS 

CRAFTNIGHT RESORT’S UPCOMING CRAFTS:
****** August 12th – Mousetrap Magnets with Camp Counselor and CraftNIght Lieutenant, Veronica LeBron!
***** August 19th – Wooden Planes! You Paint and Decorate!
***** Cork Crafts, Sewing Crafts, Assembly Crafts! Coming Up! 

BET YER BOTTOM BINGO ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!! 
What are we doing? DIRTY BINGO!!! Special pervy prizes for the ones we love! AUGUST 25th • 8pm – 10pm • AKBAR

 

Posted by on August 18, 2015 in Multi-Variety Craft, Painting Craft

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Snappy Trappy DIY Note Holders • August 12th, 2015

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This Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Snappy Trappy DIY Note Holders with CraftNight Resport Counselor and Lieutenant, Vero LeBron!    
RUMOR: The S’MORE GNOME WILL BE VISITING!!! (Want a s’more?) 
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials: Mama said there’d be days like this… 

CRAFTNIGHT CAMPFIRE RESORT IS !  

A Rip-roarin’ rustic craft project awaits you this week, one you can really sink your teeth into, one that’s pretty ingenious, thanks to Vero Lebron, who will be leading this week’s CraftNIght! She will take you through the steps to help you make the coolest note holder YET. You’ll be turning an every day object into a fabulous note holder!

Paint it, decorate it, put a magnet on the back of it, voila, your snappy trappy note holder will hold all of those annoying loose papers in the kitchen! It’s a spot for receipts, a place for wayward postcards, you can keep one on your desk to keep track of forms!

Also, the S’more Gnome will be with us this Wednesday evening, making sure your sweet tooth is well-attended and given enough marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. Nothing says summer fun like s’mores! You can tell everyone you went camping and you never went outside. If you TRY our “archery” game and you get a bullseye, you will a FREE DRINK!!!

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

PS- We will also have Resort badges for anyone who wants to earn them. You can get this week’s limited edition badgex-, and you can also earn the Angie Cho Badge, the campfire badge, the Kenefick Mind Pavilion badge, and who knows what else…

www.crafthead.com

www.akbarsilverlake.com

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS 

CRAFTNIGHT RESORT’S UPCOMING CRAFTS:
***** August 19th – Wooden Planes! You Paint and Decorate!
***** Cork Crafts, Sewing Crafts, Assembly Crafts! Coming Up! 

***** Origami for your LIFE, simple and complicated paper projects!

BET YER BOTTOM BINGO ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!! 
AUGUST 25th • 8pm – 10pm • AKBAR • 50 Cents a Card ••••• What are we doing? NASTY BINGO!!! The night will sparkle with prurient pervy splendor! Prizes from The Pleasure Chest and The Stockroom, as well as big bottles o’ booze will be ready for you, so don’t be shy, gather all that loose change and come gamble at the gay bar! 

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Posted by on August 11, 2015 in Messy Craft, Painting Craft

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