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January 26th, 2011 • Lamination Coronation

This Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 from 9pm until midnight, at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!

Project: Laminating stuff with the laminator

$2 processing fee, please

I’ve got the laminator, and I’m not afraid to use it. This is the VERY FIRST time we’ve done this heat-based craft, whereupon, you draw or collage something neat-0, and we preserve it for all eternity between two sheets of plastic. We’ve done cold lamination, but this is going to be EVEN MORE INTENSE.

Here are just some of the exciting things you could do at CraftNight this Wednesday:

1.) Preserved guide maps that lead one to fictional places like Narnia, Treasure Island, Azkaban, Bali Ha’i, Vice City and other compelling constructed worlds.

2.)”Homemade Behavior Chart” with columns for each behavior you want to modify. Maybe you want a behavior chart that helps you eat less Swiss cheese, or one that helps you sing opera solos more often.

3.) Flash cards of different kinds of little poofy sheep… to remind you that there is a place in this world for such beings.

4.) A diploma for a friend who has graduated to “totally awesome friend” that lists all of their amazing merits.

5.) Drivers license for the cat (out of state, of course.)

6.) Laminated “Backstage Pass” for an actual event you are trying to sneak into… maybe it will work.

7.) Naughty version of the time-honored game of “Concentration.”

8.) Laminated paper doll with fashionable and positionable laminated clothing.

9.) Your very own board game, with game pieces that look like YOU.

10.) ANYTHING FLAT! (Or can be flattened easily)

Interesting items to laminate: Lock of hair, ticket from Air Supply concert, taco bell bag, scraps of fabric, photos, excerpts from ancient paperbacks, doodles from high school, pictures those who are far and near and missed.

There will be some stuff to laminate, but bring some of your own if you want to laminate something specific, like an AREA 51 Identification Card.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

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Akbar’s Site

 

Posted by on January 26, 2011 in Uncategorized

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January 5th, 2011 • NO CRAFTS!!! (Got a Head Cold)

Welcome to the new year, crafters! I waited until the LAST possible second to see if I was going to feel better this week, and, alas, it’s only “Day 3” of what looks like a pretty determined cold. Rest, vitamins, beverages, soup and Vicks is the regimen until operations are back to normal.

We’ll be back next week to start out CraftNight with FUSION BEADS!

Missing you, can’t wait to craft with you,

JP Craft Captain

 

Posted by on January 5, 2011 in Uncategorized

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LAST CraftNight of 2010! • Ye Olde CrafteNighte Crafte Faire!!!

This Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 from 9pm ’til midnight, at Akbar it’s THE LAST CRAFTNIGHT OF 2010!!!

Project: Painting odd little plaster Christmas figurines • $2 processing fee, please

ALSO: It’s our yearly “Ye Olde CraftNighte Crafte Faire” where we have vendors selling home made wares for you to peruse and purchase for people you prefer! And if you’re thinking you want to sell stuff, contact me NOW, it’s not too late! Write me! jparrsnip@mac.com

I think we may be visited by a sugarplum fairy, DJ Triple X has plucked some seasonal tunes for our listening pleasure, you might see Santa or an elf wandering around, there will be $4 cosmopolitans, and TREATS! Did I say treats? I think I did, and I think you just heard me. So please, come and join us, gather at your favorite neighborhood oasis to meet and be merry. We’ll start up again in 2011 on January 5th, with FUSION BEADS.

See you at the Crafte Faire Table,

JP Craft Captain

CraftNight’s Site

Akbar’s Site

 

Posted by on December 13, 2010 in Uncategorized

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December 8th, 2010 • Stockings!

This Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 from 9pm until midnight, at Akbar it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!

Project: Stockings! • $2 processing fee, please • drink special = $4 cosmopolitans!

THIS WEEKEND and NEXT – Amazing Holiday puppet show from yours truly! See here!

NEXT WEDNESDAY – December 15th, 2010 it’s the Ye Olde CraftNighte Crafte Faire! Drinks! Crafts! Handmade Items for Sale! Santa! Eek!

This Santa photo is very close to my heart, because I didn’t just lift this one out of my archives or find it online, I actually know these boys. A big thank you to the Stucker brothers, all seen here bravely supplying a complete and concise trio of emotions inspired by the man in red. And just LOOK at that Santa, if there was a Mona Lisa of Santas, this one might be it, because I can’t tell what he’s thinking. He looks rather somber at first, but I also see a kind of stoic and determined manner, and maybe even the hint of a smile in the eyes. I dunno, maybe he’s thinking about a GIANT glass of eggnog.

Anyway, we’re celebrating the last night of Hanukkah by crafting stockings, which might sound a little weird, but CraftNight was never really into things making sense. You can fill the stocking with gelt from your dreidel gambling addiction high-roller situation, or you can deep fry it in oil and try to pawn it off on Uncle Jack as a delicious fried delicacy (don’t forget the apple sauce!) and see if he eats the whole thing. Far as I know, these stockings are non-toxic.

The word tradition comes from theLatin traditionem which is the accusative case of traditio which means “handing over, passing on”. Use CraftNight as a way to preserve or change your personal traditions to either delight or freak out your friends and family this season!

Craft Lieutenants Ashley Craft (no really, her last name is “Craft”) and Elaine Walker (best collection of awesome and sassy dresses I’ve ever seen) will be at the helm tonight, show them your best side, leave your business side at home, come and unwind!

Pipe Cleaners-n-Googley Eyes,

JP Craft Captain

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Akbar’s Site

 

Posted by on December 7, 2010 in Uncategorized

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December 1st, 2010 • Dreidels!

This Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 from 9pm until midnight, at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!

Project: Dreidels! • $2 processing fee, please • Drink Special = $4 cosmopolitans

Ah, the festival of lights starts at sundown, and CraftNight is going to celebrate it by making dreidels and GAMBLING! This is a color and cut-out craft, complete with some cut-out gelt, and maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll get some chocolate gelt if you’re an especially boisterous player!

Happy Hanukkah from the Craft Table, come and join us!

JP Craft Captain

PS – Tickets are on sale NOW for my and Moira MacDonald’s spirited show “It’s the Yuletide Voyage Jubilee!” 7 shows only, come and see a true winter spectacle, a ne0-pagan family seaside comedy puppet drama involving song, warmth and cheer!

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Akbar’s Site

 

Posted by on December 1, 2010 in Uncategorized

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