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Plush Lacing Sugar Skull Craft! • Oct 17th, 2018

TONITE! CRAFTNIGHT! >> WED • Oct 17th, 2018 • Akbar • 9pm to midnight (or later!) 
Craft Project: Plush Lacing Sugar Skull Craft! 

*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special: Never Knowingly Undersold
*********$3 suggested donation, please!

Right before I tell you about this craft, I just wanna direct your gaze to TWO spectacular Halloweenish Happenings direct to your very own town of plenty:

CraftNight’s BYOP or VIP Carving Party comin’ up NEXT WEEK! Here’s the INFO! 

AND on Halloween Night, I’m teaching a special candy dish workshop with all supplies included, snacks, and special treats! Info HERE Yahhhhh!

Okay but THIS WEEK it’s these super plush pillowy jewel-laden sewing skull pillow thingers that are dang cute and VERY comfy! When it gets to be busy, when things move fast, when quickness and efficiency are the goals, but seemingly unattainable… you can get it by taking a rest. When you do a lot of stuff, you need to guard your sanity with everything you’ve got, and taking breaks is key!

With this new crafty skull plush pillow, you can take a nap, AND look good doing it. It’s FALL, which brings themes of the preciousness of life, why not unfold your soul and delight in ordinary miracles like; a warm hot shower, a hug from a good friend, or having enough coffee creamer? This skull comes with fluff, with jewels, and I have extra bits and baubles for decorating it more, like I do.

Make this skull pillow, and prepare to go into low gear for like… 15 minutes. Vitalize and refresh yourself by tapping into the great primal pace of creation and slowing the hell down. When you turn down the noise, you can catch up with yourself and find some true things, some new things, the rhythm of the beginnings of protozoa and the secrets of the unseeable.

Sounds stupid, right? If that’s too “woo” for you, sleep researchers have concluded that a mere 20 minutes of napping reduces sleepiness while improving cognitive functioning, psychomotor performance, short-term memory and mood. Sleep researchers have also found that a home made plush skull pillow makes these types of naps even MORE beneficial to your health, especially with applied glitter glue and google eyes.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain


THINGS GOIN’ BUMP IN THE NIGHT for OCTOBER

Gothtober is LIVE, we’ve launched, go see! 

www.gothtober.com 

The Gothtober Countdown Calendar reveals the work of a different artist EVERY DAY counting the days down to All Hallows Eve. Contributors work their butts off to bring you the scary, the silly, the strange, the macabre, the terrifying, the weird and wonderful best and brightest vignettes made for you to enjoy! So… you should look at it, since you don’t have to go anywhere or do anything but click the above link and experience PUBLIC INTERNET ART that is hand hewn and FREE! I am the instigator and curator of this project, this will be our SIXTEENTH glorious bag of tricks-n-treats!

>>>>>>(Also… it’s not censored, please screen Gothtober Pieces before watching with young-uns!) 


MONDAY OCTOBER 22nd at Akbar 7:30pm >>> WITCHY BINGO!!! • A LIVELY and lovely evening of gambling and Halloweeny FUN, complete with music, cocktails, gurlz, bois, ballz, and all that enthralls! RSVP if you DARE! >>>>FB EVENT INFO

CrafNight! 9pm • Wednesdays • Akbar >>> 4356 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029 >>>>>> www.craftnightlosangeles.com


OCT 24th >>> CRAFTNIGHT PUMPKIN CARVING PARTY! 7pm EARLY START TIME AT AKBAR!!! 

BYOP – Bring your own pumpkin! [$3 walk-in, space available upon who gets there first!]

VIP – Very Important Pumpkin, BUY TIX NOW!!! 


OCTOBER 31st >>>LAST CRAFTS OF OCTOBER! 

LAST CHANCE Halloween Crafts [our regular $3 affair] OR Get tickets to the ULTRA CRAFT CANDY DISH WORKSHOP with JP! 

Regular crafts will be in the rumpus room as usual, music, etc. the whole nine yards. However… if you want a BEAUTIFUL and lovely vintage-style Halloween candy dish that lasts all year round, support your local non-profit and get a ticket to our Candy Dish Workshop! It comes with appetizers and all the supplies you need… and it’s deluxe… we use HOT GLUE OMG!!!

 

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Plush Birds and Self Defense! • March 28th, 2018

TONIGHT!!! Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 at Akbar it’s CRAFTNIGHT! 
8pm – Queer Self Defense with Cory Klink! (see details below)
****9pm CraftNight BEGINS! Project: Plush Spring Bird Lacing Craft! *** SPECIAL EASTER CHICKS WITH WIGS GIVEAWAY While Supplies LAST!!! ***   

*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special, quite the value!      
*********$3 suggested donation, we’re a scrappy non-profit alive because of you! xoxo 

It’s a SPECIAL 8pm CLASS with Cory Klink, read all about it below for FULL DETAILS!

We then go back to our regular programming with the cutest felt bird lacing craft that you ever did see.

It’s got tipped yarn laces, polyester fiberfill stuffing and self-adhesive felt shapes AND of course I’m putting out the extra felt so you can give it a fancy hat, a long beard, a fur coat, 16th century dungarees, whatever you want!

There will also be sparkles, googly eyes, puffballs, all the classic crafty smorgasbord items. So get in here and enjoy the cocktails, the camaraderie, the creativity and a lil’ sanity in this big ol’ city of Dodgertown!

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain


SPRING CRAFT SESSIONS 

DETAILS ABOUT CORY’S CLASS TONIGHT! – Read below, yay!

TONIGHT March 28th – Spring Bird Lacing Craft and AKBAR DOJO! SELF DEFENSE CLASS with Cory Klink! RSVP here on the FB Event! 
Bold Alchemy Queer Self Defense brings you the Protect Your Neck class!!! This 1 hour Self Defense class with Cory Klink will teach you how to use every day objects to defend yourself! Bring your favorite high heels, that crazy sharp crystal on your altar, or a good old fashioned baseball bat and learn to use what you have with you if being attached! We will also cover basic kicks, punches, stances and meditation. Students are encouraged to wear what they feel expresses themselves best and feels comfortable to move in. Bold Alchemy is a trauma focused self defense program that aims to empower, arm and heal queer, trans and poc humans. For more information about Bold Alchemy visit boldalchemy.com or email questions, comments or feedback to boldalchemy.coryklink@gmail.com


EVERYTHING’S COMING UP CRAFTNIGHTS 9pm Akbar, APRIL: 

4th – The Return of the Unicorn Pins!!! 

11th – Spring Animal Magnets! 

15th – BET YER BOTTOM BINGO 7:30pm in the front Bar, win BIG BOTTLES O’ BOOZE and other fabulous prizes with boys, girls, balls and a whole lotta laffs!!! 50 Cents a Card! 

18th – Terra Cotta Clay Playtime! 

25th – Puffball Creatures! 

 

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Ye Olde CrafteNighte Crafte Faire!!! • Dec 13th, 2017

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at Akbar SPECIAL 8pm START TIME!!! 
****8pm – 12pm >>>Crafte Faire Opens with Local Vendors!   

*****9pm The Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere Serenades us!
******9pm (ish) Make a Felt Vulva Ornament with the Audre Lorde Womens Health Center!  

Who doesn’t love celebrating holiday traditions with vulvas, hot drinks, and ukuleles? We’ve got all that AND MORE for the LAST CraftNight of 2017 at Ye Olde CrafteNighte Crafte Faire!

We’ll have pins, magical spell jars, quilts, buttons, holiday fascinators, skincare products, stained glass jewelry, ceramic art pieces, pottery, clothing, skivvies, pasties, Sno-Globs, and scads of other fabulous gift items for you to purchase! We’ve got music, fanfare, holiday drinks, including a very special HOT DRINK SPECIAL (which we almost never do!), and it’s just going to be a warm and festive and fun night in the bar. More info on vendors etc. on the FB Event! 

The treasure we have at the end of the year, and all the years to come, is each other. While the external whirling and twirling forces of the planet bring us all of the many things they bring (both easy and difficult) may we always be aware of how we can help, soothe, delight, and bring cheer to one another. The wintering sky beckons you toward an enclave of cozy community, a smattering of loving pickled souls on twinkling Sunset Boulevard. Get your butt in here and have a hot cider already because wherever you go, there you are. Give yourself the gift of a hug from us!

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain


DECEMBER ANTICS!  

SAME NIGHT>>> Take a short walk down to The CRUISE Holiday Bazaar at the Eagle to drink more and shop more! They’ve got Jen DM spinning, there will be boot-blacking, vendors selling leather goods, locally made pins, and other sexy stuff, it’s DRANX & SPANX! More info here on the FB Event Page! 


December 17th • Akbar • 7pm to 10pm • BET YER BOTTOM BINGO!!!!It’s boys, girls, ballz, holidaze crazy daze one wild night at your favorite watering hole for the worst jokes and the BEST PRIZES!!!  >>> FB LINK


Our Friends, Rogue Artist Ensemble, is having a Fundraising Telethon! It’s a show and a party and a fundraiser for their next season! “The tree isn’t the only thing getting lit this year! Rogue Artist Ensemble’s 4th annual holiday extravaganza fundraiser takes the retro holiday variety show to the next puppet level! Featuring naughty and nice puppets, never-before-seen cabaret performances, original songs, kooky characters, open phone lines answered by hungry puppets, the Rogue Holiday Boutique to find that perfect gift and a slew of odd-ball activities for your hands-on amusement, the Winter Fete & Telethon immerses you in the frosty, whiskey-soaked madness of the holiday spirit.” 
Presale tickets $20 • Tickets at the door $25 • VIP $50 – Buy Tix Here 
FB Event Page HERE

 

Posted by on December 12, 2017 in Fabric Craft, SPECIAL EVENT!

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Queer Self Defense then Halloween Pillows! • October 4th, 2017

TONIGHT!!! Wednesday, October 4th at Akbar: 

#1 >>>SPECIAL EVENT 7:45pm – 8:45pm • CraftNight brings you QUEER FISTS OF FURY • Self Defense Class with Instructor, Cory Klink! Work on your balance, self discipline, and confidence while learning to protect yourself! Find out more and RSVP Here

#2 >>> 9pm – midnight or later • CRAFTNIGHT • Attack of the Halloween Plush Pillow! – Halloween crafts BEGIN!!! Make, a terrifying personal pillow in the shape of a ghost, pumpkin or bat! It comes with a super easy sewing kit, stuffing, and felt pieces for gluing!

It’s October and you know what that means. It means there are 5000 things to do in your city, and we’ve got quite a few of them lined up, so I’m just gonna list ’em! Things have been rough, we got a harsh startup this week, from Puerto Rico, to Las Vegas, to Tom Petty: but CraftNight will not let the turkeys get it down. CraftNight has a very special guest tonight to put some vim and vigor into your (possibly deflated) spirit. We have Queer Fists of Fury: Self Defense Class with Cory Klink!

Last month we focused on disaster preparedness with the Red Cross, and this month we’re focusing on Kicking some ass. We’re thinkers, we’re doers, we’re fighters. We fight the dumbness, and while it seems like there’s an incomprehensible avalanche of dumbness right now… we’re together, and we are persistent.The seeds we plant may grow into trees we never see, but we MUST KEEP PLANTING THEM.

What did the headless horseman do when he lost his head? He picked up a sword, got on a horse and got busy terrifying the residents of Tarry Town and Sleepy Hollow!!! He didn’t care if his head was in a bag somewhere by the side of the road, he carved a pumpkin, lit it on fire and threw it at Ichabod Crane. Say what you will about the headless horseman, but he knew how to get stuff done.

See you at the Craft Table, JP Craft Captain

 


MORE THINGS!!! 

#3 >>> TWO SHOWS LEFT: FRIDAY 9pm: Pat & Charlie: Solid Gold Lamé Cabaret directed by JP Craft Captain you can get tix and more information about this high impact adventure here. 

#4 >>> GOTHTOBER 2017 Visit www.gothtober.com and see 31 works by 31 different contributors, each day a new one revealed! Works by Akbar bartenders, Kimberly Kim, and Jennifer’s pup “The Stig” on the horizon! It’s all online, you don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, watch from your phone, your tablet, your desktop!

#5 >>>Oct 18th 9pm to 11pm – Dr. Sketchy returns with a really fun and CREEPY Life Drawing Assignment: Stephen King’s IT! Get tix and RSVP HERE. CraftNight also begins at 9pm with somethin’ halloweenie!

#6 >>> Oct 22nd – Sunday 7pm Bet Yer Bottom Bingo HALLOWEEN STYLE!!! A rotten, putrid, haunted evening of depraved behavior and boozy rewards! FB Event HERE!

 

UPCOMING CRAFTS:

 Oct 11th – Haunted Lasercut skull shape painting project! Oct 25th – CraftNight’s Annual PUMPKIN CARVING Festival! Reserve a Pumpkin or BYOP!!!

 

Posted by on October 4, 2017 in Fabric Craft, Uncategorized

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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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