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TONIGHT! Bottlecap Necklace! • Oct 10th, 2018

October 10

TONITE! CRAFTNIGHT! >> WED • Oct 10th, 2018 • Akbar • 9pm to midnight (or later!) 
Craft Project: Halloween Bottlecap Necklaces!
*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special: Sip to Win!
*********$3 suggested donation, please!

Is there anything classier than a bottlecap necklace? I thought not. I’ll make this quick: COME IN and see us, because bottlecap necklaces are your ticket to high end living. Once you put this premium, handmade joy of joys around your neck, I’m just tellin’ ya, you’re gonna get the promotion. You’re going to GET THAT RAISE. You’ll find all the lovers, you’ll impress all the dreamers, the downtrodden will be lifted, the lambs will eat the lions on toast.

Perhaps that last part is a bit much.

I can’t guarantee everything, but I can guarantee that love’s in need of love today, and we have that, just a room full of colors, beads, and love. You want some? Come in and be with your people, the ones who like dim lighting and bottlecaps.

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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TONIGHT! PingPong Luminarias • Oct 3rd, 2018

October 03

TONITE! CRAFTNIGHT! >> WED • Oct 3rd, 2018 • Akbar • 9pm to midnight (or later!) 
Craft Project: PingPong Ball Luminarias!!!
*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special: Sip to Win!
*********$3 suggested donation, please!

Ping Pong LUMINARIAS!!! Sing a song of triumph across the land, as Lo, unto these ping pong balls the pens and candles have arrived!

Make one, make two, maybe even a THIRD! It’ll have a flicker candle, and it’ll look cute: a wee pumpkin in the night, helping you illuminate the walkway or your desk, or wherever one needs a tiny pumpkin life!

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

 

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TONIGHT! Halloween Bracelet! • September 26th, 2018

September 26

TONITE! CRAFTNIGHT! >> WED • Sept 26th, 2018 • Akbar • 9pm to midnight (or later!) 
Craft Project: Halloween Bracelet!
*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special: Brews that are True! 
*********$3 suggested donation, please!

I do not care a FIG that it’s still September, I have so many wondrous Halloween crafts for October that we’re starting NOW. We have to start you off with some couture, dahling, we can’t have you wandering around in your same old rick-rack, we must have an upgrade! I’ve got what you need to gussy up your seasonal plastic jewelry collection, our selection of shiny baubles is PERFECT for these emerging autumn soirees you’ll surely be attending.

It is the night of the waning gibbous, the Harvest Moon came and went, it’s light still illuminating the dregs of everyone’s gardens. Changing moonlight calls to mind the changing nature of all the things.

We walk and drive around on a planet where small creatures fly above our heads and sing stuff. Colorful, juicy things grow on trees, you can eat some of it, it grows from dirt. There’s running water just about everywhere you go, and if you want to, you can use that water to go wash the tiredness from your face WHENEVER YOU WANT.

It’s true it’s here it’s now. It’s a goddamn miracle.

You can always think there’s bigger game to hunt, larger mountains to climb, a different “you” to build… but we like you right this moment just fine. Sweet person, you’re worth it, come make a pretty trinket for your wrist. You can craft… for inspiration.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

THINGS GOIN’ BUMP IN THE NIGHT for OCTOBER

OCTOBER 1st, at midnight, we launch our ambitious annual project: 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

 

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Keychain Fob Magic • July 25th, 2018

July 24

Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 at Akbar ’round 9ish to midnight (or later) it’s CRAFTNIGHT! 
Project: Keychain Fob Magic 
*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special, the wave of the future!      
*********$3 suggested donation, please!

“Where are my keys?” You said NEVER AGAIN after making a beautiful and envied keychain fob at CraftNight! This thing is a boon to anyone who misplaces their keys anywhere, because you can design it to be the most flamboyant, vivid, eye-catching keychain this side of the Rio Grande. Misplaced keys will be a thing of the past!

This is a multi-variety keychain craft involving assemblage of decorative bead combinations AND drawing/scrapping together something to put inside the lil’ picture frame thingy that comes with it. It’s a two-parter, easygoing and as complicated or as simple as you make it. Save your keys or someone else’s keys (makes a great gift) with this peppy lil’ handmade souvenir of practicality!

I know it’s summer, I know your brain is all befuddled with BBQs, beaches, and diversions that are ever so much more enticing than the administrative tasks required to keep living. Drag your addled, overheated self to our bar and give yourself a much deserved break!

This craft is a quiet, relaxing playground for your mind, fostering a cocktail-laden, air-conditioned escape hatch from the scurrying timelapse-frenzy of the urban lifestyle.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

Upcoming CraftNights: August 1st – Wooden Safari Stand-Ups, August 8th – DIY Paddleball Game, August 15th – Ocean Animal Sand Art, August  22nd, TBA Craft >>> 9pm • Wednesdays • Akbar >>> 4356 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029 >>>>>> www.craftnightlosangeles.com

 

Posted by on July 24, 2018 in Assembly Craft, Coloring Craft, Jewelry Craft, Multi-Variety Craft

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RETURN of the Unicorn Pins • April 4th, 2018

April 03

This Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 at Akbar it’s CRAFTNIGHT! 
Project:  Unicorn Pins Yayyyyyy!!!! (Paint yer own!)   
*******$4 PABST/TECATES • $5 Cocktail Special, get yours today!       
*********$3 suggested donation, we’re a scrappy non-profit alive because of you! xoxo 

When we last saw our wooden lasercut unicorn profiles, they were in a box… somewhere. And then I went out of town, and my poor CraftNight Lieutenants couldn’t find them anywhere, and so the unicorns did not star as the craft for that evening. It was a bit of a SNAFU: Situation Normal: Awol Forgotten Unicorns. You know, like they say in the military.

However, I FOUND THEM! I found the UNICORNS! And they’re FUN, and you can wear one after you paint it and glue gems to it and it will just be the everlovin’ BEST. I mean, this creature has been captivating us since 5th century BCE. Marco Polo thought rhinoceroses were the ugliest unicorns he’d ever seen and was super disappointed. Here’s a direct quote from when he was rooting around in Sumatra (formerly Basma):

“The head resembles that of a wild boar, and they carry it ever bent towards the ground. They delight much to abide in mire and mud. ‘Tis a passing ugly beast to look upon, and is not in the least like that which our stories tell of as being caught in the lap of a virgin; in fact, ’tis altogether different from what we fancied.”

Still, people were drawn to the power and mystique of the majestic unicorn. As late as 1741 you could purchase powdered unicorn horn in jars in London pharmacies. Obviously, we don’t have anything as resplendent as that, but well… they are wooden shapes for painting, and the resplendence is up to you.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

SPRING CRAFT SESSIONS and MORE for APRIL! 

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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