What’s that? YOU were certain the world was going to end before Christmas? And now you’re in a Last Minute Panic? Wishing there was a Holiday Marketplace full of items to complete your shopping list? 

Well search no more friend! This Friday and Saturday, the Western New York Book Arts Center will be crammed with awesome gifts and goodies for your holiday needs! 

And who will be there! Why the Crafters of the Apocalypse of course! (Craftocalypse!) Swing by our table, say Hi, and check out the awesome goods we’ve been spending late hours working on!

Peanuts the Circus Elephant - Joelle Saveliev 

“Step right up ladies and gentlemen! Meet Peanuts! The Ringmaster extraordinaire!”

My circus challenge entry - Val : ]

You know when you get a monkey stuck in your lederhosen while riding a tricycle at the circus? And you inadvertently set the whole tent on fire with your simultaneous flame-throwing act? 

Well, we here at Craftocalypse know the feeling, and hope you do too. 

Juggling too many things at the same time is a dangerous act. Especially when you’re not a professional juggler. 

In light of crazy things happening right, left, and in our pants, we’re putting off the Circus Challenge for just a wee bit longer. The FINAL date will now be August 31st. 

By then, our pants should be extinguished, and our artwork on display! 

Thanks for your patience! We’ll get this circus act down just yet! 

Step riiight up folks! See the amazing Two-Header Crafter! One set of hands paints while the other set sews! Watch as they perform terrific feats millinery and chainsaw juggling! 

Yes that’s right! It’s time once again for a Craftocalypse Craft-Challenge! 

You know the drill! We give you a topic, and you go crazy with it! Make a sculpture out of mashed potatoes? Needle felt your cat’s hairball? 

Serpent challenge is now live! Let’s see what everyone has been up to : D -valerierz

Summer Serpents - Joelle Saveliev 

“Little Cthulhu plays beneath the waves in his house at R’lyeh.” 

SUNDAY! Sunday! SUN-day! The Craft-Challenge art goes live! Are you as excited as we are?! 

*microphone static sounds overhead* 

Attention Craftocalypse flyers, this is your Captain speaking. Due to some turbulence in the force, the first ever Craft-Challenge deadline has been extended to July 6th!  

For more information on Summer Serpents, Iron Chefs, and other non-sequiturs, please check out the pamphlet in your seat pouch (previous post). 

Please keep your seat-belts buckled, put your tray tables up, and return your seats to their upright position. 

Over and out. 

*click*

In the summertime! When the weather is hot!

Oh! Hey there all you Craftoctopi! You know what time it is? Well summer-time of course! But your melting flipflops should have told you that already!

With all this free time on our hands (Ha!) we’re starting a new tradition here in the Craft-Bunker! That’s right! Weekly craft-challenges are starting now!

Think of them as a sort of Iron Chef Crafter! Every 10 days, we’ll be issuing a new theme which we’ll attempt to tackle in various shapes and forms! And! Don’t let this be a spectator sport! Play along at home and see what you come up with! Whether it’s a scribble or a masterwork share it right here! We all need a little spark of creativity now and again, so let the crafting begin!

The secret crafting ingredient is: SUMMER SERPENTS! Check back July 1st to see what we’ve come up with!

Ale Cuisine!