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Ok, I am a total moron for not realizing this was happening SO SOON, so blame me for the last-minute-iness of this info.

On Thursday, February 21, Renée can be found at Chez Kyle Cassidy in West Philadelphia from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be books for sale and you can meet Renée. There will be some snacks and beverages. I hear that Renée will perform tricks upon request.

Please email Kyle at signing@kylecassidy.com for the address and directions.

Renée, don't forget to take a silver pen!

(Kyle is a bitchin' photographer we met in New York while at BEA '07. You can buy his book or hang out on his website.)

 

We unearthed a comic that didn't make it to the book and posted it in The Lost Pages. Go look!

 

• 1 Autographed Copy of Anticraft
• 1 Copy of The Underachiever's Manifesto
• 1 Gingher Dressmaker's Shears
• 1 SureBonder Ultra Glue Gun (high temp)
• 1 Bag of Adhesive Tech 30 Standard High-temp glue sticks
• 1 Skeleton Pez
• 3 Haunted Hollow Neon Glow Bracelets
• 3 Fimo Soft (red, black, white)
• 1 Simplicity Egg-centric Sew Kit
• 1 Wright's Twisted Princesses "Fabulously Evil" Iron-On Patch
• 1 Wright's Twisted Princesses "Bad Kitty" 1" Elastic (1yd)
• 6 skeins Knit Picks Main Line yarn (82yds/sk; 75% pima cotton, 25% merino)
• 1 Lexie Barnes Mondo Mini zippered clutch bag
• 6 novelty fat quarters
• 1 The String Doll Gang "Monster Man" doll
• 1 Creative Imaginations Signature Collection Epoxy Scrapbook Stickers
• 1 Cipolla Zombie Tote & Raven Clutch set
  
  
• + Mystery Hand-Dyed yarn from Robyn Wade of ReBelle!
• + Mystery Needles and Hooks!

We sat in front of Ne’s laptop for an entire hour and a half, our asses numbing and eyes bleeding. We were completely prepared to systematically evaluate and rank entries–no scribbled points on the back of napkins for us! (We used the back of an envelope. And a giant novelty pen.)

We rated each of the nine required items on a scale of 1 to 5, then added up to find a score out of 45 possible points. The person with the highest score was deemed the winner. Extra points were given or taken away based on our whims: attractiveness of models, organization or lack thereof, use of animals or fungi, sheer cheek, etc. Scoring each part separately means folks who weren’t strong in one area could make up for it in another.

In the end, it was an AntiCrafter going by the name of Pickled Kitty who fought her way to the top, edging out the competition by a mere two points. Pickles, this Bud’s for you.

(click here to see Pickles' prize-winning entry)

The Prize!

This is it folks, the mother load. Pickles has landed herself more craft stuff than you can shake a stick at. Unfortunately, Zabet was supposed to photograph the prize pack last night but had a hair-dyeing crisis and completely forgot, but we promise to remedy that by Saturday night. (Hey, we managed to do this on time!) Pickles' fabulous prize pack includes:

1. BDSM Pez Gimp (ok, really it's a Skeleton from Halloween, but look at the damn thing!)
2. "Bad Kitty" elastic
3. "Fabulously Evil" iron-on patch
4. Ginger dressmaking scissors
5. Randomly awesome fat quarters
6. Copy of The Underachiever's Manifesto
7. Autographed copy of the book! (You know which one we mean. Don't make us retype the title, it's effing long!)
8. Plus a whole bunch of other stuff that Zabet forgot to catalog last night so that she could tell you here! (Stuff like yarn and needles and hooks and random things.)

And to store it all in, a custom-designed and hand-made tote with notions bag by Marina of Cipolla (http://cipolla.etsy.com), which we DO have photos of because Marina sent us some! (Thanks, Marina!)







Congratulations, Pickles! Drop us a line at whinge@theanticraft.com so we can get your mailing address and send you your lovely goodies!

 

You are cordially invited and subliminally coerced to attend any of three (free!) events that we are having to celebrate the release of The Book. Yes, they are all in Lexington, KY; no, we don't yet know if we're going to be sent forth to anywhere interesting. (But we promise to tell you as soon as we know if we are!)

Friday, December 7, 8pm-11pm
Release party at 3rd Street Cafe
We wrote most of the book there, so it's only right that we return to celebrate its release. Pat Gerhard, the owner and proprietress of 3rd Street Stuff, is graciously letting us take over the cafe and providing free refreshments. Renée and Zabet will be on hand to sign books (or sell you one if you haven't already got one - we're not as cheap as Amazon but we're cheaper than JoBeth and BN). There will be general asshattery, a door prize, and some crafty stuffs.

Saturday, December 8, 1pm-4pm
Signing at Joseph-Beth
We'll be at JoBeth (in Lexington Green, where Nicholasville Rd. and New Circle meet), signing books and showing off finished projects from the book. Zabet's mother (the Crazy Garden Lady) has promised to show up and embarrass her, so you know you don't want to miss it!

Saturday, December 8, 7pm-9pm
Afterpary at ReBelle
Located under Sqecial Media at 371 S. Limestone, the ReBelle girls, Sarah Hood and Robyn Wade, not only own the best damn LYS/hippie natural parenting/gift shop in Lexington, not only let us have parties there, and not only are fucking fantastic in general, they both have awesome projects in The Book! So not only will Renée and Zabet be there to sign (or, again, sell) and schooze with, but two fabulous AntiCrafters will be there as well! To top it off, Raellyn Hatter (la Reine des Pâtisseries, if you will remember) is promising us eyeball cake. Only the lame will miss it! There will be more general asshattery, another door prize, and some more crafty stuffs.

 

Ravelers can now add Anticraft: Knitting, Beading, and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister to their library.

 

 

I'm sure any other website would bemoan having seven people enter a contest, but for us, that's pretty damn good! Good on ya, AntiCrafters!

And now... to JUDGE you like the judgmental bitches we are. We'll get back to you when we're done. (Feel free to insert your own soundtrack of evil laughter here.)

 

Ok, y'all. We know you are not "joiners." Trust us, we understand that. But here's the deal: When you don't participate in our contests, it breaks our heart. And when our hearts are broken, we feel the need to boil your bunnies. Capeesh?

So, to celebrate the book coming out, we're having a contest with a really freakin' huge prize. It's freakin' huge for two reasons: 1) It's mostly funded by the publisher (thank you, F+W/North Light) and 2) we have a bunch of stuff left from the LAST time we tried to give you things for free but no one wanted to play. Basically it's all kinds of craft goodies, an awesome tote to carry them in, and a free copy of the book. What more could you want?

The contest this time is multi-layered and unnecessarily complex, as is our way. You would expect nothing less from us! But we have faith that you can do it.

Click here to check out the contest requirements, rules, and regs. You know you want to. All entries must be received by November 25, so get cracking!

 

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we have, in fact, not dropped off the face of the planet, and do intend to get back with every single person who sent in a proposal by the end of next week. (We are no stranger to rejection, and have always felt it most awful when no recognition at all was given.)

Everyone enjoy their ritual sacrifice tomorrow, and if it's not Thanksgiving in your part of the world, have a very nice Thursday.

[Edit for Update: We have both been struck down with plague this weekend and are behind schedule. Sorry for the delay, we're getting to people as fast as we can.]