hello ACK!

tonight is a special night of ACK! tonight will be Charity Crafting night. bring along a project you are working on for charity, or bring enough yarn to make squares for Project Linus ( www.projectlinus.org ), ACK has decided to make squares for Project Linus, an organization that donates blankets to children and adolescents in crisis. this is a great organization, so be sure to help them out by making a square or two!

as always, we will be meeting at Freeze Peach ( www.freezepeach.org ), the venue that has been supporting us for the past 4 years! Freeze Peach has an excellent selection of hand brewed teas, coffees, and other fabulous drinks such as Hot Chocolate. and, since it's nice out, get your drink iced! sooo good!

hope to see everyone tonight for charity crafting at Freeze Peach at about 8pm ish.

here's a pic of a square that Burt recently gave me for charity crafting: 

hello everyone,

i'm sorry to bother you all. many of you have come to our group at Freeze Peach. we all know how important this little local cafe is to our community and our group.

Freeze Peach needs everyone's support right now.
please read this thread:

http://www.astorians.com/community/index.php?topic=10126.msg123159#msg123159

if you feel inclined, please go down and give your support in whatever way you can. it will be
appreciated this week!

see you all on thursday!

holy crap!!! look at all that yarn! everyone brought yarn for the Yarn Swap, which i thought was a great success! thanks to everyone for participating and bringing in yarn to swap! thanks to Tracie for lugging all the leftover yarn back. we will be donating (hopefully) to a senior group learning to knit or crochet in the Queens Area. i think the swap went well, and we should do this again in a couple of months....

also, the Charity Crafting went very well! we are working on squares and / or blankets for Project Linus. (www.projectlinus.org).

so hope to see you all next week! we will definitely be doing charity crafting on a monthly basis-- the 3rd Thursday of every month, if there is not a holiday.

send me a private message if you wish to be added to the email list!

bonus!

hello crafters!!!

please join us tomorrow, Thursday March 6, 2008 at 8pm ish at Freeze Peach Cafe (www.freezepeach.org) for crafting!

last week we had a good discussion about events to come up in the future.... well, there's going to be 2 on one day!

March 20, 2008 ---
1) Spring Cleaning Yarn Swap-- bring in whatever yarn you dont want sitting around in your closet anymore. everyone can take whatever is placed on the table on that night. at the end of the night, any yarn that is not going to a good home, we will donate the yarn for an organization that does charity crafting... speaking of...

2)Charity Crafting will begin tonight as well. the group decided to make squares for Project Linus once a month and we will begin our first squares on March 20th. there is a Project Linus in Queens, and we will be in touch with them in the near future... i am also being flexible about this -- if you get bored with squares, feel free to bring in another project you are working on for charity. i understand that we all have different interests, but just as long as we are making and giving to a good cause, it is good. :)

hope you can join us tomorrow.... it's going to be a good day... IT'S MY BORNDAY!!!!

see you all tomorrow!

 ACK!

tonight is going to be like no other!

first of all, we are going to gather together at Freeze Peach at 8pm this evening, Thursday February 7, 2008 to make Valentines-- it's crafty, it will be fun. So bring out your Construction Paper, Elmers Glue, Glue Sticks, Scissors, Valentines Lacy Paper Doily things, stickers, and old magazines that can be used to make collages. Please be willing to share all your materials with the rest of the group. Please be willing to clean up after yourself and bring your unused supplies back home with you.

be prepared to help make a nice Valentine for the Freeze Peach, who has been our venue and supporter for
the past 4 years!!!

also, today is very special because it is Kim's BIRTHDAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM!!! we will be leaving Freeze Peach and ACK early to have some celebratory drinks / appetizers at Fatty's Cafe (http://fattyscafenyc.com/)!!

Tonight is going to be very special! we hope you join us!!!

next week for ACK, we will gather together for crafting for a little while again, and we will break early again for drinks and mingling at either Fatty's or Stini Yiamas to Celebrate Valentine's Day and have a good time! what a busy month!!!

thanks crafters! hope to see you later!!
 

hello CRAFTERS!!!

it's Thursday and it's time for ACK!!

i know the weather's been pretty wild lately, but one thing is always constant-- we are always there for craft night! so please join us again this evening Thursday January 24, 2008 at 8pm ish at Freeze Peach (www.freezepeach.org) and bring your latest project. be sure to purchase a piping hot cup of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate to support the Freeze Peach, our faithful venue for the past 4 years!!!

ok, it's been an ACK tradition to make Valentines the week before Valentine's day... who's down?! this is
always a fun little activity. we ask that everyone brings some supplies that they are willing to share
with the group-- construction paper, scissors, glue, valentine's lace, ribbon, stickers, old magazines for
collaging... etc. it's really fun. and you can even give valentines to each other, your loved ones, or
even random people at the cafe! 

we were thinking of doing this on February 7, 2008, which also happens to be our fellow ACK Member, Kim's
Birthday. we will craft for a little while, but possibly cut the night short in order to sing Kim happy birthday, and possibly out for drinks, etc....

also-- Valentine's Day happens to fall on a Thursday this year!! craziness! i dont know how many of you are
paired up and planning a special night for yourself and your significant other... myself and other
crafters were debating whether to have craft night or to cancel it... please give us some feedback. my other
thought for Valentine's Day was to do similar to the Valentine's crafts was to craft for a little while,
cut the night short and go party and mingle and have some drinks at a local restaurant/bar near the Freeze
Peach (such as Fatty's or Stini Yiamas which are both on Ditmars), so again, give me some feedback on this!

ok! hope to see you all tonight!!!

yarn store news! the infamous Seaport Yarns (www.seaportyarn.com) will be moving to a new address
on Wednesday Jan 30, 2008. here's the new address:
Seaport Yarn
181 Broadway
Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10007

ok! hope to see you later today!!!

 crafters!!!

it's ACK TIME again!!

join us for crafting at Freeze Peach (www.freezepeach.org) tonight, Thursday January 17, 2008 at about 8pm ish!!

bring your latest project and curl up with a warm cup of awesome tea, coffee, or hot chocolate from Freeze Peach!!!

see you later!

Hello CRAFTERS!!!

yes! ACK is still on for tonight! sorry for the late
email!

8pm ish.
Freeze Peach (www.freezepeach.org)
bring your crafts and work on them while sipping
piping hot drinks! tonite is a good night for hot
chocolate!!! yippeee!!

below is an email i got from the ACC group, check it
out if you can! a couple of astorian crafters will be
selling their crafts there!

Rosemary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi Ladies,

Thought you'd be interested.

http://www.bust.com/craftacular/about.html

hello crafters!!

it's time for ACK!!! please join us this evening at Freeze Peach (www.freezepeach.org) at about 8pm ish for a relaxing night of crafting!

it's getting colder out... that means it's perfect weather to work with some wool or wool blends and work on a large project that you can just sit on your lap to keep you warm. or not. :) but it would definitely be a good time to get some Freeze Peach Hot chocolate and snuggle up with your latest unfinished project...

there's a smiley's sale going on right now.. some good stuff on sale. ends on november 12, 2007 so get on down there to check it out!

i've received messages from 2 other ACK members who wish to be part of the ACK table at the Craft Fair at Waltz. i think that will be my limit for this event. if you are interested in getting a table, let me know and i will forward you the informational email on where to send the money, etc.

otherwise, if you are not selling, then you are going to the fair to check out the awesome stuff that Astoria Crafters make!

see you later tonight!

*this is an 18+ event. :)

hello crafters!

please join us for an evening of crafting at Freeze Peach (www.freezepeach.org)this evening Thursday November 1, 2007 at about 8pm ish!

you have less than 2 months to complete holiday gifts for friends and family! so come on down and work on those projects!

more to come on the craft fair at Waltz!

Rosemary

 hello crafters!!!

tomorrow is ACK! Astoria Crafty Knitty Group! join us tomorrow, Thursday October 18, 2007 at 8pm ish at
Freeze Peach (www.freezepeach.org) for another evening of crafting...

kim brought out her cd spindle and roving last week, and >gasp< i brought mine back to ny! so might be
coming back with a spindle! woohoo!!! so that should be interesting.... so drop in tomorrow. get it? drop.
in. haha.ok.

Pumpkin Carving Party at my place!!
we are going to carve pumpkins at my place this weekend on Sunday October 21, 2007. i think we should do this about 3pm in the afternoon. if you did not go pumpkin picking with us this weekend, that's alright. you can pick your own pumpkin wherever you like (even at the many bodegas and supermarkets around here!!) and bring it along with you to my place. i will supply light snacks and refreshments. i do not drink alcohol, but if you wish to drink, you can bring your own to share with the group.

PLEASE let me know if you will be attending the pumpkin carving party at my place. respond by replying with your email address and i will give you my address and phone number so that we can get in touch. i'm so excited! i've never carved a pumpkin before. and i'm really excited to display it on my balcony! yippee!!!

ok, hope to see you all tomorrow or on sunday!!!