Camden Crawl...Craftivista Social Club and more!

Craft Guerrilla are very happy to have been invited to host an all singing,all dancing,all crafting event for the good people of The Camden Crawl Festival.
The Craftivista Social Club is our homage to the musical Cuban collective so if you like great music, making craft and urban festivals go get your tickets and join us on the 1st of May in the Black Heart pub.

Here are the Festival Details and Line UP:
THE LEMONHEADS, RAZORLIGHT, GUILLEMOTS, MILES KANE, SLOW CLUB & MORE ANNOUNCED AS FULL 2011 CRAWL LINE UP REVEALED

Scheduled to take place in less than six weeks time, the 10th edition of the annual Gaymers Camden Crawl is set to launch the 2011 festival season with an eclectic line up studded with the forthcoming year’s best new artists and a huge stable of special guests. Joining the bill which already includes such names as Saint Etienne, Simian Mobile Disco, The King Blues, Villagers and Toddla T, the new additions promise to make the 2011 event the most talent packed to date.

Although still holding back a few major names and sneaky surprise guests, the Crawl is excited to reveal the full line up of evening live artists is as follows.

Full Line Up Includes:

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL
SAINT ETIENNE * THE KING BLUES * MILES KANE * TODDLA T * VILLAGERS
AHAB * THE AGITATOR * ALICE GOLD * ANGE BOXALL & THE WAGON BAND * BEAR DRIVER * BEAR'S DEN * BENJAMIN FOLKE THOMAS BAND * BIG DEAL * BO NINGEN * CIVIL CIVIC * COMANECHI * CREEP * CROWNS * D/R/U/G/S * DANANANANAYKROYD * DRY THE RIVER * EAGULLS * ENGINE EARZ EXPERIMENT * FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS * GALLOPS * GHOSTPOET * THE GOOD NATURED * HAWK EYES * HIGH RANKIN * KING CHARLES * MARTYNA BAKER * MERCEDES * THE MOUNTAINS & THE TREES * MUMS OF DEATH * MZ BRATT * THE QEMISTS * RAINBOW ARABIA * RANDOM IMPULSE * THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS * SARABETH TUCEK * SBTRKT * TEETH * THOSE DANCING DAYS * TOM FARRER AND THE PHARAOHS * TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS * TRANSFER * TURBOGEIST * TURBOWOLF * TWO WOUNDED BIRDS * ULTRASOUND * VARIOUS CRUELTIES * VERONICA FALLS * WARRIOR ONE * WILD PALMS * THE YOUNG EMPIRES

SUNDAY 1ST MAY
BRITISH SEA POWER * GUILLEMOTS * HADOUKEN! * THE LEMONHEADS
RAZORLIGHT * SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
2:54 * BANJO OR FREAKOUT * BETH JEANS HOUGHTON * BONES * BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT * THE CHAPMAN FAMILY * CITY SHANTY BAND * COCKNBULLKID * THE COMPUTERS * DAM MANTLE * DINOSAUR PILE UP * FILMS OF COLOUR * FOREIGN OFFICE * GIGGS * HEDONIACS * THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE * HOUSSE DE RACKET * HUDSON MOHAWKE * JAMIE SMITH'S MABON * JOHNNY FOREIGNER * JONQUIL * LET'S BUY HAPPINESS * LETHAL BIZZLE * THE LINES * MAZES * MIRRORS * MOSS * P MONEY * PARIS SUIT YOURSELF * PEGGY SUE * PETE & THE PIRATES * PINEY GIR * POLARBEAR * PVT * ROMANCE * SICK OF SARAH * SISSY & THE BLISTERS * SLOW CLUB * SOUND OF RUM * STAR SLINGER * TOM WILLIAMS AND THE BOAT * TREETOP FLYERS * VAULTS * VOXHAUL BROADCAST * WE ARE ANIMAL * WOLF GANG * YASMIN * YOUNG DREAMS * YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE

APPEARING BOTH DATES: BECOMING REAL * BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH * CATE LE BON * CEREBRAL BALLZY * CLOUD CONTROL * DELS * DIVORCE * FEVER FEVER * FICTION * FLATS * HOLY STATE * JAPANESE VOYEURS * JOHN & JEHN * KONG * LITTLE COMETS * LU LU & THE LAMPSHADES * MARQUES TOLIVER * MAVERICK SABRE * MNDR * THE PHANTOM BAND * RD * S.C.U.M * SPECTRALS * THE STAVES * TEAM GHOST * VISIONS OF TREES
PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED



Full listings and up-to-date announcements available from: www.thecamdencrawl.com/line-up

I Want My Craft TV!!!

Dear crafty folk. We've been contacted by the makers of "Scrimpers" an Endemol programme for Chanel 4. It's a call for any thrifters, make do and menders so if that's you and you'd like to get your 15 minutes of fame read the info below.
Please contact them directly.


"Remarkable television is looking for scrimpers for a new Channel 4 series! Are you fantastically thrifty? Do you have top tips on how to save money? Do you make do and mend and use skills passed down the family? Or have you lived through real austerity and rationing?
We’re looking for people who don’t waste anything, are cleverly resourceful and willing to share their tricks of the trade. We are looking for people from all backgrounds.
To take part, email scrimpers@endemoluk.com for an application form.

Endemol UK will use any information provided by you for the purposes of selecting participants for the programme and will only share information with Channel 4 and any independent contractors involved in the programme.

"The Hive"...Introducing the Robin Collective.

Craft Guerrilla and Violet Iris invite you to check out an absolutely bee-autiful event next week called "The Hive", an experiential pop-up to be held in a derelict shop on Leather Lane in the city.
We're absolutely stoked to be able to collaborate with the Robin Collective to bring you some ace workshops.

Our very own power house of craft Violet Iris will be providing the Bee-balm and Candle making part of the Craft Guerrilla workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Plus there are some many other wonderful things happening...Venom cocktails, an indoor garden -bees included-, honey tasting and honey based booze.
Open til 10pm every evening next week...Bee there!!!

When?
Opening 20th March, 2011
10:00am to 8:00pm daily

Where?
56-58 Leather Lane Market, London, EC1N 7TJ

Sponsors: Etsy UK

*interested crafters and tutors please contact the Robin Collective directly.

Pre order your Craft Guerrilla book now...

Hello my cute little craft kittens...now's you're chance to get your knitted mittens on the Craft Guerrilla book before anyone else does! Be amongst the first to see just what all the fuss is about. We're so stocked that our baby is almost ready. It's been a long time coming and we hope you enjoy reading it and making all the projects.
Visit Amazon and get delivered once it's released!

Japan needs crafty folk like you!

The tragic events that recently unfolded in Japan have prompted me to do something...I am both knitting squares for blankets project as well as attending tomorrows Bake For Japan event in Shoreditch but usually animals are the forgotten victims in such horrific times. Both man and beast have been affected and I feel like I must help.
So...
I've put up one of my paintings for auction in aid of the charity "Japan Earth Quake Animal Rescue & Support".
All money made from the auction will be sent directly to the charity. What you need to do?
Visit our face book page and BID!Also you can place a bid here on the blog post as a comment. We've started with a bid of £10 by Claire C.
Otherwise visit the other two fore mentioned events/projects and do your bit.
Thank you!!!

April's mini work shop...

Join Julie Vermeille and Craft Guerrilla for a truly quirky and genius mini workshop! Create a splendid wearable piece of art. This little brooch has been designed by the artist inspired by her love of nature, by fairy tales, everyday life and people.

Julie an illustrator and keen crafter bases her work on the world and her surroundings. Acquaintance and coincidences. The odd and the curious behind the seemingly naive pictures. She uses patterned fabric,vintage lace and buttons. Textures,colours and history in these objects fascinate and inspire her.

Work-shop includes materials and use of tools.
Maximum number of students:10
Fee: £6.00* per person,payable by Pay Pal and in advance.


Please contact the tutor directly. To book your place e mail:
julievermeille@hotmail.com

To view Julie's work please visit: www.julievermeille.com

*refunds not available.

Thursday 14th of April.
From 8 pm.
Free entry.
*Mini workshop £6.00
Ye Olde Rose & Crown 55 Hoe Street E17 4SR Walthamstow

Workshops galore...

Join the good people at The Create Place in Bethnal Green on Friday 25th March for a 'Posh Card making' workshop...and it's just in time for Mother's Day!
Make 2-3 cards, sip tea and nibble on cake... or bring a bottle... what better way to start the weekend...?

Learn to heat emboss and iris fold (and other posh titles to impress your friends!)
Details of workshop and images of what you could make here:
http://violetiris.weebly.com/workshops.html
Bookings at www.backtobasicsartsandcrafts.blogspot.com

change of address...

Due to a high volume of spam mail our web site contact email has change.
Please do not use:
mail@craftguerrilla.com as it is now redundant until we sort out the glitch.
If you need to contact us either visit the web site
or click here!
Also we still have the yahoo address...which is temperamental but functioning!