Tuesday Crafternoon

Today is our first ever Tuesday Crafternoon and we are keeping it simple but fun!  One of my favorite crafts over the past year is to create papercraft characters from various fandoms.  It all began with a March Break Doctor Who program where we created a small army of characters from the show.

This Tuesday we will be making Adventure Time and Attack on Titan paper people!  How cute is Finn and BMO!

These crafts are inexpensive but require a bit of patience and a pair of scissors!

Materials Needed:

1. Scissors
2. Glue Sticks
3. A good printer (for a small size I print on 8 1/2 x 11 but for larger sizes I copy and paste the image it into a Microsoft Publisher document and enlarge it to tabloid size)

I find most of the templates from www.deviantart.com and I search for whatever character I am interested in.  Search terms include using the word "cubecraft" in addition to the character name. For example using the search term, "Doctor Who Cubecraft" will get you these.

Another great website that does a wide variety of characters is Mini Papercraft by Gus Santome (this is the website where I got Finn from).  He has a great variety of Marvel comic characters as well.

I can't seem to find a picture of our Doctor Who cubecraft army but below are two of my personal favorites!

These papercraft characters will be available in the teen section until next Tuesday!

Fandom Mania March Break!

March Break was a week of Fandom Mania. Throughout the week teens participated in a library Fandom Time scavenger hunt, a Fandom Games night featuring Doctor Who Guess Who and Harry Potter Guess Who, Fandom Concentration, Zombie Nerf Target Shooting, a Fandom Trivia Night, a viewing of Princess Mononoke, and a Cosplay Fandom Party.

A huge thanks to the teens who helped make these programs awesome and Domino's Pizza for donating pizza for our teen Cosplay party!

 

Games and decorations included The Walking Dead Zombie Target Shooting, Make Loki Smile ("Pin the Mouth" on Loki), and other "fandom" posters.

 

 

Check out my "health" and "mana" cups!

 

Almost everyone came dressed up in Fandom Gear or in full Cosplay!

 

 

Everyone was invited to make figures or items from their favorite fandoms out of Fimo. Check out the tiny Pikachu below!

 

My favorite part of the night was watching all the cosplayers play Just Dance on the Wii!

Fanclub: DIY Sonic Screwdrivers

We made Sonic Screwdrivers! Eleven awesome teens showed up tonight to make Fimo Sonic Screwdrivers and other awesome geeky accessories. A great tutorial on how to make your very own Screwdriver can be found at here Doodle Craft.

 

All the pictures used in the tutorial should be credited to Doodle Craft as do most of the instructions.

 

I pinted off a few other ides of "fandom" Fimo crafts.

 

 

Awesome purple and silver Sonic!

 

 

This is my work in progress. I went for traditional TARDIS blue!

 

 

After making the Sonic's people got creative!

 

 

Soon to be a necklace!

 

 

Michelle rockin her new gadget!

 

Fandom Mania March Break

March 10 - 16 2014

 

Are you 13-19 and ready to get geeky? FANDOM MANIA is taking over the library with a week long scavenger hunt, trivia, games, and a super-fantastic CosPlay Contest.  We’ve got prizes.  We’ve got food.  We’ve got room for every fandom you throw our way! For more information contact Lindsey at ltoutant@orilliapubliclibrary.ca

 

Monday March 10 – 15

Tween & Teen Scavenger Hunt Kick-Off!

Search the library from top to bottom for  your favorite  fandom logos.  Discover a hidden message for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Manticore Books & a button prize pack!

 

 

Monday March 10 5:30-7pm

Anime Movie Night!

Come watch Princess Mononoke in the Children’s and Youth Program room!  Popcorn and drinks provided.

 

 

 

Tuesday March 11 5-7pm

Drop In Fandom Games Night

Stop by the teen section to play Doctor Who or Supernatural Guess Who, Fandom Concentration and more. Popcorn & drinks provided!

Wednesday March 12 3-5pm

Are you the ultimate fan? Test your knowledge of your favorite fandoms during an afternoon of fandom trivia! There will be group and individual rounds! A prize will be awarded to winner!

Thursday March 13 5:45-7:45pm

COSPLAY Contest and Fandom Party!

Fandoms unite at the ultimate Fandom Party.  Come dressed up as your favorite character  or wear your best fan gear. A peer vote will  determine the winner of the contest. Prize to be revealed! Come play awesome games, make wicked crafts, or have a dance off!  Snacks & drinks provided.  Anyone in a costume or wearing fandom gear will be entered to win a prize!

 

Friday March 14 All Day!

Drop In Geek Crafts

 

Stop by the teen section all day and get   creative.  Crafts from various fandoms will be available or decorate the windows with quotes from your favorite movies & shows!

 

 

 

 

 

Sketchbook Project Update

Over the summer we added two sketchbooks to our catalogue for anyone to check out.  I thought I would update you on one of the sketchbooks that has been hanging out in the teen section for the last few weeks. If you love to draw, stop in and get creative! Pastels, markers, and pencil crayons are available in the teen section everyday!

 

 

 

 

 

Get Your Craft On!

Christmas Gift Making

 

 

Just in time for Christmas the OPL held a teen Christmas Gift Making program! For two hours everyone got to hang out, drink hot chocolate with marshmallows and create multiple gifts for family and friends!

 

Below are pictures from the event as well as a tutorial on how to make the most popular gift of the night!  

 

 Michelle creating gifts for her best friend Kyle.

 

 

Lots of Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Supernatural designs for button 

and magnet making!

 

 

Lots of felt for ornaments.

 

Abby creating wicked magnets!



 

My favorite ornaments of the night made by Michelle!

 

 

 

Lots of craft examples for inspiration!

 

Konnor creating buttons (the most popular thing at any event). 



 

 

More button making by Kassandra!

 



Some "How To" Tutorials

 Glass Magnets 

 

 

The glass magnets were the most popular craft at our event. They are super simple, the materials are inexpensive (everything but the modge podge was from the dollar store) and best of all there are limitless possibilities with what you can create! Click here for a tutorial.