We have a very, very special plan on a first-come, first-served basis. We’re calling it craft services, because that makes it sound pretty rock ‘n roll, but it’s easy to explain outside of the clever name:

• We have 24 blank, ready-to-be-customized Munny’s
• You can buy them at the event for $25 each and $20 of those will go straight to the charities
• We’ll have a bunch of markers, stamps, and stickers so you can chill out, drink a beer, and decorate your Munny

Oh, and one last thing!

• Everyone who buys a Munny (and only those who snag one) will be entered to win an amazing prize from the Art Institutes International, Minneapolis – one of the artists kits prepped for students starting an art education. Seriously, it’s way rad! (And did we mention it’s worth $500). Here’s what’s inside:

four drawing pads from gigantic down to big, sketch board, ruler, cutting mat, eight tubes of paint, 12 piece charcoal stick set, sharpie, blender, ebony pencil, three charcoal pencils, pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, white eraser, pen nibs, 12 piece marker set, 12 piece colored pencil set, jumbo charcoal stick, four brushes for watercolors and acrylics, masking tape, x-acto knife with blades, india ink, 12 piece pencil set, four pigment liner sketch pen set, and a color wheel. Oh, and it all comes in a big, cool carry-able bag

We’ll get your contact info and let you know later if you won (more simply, you need not be present to win). Thanks so much to Robot Love, Art Institutes International Minneapolis, and the volunteers who are going to goad creativity right outta you all!

We’ve had our flyers printed and have been traipsing all around town getting them in the windows of great local vendors, but we hadn’t had a chance to thank our artist. Niamh O’Connor, whose other personal and professional work can be seen over at Art of Embarr, hooked us up with this wicked illustration that gets the point across beautifully. Every time we send it out or grab one to hang up, people comment on how great it is. Thanks so much, Niahm!

PS- Niamh is also the crafty lady behind Urban Threads, which is a seriously inspirational place to buy some machine embroidery patterns for the rest of us (i.e. the “I totally don’t want personified woodland animals decorating for Christmas to put on the front of a sweatshirt” crowd, not that there’s anything wrong with that).