{"id":1995,"date":"2013-03-15T07:50:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T07:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=14485"},"modified":"2020-12-30T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:42:43","slug":"six-months-of-softies-come-join-the-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/six-months-of-softies-come-join-the-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Months of Softies &#8211; COME join the FUN!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so excited to let you know about this <strong>fabulous project<\/strong> called<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Six Months of Softies!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>It&#8217;s a really cool collaboration (did I spell that right?) between <strong>6 toy designers from around the world<\/strong>, organised by <strong>Wendi Gratz<\/strong> of <strong>Shiny Happy World<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14520\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Six-Months-of-Softies-Shiny-Happy-World\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Six-Months-of-Softies-Shiny-Happy-World.jpg\" alt=\"Six Months of Softies - Shiny Happy World\" width=\"350\" height=\"311\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><strong>So what&#8217;s THAT mean to YOU???<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This <strong>exclusive club <\/strong>is especially <strong>for people who love to (or want to learn to) make softies!<\/strong> Over 6 months you&#8217;ll get<strong> SIX brand new, exclusive patterns<\/strong> from <strong>six talented softie designers<\/strong> delivered directly to your inbox along with some tips and tricks and additional info from that designer. We&#8217;ll be sharing links to tutorials, information about our special tools, favorite sources for materials, and more.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>What softie patterns do you get?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a bit of a SURPRISE&#8230; <\/strong>ALL I can say, so far is that Wendi&#8217;s pattern is a gorgeous fleece <strong>Elephant with a teeny tiny Mouse friend. <\/strong>How cute are THEY????? : D<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14529\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Shiny_Happy_World-elephant-toy-sewing-pattern\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shiny_Happy_World-elephant-toy-sewing-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"Shiny Happy World - elephant-toy-sewing-pattern\" width=\"520\" height=\"543\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>HOW does it work?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Your first pattern will pop into your inbox <strong>the day after you sign up<\/strong>. THEN, every month you&#8217;ll get a new pattern from a different designer, delivered right to your inbox along with special tips, tricks and advice. And because you&#8217;re buying ALL 6 patterns you get them for a fabulous discounted price too &#8211; <strong>HOW COOL IS THAT!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Six Months of Softies for ONLY $50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sign me up to SIX MONTHS OF SOFTIES!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?cl=43190&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=243517&quot; target=&quot;ejejcsingle&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14487\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"sign up button\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sign-up-button.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Who&#8217;s patterns will you get? <\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>Let&#8217;s meet the designers! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14489\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"wendigratz avatar 100 px\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/wendigratz-avatar-100-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n.<\/span><br \/>\nWendi Gratz designs sewing, embroidery and quilting patterns especially for beginners at <strong>Shiny Happy World.<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"clear\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14496\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Jen Gubicza\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/zooguu_square-100-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jen Gubicza designs patterns for modern, huggable and adorable toys that are detailed and easy to follow at<strong> Zooguu.com<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"clear\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14504\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Paloma \" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paloma-100-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paloma Rocha from <strong>Noia Land designs<\/strong> and makes felt dolls, patterns and their accessories.<br \/>\n<br class=\"clear\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14506\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Abbigail Glassenberg - While she Naps\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Abby-100-px.jpg\" alt=\"Abbigail Glassenberg - While she Naps\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abigail Glassenberg designs<\/strong> easy-to-follow sewing patterns for stuffed animals. Her toys are fun, unique, and truly three-dimensional.<br \/>\n<br class=\"clear\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14526 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Bugga Bugs - Annika Rau\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Bugga-Bugs-Annika-Rau.jpg\" alt=\"Bugga Bugs - Annika Rau\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Annika Rau designs patterns for felt food, dolls and imaginative playsets over at <strong>Bugga Bugs.<\/strong><br \/>\n<br class=\"clear\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Oh and ME too, of course&#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14508\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pauline_McArthur-100-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pauline McArthur, (that&#8217;s ME!!!) designs funky toys, teddies, dolls, and other fun things to sew at <strong>Funky Friends Factory.<\/strong> I am going to be No. 6 , so I HAVE to keep a secret for 5 more months! BUT I&#8217;ll give you a clue, the<strong> Funky Friends Factory toy sewing pattern <\/strong>will be <strong>something to do with the Sea <\/strong>and <strong>something beginning with S<\/strong>&#8230;..<br \/>\n<br class=\"clear\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><strong>So!!!! COME Join the FUN!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Are you ready to become a master softie-maker? Click the Sign me up purple button to Join the club. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sign me up to SIX MONTHS OF SOFTIES!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?cl=43190&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=243517&quot; target=&quot;ejejcsingle&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14487\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"sign up button\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sign-up-button.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">We can&#8217;t wait to meet you and see what you make!<\/h2>\n<p><br class=\"clear\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-280\" title=\"Teddy-bear-rings\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Teddy-bear-rings.png\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory\" width=\"224\" height=\"218\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Till next time,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Sewing,<br \/>\nPauline<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6592\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This exclusive clubto make  6 softies over 6 months exclusive toy sewing patterns <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-day-in-my-life","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shiny_Happy_World-elephant-toy-sewing-pattern.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17309,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995\/revisions\/17309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}