{"id":1999,"date":"2013-04-25T10:34:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T10:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=14639"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:20:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T01:20:38","slug":"japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey Hey it is a Japanese FRIDAY FRENZY today!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m so excited to <strong>finally be in Japan<\/strong> AND to celebrate this Friday Frenzy is going to be a Pattern and Japanese fabric Giveaway!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Konichiwa!<\/h1>\n<p>I know it\u2019s NOT the correct word, but I couldn\u2019t find <strong>Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehar!<\/strong> in the Japanese phrase book! Haha!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Japan-food.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14640\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Japan---food\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Japan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Japan - food\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h1>\n<p>I have been <strong>dying to visit Japan<\/strong> ever since I met <strong>Kylie and Cloud from Voodoo Rabbit<\/strong> back in Oct 2010 and heard that they actually go over to Japan from time to time<strong> to source Japanese fabric for their shop<\/strong>. I made them promise that the next time they went, I could join them! AND now I\u2019m here!!!! In Japan\u2026 getting my fix of Japanese fabric..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>oh, and of ALL things Japanese!!! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hakone-ropeway-Japan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14641\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Hakone-ropeway-Japan\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hakone-ropeway-Japan.jpg\" alt=\"Hakone ropeway Japan\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Voodoo Rabbit gals love Japanese fabric because of it high quality and quirky designs. Their favourite brands are <strong>Kokka, Cosmo and Lecien.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Japanese-fabric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14642\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Japanese-fabric\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Japanese-fabric.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese fabric\" width=\"520\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Right &#8211; what can you win?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re giving away 3 prizes.<\/strong> Each winner will win-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> a <strong>Funky Friends Factory Pattern <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>AND some <strong>Japanese fabric<\/strong> <strong>from Voodoo Rabbit!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How do you enter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose which <strong>Funky Friends Factory pattern you would like to make in Japanese fabric.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to the <a title=\"Japanese fabric category - voodoo rabbit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voodoorabbit.com.au\/fabric.html?fabric_theme=181\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Voodoo Rabbit website<\/strong><\/a> to check out their<strong> Japanese fabric category.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Leave a comment below to <strong>let me know which is your favourite Japanese fabric and which Funky Friend you would like to make with it!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">*<strong> You can leave a comment on the Voodoo Rabbit blog too &#8211;<br \/>\nso you have TWO chances to win!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 3 winners will be announced NEXT Friday (May 3rd 2013) <\/strong>and we will post out the prizes when we are back in Australia on the 4th&#8230; or maybe the 5th, JET-LAG permitting!!! : )<\/p>\n<h1>Domo arigato gozaimas!<\/h1>\n<h1>Banzai!<\/h1>\n<p><br class=\"clear\" \/><br \/>\n<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>Good Luck everyone!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong> Pauline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>xxx<\/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<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konichiwa! 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