{"id":2053,"date":"2014-09-20T01:47:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T01:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=18366"},"modified":"2020-12-30T12:10:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:10:07","slug":"funky-craft-show-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/funky-craft-show-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Funky Craft Show Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love surprises….. BUT sometimes<\/p>\n

you’ve got to let the <\/strong><\/p>\n

CAT out of the Show Bag!<\/h1>\n

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I love all the crafty things you find at Craft Shows but I know everyone can’t get to the shows –\u00a0 so I did a bit of shopping for you!<\/p>\n

NOW you see what you can WIN!!!!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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First stop was Teddy Turning Tools<\/strong>. This is the place to go to if you want anything to do with teddy bear making and so you can imagine, I found a lot a great things for soft toy-making too. They have all sorts of sizes of tweezers, scissors, clamps, and heaps more…<\/p>\n

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I decided on some medium-sized, straight-edged clamps\/grips<\/strong> or as teddy bear aficionados (and nurses) would call them Hemostats! These would be great for stuffing smaller parts of soft toys like Lily Ladybug’s legs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!!!! Plus they were PURPLE so I couldn’t resist!<\/p>\n

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Next was the Scissor Man<\/strong>. He has so many things I don’t know where to begin… well, I guess.. SCISSORS are his main thing but this is the place to get all manner of other cutting devices, cutting mats, lights and sewing gadgets!<\/p>\n

\"TheI looked for something I hadn’t seen before… and decided on a magnetic needle case.<\/strong> As I am traveling, this seemed like a handy gadget for sewing on the go. Loosing a needle in the crack of the car seat would certainly<\/p>\n

come back to bite you later – LOL!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Then I stopped… for a selfie with Mio of Studio Mio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here you will find all sorts of cute\/kawaii things that Mio designs and finds…. LOTS of yummy Japanese fabrics, beads, toggles, buttons, charms and zipper pulls, haberdashery, hair accessories, cute kits for bags and purses.<\/p>\n

\"Studio<\/p>\n

I decided on some kawaii Japanese fabric and a bag kit for a mini purse with an Owl on it – just big enough for a coin or two, so you have one handy for the shopping trolley!<\/p>\n

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Next on the craft shopping spree was Patchwork with Gail B. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Gail and her hubby Russel have fabric in all sorts of categories from poultry to music and I think they have something for everyone! I went back soooo000 many times to grab more fabric as they restocked each day, that hubby had to remind me that we actually went to the Show to sell stuff NOT to buy stuff!!!!!! Haha!!!!!<\/p>\n

Little does he know!!!!! \ud83d\ude00<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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I chose some cute fabric that I thought would be great for sewing some Funky Friends soft toys…<\/p>\n

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Next I popped across to see Cecile Whatman from Unique Stiching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cecile is an awesome textile artist and designer who works with dyes, paints fibres and fabric and makes the most amazing creative and colourful art quilts and fabric using felt, mixed media and surface design techniques, all sorts of fabric and dyes. Her stand was so colourful – I don’t think it matters that this photo was so blurry!<\/p>\n

\"Cecile<\/p>\n

I chose some of Cecile’s hand-dyed felt to go in the goodie bag – I thought the pinks would be great for Elf cheeks!<\/p>\n

\"Cecile<\/p>\n

Then I headed for Bebe Bold.<\/p>\n

BeBe Bold has all sorts of wonderful Japanese textiles, embroidery threads, sashiko supplies, kogin, hand-knitting, crochet yarns, bag handles, purse frames, buttons and zippers… so much to choose from!!!!!<\/p>\n

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I chose a sweet little froggy purse kit which was too kawaii to resist!<\/p>\n

\"Bebe-Bold---Japanese-purse-kit\"<\/p>\n

Across the way was Thorpe and Co.<\/p>\n

They are a Newcastle based Sewing Machine shop selling sewing machines, overlockers and embroidery machines. They are agents for Husqvarna Viking Babylock, Handi-Quilter and Horn Cabinets….. plus they have sooooooo much fabric!!!!<\/p>\n

\"Thorpe<\/p>\n

I chose a bunch of the new Melly & Me Sweet Home Fabric Range from Riley Blake for the Giveaway and I bought some more for me to make a Lily Lady bug when I get home. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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AND then I had to rush back to MY stand…<\/p>\n

to relieve my poor hubby!!!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Isn’t he a honey for manning the Funky Friends stand while I went craft shopping for you?<\/p>\n

\"FunkyThat’s $101 worth….. for the Show Bag!!!!!!! <\/strong> BUT what would a Funky Friends Factory Giveaway be if I didn’t add in some of<\/p>\n

my soft toy patterns?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

So…. I am throwing in 3 Funky Friends Patterns of YOUR choice…. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"PaulineHOW can you win this funky Show Bag???<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Leave me a comment below to let me know which 3 Funky Friends Factory stuffed toy patterns<\/a><\/strong> you would choose for me to add into the Show Bag – if you were to win it?<\/p>\n

Other ways to WIN…<\/p>\n

It’s such a BIG prize I want to give you lots of ways to enter\u00a0 for more chances to win:<\/p>\n

Doing any one of the following gives you 1 entry<\/p>\n

1) Leave a comment on this post below. (Don’t forget to leave a comment on this blog post to lock in your first entry)
\n2) Give us a tweet on twitter – leave a comment here to let us know that you have. @toys2sew ( tweet and comment to enter)
\n3) Pin an image from our website https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

to pinterest and leave a comment below with a pinterest link to the image. ( pin and comment to enter)
\n4) Follow us on Instagram and leave a comment on this post to let us know that you have ( www.instagram.com\/funkyfriendsfactory<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n5) Leave a comment on this blog post https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/i-had-sew-much-fun-at-the-newcastle-show\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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All entries below will go into a draw and the winner will be picked at the end of the week, and announced
\non MONDAY 2nd September 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Good Luck everyone…<\/h1>\n

\"Pauline . .<\/strong><\/span> Till next time\u2026 Happy Sewing, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pauline<\/strong><\/h2>\n

xxx<\/strong> \"\"<\/p>\n

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