{"id":2114,"date":"2016-08-23T23:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T23:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=23283"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T01:23:10","slug":"the-funky-friends-are-off-to-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/the-funky-friends-are-off-to-holland\/","title":{"rendered":"The  Funky Friends are OFF to Holland!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s actually happening! I have been invited to go to <strong>the Netherlands<\/strong> to teach a toy making workshop, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/stitchee\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Stitchee shop in Oud-Beijerland<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, a village in the Dutch countryside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Well, to be honest&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I kinda invited MYSELF!!!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>It&#8217;s true! \ud83d\ude00 I have known Erika for a long time as she is one of the oldest Funky Friends Stockists. We have become friends over the years so when she told me she is celebrating her <strong>shop&#8217;s 5th birthday in the first week of September<\/strong> and asked if I could donate some prizes for a giveaway during her week long celebrations&#8230; I said for sure &#8211; and maybe I can come to the party?<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23286 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"  src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Erika-de-Niet-Winkels.jpg\" alt=\"Erika from Stitchee\" width=\"345\" height=\"248\" \/><\/center>So I will be teaching a workshop in the shop on the 1st of September and we will be making my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/fox-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Fifi Fox Toy Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8230; in DUTCH!!!!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23290\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"  src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/September-toy-making-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"September toy making workshop\" width=\"296\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully I will be able to get by with the Afrikaans I remember from my school days??? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h1>\n<h1>If you are going to be in Holland &#8211; please come say hello!!!<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur\" width=\"202\" height=\"196\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">. <strong>.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTill next time\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Happy Sewing, <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong> Pauline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>xxx<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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>WOW! 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