{"id":28347,"date":"2023-03-07T04:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T04:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=28347"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:35:11","slug":"celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-a-lucky-treat-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-a-lucky-treat-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating St. Patrick&#8217;s day with a lucky treat for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Our Funky Friends fans have already sewn some gorgeous toys for St. Patrick&#8217;s day this year. \u2618\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24pt; font-family: segoe;\">Check out<br \/>\nthese cute green toys!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">First up we have a sweet shamrock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/dachshund-toy-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Digger Dachshund<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0sewn by <b>Paula Slater<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28355 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-Slater.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-Slater.jpg 724w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-Slater-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-Slater-480x490.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">You can see how Paula mixed up the fabrics to sew this second shamrock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/dachshund-toy-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Digger Dachshund<\/strong><\/span><\/a> pup!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28359 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-SlaterTWO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-SlaterTWO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-SlaterTWO-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-SlaterTWO-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Irish-Dachshund-sewn-by-Paula-SlaterTWO-480x458.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/dachshund-toy-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click HERE to purchase the Dachshund pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19909 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1F665EFB-21CB-426D-85D5-2816221F3AA9-e1618796063849.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Ben the Beginner Bear looks lovely in any fabric and makes a fabulous St Patrick&#8217;s Day toy. This <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben the BEGINNER bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by <b>Rae Pajkos Waters<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28348 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ben-the-beginner-teddy-bear-pattern-dewn-by-Rae-Pajkos-Waters-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ben-the-beginner-teddy-bear-pattern-dewn-by-Rae-Pajkos-Waters-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ben-the-beginner-teddy-bear-pattern-dewn-by-Rae-Pajkos-Waters-2-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ben-the-beginner-teddy-bear-pattern-dewn-by-Rae-Pajkos-Waters-2-768x802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ben-the-beginner-teddy-bear-pattern-dewn-by-Rae-Pajkos-Waters-2-480x501.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27322 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Melody Memory Bear makes a fun St Patrick&#8217;s Day toy too. This cute bear with embroidered shamrocks was sewn by <b>Margo Wetherley<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28353 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margo-Wetherley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margo-Wetherley.jpg 717w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margo-Wetherley-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margo-Wetherley-480x536.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">And this Melody Memory Bear sewn in shamrock fabric was sewn by <b>Margaret Kerman Robinson<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28352 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson.jpg 1504w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson-1080x1447.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson-1280x1715.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson-980x1313.jpg 980w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Melody-Memory-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Margaret-Kerman-Robinson-480x643.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/memory-bear-keepsake-toy-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20760 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/70E7DBB7-906A-4E8A-BB93-451F1F520B7D-e1624765353868.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Last year we had some cute toys too like this lucky green elephant <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">sewn by <b>Rebecca<\/b> <b>Karstad<\/b>. My <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/good-luck-elephant-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Georgie Good Luck Elephant pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 comes with his own felt shamrock (which Rebecca attached to his trunk). There are more pics on the blog post of <a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/sew-a-green-toy-for-st-patricks-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">St Patrick&#8217;s Day toys from 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24246 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elelphant-stuffed-toy-pattern-sewn-by-RebeccaKarstad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elelphant-stuffed-toy-pattern-sewn-by-RebeccaKarstad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elelphant-stuffed-toy-pattern-sewn-by-RebeccaKarstad-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elelphant-stuffed-toy-pattern-sewn-by-RebeccaKarstad-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elelphant-stuffed-toy-pattern-sewn-by-RebeccaKarstad-480x373.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/good-luck-elephant-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE to purchase the Good Luck Elephant pattern<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24255 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elephant-Sewing-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"Good Luck Elephant Sewing Pattern\" width=\"270\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elephant-Sewing-Pattern.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Good-Luck-Elephant-Sewing-Pattern-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 10px 10px; margin: 30px 0px; border: 3px dashed #008000; color: #000000;\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u2618\ufe0f <\/span>A St Patrick&#8217;s Day treat for you! <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u2618\ufe0f<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for <span style=\"color: #0080000; font-size: 12pt;\">a free Shamrock pattern for St Patrick&#8217;s Day toys?\u00a0 Now you can <\/span>make ANY Funky Friends Factory toy their own lucky 4 leaf clover or shamrock from felt. I have made a selection of sizes so you can choose a shamrock size,\u00a0 according to the size of the Funky Friend you\u2019re sewing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Shamrock &amp; 4 leaf Clover PDF\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FREE-felt-Shamrocks-4-leaf-Clovers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<br \/>\nto download my<br \/>\nFREE shamrock &amp; 4 leaf clover Pattern&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28366\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Free-felst-shamrock-and-4-leaf-clover-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u2618\ufe0f That should get you into the St Patrick&#8217;s Day mood\u00a0 &#8211; to be sure, to be sure!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: segoe;\">Want to win a<br \/>\nFREE toy pattern?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28363\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Post-a-green-toy-for-St-Patricks-Day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Post-a-green-toy-for-St-Patricks-Day.jpg 565w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Post-a-green-toy-for-St-Patricks-Day-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Post-a-green-toy-for-St-Patricks-Day-480x585.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>It&#8217;s so EASY to enter the Pattern GIVEAWAY! <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11667 \" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/A-facebook-badge-Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook badge - Pauline McArthur\" width=\"166\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/A-facebook-badge-Pauline-McArthur.jpg 331w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/A-facebook-badge-Pauline-McArthur-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ALL you need to do is <strong>post a photo<\/strong> of a FUNKY FRIENDS FACTORY toy <strong>you have made<\/strong> on the<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Facebook - Funky Friends Factory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/funkyfriendsfactory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Funky Friends Factory Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Add <strong>#stpatricksday<\/strong> to your post so we can find it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the end of each month I draw a winner and <strong>post the winner&#8217;s name on the Blog the following MONTH. <\/strong>I have an <strong>Album on Facebook<\/strong> for all the <strong>MAKEROFTHEMONTH winners<\/strong>. You can check it out<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> <strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10151044445392755.482023.105982272754&amp;type=3.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>NOT on Facebook? ENTER by email! \ud83d\ude00<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">*** You can <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:photos@funkyfriendsfactory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">send me your photos by email too<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>So come on! Share your photos \u00a0~&gt; The next winner could be YOU!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><br class=\"clear\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft 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=\"180\" height=\"175\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Till next time,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Happy Sewing,<strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Pauline<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>xxx<\/span><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>Our Funky Friends fans have already sewn some gorgeous toys for St. Patrick&#8217;s day this year. \u2618\ufe0f Check out these cute green toys! &nbsp; First up we have a sweet shamrock Digger Dachshund\u00a0sewn by Paula Slater. &nbsp; You can see how Paula mixed up the fabrics to sew this second shamrock Digger Dachshund pup! \u00a0Click [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28362,"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":[19,33,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-competitions-giveaways","category-feedback"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/500a.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28347","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=28347"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39335,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28347\/revisions\/39335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}