{"id":31758,"date":"2023-12-28T06:56:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T06:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=31758"},"modified":"2023-12-28T07:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T07:01:31","slug":"me-my-funky-friend-funky-8000-competition-early-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/me-my-funky-friend-funky-8000-competition-early-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"#Funky8000 Competition EARLY Entries!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month our Funky Friends Factory Patterns Fan Club<\/strong> on Facebook topped 8,000 members, so I decided to celebrate by giving away a $80 gift voucher to one of our Funky fans.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>I asked our group members to submit a pic of a Funky Friend featuring the maker (themselves), a gift recipient, or a pet. So we\u2019ve got fun pics of adults, kids, dogs and cats!<\/span><\/p>\n

You still have time to enter!!!
\n(See details below. Deadline is Dec 31, 2023).<\/span><\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

First, Let’s Meet Some Makers…<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is Trina Powers<\/strong> first time sewing Melody Memory Bear – look how cute she turned out! She sewed this precious memory bear using using her recently passed dad\u2019s favorite t-shirts. \ud83e\udde1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

First up we have Gertrude Guinea Pig<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Laura Peters Cartoscelli<\/strong> – look closely and you’ll see the very pretty Tinkerbell fairy fabric!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Guinea Pig pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is an adorable Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Angel Rolle<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And this is Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> sewn by Kristi-Coburn<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ben
\nLook at this amazing Harper Hobby Horse<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Elise N. Luce. What a luscious mane! \ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Hobby Horse Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Next we have some happy recipients (of Funky Friends toys)!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

A highland cow toy seems to have been very popular for Christmas pressies! I’m loving this sweet photo submitted by Carol Gibbons<\/strong> of her daughter with her Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. (It’s moo-tiful!)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This happy Harmony Highland Cow <\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Missy O’Connell for her mom. (It’s made from chicken fabric). I think she LOVES her pressie!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nClick HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is such a cute pic! Mallory White<\/strong> made someone’s Christmas with their very own cuddly Fleur Flamingo<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Flamingo Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Flamingo-toy-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Look at this cutie cuddling Raff the Giraffe<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> sewn by Denise Bearce-Lupton<\/strong>! So cute!!!!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Giraffe pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Juanita Fleming Jackson<\/strong> sewed this Reggie the Reindeer<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> for a dear friend who is obsessed with Rudolph!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Reindeer pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is such a sweet photo sent in by Orsolya-Czili. <\/b>You can tell her daughter loves her Lucky Labrador<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> and her doggy seems quite pleased with the scenario too!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Labrador pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

What a happy smile! Emily Marano<\/strong> sewed this\u00a0 pretty pink and yellow Puppy Pete for a Christmas present – that looks like it was a huge hit!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Puppy Dog pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Puppy<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Another perfect puppy present! This time, Digger Dachshund sewn by Laurel Johnson<\/strong> by for a special friend.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Dachshund pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let’s Meet Some Pets and Their Pals…<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Buttons the Best dressed bear is a perfect pal for a man’s best friend! Look at the cute pup guarding his friend, sewn for him by Melissa Eggleton<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This embroidered version of Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Jeannie-Pierson<\/strong>\u00a0for her kitty.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Carol Witten<\/strong> sewed a cute Honey Teddy Bear in teacup fabric for Iris, their rescue cat.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Want to sew the FREE easy teddy bear pattern?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Honey Teddy Bear is a free pattern that I give to my newsletter subscribers as a thank you gift. If you haven’t got the pattern already – scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for my newsletter. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Meet<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Debbie Bucknall<\/strong> submitted this photo of the toys she sewed for the children for Christmas… and her doggy seems to have taken a liking to the Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ready for a whole BUNCH of gorgeous homemade toys?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rindy Schutz<\/strong>\u00a0sewed all of these Funky Friends toys including the massive version of Monty Manatee – sewn at 210%. Woweeeeee!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Manatee Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Manatee<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

TIP<\/span>: How to make a body Pillow:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

If you want to enlarge a toy pattern to make a body pillow –
\ncheck out this blog post about sewing a body pillow sized toy HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

AND Nancy M Ciccosanti<\/strong> sewed this happy bunch of Funky Friends – can you spot her among all the bright coloured toys?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Fox Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There’s STILL time for you to enter – here\u2019s how!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

It’s easy to<\/strong> be in the running to win!<\/strong> Just p<\/span>ost a photo of ANY Funky Friends Factory Pattern that YOU have sewn, before Dec 31st 2023. The photo<\/strong> must be of yourself with the toy OR your gift recipients with the toy OR your pet with the toy that YOU have sewn<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in the Pattern Fan Club Group<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How is the winner drawn?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

I want E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E to have a chance to win the BIG PRIZE – so don’t worry if you haven’t sewn a toy before – your toy doesn’t have to be perfect!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

AND… don’t worry, you
\nDON’T need to BUY a pattern
\nto enter!!!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You can use ANY Funky Friends Factory pattern<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/a> – even my Free Honey Teddy Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (so everyone can enter!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Not on Facebook?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Don’t stress, you can simply email us your photo here<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. \ud83d\udce7<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Want an extra chance to WIN?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Share the picture BELOW, on your Social Media (Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram etc). Use the hashtag #Funky8000 so we can find your entry – or leave a comment below to let us know WHERE you shared the competition!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*** The winner will be drawn on Dec 31st 2023, 6pm EST ~ using random.org and announced here on the blog AND on the Funky Friends Factory Facebook Group page.***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

Oooh, good luck EVEYONE!!!!! \ud83e\udd70<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n


\"Pauline.<\/span>
\nTill next time,<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Sewing,
\nPauline
\n<\/span><\/strong>xxx<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month our Funky Friends Factory Patterns Fan Club on Facebook topped 8,000 members, so I decided to celebrate by giving away a $80 gift voucher to one of our Funky fans.\u00a0 I asked our group members to submit a pic of a Funky Friend featuring the maker (themselves), a gift recipient, or a pet. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31787,"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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-competitions-giveaways"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Harper-Hobby-Horse-pattern-sewn-by-Elise-N.-Luce.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31758","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=31758"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31837,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31758\/revisions\/31837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}