Puzzle Contest? Scavenger Hunt? Count Me In!
Jen Funk Weber, of Funk & Weber Designs, is currently hosting a fun contest on her blog, Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy.
There will be at least two prizes. One will be a copy of Funk & Weber’s newest pattern (as yet a bit of a secret — that’s part of the contest 
). The other will be both the pattern and everything you need to stitch it (thanks to generous donations from Zweigart and Gentle Art Sampler Threads!) — a prize worth over $100! Jen has also hinted there may be even more prizes for contestants who put in good efforts in the contest — and as Funk & Weber Designs have always been very, very generous in their support for the Online Needlework Show (make note: the next show begins September 24th!), I’m personally guessing Jen will be sending out more than just two prizes because giving is in her nature. 
The goal of the contest is, of course, to have fun. Secondarily, it is to reveal the name and subject of Funk & Weber’s newest design release. The possibility of winning some great products such as that new design is the icing on the cake! (I’ll admit it: I’m hoping to win something, even though I’m not really sure I qualify considering Jen asked me to help advertise the contest, but that’s okay, too, because it’s FUN!).
To get started, here are the posts on Jen’s blog you’ll want to focus on:
Funk & Weber Designs New Puzzle Pattern Contest
New Puzzle Pattern Contest - Day 1
New Puzzle Pattern Contest - Day 2
New Puzzle Pattern Contest - Day 3
New Puzzle Pattern Contest - Day 4
Final contest entries are due by 11:59 p.m. August 6th, Alaska time. (To check your time compared with Alaska’s, I recommend the World Clock.) Good luck!
By the way, Jen also has written a superb (and humorous — the best kind!) blog post about the problems the Orphan Works bill (recently mentioned on INN) will almost certainly create. Please read it, and if you have not already taken appropriate action, I again urge you to do so.
Lastly, and on a personal note, I am much later with this post than I had hoped to be due to the personal emergency of one of my dearest friends — a situation which has worried me terribly and made it very difficult for me to concentrate on much at all for days. For anyone who is inclined, I would appreciate it very much if you could please send good vibes, positive energy, prayers, or whatever you may call it toward the Colorado, USA area such that my friend may find strength in both mind and body, and that he may feel measurably more positive each day. Thank you.
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