The Penguin Webkinz is Fabulous!

Hi

I've been remiss in updating this blog. Sorry. Excuses are odious, but, as you probably also say numerous times a day, "There's not enough time!"

CONGRATULATIONS TO SIENA WHO WON HERSELF THE WEBKINZ REINDEER. She's already been in the store to pick it up. Hope you have many happy hours with your Reindeer, Siena.

Just a quick note about the Reindeer. Seems it is not as rare as the older limited edition Webkinz have been. I remember when the Sherbet Bunny and Love Puppy could not be ordered by Funky after the initial order and were sold out in days. There appears to be a lot of Reindeer around and no shortage at Ganz either. So don't worry if you haven't found one yet. Funky still has a few in stock as well.

The Webkinz Penguin arrived a few days ago. It is selling out faster than any other Webkinz I've ever carried, and The Funky Little Shop has carried every single Webkinz since the beginning. I think there are about 36 left and I have no more orders between now and Christmas. Don't worry about phoning Funky (604-682-8404) and asking us to mail you one, we're very happy to do that. If you go to the Webkinz site, http://www.webkinz.com/ you can see for yourself how adorable it is. What you can only guess at is how very squishy soft and cuddly it really is.

And the other new arrivals at The Funky Little Shop are continuing the Ganz tradition of quality. You can add the following new Webkinz to the list (all of which are still in stock) in the earlier blog:

Yellow Lab
German Shepherd
Seal
Penguin
Webkinz clothes.

The entire line of clothes did arrive. But here we are less that 7 days later and they're almost all gone. I've ordered more. Lots more. Hopefully they will get here this week. (Along with the charms, trading cards, and charm bracelets, I hope.)


FASHION ANGELS

Don't know how many of you are familiar with this award winning (Canadian Toy Testing Council 3 Star and Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio pick) line from New York. It is for girls 8 to 13 years old. Fashion Angels is definitely for the girlie girl. This is perfect for the budding fashionistas and make-up artist. Hey Moms, do you remember filling your notebooks at school with your dress designs sketched out in pencil, squeezed in the margins beside your history notes? The Fashion Angels Design Sketch Book gives a girl the language, terminology, tools, and suggestions for creating hundreds of fabulous outfits. It comes in 3 sizes and focuses on drawing and designing outfits; Fashion Angels Make-up Sketch Book comes in 2 sizes and teaches you how to determine if you have a 'round', 'square' or what-have-you face shape and how to blend colours to suit your complexion. You practice on the re-fillable sketch pads and then on yourself and your friends.

This year there is a new release for the line which includes a digital camera, software and a fabulous guide to creating your own fashion magazine. All for under $80. You can produce your own magazine and even submit samples of your work to http://www.fashionangels.com/ for other girls to see. Go to their site and check it out. The Funky Little Shop has most of the Fashion Angels line in stock right now. It is selling quickly, however, so I wouldn't wait too long.


ROOTS KIDS WATCHES

Funky has had the cheap and cheerful kiddies watches for a long time and Paul Frank watches for a little while. But last week we added the newest watches from ROOTS CANADA designed for the active kid. Some of the ROOTS watches are the girl pink and flowery, but we also were able to snag some of the sportier uni-sex ones including the Hockey watch. Yeah!! With a price point of $34.99 and $44.99 these ROOTS watches seemed like a good deal to us and we're proud to add them to the inventory.


EMILY THE STRANGE Fans

Met a few of you this week as a result of the brief mention in this blog a while back. Apparently EMILY the STRANGE is getting harder to find. We still have Emily the Strange t-shirts and purses. I have to admit, I don't know if I am continuing with Emily but talk to me when you come in and see if you can convince us at The Funky Little Shop to continue.

Ta for now,
Gail and the gang at THE FUNKY LITTLE SHOP.