Posts in : Magnifying Glass

• Sep

  26

  Happy birthday stinkythepig!

  
  
  by Stinky
  posted in News
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  Hello everyone. Can you actually believe that one year has passed since we launched stinkythepig.com? It almost feels as though we clicked a button and blinked our eyes and all of a sudden we are one year ahead and ever so grateful for the opportunity to be writing to you. Many things have happened over the course of one year – some we are super proud of and others that provided invaluable lessons to learn from. So let’s talk about some of the milestones during our journey and reflect upon some of them.

  First off the rank was the arrival of our stinkythepig branded t-shirts that featured some of the more popular illustrations of our beloved pig. Although the t-shirts received a lukewarm reception, we promise we will update them in the near future and offer you a more updated and gobbsmackingly awesome range.

  Next, and probably our most celebrated, are our stinkythepig plush toys. Even to this day our plump and soft stinkythepig finds new homes. We truly hope that they make you as happy as they make us proud. To be brutally honest, we thought that having our own plush toy was too far fetched to even fathom. But this is a great example of dreams coming true and hard work paying off. We received so many compliments that we donated a few to a charity:water fund raising event. We also have 10 that we will be donating to a children’s hospital for Christmas this year. We can’t wait to write about it when it happens.

  We have our HOPE frames as well. I’m going to be a little bias here and say that it still touches my heart each time I look through the magnifying glass and read the side note. It is such a simple concept yet it has a powerful meaning. I still stop and think each time I see the frame I have in my room. Have a read of our post if you have not already done so. That’s all for the physical offerings but we will make sure we let you know when something new is arriving!

  We’ve posted stories and articles and writings about this that and the other so that you all could immerse yourself in content that was enjoyable to read. Looking back it is hard to believe we had written so much. We like to think that there is a smidgen of something useful in our posts that help you, even in the slightest, to laugh that little bit louder. We have had over 10, 000 visitors and hope that as we grow, our fans grow too.

  We look forward to another year of excitement and more tantalising tales of Stinky. More importantly, we wish you joy and sunshine and roses aplenty. Here’s to another exciting year to come. Take care all!

  

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• Jun

  29

  A little bit of Hope

  
  
  by Stinky
  posted in News
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  So if you haven’t already noticed, we have been posting a lot of content recently in relation to hope. It’s not a new concept, nor a new hot topic. It’s just one that we think is important, whether we help remind you it exists or we impart a little spark of it to you, we truly and sincerely believe it helps. Speaking about hope is a little daunting though, because regardless of where you are in the world, it is one of the hardest things to speak about when the person you are talking to is experiencing pain or loss or disorientation.

  So we came up with an idea recently that we thought was quite cool. It might not reach out to everyone, but maybe a few of you might find it useful to yourself or even someone in your life that might be going through some difficulties. It may be a little corny, but the meaning behind it is genuine. Introducing the stinkythepig Hope Series.

  

  The text on the card reads as follows:

  HOPE

  There are times in life where you are challenged with things that you once thought unfathomable. Where do you look for the thing that helps you find the courage to eventually move on? When trouble has found its way into your life, look inside yourself for HOPE (see center of the frame).

  There will be times where you think that all HOPE is gone. But no matter what may come, it never leaves your side. It may be small but it never goes away. It is not until you see situations through a different perspective (see magnifying glass) that you actually realise that your HOPE begins to grow.

  This is but a simple reminder of something that you already know. Nevertheless, I hope that it fills your heart with a little warmth and love.

  Click here to support us and purchase one of these limited edition frames.

   

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