National Hug A Sheep Day

Hugs From Hungary

2012-01-09T07:22:00.001-08:00

Because every day is Hug a Sheep Day :-D.

Monica, from Hungary. She has a neat blog too! How to have sheep without having them.

Hugs From Round The World

2011-10-31T05:44:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics. As I get or find more, I'll update. Too cute!

Jenny and Mabel from Alta-Pete Stockdogs in Alberta, Canada.

Tansy, April and Anise on Vancouver Island. These are two of the cutest sheep in the entire world and her flickr account is a huge time suck.

Sage and Finley, my godchild in Rio Frio, Texas. He and his mom have an incredible story.

Send me your pictures and links and don't forget EVERY day is Hug a Sheep Day :-).

2011 National Hug A Sheep Day

2011-10-04T06:16:00.000-07:00

Hug A Sheep Day is October 29th. Serta Sheep #20 will be the Master of Ceremonies this year. We'll use the same format as last year, as that seemed to work just fine.

HASD is for everyone to enjoy. You do not have to have your own sheep, even know anyone who has sheep. If you'd like to be listed as a participant (individual or group), leave your name (and a link if you'd like) in the comments and I'll start a running list. If you (farm, LYS, guild group...) are planning something special and open to the public, drop me an email and we'll try to feature you somehow.

Here's a web button. You'll have to link it manually to http://nationalhugasheepday.blogspot.com/.

Spread the word!

Every Day Is Hug A Sheep Day

2010-12-04T06:29:00.001-08:00

Some recent visitors to Equinox Farm.

There's really no reason to only hug a sheep one day out of the year :-).

Next Year

2010-11-03T12:55:00.001-07:00

So, do we want to keep the same date each year (like Valentine's Day) or make it always the last Saturday in October (like Thanksgiving)?

Please vote on the sidebar.

What A Great Day

2010-10-31T11:23:00.001-07:00

Same time, same place next year!

Crazy Esther and thecrazysheeplady at Equinox Farm, Cynthiana, Kentucky

Don't forget the flickr group. If you aren't familiar with flickr, it looks like basically you set up an account, upload your pictures to your account and then add them to the Hug A Sheep group. If you have any problems, let me know. Can't wait to see everyone!

It's Hug A Sheep Day!

2010-10-30T05:12:00.001-07:00

And our first submitted picture makes it INTERnational Hug A Sheep Day!

This is Jenny Glen and Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl from Alta-Pete Stockdogs in Alberta, Canada.

We hope everyone has a great day! Let us know who (or what, for all the yarn huggers ;-) you got to hug and if you post a picture, leave a link in the comments for everyone to go see.

And remember - everyday is a good day to hug a sheep :-D.

T-Shirts!

2010-10-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

Well, sort of.

I'm working with a local print shop to determine the feasibility of actually screen printing shirts, hoodies, bags... In the meantime, since time is short and I know folks are wanting shirts for this weekend, I decided to test the Avery transfer paper from Wal-Mart.

I have this image set up as a brown sheep or a white sheep. If you are printing on a light colored shirt, you need to reverse it - follow the directions included with whatever transfer product you choose. I've only tested the white and it looks like it worked just fine (click to biggify).

The reviews are mixed on how well they'll hold up, but the t-shirt was $6 and the transfer paper (for a whole package) was about $8 I think. If you'd like to make your own t-shirt for this weekend, send me an email letting me know which color you'd like and I'll get a high resolution file sent out as quickly as possible.

Like a free downloadable knitting pattern, this is for your personal use only. If you'd like to make and sell t-shirts, talk to me first. We can probably work something out if there is a good charity involved.

For an easier, but slightly more expensive route, I set up a Cafe Press shop. I've not seen the final product, but it "looks good on paper". For the free, not for (your own) profit shop, they'll only let you set up one design, so don't be looking for other colors or sizes of the logo... Still, I think a pink tee that I didn't have to worry about ironing on crooked has it's appeal ;-).

Hug A Sheep Day

2010-10-21T15:34:00.000-07:00

We're going to keep this really simple this year and just have some fun. That's what sheep are all about anyway, right?

HASD is for everyone to enjoy. You do not have to have your own sheep, even know anyone who has sheep. If you'd like to be listed as a participant (individual or group), leave your name (and a link if you'd like) in the comments and I'll start a running list. If you (farm, LYS, guild group...) are planning something special and open to the public, drop me an email and we'll try to feature you somehow.

Here's a web button (you'll have to link it manually and if someone can tell me how to eliminate the background...). If there's enough interest, I could probably be talked into making some t-shirts...

Spread the word!

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2010 Hug A Sheep Participants - I'll keep adding everyone as quickly as I can, so if you don't see your name somewhat promptly, let me know!

Slowly, But Surely

2010-10-13T20:29:00.000-07:00

I'm learning way more about graphic design that I really ~~wanted to~~ have time for, but I'm pretty happy with this as a logo. What do you think?

The colors from my desk top vary from the lap top, so I'm not sure how it "really" looks. Right now, on this screen, the blue background is a little dull and the pink in the letters, while the exact pink of the mitten heart, looks dull too.

Hmmm...

Argh - now that it's posted, I see that the transparent background really ain't that transparent. Sigh. Tomorrow.

Just Getting Started

2010-09-10T10:41:00.003-07:00

We're going to make this up as we go along. Stay tuned!