Tag Archives: Felted Poppies

2017 … and we are back at at it!!!

Posted on 16/01/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good afternoon all … and welcome to 2017. So that was Christmas and New Year done and dusted … I hope you had a wonderful break (if you managed) and some special time with family and friends. I can’t quite … Continue reading →

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7 Days to Pledge

Posted on 19/01/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning poppy makers and friends … This time next week we will know if we have done the impossible …. raised $40,000 in pledges in just seven days to get us over the line with our crowdfunding initiative. We … Continue reading →

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2015 is Just Around The Corner

Posted on 28/12/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Just a quick hello from me to wish you a very safe, happy, abundant year … overflowing with all those things that are important to you. I can’t believe it’s a month since I last posted … December certainly went … Continue reading →

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Everything is POZIBLE

Posted on 28/11/2014 by 5000 Poppies

We have some VERY exciting news … This week we have gone live with our Pozible crowd funding initiative. We are looking to raise in excess of $50,000 to cover the costs of our display for Anzac Day next year. … Continue reading →

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Collection Points and Other Important Stuff

Posted on 03/02/2014 by 5000 Poppies

I feel like it’s forever since I posted … and in the scheme of things I guess it is. But that doesn’t mean that things have not been happening in Poppy land. Poppies are rolling in although it slowed to … Continue reading →

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Bendigo Poppy Retreat

Posted on 20/10/2013 by 5000 Poppies

Marg and I have had a wonderful overnight stay in the incredibly picturesque Bendigo working on the display for Fed Square for next month. We also called into say hi to Ann at the Bendigo Woollen Mills (who needs any … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Poppies ….

Posted on 10/10/2013 by 5000 Poppies

It’s like Christmas Day every time I go to the post office … with another 150 poppies this week … we have now taken our total to 2679 … and your generosity continues to astound. It’s only a few weeks … Continue reading →