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The SARF Shop Has Moved to Etsy!
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Are You Guys Still in Business, Or WHAT??
Well, it’s that time of year again: the time when we apologize for our lack of activity and we lament our perpetually-unpaid intern’s lack of fingers typing inefficiencies and forth. So here goes.
Yes, The SARF is still in business. We’ve just been on hiatus, that’s all.
December was great. We sold things at Blue Genie, and we had our largest and most successful adoption campaign to date! In January, we delivered all of our adopted SAs to their new homes.
In February… we crashed.
And then it was May.
BUT we do have some exciting things planned, including a super fun partnership with Austin Bat Cave this summer, which is going to be AWESOME, and a very risky and potentially-controversial surgery involving two of our koala residents, a partnership with (or investigation by) PETSA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Stuffed Animals), and- from the deepest darkest depths of our most unreasonable predictions- maybe even a podcast!
So hang in there 🙂
Historical Walking Tour / Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo 2016
Dear Friends,
It is once again the time of year when I mow down the tall, weed-laden pasture of excuses to reveal the lush green field of stuffed animal-related hi-jinx that’s been gasping for air underneath.
Today, it is with great joy and relief that I reveal to you a portion of that pasty garden of creativity in the form of two projects, both of which require the help of YOUR eyeballs to beam metaphorical chlorophyll and sunshine in their directions to give them, symbolically speaking, the healthy tans they need to coax The SARF back from its extended hibernation.
Here they are:
1. There is now a Stuffed Animal-Related Historical Walking Tour of the North University Area, culminating in a visit to…
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Guest Writers from Austin Bat Cave!
This morning, we have some very special guest writers helping out with our new batch of SAs!
We’re here at Austin Bat Cave’s Animal Writing Camp (partnering with SmartKids). Campers are hard at work interviewing SAs and writing their bios. We’ll be posting them soon!
Thank You For Applying!
We have made our adoption decisions and are notifying approved applicants. Thank you to everyone who applied. If you do not hear from us, please apply again. We get a WHOLE LOT of applications, and unfortunately we can’t award an SA to everyone who applies. But please don’t give up! We will have more SAs up for adoption very soon!
We’ll Be Making Adoption Decisions on Thursday, January 21!
If you’re planning to apply to adopt any of our currently-available SAs, get your applications in before noon on Thursday, January 21! We’ll be making decisions that evening, and we’ll be sending out notifications shortly thereafter.
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Do Stuffed Fish Have Feelings?
Of course! Although Kelly’s stoicism during her tagging surgery did have me wondering…
Perhaps it’s all the adrenaline, as she’s preparing for the trip to her new home, quite appropriately, across the pond.
This morning, Kelly’s shipping out to meet her new living companion, Sophie, all the way over in the U.K.
Congrats, Sophie. She will see you soon!
The SARF at Blue Genie Art Bazaar
The SARF will have a spot at this year’s Blue Genie Art Bazaar Nov. 27th – Dec. 24th at the Marchesa Hall & Theatre. We will have many lovely SA-related gifts for sale, including the debut of our SA clothing line featuring fashionable hoodies and luxurious robes…
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Stuffed Animal Repair Fixit Clinic Saturday, Dec. 5
Yes, yes… The SARF Spa isn’t accepting new patients, BUT we will be conducting a Stuffed Animal Fixit Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 — Noon to 3 p.m. at Recycled Reads (5335 Burnet Rd. Austin, TX)… so you can learn how to perform minor surgeries on your own. We’ll offer advice, do some medical troubleshooting, and help with collaborative repairs. If you have an SA with medical needs, this is a great/free opportunity to get help… in a timely manner! More details here.
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An Important SARF Spa Announcement!
Dear Friends!
Due to overwhelming response, The SARF Spa is not accepting new patients at this time. We are temporarily disabling our repair estimate form while we catch up on our already-scheduled repairs. Our turnaround time is currently well over a month, which we feel is a bit long to keep SAs from their homes.
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