Wow- 30 Followers. . .

Wow! 30!
Y'all so rock! Thank you so much for following this blog and planning to come to the Blog Party to celebrate with me! I got cupcake mix & frosting today and plan on making cuppycakes for Raggedy Ann's Birthday bash! Cherry Chip cuppycakes & Vanilla frosting! MmMmMmMm!

Things are falling into place nicely. I've got most of the patterns in my possessions and just waiting for a couple more! Then I should be all ready to Hop n Roll!

Are you excited? WoOhOo!

Smiles!

Checking In ...

It's a little more than half past August and I'm getting excited for this up-coming September 7th Birthday Bash! Woohoo!!

Thanks to all that have Followed, visited, and posted on your blogs.

I'm getting ready to post the finished Annie soon! Just gotta finish up the final details. Been having a rough patch lately, but I'm working on getting out of this funk!

Thanks for hanging out with me! C-ya soon!

~A~

Yay- Mission Accomplished...

Greetings Folks-
I have been planning, brain-storming, organizing and sewing for this event... I'm really excited about this!

Thanks to you all who've joined me so far! I'm happy to have you!

News Update:
I'm thrilled to announce that I have purchased 7 patterns for 7 Lucky Winners. That's right- My mission was to purchase 7 patterns as prizes for the "Lucky 7" Drawing as well as requesting permission to provide those as winning patterns for prizes. And I met my goal today! Yippy! A huge Thank You to the pattern creators for granting me my wish - to provide awesome prizes for You! You Rock! The Artists are linked on the side bar under - yes- you guessed it "Lucky 7".

Now that I have the "Lucky 7" taken care of. I can now focus on making a custom Raggedy Ann "Birthday" doll for ONE winner. Here's the Catch - you need to post the Blog Party event button on your blog or website. It needs to be visible by Sept. 7th! I'll be checking and checking it twice :) ! If time permits - I might make 2. Who knows! *crosses fingers*
Winner will be drawn on Sept. 14th.

Here's another chance to win a prize:
One Yard of Raggedy Ann & Andy Back to School Mini Patch fabric

Become a FOLLOWER on this blog and your name will be put in the drawing instantly! Winner will be chosen on Sept. 14th!

Blog Party 2009 Prizes

I'm cleaning up the Raggedy Blog a bit so I can update and keep up with the times! Out with the Old and in the with New! The Party continues . . .



Here's the Prizes for the 2009 Blog Party:

"The Lucky 7" Drawing:

* Belindy Pattern by: My Raggedy Dolls



* Buddies Pattern #1193 by: The Cats Pyjamas



* Spring Thyme Annie Pattern by: Prindle Mountain



* The Birthday Girl Pattern by: Homespun Hugs & Calico Kisses



* Simply Ann Pattern by: Homespun from the Heart



* Big Sis Pattern by: Cat & the Fiddle

Granted permission to E-print and give to winner - Thanks Gini



* Shweet Potato Flying Fairies Pattern by: Always Crafty 2

Thanks Sandi :O)



SPECIAL Prize for posting the Blog Party button on your Blog:

* Angel Annies Light the Way Pattern by: SnuggleBug Prim Blessins



Xtra Prize Birthday Girl Pattern by Raggedy Old Annies.

Follower Prize: 1 yard Schlool Print Fabric
Prize: 1 Yd.

Ya'll are Invited...

Welcome to my first event ... Birthday Blog Party. !


A Raggedy Ann Birthday Blog Party!

Who: You're Invited!
What: Raggedy Ann's Birthday Blog Party
When: Monday September 7th, 2009
Where: http://rablogparty2009.blogspot.com/

Since I love this red-headed cutie pie and she's America's Sweetheart- I thought it'd be nice to honor her Birthday on Sept. 7th.

I'd love for all collectors, makers and lovers of Raggedy Ann from all over the world to come and celebrate with me! Yep ... including Y-O-U!

If you're a collector, maker and/or lover - please snap some pics and share your collection on your blog (if you have one) with me and the world. On September 7th - I will blog hop and see everyone's collections, dolls, and stories! So be sure to make a special post on September 7th for this event!

I'll be show-and-telling my collection of dolls too. Some that I've made, bought and some that were given to me as gifts. It can be one, two, or a whole bunch. It can be post cards, fabric, dolls, figurines, any kind of memorabilia.
I'd love to see! If you have a story to tell... I'd love to hear about it!
Let's share the Raggedy love *lol*

I also have some Birthday FUN planned! I will be having Raggedy Ann Prizes for 7 lucky winners! Yep - SEVEN! Prizes include Raggedy Annie patterns from great artists, a custom doll made by me and 1 yard of Raggedy Annie fabric. WooHoo! To be entered in the drawing you'll need to come by on September 7th and leave a comment in that post (on Sept. 7th). So reserve the date! :O) I will ship internationally as well!
The drawing will take place on Monday September 14th, one week from the party. So that everyone has a chance to party, blop (blog hop) and play along. More details about this when the date draws near ... so stay tuned for that!

Please grab this button and spread the word! The more the merrier!


Be sure to link back to the: Blog Party so folks can come and celebrate!

Edit: Here's the code to put on your blog- be sure to remove the "**" and there should be no spaces in the brackets. Please contact me if you have any trouble or leave a comment and I'll run to the rescue :O) ! Copy & Paste and then remove the "**". It should work!

<**a href="http://rablogparty2009.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"**><**img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/awtemnymf/HBirthday150.gif"/**>



A huge Thank You to Carm of Shweet Potato Designs for making this custom button for me. I love it!

Also- be sure to Follow this blog so you can be informed of any updates!

C-ya !