Christmas with Annie W-I-N-N-E-R-S ...

Hi Everybody How's your 2010 treating you? Well I hope L(!
I finally got a minute to SIT down and breathe AND pick some winners!

All winners have been drawn - I wrote everyone's name on a piece of paper and put them in a bowl then drew names! With the exception of the "Followers" which I used the number generator! Also exempt from the "name on a paper" draw was the Best Post and Cutest Christmas Annie. Hubby helped me pick these! Thanks hun!

Thanks so much for participating and having fun! All posts were adorable and I enjoyed reading them ALL!
FUN!

*drummmmmm . . .
rolllllllllllllllll*

"Blog Button Winner" Miss December # 149
Winner is: Cathy of Snugglebug Prims

"Random Holiday Hopper Participant"Kris Kringle # 134
Winner is: Aunt Pitty Pat of Aunt Pitty Pats

"Random Holiday Hopper Participant" Pattern by Cindy of Homespun from the Heart
Winner is: Carla of Dancing Moon

"Lucky Draw" Pattern by Cindy of Homespun from the Heart
Winner is: Courtney of Cajun Hillbilly

"Best Post Winner" Sing Noel
Winner is: Mistea of Misteas Crafts
Winning Post is Here

"Cutest Christmas Annie" Holiday Annies
Winner is: Lisa of Lydias Treasures
Cutest Christmas Annie is Here

Prize: Custom Annie Doll "Follower"
Winner is: Martha of Martha's Favorites

Ok- I will be emailing and leaving comments in your recent posts to let you know that you've won and then I will request your snail addys so I can send you the prizes!

Thanks again for playing along with me! I enjoyed this and will be posting about a Valentine's Raggedy Blog Event soon!

Hugs!

Decorating the Tree . . .

I was feeling better last night, more so than the night before. So we resumed decorating our tree. Of course Annie helped!
Part Deaux . . .


Sweet Annie loves to help out...


here she is - hanging an ornament. *Cheese*



*lol* Annie wanted to show off the lil' stocking ornament. See it! She thought it was cute!
My M-I-L made those as a namecard for one of her Tea Parties. She had them filled with mini candy canes, chocolates, a tea bag, and our names.

Where'd she go?

Haha- look where I found her...



Hiding in the decorations bin. Whatcha lookin' for Annie?



Some of our favorite ornaments. The names of all the Boxers that we have rescued. 2 have passed on... Baby and Jade. Rest in Peace sweethearts ... we'll see you again someday.
And Jester & Jasmine's ornaments! I made them all! Love them!

Whew- by the time we were all done - we were tuckered out and Annie went Night Night!

Then I realized that we don't have a full shot of our Christmas Tree. Oy - I had thought I took some? Hmmm - that's gonna be our next venture for sure! I'm sure Annie won't mind posing and giving ya'll a small tour of our decorated house!

Oh yeah - She did want me to mention that soon we will be baking sweet bread and cookies. Yummy! We're excited!

What have you been doing lately?

Toodles!

We got our Tree . . .

As soon as hubby got home from work last night- we changed vehicles and headed over to the Christmas Tree Farm.
We brought out Starbucks Signature Hot Cocoa and he got an Old Fashioned Doughnut & I a Holiday Gingerbread Loaf slice. MmMmMmMm!
Here's Annie coming along for the ride...



Annie is so excited to be going to the Christmas Tree Farm. WE all love the scent of fresh Pine!



We found the perfect tree! Annie insisted that she have her picture taken IN the tree! She looked so cute- I happily obliged!



We brought it home! Here Annie fills the tree bowl with water! She's the Tree Keeper this year *lol* Like me, she's a tree hugger *winks*



Ta-Dah ... all ready to be decorated!
I wasn't feeling all too good (killer cramps) so we will decorate the tree tomorrow night. Hubby put the lights up to get it ready.
I'll take more pics tomorrow and share with ya'll.
For now stay warm!

Another Raggedy Shout Out . . . (X-post)

One of my favorite Annie pattern creators is having a great deal . . . FREE shipping. WoOhoO!

Cindy of Homespun from the Heart also uploaded 3 new patterns to her website and some ready-to-take-home finished creations for the Christmas and Winter season! I just bought 2 e-patterns and they're so cute!

To qualify for her FREE shipping deal- you HAVE to be a subscriber on her mailing list! She will send you the code once you sign up and that's easy peasy!

Hint: She has sales and deals throughout the year and you don't want to miss any of them!

The FREE shipping promo expires on 12/15/2009!

Just jump on over to her website - Homespun from the Heart and scroll down to the middle of the MAIN home page and sign up! :O) Simple as that! Then you'll receive updates!


She has doll-making supplies, e-patterns, paper patterns, needfuls, doll hair, even fabric- tea stained muslin and homespun too, and kits too. Lots of stuff handy - right there!!

Cindy also has a cute Prim Turkey pattern available to download for free on her blog. Now wouldn't that look so cute as a centerpiece on your Thanksgiving table or as a shelf sitter on your kitchen hutch or corner table?

So go sign up- get yourself on the mailing list so you can be updated on sales, deals and new pattern and product listings! You'll be glad you did! Tell her AwtemNymf sent ya and say "hi"!

Coming Soon . . .

I'm in the brain-storming phases of the next Raggedy Ann Blog event . . .

I will tell you this much . . .

It will involve our precious Raggedy Ann & Andy Dolls and the Christmas holiday season.

I will also have pattern Give Aways and a couple of custom doll give aways! Prizes are provided by me- the Raggedy Ann lover :O)

I will have a Blog Button made by fab Carm of Shweet Potatoes soon. I will update when I have that, which should be any day now!

Keep your eyes peeled o this Blog as I will post the details on the next Raggedy Blog Event! It's gonna be a lotta fun! I hope you'll join me!
WooHoo!

Toodles . . .

Bumps in the Night Annie Swap... TEASER

This is a "Teaser" of an Annie I made for my dear friends Aunt Pitty Pats "Bumps in the Night" Annie swap

This is just a "teaser". mwahahahaha :O)



I will do the full reveal and what type of Annie it is when I have confirmation that my swap partner Becky J has it at home!

Right now- It's en route! Woohoo!

Have a great week!

Stay tuned for details on my next Blog Event that includes Annie & the holidays!! To Be Announced Soon! :O)

Hugs!

Shout Out ... Cindy is having a couple of Give Aways!

Cindy of Homespun from the Heart, whose one of my fave Raggedy Annie pattern designers is having a couple of give aways on her blog!

First GiveAway is a cute light blue wool felt CupCake pincushion AND a storage jar of notions AND a pattern of your choice (e-pattern or printed). You'll want these if you love making Annies! I know I do! That is a great deal of a giveaway! This Give Away ends Oct. 27th

The next GiveAway is a copy of the latest Fall "Create and Decorate" magazine that has her Annie pattern in it!

This Give Away ends Oct. 28th!
I already have this magazine, but I wanted to give a Shout Out in case people over seas don't get this magazine and want a copy or if someone missed out and wants a copy! Here's your chance!

Good Luck! :O)

Pink Ribbon Raggedies Pattern WINNER ...

Ding Ding Ding...
Winner... Winner...
Chicken Dinner ....

CONGRATULATIONS to Jen W. of Purty Girl Primitives for being selected as the winner for the Pink Ribbon Raggedies pattern made by Cindy M.

I'm contacting you now and leaving a comment on your recent blog post letting you know you've WON!!!
Congratulations!!! :O)

My next Raggedy Pattern Give Away will be posted tomorrow! Stay Tuned!

Toodles.....

Yikes - I'm so sorry... I'll picking a winner soon!

This past week has really flew passed me! I can't believe it!
I'm so sorry about being late for the Pink Raggedies Pattern Give-Away!
I haven't forgotten. Just had a lot on my mind. Had to get ready to fly out to South Dakota and attend a court session.

But I'm back home and catching up - BIG time! So hang in there with me a wee bit longer and I will post the winner of the Pattern Give-Away o'tay?! O'Tay!

Be back soon.... I'm visiting Vanessa's Halloween Blog Party.


I attended last year and had a blast. So I'm bopping (blog hopping) along and will come back and close this contest and announce the winner!

Bear with me and Thanks! It's good to be home! :O)

Another Give Away . . .

Happy Monday ... Nope- it's not another Manic Monday ... but I may gone manic for a bit here! Hubby worked over time yesterday and I've got my days mixed up a little! Has that happened to you? So today feels like a Sunday to me! (He works Weds. - Sat. ~ 40 hours)

It's time for another Give Away!
This time it's for a Raggedy Annie Pattern, just like I promised! Have you waited long enough? awwww- were ya'll gettin' impatient? *winks*
Don't we all love that red headed cutie Raggedy Ann!
The Give Away prize is for Cindy's PINK Ribbon Raggedies.

Note- I respect copyright so I won't be direct linking to the image! Instead- I will give you a direct url link so you can fly on over there and peek at Cindy's pattern!
Direct Linking (without permission) is a no-no. Especially when someone pays for their own website/domain! A lot of people don't realize this, but it's true!
Hmmm- maybe I detect a lesson in Copyright and Respect in the future! *makes note to self and Post-It to my forehead*

I thought it would be cool to run this Give Away along with my other Give Away: Pink Ribbon "HOPE" Earrings!

To be entered in this Pink Ribbon Raggedies Pattern Give-Away all I ask is that you . . .
1) Post about the Give Away on your blog! I don't have a fancy button this time! Shucks!

2) Comment here with your blog post link about the "Shout Out".

That's it! Simple? It is! :O)

This Give Away ends on October 12th! So that is ONE week from today!

Note: I will be out of state from Oct. 14-17. So if I haven't been contacted by the winner of this Give Away- I will resume contact when I get back! I just wanted that to be known that I will do my best to communicate with the winner of this Give Away before I leave. Either way- I will get the snail addy and mail out the Prize pattern to the winner! O'Tay?! O'tay!

Good Luck, Have Fun! And Don't forget to wear Pink!

Hmmm *ponders* Wonder what's next?!

pssst- Prim & Whimsy is having a Halloween Give-Away. Go check it out! The Give Away run from October 4-10. There's still time! Grab your brooms, mops, wings and FLY friends. . . Fly!


Toodles!
~A~

Give Away Shout Out . . .

Raggedy Friends- Sweet Cindy of Thimbleprim Studios is having a Christmas Raggedy doll Give-Away: Miss Cranberrie. And she's so sweet and gorgeous! Go check her out! She's so sweet!

Cindy is also hosting 2 swaps. 1 is for a Christmas Ornament swap. the other 1 is a Frog Doll swap. How Enchanting is that?! But you gotta hurry - sign ups close soon so she can pair up partners and so you can start on your projects! You've got a bit over a month to do both! Swing by and give Cindy some Bloggin' Luv! Tell her AwtemNymf sent ya!

PS- October is almost here!! WoOhOo!

Hugs & Blessings!

Give- Away Winners . . .

Today is the day to reveal the Give Away Winners .....


But first I want to say "Thank You" big bunches for celebrating with me and Raggedy friends. I had a lot of fun putting this event together! So worth it!
I also enjoyed visiting each and every one of your Blogs. (I think I got everyone)
I hope to host this event again next year as long as there's interest! I know I had a blast! Cuppycakes were perfect!

This Annie is excited because she knows WHO won! And she's full of giggles because she can't stand the excitement any longer....


It must be contagious - because I have the case of the giggles too!

So without further ado .... here's the list of Winners ...
Congratulations !!!
I will be contacting the Winners! :O) I'll be leaving a comment on Winners' Blog. I will also see if I can locate emails! If I have trouble locating anyone- I will make note of it and post it here!
EDIT: everyone has been contacted via email ! THANK YOU!
Edit 2: * = Shipment is ready!
Edit 3: Yay - All Winners are accounted for!
I will ship out prizes on Saturday Sept. 19th! WoOhOo!
Edit 4: All packages/envelopes have been sent with Confirmation Delivery which can be provided upon request! :O)
Edit 5: ** = Rcv'd Prize

"Followers" Winner: 1 yard of Raggedy Annie print fabric
*** Diane Lavender Dreams

"Lucky 7" Winners:
* Dawn won Belindy Pattern by: My Raggedy Dolls
*** Denni won Buddies Pattern #1193 by: The Cats Pyjamas
* Cheryl won Spring Thyme Annie Pattern by: Prindle Mountain
*** Irma won The Birthday Girl Pattern by: Homespun Hugs & Calico Kisses
*** Lisa won Simply Ann Pattern by: Homespun from the Heart
*** Sherry won Big Sis Pattern by: Cat & the Fiddle
*** Nancy won Shweet Potato Flying Fairies Pattern by: Always Crafty 2

Special "Blog Button" Winner: Angel Annies Light the Way Pattern by: SnuggleBug Prim Blessins
* Sue

"Xtra" Prize Winner: Birthday Girl Pattern by Raggedy Old Annies.
*** Mary

* Custom "Birthday Annie" doll made by Me Winner:
* Sandy M

Sandy - This Annie will be on her way to you! I hope you like her!

And a close up . . .



I am now going to contact the Winners so I can get your mailing addresses and send your stuff out to you! I'm making a Post Office run this Saturday Sept. 19th!
I hope you like what you've won! I had a lot of fun rounding up the prizes!
A huge Thank you to the Raggedy Annie pattern creators for granting me permission to purchase your patterns and pass them on to some Lucky Winners! Y'all Rawk!

Also a huge Thank You to Carm for the awesome and shweet custom Raggedy Ann graphic for the Blog Party! Love ya Gurl!

Thanks again for celebrating with me! I hope you'll join me next time.
Before I go- Sandi had a great suggestion - to leave this blog up all year round. I had already planned on that. :O) Us Raggedy gals gotta stick together!
Sandi also suggested (with the help of some whispering 14 mini Annies she was working on at the time) that maybe we can have themed parties like Halloween and Holidays. She's right- what Annie doesn't like to get dolled up in their sweetest dresses or outfits? Good point!!
*winks*
I had so much fun with this.... and I LOVE Halloween (I think Sandi knew that as well) so I just may have to host a Halloween Blog party. Thanks Sandi for the suggestion! Hmmmm .. *thinks...ponders*


Credits: ~ Graphic made by Carm of Shweet Potato

Huggles!

Happy Birthday To Y-O-U . . .

It's your Birthday Annie!!! Happy Birthday!

Thanks for celebrating "America's Sweetheart" Raggedy Annie's Birthday with me folks!

I've got cuppycakes for y'all!

Special Surprise: Shweet Carm who made my graphic for me- is also giving a FREE Raggedy Ann graphic on her blog! Save/Upload to your computer! Thank you so much Carm! A link to her blog is on the Party-Goers list on the right of my blog! :O)

I have loved this red-headed cutie since I laid my eyes on my Gramma L's Raggedy Annie. I don't what kind it was, but I know it was a vintage one. She wouldn't let me play with that one, but she had another one that I was allowed to play with. We had lots of tea parties, pretend school days where I was the teacher and Annie was the student, lots of walks in the park with my Gramma L. Gramma had one of those vintage baby strollers that looked a lot like this one ...
that she let me push around. Annie went on a stroll with us! I have fond memories of Gramma L. I Thank her for introducing me to Raggedy Annie :O)

Here's my collection of Raggedy Annies ... Click on the pic to zoom out


So sorry it's not the best, but it's kinda hard to take a digital photo when you have the light source in front of you and the blinds are horitzontal. It kept making the background look all fuzzy. I kept having to retake pictures, but this was the best out of the bunch!

In the Back Row at the ends- I have the big Raggedy Ann and Andy!
Then from the left-
* Annie in a green Christmas sweater w/ snowman - was gifted to me by my husband. He found it in a gift shop.

* Annie in her classic blue print dress and white apron. Also a gift from my hubby.

* Andy with a stain on his right side of the face- I found that at a yard sale. They were gonna throw it out and I didn't have the heart to pass it up. He was pleading to be rescued so I did! The tag is gone so I can't for sure say what brand he was.

* Annie with the missing hair in the front (kinda a bald spot) is an "Applause" style Annie. I bought her off of eBay when I was first scouting for Raggedy Ann collectibles.

* Annie & Andie set in burgundy outfits - I bought these from a woman who was going to give them away. They're custom made. They have matching burgundy outfits! Low key Prim. Cute!

* Annie in her Christmas outfit and white apron. She came with a small plastic ornament, which I can't for the life of me find. Hmmmm!

* Custom made Andy. I don't remember where I found this one. He has orange hair. A cutie! The girls like him *winks*

* Prim Annie with no shoes or stockings - Folks - don't laugh, but this is the first Annie I made years ago. It was a pattern by Ragg Bagg Babies. I made this one in 2001 Wow!

* Annie in pink. She is wearing pajamas and fluffy slippers. She has a small oatmeal teddy bear attached to her hand. This was a gift from my daughter! I have 2 *lol*

Front Row . . . from left to right

* Tiny Annie came with the Christmas Annie. Now that I am remembering all of these- it also came with an ornament, that I mentioned above - that I can't find, and I think it came with a story book too. Hmmm- I will have to look for this this year!

* My adorable pinkeep that I won at Cyndi's give away!

* My Breanna also made by Cyndi's blog give-away! I just love this to pieces!!

* Annie made by Nadine. We were partners in Aunt Pitty Pats Sugar & Spice Round 1 swap. She has a sweet faerie fabric outfit with matching bag.

* Annie made by Carla. We were partners for APP's Sugar & Spice Round 2 swap.

* Annie made by Tammy. Can't remember or find the blog link :O( Sowwry Tammy!

Well - there's my collection of dolls.
I have made more dolls than I have in my collection. There's something about seeing each dolls personality emerge. No two are alike! No matter what pattern you use or how many of the same doll base you use - they're like snowflakes! Each is one of a kind!
I love collecting Raggedy Annie patterns. I love sewing Raggedy Annies!

Ok- I'm off to visit the party-goers! See their collections and/or stories! Thanks again for celebrating with me.

I will pick winners in each drawing in one week! Good Luck and Have fun!

Also- not to steal the spotlight- but I think this birthday girl also deserves the recognition of celebrating a Birthday today: Bai Yun. Happy Birthday Bai Yun! You're a great Mom!

Hugs!

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!

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C-ya !