Raggedy Ann Turns 100 - Raggedies in Miniature

I not only have enjoyed Raggedy Anns and Andys since I was a child, I continue to love them, in all sizes. My newest collection of Raggedies are Miniatures. I have added lots and lots of little Raggedies to this bedroom scene. Lots of my favorites in one spot.

Raggedy Ann Turns 100 - Raggedy Bedroom

Isn't this a cute little Raggedy Ann Bed. You can see the scale in the 2nd picture with the penny. It is quarter scale. My Raggedy Collection is quite large, so my collectibles have to get smaller. Quarter scale works nicely for that.

Raggedy Ann Turns 100 - More Rags

 I wrote a second article for Rags Magazine about talking to people about Raggedy Dolls. The first article was in the July edition and posted on July 10th, 2008.    This was  great publication that shared a true love for Raggedy Ann & Andy Dolls.   I truly miss the publication. 

I do hope you enjoy.

Raggedy Ann Turns 100 - Rags Magazine

I submitted an article to Rags Magazine.   As a tribute to Raggedy Ann's 100th birthday, I am printing the pages larger than originally shared.   The publication has since gone out of print.

Raggedy Ann Turns 100 - Beds by Kelly

I am a real loyalist when it comes to buying things for my miniatures.   When I find a vendor that I like their work; love their quality and they deliver what they say they can deliver; I most always do multiple purchases.   I can't list all of my favorites - it would be like picking your favorite child - but I am going to list some that I have been dealing with for a long time.     These are not in any particular order - just vendors that I happen to have a real good relationship with.

Beds by Kelly.    The first time I saw one of her beds I loved it but thought it was really expensive.   I had a son in College and quite frankly it was taking every spare dime.   Like a real nit-wit I thought I could do a bed just like Kelly.   Well, about 5 beds later I found out I didn't have that skill and/or patience.   When I went back to her site the bed had been sold.   When I asked if she could make another she agreed.   This time I was pleased to pay her price because her quality is FANTASTIC.  

Somewhere in my future is a Mary Englebreit shop and this will be the centerpiece of that project.   Until then, I will gaze at it in wonder.   Isn't it sweet!.

Sometime after getting this bed (several years in fact) I decided at sometime I would do a shop for the adult collector of Raggedy Ann Items.   I sent Kelly an email and described what I wanted.  An elegant bed for a well-heeled adult collector that wanted elegance.   Not a child's bed.  

She nailed it!!!    Stay tuned for that shop that is still on my to-do list. 

Kelly has a page www.bedsbykelly.com

If you get one of her beds, let her know you heard about it here.

If you have been following my blog, you will note there are two ads on either page.   By contract, I am not allowed to view them as I am paid (or will be) for those clicks.   It is certainly not making me rich, I've been doing it for about a year and so far I have earned about $50 and they don't pay until it reaches $100.   I'd like you to check them out (you don't have to buy a thing) and let me know what you think of them.   They are susposed to be related to items I discuss on the blog.   So far the captions appear that they are - let me know what you think. 

Raggedy Ann Turns 100

What a grand occasion, Raggedy Ann turns 100 in September of this year.   You are on a blog entitled Raggedy Kingdom and if you've followed it at all, you will note lots of references to Raggedy Ann.   FYI, Andy turns 100 in 2018.

My interest in Raggedy Ann has been a little sporadic over the years, but started very early in my life.   My first Raggedy Ann met with a biter end.   I was very young (about 3) and left here outdoors over the winter.   When my mom was raking the leaves and other stuff out from the plants in the spring, she was found.   She was way past the point of being fixable.   

 

Love of Raggedy Ann goes back a LONG Way! 

The Girls have been cleaned up

Next Month, Raggedy Ann turns 100.   Wow, what an occasion.   I will post frequently (maybe every day in September) about Raggedys.   Some new posts, some freshened up old posts.   Come join me for this milestone event.   Be sure to sign up as a follower and if you want email notifications of when I post, do that too. 

As you must know by now, Raggedy Ann &Andys are my favorite collectible.   I have many of them, but they are difficult to stay fresh with all the dust we have in the keys.   

They all got cleaned and rearranged this week.    The shelves are a little more sparse.   They look better.    Everything came off the shelves and cleaned or dusted etc.  

This is a new addition.   I found this little bassinet for $5 at a yard sale.   It has been hanging around.   I decided it was way too rickety for my granddaughter so it would work well with my dolls.   I pulled out the plastic liner, added a blue liner and there they are.   Most of these dolls were pinned to the wall so now they are a lot easier to throw into the dryer on an air setting to clean them up.   All in all, I love the look. 

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