in the spirit of giving...

i know i said when i hit 75 followers that i'd do a give away, and i still intend to hold true to that promise. thank you to those of you who are bearing with me and waiting patiently! it will happen within the next few weeks for sure.

to hold you over though, my blogger friend amyschmamey is doing a give away:



hop on over to her blog and be sure to enter! its some adorable stuff she's giving! 

good luck to you!

i've decided.

with my recent winnings of the most awesome give away ever, and successful give aways i've done in the past, i've decided that when i hit 75 followers, i will do another give away. (that means i have 18 followers to go.) tell all your friends and we'll get the party started! (if you are crafty and are ever interested in being featured on my blog and doing a give away for my rock-tastic followers, e-mail me at sparrow.child {at} hotmail {dot} com!)

in other news, here's a few pictures that i've found this week that have inspired me, resonated with me, or are just plain awesome.
enjoy!

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happy friday one and all!

starting the weekend off right.

here's something fun to start your weekend off:

one of my favorite bloggers, anna over at much love, is doing a fabulous give away.

no really. its great. its being done by  the pagestoppers etsy shop (which is so quaint!)

and they're giving away one of their fabulous pieces.

so. if i were you, i'd get over there and enter.

for sure.

and while you're at it, have a stupendous friday!

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xoxo,

dear earth:

i'm so rude.

i completely forgot it is earth day today.

poor earth.

well, in honor of earth day, i'd like to share some photos of... you guessed it: the earth (and all her beauty).

enjoy peeps.

{taken from our backyard.}

{i don't know where this was taken...}

{taken in alaska.}

{taken in st. george.}

{taken in yellowstone ntl. park.}

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{okay, okay! i couldn't help myself.}

happy earth day!

{there is still time to enter the give away.}

xoxo,

last day. last day.

all i have to say today is:

it is the last day to enter the give away.

get over there and enter!

you know you want to.

oh and happy thursday friends.

have a good one.

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xoxo,

paper flowers give away by stephanie.

hey all! how was your weekend?

i'm ready to start a fresh new week that's sure to be exciting.

and guess what, its monday, which means:

the give away is here!!!

i'm really excited about this give away because its the first of many talented people that i get to help promote.

this weeks give away is brought to us by the talented and sweet stephanie collins.

i worked with her husband for about 1 1/2 years, and briefly knew stephanie, but i had no idea she was this crafty! i'm thirlled to be promoting her handiwork.

so here's what you can win:

{1 set of handcrafted paper flowers by stephanie.}

stephanie makes her own style of Tim Holtz grunge inspired roses using only card stock paper, her Cricut Expressions and acrylic glitter paint "to dazzle them up".

they can be used for anything from scrapbook minis to picture frames,

or head bands to broaches. 

i love these pieces simply because there are so many possibilites! 

alright, so here is how you enter:

you MUST BE A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG. that's the first rule. - in other words i have to see your bright shining face in my followers page. (it makes things easier to keep in contact with you if you win. that's why.)

next: visit stephanie's blog and/or etsy shop,

leave a comment on this post by thursday april 22nd, telling what your favorite item(s) is and why. the winner will be chosen at random on thursday night and will be announced firday morning. its that simple! 

*want an extra entry? become a follower of stephanie's blog as well and leave an extra comment here saying you are now following her blog (please see above for what "following" means). 

alright everyone! send those positive thoughts out into the universe and get commenting!

{you can also visit stephanie's you tube channel for some awesome how-tos and shopping hauls.}

xoxo,

okay everyone.

its official. i've got someone to do a give away, featuring their crafty selves!

i'm super excited about it cause this girl is cra-fty! and i had no idea! its amazing what you can learn online!!

the give away will start next week on monday so be sure to tune in! details will be shared then, but i can tell you this:

you must be a follower on this blog to enter (and you can't be a family member of yours truly. sorry mom and sissykins.) so if you're not a follower yet, but you want to participate in the giveaway, get a head start by following my blog today!

xoxo,

want to give something away?

i've decided for my second giveaway i'm going to give someone who's crafty and creative the opportunity to promote their craft. i don't know how well it will go over, but we'll see! so here goes: if you make things or sell things that you would like to feature here on a day in the life of... please e-mail me (at sparrow.child at hotmail dot com - in the subject line, put "i'm crafty".) and we'll talk! it can be anything from vintage clothing or accessories to home decor. if you make it or sell it, i'll promote it! 

happy monday! 

xoxo,


p.s. happy 200th post to me!

i'm that girl.

happy thursday.

today i thought i'd start a new little section called "i'm the type of girl who..." and let you know what type of girl i am.

just as a heads up, a pre-warning if you will, i probably wont be religous about this section just like all the others, but it will be there for me to use when i want it.

enough of that.

lets get started.

i'm the type of girl who...

mixes all her laundry together. i just take the basket and dump it right into the washing machine. no lights, whites, brights, and darks for this girl? i just do it all at once.

i'm the type of girl who...

loves getting dressed up for any occasion. going to the grocery store? i get dressed up. gassing up the car? i'll get dressed up. headed to the bank? you guessed it. i get dressed up.

i'm the type of girl who...

gives people a make-over in mind. if there is someone in my perephrial vision for longer than 3 minutes (i.e. lady in front of me in the check-out line, guy next to me at red light etc.) i'll give them a make-over in my mind. i think its the cosmetologist in me.

what type of girl/guy are you?

xoxo,


{all pics found via weheartit.}

p.s. did i mention i'm doing another giveaway? no? well i am! stay tuned to hear what i'm giving away. and if you want a jump start on things, as always, one of the requirments is you must be a follower of this blog. i have to see your shining beautiful face in my followers list! - and speaking of followers, welcome to the blog to my newest follower!

have a lovely afternoon.

just a reminder,

you have 3 more days (including today) to enter the give-a-way.

if you aren't familiar with how to enter, read here.

have a lovely day!

wouldn't it be loverly,

{pic found via weheartit.}

give-a-way peek-a-boo. that's a lot of "-"s.

pics of the EXACT frames i'm giving away are coming soon.

but for now, here's what i'll be using for inspirational pieces:

{this color is all the rave right now. and i ♥ it!}

{i'm thinking about incoorperating a "life quote" in there somewhere. - you know the "its not about the amount of breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away" OR "its not about waiting out the storm, its about learning to dance in the rain". yeah. that kind of sappy crap that we all love and overuse.}

{i love the distressed look of these frames.}

{definitely loving the bow that hangs this frame.}

i'm excited about this little project that i get to work on next week.

i hope you guys are excited!

to review give-a-way details and how to enter, you can go here.

holla,


{wanna know where i found these pics? see for yourself: robin's egg blue, love quote, distressed frames, frame hanging by a bow}

G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y.

you guys!

its time.

time for a give-a-way!!!
i've reached my 1st goal of 15 followers

(yep that's just my first goal. i have more. i always have more. =])

and so as promised, it is now time for a give-a-way!

here is what you could win:

a set of 3 frames custom made by yours truly!

{the frames will not look like this, its just an idea of what they'll look like}

how to enter:

*be a follower of my blog - i must see your little picture in my followers section! 

(so if you aren't following me now, you still have time!)

*comment on any post from now until 2/13/10 

 the more posts you comment on, the higher chance you have of winning.

i guarantee at least one post a day from now until next saturday.

on sunday, i will pick a winner at random.

the winner will be announced on monday february 15th.

good luck all!

this contest is not applicable to those living under the same roof as i do!

(sorry mom and sissykins.)

the price is right,


{pics by me. sorry if you're sick of seeing those ones.}

well, well, welcome!

WELCOME TO THE BLOG LEAH!

guys, another fave blogger of mine just joined!

her name is leah and she is one of my fashion icons!

you absolutely HAVE to check her out!

she blogs here and i love hear daily outfit posts. they are great!

check. her. out.

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one more follower to go.

what! what!

{you guys make my day for sure.}

14 down, one more to go,

the good times just keep coming.

welcome to my newest follower kathleen!

kathleen from just a small town girl, blogs here.

i stopped in this morning  (ok... more like this afternoon...)

and she has such a charming blog!

welcome kathleen. thanks for stopping in.

♥

okay. 2 more followers to go.

then, i will be releasing all the awesomeness i have on a

give-a-way!

wow.

the more we get together, the happier we'll be,

okay stop it already.

anybody know what it feels like to walk on cloud 9?

hmmmm. i do.

wanna know why?

oh. it could be because i have a new follower...

it may seem like i'm going a little over board with the edifying other bloggers, and squealing out when i get new followers, but i come from a long history of MLMers (multi-level-marketers -- you know those annoying people with a "great opportunity that you can make millions with by working at home for a few hours a week"? yep thos are MLMers) -- and one of the biggest things in MLMing is edification. i'm not one of those attention-hungry-looking-for-approval type of gals, however, i believe in focusing on the little things in life to make me happy.

little things like:

one of my all time favorite bloggers following my blog!

those types of little things. =]

anyway, as always, welcoming my newest follower: bananas (aka little myra).

she blogs here and i recommend stopping by. 

i have to get my daily dosage of bananas every afternoon. 

welcome to the blog bananas!

♥

okay. now for some house keeping notes:

3 more followers to go. are you guys getting as excited as i am?

ugh. you better be. ;)

3 little monkeys,

well, well, well.

{you.} {guys.}

boy did i get on to find a nice surprise waiting for me!

i'm feeling like this right now:

first of all, i have a new {follower}. the one and only:

revolving styles! - yes. the same r.s. that i mentioned here.

i'm so tickled that they even dropped by. but now they are {following} as well!!

okay so not only do they have an AWESOME etsy shop, but they also have

good taste in bloggers. (if i do say so myself. ;])

so, if you have good taste too, you'll {heart} them here,

and {fan} them here.

welcome to the blog revolving styles!

♥

so. you know what another {follower} means.

11 down, 4 more to go.

and i'm so excited about it.

if you haven't heard about my upcoming {give-a-way}, you can briefly read about it here.

OR here is a little re-cap for you:

you can win a set of 3 customized frames.

i can either {surprise} you with the design, or you can pick colors and such.

i'll make and send them.

i know its not much, but everyone loves free stuff right?

um, {i do}.

so, we only have 4 more followers to go. if you want the chance to win, follow me, and try and rally your friends as well. =]

♥

next! - my revolving styles post brought some of my most favorite bloggers here to my little blog! peeps such as: ♥much love♥ {a wonderful blogger who always has great photos, awesome give-a-ways, and posts that are happy and uplifting. i always feel happy after stopping by her blog.}, life is BANANAS {this girl has sass and class all in one! i love reading her in-yo-face/oh-no-she-dint! type posts. and if you stop by her blog this month, be sure to wish her a "happy birthmonth" because like me, she celebrates all month!}, and leah {leah is one of my fashion icons! she dresses so amazingly its enough to make you want to go shopping after every post! =]. love her pics of her daily outfits.} as well as revolving styles themselves!) stopped in and shared their love for r.s. as well! -- its so much fun when everyone comes out to play!

thanks for stopping by ladies. and thanks to everyone else, who also stops by.

=]

why don't you come out and play,

{really huge, really yellow, really smiley smiley face pic found here. and the pics of the frams were done by yours. truly. uh-hu.}

hey guyssssss.

well, for starters, i'd like to welcome two of my newest {followers}: lennie, and sammie!
thanks for following ladies! i hope you are entertained while you are here.
speaking of followers...
remember this? if not, then here it is!
well, 15 {followers} is getting closer and closer.
only 5 more to go.
so if you want to participate in the give-a-way,
rally all your friends together to {follow} me,
and we'll get the give-a-way ball rolling!
you. could. win.

i love give-a-ways,

homemade christmas gifts.

yes christmas is over, but i still have 5 gifts i haven't given yet.

3 of my friends & and 2 of my cousins are getting home made gifts this year.

hope they like them!

i decorated these frames according to all of their personalities.

i'm excited to give them away!

this one is my fave.

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i'm thinking if i get to 15 followers, i'll give away a set of 3 frames custom made for the winner. what do you think?

if you want to be a part of the giveaway, spread the word about my blog to your friends.

at 15 followers i'll give a set of 3 of these frames away!

you could be the lucky winner.

gettin' lucky with you,

{pics taken by me. me. ME.}