august skies giveaway

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   You all are in for a big treat! And when I say big - I mean big.

because it's August

because you guys are amazing

because cute stuff is fabulous

let's have a giveaway!

 You could win:

cardinal throw pillow by joom

dahlia green necklace by offbeet

ruby throated hummingbird water color painting by judithbelloriginals

$15 gift certificate to Emariecreations

pink & green bird fine art print by dearpumpernickel

charlotte, north carolina print by birdAve

banana split bookmark by FantastiCrafts

chocolate bon bon ring by FantastiCrafts

big pink rose cupcake necklace by ScrumptiousDoodle

  follow your bliss necklace by CharmingHabits

Yes ma'am, there will be ten wonderful winners! Here is how you can enter for a chance to win one of these lovely prizes!

mandatory entry:

comment your answer to this question: what is your favorite month? I am not sure which is my favorite...I love June but I also love September and December. Hmm...

extra entries:

follow bella vita

blog, tweet, and/or facebook about the giveaway (each worth an entry)

put the giveaway button on your blog

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(Please do each entry as a separate comment or it will not be counted!)
Enter away! The giveaway will end August 15th and winners will be announced August 16th.

miscellany musings

1)  My mom actually told me that the song "Hair" had a good message. *gasp, choke, faint* Whaaaa? Ok guys, my mom really cannot stand Lady Gaga. Seriously. I am pretty sure I had to ask her to repeat what she just said. Ha!

2) Red velvet cupcakes + a sprinkle of fruit on top = pure bliss. Really people, how can you say no to that?

3) I have been having way too much fun sewing/creating hair accessories. Honestly, I think I am going to sell hair accessories on Etsy instead of photos.

4) Some friends of ours recently got back from China because they adopted an adorable little girl named Lisa! They adopted Li Li (You have probably heard about her on here due to my epic babysitting experiences) three years ago and now she has a sister (Li Li is just a couple months older).

Welcome home Lisa!

The Epic Giveaway: WINNERS!

Can I start off by just saying - WOW. I honestly did not expect to get so much feedback regarding the giveaway! I was thinking maybe fifty comments, ten or fifteen extra followers...something like that. But no - Bella Vita got 55 followers in two weeks and 143 comments. That is awesome! Thank you to all who entered and now...here are the WINNERS!

Antique Silver Loop Earrings:  Easton Place Designs

 Lollipookie handbag: Olivia

 Glitter ring: Eclairre

 Earrings: Beth

 Cookie earrings: Mitchie

 Red Velvet Cake bracelet: Miss Elizabeth Rose

Rosebud earrings: Nadox

8x8 OR 8x10 print of your choice: Lyudmila

Camera necklace: Miss Rachael B.

Black pencil stud earrings: The Kautts

Congratulations to all of the winners! Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your mailing info (within a week otherwise I will have to draw new names). ^_^

Some Recent Lovelies

Listening to: The Edge of Glory


To start things off, there have been a couple of changes to my blog! The lovely Megan designed the beautiful new header and blog button! I think she did a very lovely job too. What do you think?

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Also, Miss Hannah is having a giveaway for a blog design that's a $100 value! Go and check it out; you will not want to miss it!
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And last but not least.....




I am now a seller on Etsy! Yep - you heard me right. I am selling a few of my photos. I am currently only selling three prints and if anybody purchases a print (or two, or three, or four...) I am going to put that money towards purchasing Lightroom. I am going to be getting my Nikon D3000 in {hopefully} two weeks or less! Is that exciting or what?

Click here to check out my Etsy store!



What has been going on your way?

The Epic Giveaway

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Hello friends! Well, we did it; We made it to 100 followers! And you know what that means? You get to know all of the surprises I have been keeping a *secret*!

Here they are:

 Antique Silver earrings by FancyShmancyMe

 Hand bag by Lolliepookiesoap

Glitter ring by CreativeKates

 Earrings by MyLemonadeDreams

 Chocolate chip cookie earrings by JacquelinesCreations

Red velvet cake bracelet by ArtbyAshLigon

8x8 OR 8x10 of the winner's choice by ModernClassicsPaper

Rosebud earrings by ComeShopPinkLemonade

Black & White photographer necklace by ZenbuTradingCo

black pencil stud earrings by huiyitan

Are those goodies adorable, or what?!

This means that there will be 10 lovely winners! I will announce who they are June 9th.

Mandatory Entry:

Follow Bella Vita

Extra Entries +1:

Blog about the giveaway

Tweet about the giveaway

Facebook about the giveaway

Put The Epic Giveaway button on your blog