spread some JOY giveaway winners!

Let me start off by saying - I am SO sorry I am drawing the winners late! Saturday I had no time to post winners and Sunday? I completely forgot. I know, I am a horrible blogger.

Here are the winners!

Karissa Noelle won the twelve cards by notes by red letter design studio

Kiley Rae won the 8x10 Winter Mountain print by Wild Wilderness Photography

Blythe won the custom stamped copper & silver necklace by little green room

Carly Nicole won the Vintage storybook scalloped garland by 3 Girls + a Goat

Kendra Lynne won the cherry and white crocheted hat by JoyceCaps

Bailey won the Boho holiday bracelet by Vintage Ooak Designs

Tinyheart won the Starbucks Christmas earrings by everydaybeauties

Beth won the green, red and white beaded bracelet by cutelilashley56's shop

Emily won the chocolate spoons for hot chocolate by Sue's Homemade Kitchen

Congratulations to all of the winners! Please email me at annagraysmith@gmail.com with your mailing info! You all have one week to send me your info. Thank you to all who entered!

giveaway winner!

Thank you to everyone who entered the autumn bliss giveaway! I'll bet you all are eager as to who won, no?

Alrighty....

The person that receive a blog header, button, signature, menu bar, post divider, and up to four sidebar titles is....

ACACIA!

Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your email address.

Thank you once again to all who entered and congratulations to Acacia!

giveaway winners!

After a week of having this fun giveaway, it is time to announce the winners! And wow - Bella Vita reached 200 followers. You guys rock! Thank you!

Alrighty here are the winners....

Dezzy Louise won the cardinal throw pillow by joom

Ashley won the dahlia green necklace by offbeet

moonsword won the ruby throated hummingbird water color painting by judithbelloriginals

Leanne won the $15 gift certificate to Emariecreations

doroffee won the pink & green bird fine art print by dearpumpernickel

Farmgirl won the charlotte, north carolina print by birdAve

Kristin won the banana split bookmark by FantastiCrafts

iammandy won the chocolate bon bon ring by FantastiCrafts

At Home with Michelle won the big pink rose cupcake necklace by ScrumptiousDoodle

  Jeremiah C. won the follow your bliss necklace by CharmingHabits

Congratulations to all of the winners! Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your mailing info(my email has been acting up lately, so simply comment and let me know if you are unable to email me so we can work something out). You all will have one week to respond to me with your mail info.

Also, a HUGE thank you to all of the lovely sponsors. They are the people who make the giveaways happen!

giveaway winner!

Thank you to Melissa for donating the earrings...

Thank you all for entering...

Thank you for making it a fun week...

Thank you for giving me 66 comments...

and congratulations, tinyheart for winning!

Yes ma'am, you won! Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your mailing info!

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). ^_^

Musings

I really should have waited to link up with Miscellany Monday before I post this. But, I simply did not have the patience to and have decided to post it now (go figure...)....

To start things off, today I got a haircut! I really like it, if I may say so myself. I got a full set of bangs which I haven't had since I was what...six years old? Ha!

Before (I know, I know...kind of strange photo):

After:



What do you think?

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And did you all watch the finale for American Idol last night? I did! I originally wanted Lauren to win, but deep down inside my heart I *really* wanted adorable little Scotty to win. And hey - he scored some brownie points with me considering that he lives what, two hours away from me?!

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^Is he wearing tennis shoes? Yep - he definitely is aging.

I have already decided that when I move to Los Angeles, California, Steve Tyler and I are going to have coffee together every Monday....

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 Lady Gaga and I are going to be best friends. I shall be her fashion designer and help pick out scantly clad  bikinis and high-heeled boots for her to frolic about in.

Kidding...sort of. ;D

What was she supposed to be standing on last night anyway? A deformed looking hunk of stones, a casket, an oddly shaped box? Hmmm...

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Scotty and Lauren are totally going to get married. I know they are. They are Christian, cute, country, AND close in age. *Sigh* just look at them *so cute*.

And also, my lovely friends, if you haven't entered my giveaway yet, be sure to enter!



Spring Fest: Giveaway WINNERS!



First off, I would like to thank each and every one of you for entering the giveaways for Spring Fest! I got more entries than I actually thought I would! We didn't reach 100 followers, but that is ok! We are close enough, having 88!

Want to see if you won any of the magnificent prizes? Keep reading....

Winner of the Partridge in a Pear Tree Necklace: Rachel @ Finding Joy!

Winner of $15 credit to aPearantly Sew: Veronnica @ The Adventures of Miss V!

Winner of the Delicious Cake Soap: My friend in real life, Beth!

Winner of the Design Your Own coffee cuff: Kristin @ Hope Unfolding!

Congratulations, ladies! Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with you mailing info so you can receive your prizes!

Once again, thank you to all who entered and I can't wait until we have another giveaway!

Winner of the Spring Fever Giveaway!

I would like to thank each and every one of you for entering my giveaway! It was so much fun meeting new people and logging on each day and seeing who was entering.


After many entries, writing many names many times, placing all of the entries in my (super cute) sparkly hat, holding it behind my back and grabbing one of the pieces of paper, the winner is.......................

Kendra @ Ismikendra!

Congratulations, Kendra! Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your mailing information so that you can claim the prize!

Once again, thank you so much to all who entered, and many congratulations to Kendra!

Winner of the Holiday Giveaway!

I'll bet you all are anxious as to who won the giveaway, huh? After writing all the names on paper, putting them in a hat, my mom shuffling them, and me closing my eyes and reaching in for a name, the winner is..................................

Polka Dot @ Shine as Lights/(Life is too short not to) wear Red Shoes!

Congratulations Polka Dot! Email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your address. =)

Thank you to all who entered!

Winner of the Miche Giveaway!

Even though I only had five entries for the miche giveaway, can I just say WOW, you all did an amazing job with your stories! Each one of them were so deep and well written. You all did such a fabulous job, goodness. Both my mom and I had trouble deciding the winner. I let her read the entries a few minutes ago, and she was literally stressing over which top three to choose. Finally, we both picked the top three and then the winner.

And the winner that we picked was..............










KRISTEN!

Congratulations Kristen! Here is what she submitted for her story...

Wow, Anna! What a fun way to pick the giveaway! And I love Jami too....what a fun prize!





What has God done in my life that's amazing to me? He used what the enemy intended for harm and He changed my life for the better!! I lived such a wonderful life growing up, after being adopted by 2 wonderful people. I had never experienced tragedy before. Then in one weekend, my whole life was turned upside down. I got a call in the middle of the night that my mom was rushed to the hospital and only had a 50% chance of survival. She was only 55. The next day, she turned 56, and the day after that, she went to be with the Lord. I had just turned 28.


At first, I was so angry with the Lord because He didn't answer my prayers to save her. But, I realized very quickly that to make it through, I needed Him. I went through so many changes through the years, wandering around trying to find a way to get through the grief. Through it all, the Lord was always there and He was using this situation to bring me back to Him. I hadn't been to church in many years. I started going back to church, saw my husband be saved, and now my life is truly better than I could've ever imagined.




So, what He did for me is He used a horrible situation, that I truly could have given up on life over, and He completely changed my life and my family's life through the process, brought us to Him, and He redeemed us! I know that if my Mom had not died, I would still be working, going through the motions, not in church, and we would've missed out on the life that Jesus came here to give us! I wish that my Mom were here to see it! She would be so amazed at how the Lord used such a horrible tragedy to carry out His plans for us!

Kristen, please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com to claim the prize! Many congrats!

WINNERS of Anna's Cabana's Bash!

First off, I would like to thank Maggie, Kristin, Veronnica, Laura, and Erin for being so sweet and donating items for my giveaway. Honestly, I didn't think I would really have anyone generous enough to donate something; but I did! I encourage you all to check out their blogs and/or sites and follow them, or grab their link button.

Secondly, I want to thank you all for entering! I thoroughly enjoyed logging onto blogger each day and reading all of the comments. It was so much fun and I have gained some more blogger friends through this! I didn't think many people would enter either, but holy moly, I was getting twenty and thirty comments! So than you guys for entering!

You all are probably ready to see who won what.....Here we go!

Winner of the Gussy Zipped Pouch: Veronnica @ The Adventures of Miss V!

Winner of the Summer Bloom: Hannah @ My Nutty Life!

Winner of the headband or customized banner: Jenna @ Where the Heart Remains!

Winner of the stacked hair pin: Lindsay @ Content in Christ!

Winner of the $25 certificate to The Vintage Pearl: Kiley @ twitter.com/kileygonekraez



Congratulations to all of you lovely ladies! Please email me at sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com with your mailing address to claim your prize!

Thanks and congratulations again!

Giveaway Winner!!!

After a week of letting people enter, I only got 4 entries. Urg. I was hoping to get maybe seven or eight like I got last time...but...oh well!

Anyway...............

The winner of the Avon lotion & body mist giveaway is (drum roll please)................................MIMI DORN!!!!!!!! Congratulations Mimi! You have 48 hours to respond to me through my email (sunshinegirl101@triad.rr.com).

~Anna Gray~ ♥

Winner of the Poll!

After two weeks of everyone voting on my poll, the cruise won. The cruise had 4 votes and jet had 2 votes. I would probably choose a cruise if I had to pick.

Be sure to look out for the next poll on my sidebar!

Happy Blogging!!!

~A.G.~ :D :O :)