a tour of le bloggity blog.

there are so many new faces around here (hi, guys!!), i thought i'd give a little tour of my pad. i also thought i'd make an announcement but that part will come later. but before i do any of that, can i just share a little tmi? i have a zit on my face and it is large and in charge. i mean, it is so large that it is in my peripheral vision when i look down. note to self: look up home remedies for eliminating big, huge, disgustingness on my face. 
and now, here are some tips for navigating my blog (because its soooo complicated. riiiiiiiiight.)
exhibit a:
my side bar.

exhibit b:
below the posties and a little more sidebarness.

well, that's about it. if you need a water/snack break or something from the extensive tour you were just given, i understand. you can take that break now.
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okay, are you done? good. cause its announcement time. (no, the fact that i have a massive zit on my face was def not the announcement.) because of the lovely following i have incurred lately, i've decided to do a give away!! i know, i know. you all want to know when and what!
but that will have to wait until this weekend. so, stay tuned.

now, if you'll excuse me, i have some zit zapping to do.

♥ ♥

give away featuring Sea of Blooming Dreams. *CLOSED*

**THIS GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED**

first and foremost, i just want to thank everyone who follows this little blog of mine and reads about my crazy, boring, dramatic, eclectic lifestyle. i appreciate your comments and insightful thoughts on my life. i have loved getting to know all of you from your comments and reading your blogs. i've found there are some truly incredible people in the world.

that being said, i'm so excited to be having this giveaway!

Erica Marie who runs a lovely little etsy shop and blog called Sea of Blooming Dreams {click here for blog, click here for etsy shop} is giving one of you lovelies the opportunity to win one of these beautiful pieces.

lookie here:

{tropical punch rosette headband -- as seen here}

{everything's peachy earrings}

 or

{girly girl bobby pins -- as seen here.}

isn't her stuff just quaint?!

i literally want one of each item in her shop.

and she has everything! headbands, earrings, necklaces, bobbys, everything.

so! here's what you have to do to win:

1) be a follower of this blog 2) stop in by Sea of Blooming Dreams and 3) leave a comment on this post of what your favorite item is. would you keep it for yourself (how would you style it?!) or gift it to a friend?

for additional entries (please leave separate comments for each) :

1) follow Erica Marie's  blog Sea of Blooming Dreams.

2) tweet/blog/facebook about this giveaway

(only one extra entry for this, even if you do all three -- please leave a link!).

3) add a giveaway button to your blog using this code:

AND

4) put my dear ♥ prudence blog button on your blog (leave a link! i'd love to check out your space). 

sooooo you have the opportunity to have 4 entries total.

giveaway closes june 3rd.

in addition to the give away, Erica is offering 10% off for all dear ♥ prudence readers!

just visit her etsy shop and enter dearprudence for your 10% off your purchase.

(this offer will be valid until june 10th.)

have fun!

♥ ♥

good things anna. {aka a seriously random post}. *UPDATE*

so, i think i'm finally satisfied with my blog design for... half a second. anyone wanna keep track of how long i keep this particular design up? i kid.
speaking of design, this weekend my sis and i went and toured the Art Institute of Dallas.

its a beautiful school. i basically want to go there with every fiber of my being. i'm doing what i can to make that happen.

on a totally unrelated but equally as exciting note, i've been working with a lovely fellow blogger, Erica Marie over at Sea of Blooming Dreams to get a give away set up for all you sparkling wonderfuls. Erica has a marvelous etsy shop with some of the most adorable pieces i've ever seen. sometimes when i'm alone, i go to her shop and drool a little...
{ahem.} anyway! when i hit 100 followers...

...Erica is going to host a give away on my blog! so, if you want to have the chance to win, go tell three one more of your blogger friends to get on over and follow and we'll get the give away rolling!
who's excited?
me.

how was your weekend?

♥ ♥

p.s. to go along with my new name and blog design, i created new buttons. go ahead and change from the old one if you want. THANKS!!!

i may or may not be getting ready to be a bit generous.

you guys. (or girls. . . do i have guy readers? if so, speak up!)

i really wanna do a give away for all ya'll (i've only done 2 in the past), but i want your opinion first.

what are the types of things you like to win in give aways?

do you prefer pretties? or things that are more universal. . . say, gift cards.

ultimately i'll pick something that i think is awesome, but i also don't want to give something away that you don't want/need.

so tell me, what have been your favorite give aways that you've seen?

what would you like to see done in a give away?

do tell.

p.s. do you make stuff? wanna be featured? you should probably e-mail me at sparrow.child [@] hotmail [.] com. i'd love to feature you on my blog!