I'm So Lucky Today and Giveaway Reminders!!!

I am so lucky today!!! Because when I was checking me emails I got two lovely messages letting me know that I had won a giveaway! Totally unexpected!!! Now I will be able to add two delightful new necklaces to my collection!

In other news you only have until Tuesday night to enter the Lisa Leonard Giveaway and the Jolt Jeans Giveaway!!! You definetly don't want to miss out on that! Check the upper right hand side and click the links to enter! (Sorry I can't do it here because my computer is acting funny!)

And not sure if you know but I just put up a new Giveaway for an amazing Miss Ruby Sue Headband! Some of you may not have noticed but it's up!!!!! So enter because it's open to everyone!!! =)

Prom 2010 Event: Miss Ruby Sue Giveaway!!

I am so excited to be hosting a Prom 2010 Event! I'm graduating this year and I realized that so many readers might also be grading too! Although I am graduating from university it's totally different from a high school prom which seems to be more intense and elaborate, I wanted to have an event that offered some great ideas for such things as jewelry, make-up and even dresses! And yes the grand prize giveaway will be an actual grad dress!!!!

Our first featured sponsor is the very lovely Miss Ruby Sue! With spring coming the flowers are blooming everywhere which I totally love! This isn't just in gardens but in fashion as well! In fact H&M has this amazing Garden Collection coming out and it's just amazing! And a great way to incorporate flowers into your wardrobe is through accessories! This is where Miss Ruby Sue comes in!


Miss Ruby Sue is the leading premier original couture accessories line of womens' silk statement necklaces, bracelets, handbags and hairpieces. She offers accessories that truly makes you stand out and will definitely get you noticed in a crowd. Any of her accessories can turn basics into the highest levels of fashion and style. Although she has many amazing wedding accessories that will compliment your big day perfectly, Miss Ruby Sue excels in providing high end fashion to everyday life, because it's my motto that you should be fabulous everyday and not save it for a special occasion!



Miss Ruby Sue is the baby of Lori who is a 36 year old mother of 4 beautiful children and one black Llasa Apso dog. Miss Ruby Sue, first launched in 2008 on Etsy has quickly become well recognized for her fine attention to details and couture styling. It is easy to see why she has been featured in so many different media outlets such as Small Magazine and Martha Stewart; been featured on many design blogs; and even been featured on many well regarded television shows including Good Morning America, The View and the Today Show! Her pieces have also graced the likes of Courtney Love and Joy Baher a co-host of The View. You can also find "Angles Song' and 'Anthropology' necklaces in select Anthropologie stores in the United States! You know you have something great going on when Anthropologie, the expert in the cool and fashionable wants to carry your line!


Lori's work truly stands true to Miss Ruby Sue's motto in that Miss Ruby Sue radiates effortless charm in bold colors, artistic patterns and a free spirit to make any woman of any age stand-out and feel beautiful.


My Review

Lori was so kind in sending me two pieces from Miss Ruby Sue,Angel's Song and a beautiful hairband! The pieces arrived quickly and was in a large box and nicely wrapped so that they would not be crushed during shipping! I was very excited when I first opened the box and my excitement didn't end there, because when I took out the pieces I was in awe of the beauty of it.


Angel's Song is such a great piece that features whites pinks and sparkle is added by the different embellishments that are vintage findings. So that means that each necklace is unique and one of a kind! It also features a great tulle frill that adds a greater depth to the necklace. I love the pom pom detail that is used instead of having a chain because it is very unexpected but works really well with the design and style of the necklace.



You can tell that necklace is very well made, with the silk flowers being reinforced in the back by heavy felt. All the embellishments are very well secured so you don't have to worry about it falling off. I found that this necklace worked really well with many different outfits. I have worn it dressed up as well as going to school and each time I have worn it I have gotten a lot of great comments and feedback. I find that I really do stand out while wearing this necklace and it definitely gives me a great little bounce in my steps.



The other item is an amazing hairband with a great big bow and silk rose. I am a die hard fan of the fashion in Gossip Girl and I always drool at Blair's amazing hairbands! Well I know that this hairband would totally grace her very fashionable head because this brings major style! Again like with the necklace it provides a big statement and a lot of great comments. The hairband has been wrapped with a raw silk ribbon that really sets off the red of the bow. I really love the size of the bow because it is the perfect size.

The Giveaway

Lori has been so kind to offer one very lucky reader this amazing headband! It's an amazing headband and truly goes with so much! You can totally dress this up or down!

This giveaway is open to all internationally and the headband is valued at $35!!!

How to Enter

1)Visit the Miss Ruby Sue and comment on one other scarf that you love for one entry! (Note that you must do this before any further entries can count!)
2) Blog about this giveaway! Include the link back to the giveaway post as well as a link to Miss Ruby Sue (http://www.etsy.com/shop/missrubysue) Do this and you get six extra entries!
3) If you are a new follower, welcome!!! Let me know and you will get four extra entries!
4) For my lovely current followers (followers before this post was published) to show my love and appreciation you get six extra entries!
5) Post my button on your blog and you get five extra entries
6) Heart Miss Ruby Sue shop on etsy for two extra entries
7) If you make a purchase from her you get ten extra entries! Just let Lisa know when you make your purchase so that she can let me know and I can award you the entries!
8) If you enter any of my other giveaways you get two extra entries!!! Just look on the right side of my blog for all my current giveaways!!!
9) Become a follower on twitter @thegiveawaydiva for one entry
10) Tweet this giveaway including a link to the giveaway! Make sure you @thegiveawaydiva so I can confirm it and you can do this once a day!

This giveaway ends on April 18th!

So head on over to Miss Ruby Sue to check out Lori's amazing designs now!

Disclosure: Please note that I was sent product from Miss Ruby Sue in order to conduct an accurate review. No further monetary compensation was provided and all opinions are that of my own.

Cutest Finds on Etsy! Special Sunday Cuteness Edition!

I love Etsy! It's a great place to find almost anything from jewelry to clothing. It's always amazing to see the amount of talent people have! Here are some of my picks of the Cutest Finds on Etsy for a Sunday Cuteness with a twist!

Knitting Dreams shop has the cutest teddy bears that I have seen in a long while! In this case look at the adorable dog! Love his little red scarf! Click here to see all the other cute animals featured in this talented artists shop!

Love this cute little bunny which would be a perfect grown up Easter gift!! The best part is that the cute little lamb costume this bunny is sporting can be taken off! Check out more adorable bunnies from Moon's Creations here!

Aww look at the cute guinea pig....but wait! It's not real!! That's right this cute plushie is handmade by the very talented Morumoto! The best part are the prices!! This cutie is only $25!!! Click here to check out all the other adorable plushies in stock!

I love the amazing talent of KaysK9s, where she specializes in making adorable animals in felt! That's right she makes all her amazing animal figures from felting them!! Look at the amazing detail of this panda! I can't get over how real like it is! Click here to check out more of her amazing figures! Dog lovers be warned, once you get a glimpse of her dogs you will be opening up your wallets!

It's a dinosaur costume for guinea pigs!!! This is so unique and fun and comes from the shop Janis Carleton Allen. Click here to go to her shop to check out more adorable costumes!!

Prom 2010 Event: Miss Ruby Sue Review

I am so excited to be hosting a Prom 2010 Event! I'm graduating this year and I realized that so many readers might also be grading too! Although I am graduating from university it's totally different from a high school prom which seems to be more intense and elaborate, I wanted to have an event that offered some great ideas for such things as jewelry, make-up and even dresses! And yes the grand prize giveaway will be an actual grad dress!!!!


Our first featured sponsor is the very lovely Miss Ruby Sue! With spring coming the flowers are blooming everywhere which I totally love! This isn't just in gardens but in fashion as well! In fact H&M has this amazing Garden Collection coming out and it's just amazing! And a great way to incorporate flowers into your wardrobe is through accessories! This is where Miss Ruby Sue comes in!


Miss Ruby Sue is the leading premier original couture accessories line of womens' silk statement necklaces, bracelets, handbags and hairpieces. She offers accessories that truly makes you stand out and will definitely get you noticed in a crowd. Any of her accessories can turn basics into the highest levels of fashion and style. Although she has many amazing wedding accessories that will compliment your big day perfectly, Miss Ruby Sue excels in providing high end fashion to everyday life, because it's my motto that you should be fabulous everyday and not save it for a special occasion!



Miss Ruby Sue is the baby of Lori who is a 36 year old mother of 4 beautiful children and one black Llasa Apso dog. Miss Ruby Sue, first launched in 2008 on Etsy has quickly become well recognized for her fine attention to details and couture styling. It is easy to see why she has been featured in so many different media outlets such as Small Magazine and Martha Stewart; been featured on many design blogs; and even been featured on many well regarded television shows including Good Morning America, The View and the Today Show! Her pieces have also graced the likes of Courtney Love and Joy Baher a co-host of The View. You can also find "Angles Song' and 'Anthropology' necklaces in select Anthropologie stores in the United States! You know you have something great going on when Anthropologie, the expert in the cool and fashionable wants to carry your line!


Lori's work truly stands true to Miss Ruby Sue's motto in that Miss Ruby Sue radiates effortless charm in bold colors, artistic patterns and a free spirit to make any woman of any age stand-out and feel beautiful.


My Review

Lori was so kind in sending me two pieces from Miss Ruby Sue, Angel's Song and a beautiful hairband! The pieces arrived quickly and was in a large box and nicely wrapped so that they would not be crushed during shipping! I was very excited when I first opened the box and my excitement didn't end there, because when I took out the pieces I was in awe of the beauty of it.


Angel's Song is such a great piece that features whites pinks and sparkle is added by the different embellishments that are vintage findings. So that means that each necklace is unique and one of a kind! It also features a great tulle frill that adds a greater depth to the necklace. I love the pom pom detail that is used instead of having a chain because it is very unexpected but works really well with the design and style of the necklace.



You can tell that necklace is very well made, with the silk flowers being reinforced in the back by heavy felt. All the embellishments are very well secured so you don't have to worry about it falling off. I found that this necklace worked really well with many different outfits. I have worn it dressed up as well as going to school and each time I have worn it I have gotten a lot of great comments and feedback. I find that I really do stand out while wearing this necklace and it definitely gives me a great little bounce in my steps.



The other item is an amazing hairband with a great big bow and silk rose. I am a die hard fan of the fashion in Gossip Girl and I always drool at Blair's amazing hairbands! Well I know that this hairband would totally grace her very fashionable head because this brings major style! Again like with the necklace it provides a big statement and a lot of great comments. The hairband has been wrapped with a raw silk ribbon that really sets off the red of the bow. I really love the size of the bow because it is the perfect size.


You will be so excited to know that Lori had very generously donated an item to be given away on my blog to one very lucky winner! Look for that giveaway on Sunday!

So head on over to Miss Ruby Sue to check out Lori's amazing designs now!

Disclosure: Please note that I was sent product from Miss Ruby Sue in order to conduct an accurate review. No further monetary compensation was provided and all opinions are that of my own.

Giveaway Reminder!

Just a friendly reminder that we have a few giveaways ending soon, including the Flirty Aprons and the Lisa Leonard Designs giveaway! So enter away!!

The 2010 Prom Event Starts......

Tomorrow!!!! Look for my first review of an awesome company that will help you get ready for prom and not to mention giveaways!!!!

Even if you are not going to prom these products and giveaways will be perfect if you have a big night out coming up!

A Look Back at the Olympics

I can't believe they are over!!! It's been a month of good times, good sights to see and crowded street in Vancouver! It was awesome getting to meet and talk to people all over the world and who knows I may have even talked to you and not even knew it!

Now it all feels weird that it's over and that life is getting back to normal! Maybe I don't want it to get back to normal! Is there anything wrong with wanting to have one of the biggest parties in the world come to your home town?

Tell me did you end up going to Vancouver or watching the games on TV?

Here are some of the pictures that I took of my Olympic experience! If you want I can post more! =)

Robson Square by Day

Robson Square at night where a lot of cool thing happened!

Me with the Olympic torch! Pretty cool getting the chance to carry it!

The Olympic Flame

Cover Your Hair Giveaway!

I love changing up my look by using great hair accessories and I have found a great site that offer great hair accessories at very reasonable prices! Cover your Hair is a great place for reasonably priced and very fashionable hair accessories!


Usually feather headbands that I usually find can range anywhere from thirty dollars or more! But over at Cover you Hair, they have amazing feather headbands in great assortments of feather colours and designs for as low as $11.89!


Cover your Hair is a great place for stylish hair accessories, and true to their name they don't only sell just headbands and hair ties. Cover your Hair also sells other great products like hats, belts and shawls! So there is great selection of products to choose from!


There are many ways to keep up to date on all the going ons over at Cover Your Hair
You can keep up with Cover Your Hair via:

• its blog
• on Facebook
• YouTube channel
• Twitter
• Myspace
• Flickr

Review:


I wish I could upload some of the great pictures that I took of the headband that they sent me but unfortunately my computer is still not able to access wifi! Pretty aggravating! But anyways the people over at Cover your Hair sent me their Plaid Flower Headband! This headband is regularly priced at $13.99 but it is now on sale for only $4.20!

The headband came quickly and it was one size fit all! The flower is a great size because it's not too large and not too small so that you won't notice it! I love the plaid colour that I had and I felt that the headband was thick enough to be able to keep my hair back which is quite a feat since my hair can be quite stubborn!


Now they have a great deal going on where shipping is only $1 within the US!!! This is such a great deal because shipping can really add up! So head on over to Cover your Hair to check out their great products!



The Giveaway

The people over at Cover your Hair have been so generous in offering one very lucky winner a $25 box of great Cover your Hair goodies!! That's a lot of great stuff!

But best of all they are willing to ship worldwide so this giveaway is open to all!

How to Enter

1) Go to Cover your Hair and comment on your most favorite apron for one entry!
2) If you become a new follower you get four more entries
3) If you are currently a follower you get six more entries (Yay for being loyal blog followers!)
4) If you post my button on your blog you get five extra entries
5) If you blog about this contest and include a link to Cover your Hair (http://www.coveryourhair.com/) you gain five more entries. Make sure you include a link to the post.
6) If you buy anything from Cover your Hair you get ten additional entries (Make sure you let them know as well as myself!)
7) If you enter any of my current giveaways held on my blog, you can get one entry for each contest you enter! Make sure you let me know which ones you entered!
8)If you follow me on twitter you get two extra entries (@thegiveawaydiva)
9)If you tweet about this giveaway you get one extra entry and this can be done once a day for an extra entry! Make sure to include a link to the giveaway as well as @thegiveawaydiva
10) Follow Cover your Hair on Twitter for one extra entry

This giveaway will end on April 15th!

*Disclosure: Please note that I was not compensated for this review post and all opinions expressed within this post are that of my own. I was only sent the headband from Cover your Hair in order to do a review.

Winners!

Time to announce winners! I have been super busy as school so that explains my terrible updates of my blog! uggh feel so bad that I can't update as much as I want to, but I can't help the fact that my profs are piling on the work! Anyways time to draw the winners!

There were 489 entries in total for the three winners of the eShakti giveaway and the winners are:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

418 173 66 

Timestamp: 2010-03-21 05:53:39 UTC

So the three winners of the $20 gift cards are: bettyb0o Katie and LLL with Leslie

For the Toosis Design Jewelry Giveaway there were a total of 725 entries and the very lucky winner was:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23 

Timestamp: 2010-03-21 06:06:12 UTC

And the winner was: melanie

For the Love in 90 Days Giveaway of five books there were 80 entries in total:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

44 35 1 9 65

Timestamp: 2010-03-21 06:08:58 UTC

So the five lucky winners are: Abigail momtoem Jessica Glogirl and Hil'Lesha

As usual all winners have two days to respond to my email or I will have to pick new ones! So congrats goes out to all of the very lucky winners!!! Look out for more great giveaways!!!

Lots of New Awards!

Yay I just found out that two of my lovely readers sent little old me a blog award!!! I'm supposed to post other blogs that I'm in love with but I haven't had the chance to yet, but I just wanted to acknowledge the fact that I have the best readers ever! It really makes the blogging experience and all the hard work doing giveaways and reviews worth it! =)



So lots and lots of love to each and every one of you who stops by and makes my blog what it is! Thanks to your support and participation I can continue to offer you guys bigger and better reviews and giveaways!!

Giveaway Reminder!

Just a reminder that there are two giveaways ending within the next two days! The Toosis bracelet will be ending tomorrow at midnight and The Love in 90 Days giveaway with five winners will be ending on Sunday! This is the giveaway that will get you five extra entries to every contest if you enter!

Look on the top right hand side of my blog to enter!!!

Get Organized this Tax Season with Carolina Pad (Review and Giveaway)!

It's almost April, and everyone knows that tax season is now in session! For those of you who have been doing your taxes for a while or for those who have decided to venture out and do your own taxes for the first time, you may know the frustration that arises when trying to get everything organized. I mean it's hard to keep your documents in one place and I'm sure everyone has that dreaded box or drawer that is over brimming with statements and documents. I usually find that if I can use pretty things, it really helps with doing tedious tasks. I was so happy when I was contacted by Carolina Pad to do a review especially for the tax season.

Carolina Pad is a great company that specializes in school and office supplies that are well designed and fashionable. They understand that sometimes you need something to cheer you up when you are doing something that may not be exciting. They really bring cool designs and excitement to products that are often very clean and plain. They have collections that can appeal to any age, whether you are just starting out school or already working. They offer great products such as laptop bags, pencil cases, pens, folders, paper clips and so much more!


What I admire most about Carolina Pad is their commitment to Commerce with a Conscience! They donate a lot of time and products to very deserving organizations and they have special collections where proceeds go to certain organizations. They also have a great line The Sasquatch Brand which uses mostly recycled content.


Carolina Pad has been featured in many great shows such as Glee, Desperate Housewives and 90210! Their products have even been seen used by Carrie Underwood on Oprah and Miley Cyrus loves their products too!


My Review:

Carolina Pad was so generous to send me a huge box of goodies so that I could get my paperwork in order and more importantly do it fashionably! I was sent the following products from their best selling line "Hot Chocolate":

• 13 pocket folder - $7.49
• File folders - $5.99
  
• 26 pocket folder - $17.99
• 8 pocket folder - $6.99
• Binder clips - $2.99
• Paper clips - $2.99

My favorite piece from the collection has to be the 26 Pocket Folder because I can store so much paperwork in it. It is easy to organize and I love that it has a handle so it makes it easy to tote around. The fact that it is so compact means that you can organize without having to give up a lot of space. I have found that it is more convenient having everything organized and takes less time and less stress to complete forms.

For the Organizational Folder, I like that it is smaller than the 26 Pocket Folder because it is perfect for school! This is the one that I tote to school so that I can put all the loose paper and notes that I get from my different classes. Since the five classes that I am taking can easily fit into this folder I only need to bring one folder to class instead of multiple binders. I also get lots of great compliments on how unique it is! And there is no way someone can accidentally grab my folder thinking it's theirs.


I also find that it helps if you can organize forms and paper together, but if you don't want to use a stapler or can't then the Binder Clips and Paper Clips come in handy as well. I love how they are different patterns so that you can tell them apart and makes it easy to distinguish between the piles.


Here are additional pictures of the other items that I received from Carolina Pad:



Buy It!:

Carolina Pad is offering a 10% discount on all purchases using the code Tax_Relief

The Giveaway:

I'm so excited to be able to offer you the chance to win the same set of goodies I was lucky enough to review! (ARV $44.44)!

This giveaway is sadly only open to US and Canadian Residents!

The giveaway will end on April 1st!

Required Entry: Visit Carolina Pad and tell me the name of your favorite collection (other than Hot Chocolate)


Optional extra entries:(Once you've done the required entry, you may do as many of these extra entry options as you'd like!)

1) If you are an old follower you get 6 extra entries
2) If you are a new follower you get 4 extra entries
3) Blog about this giveaway including a link the contest for five extra entries! Please include a link to your post!
4) Become a Carolina Pad facebook fan. (leave username)
5) Follow Carolina Pad on twitter - 1 entry (leave username)
6) Tweet this giveaway including a link to the contest and make sure you tweet it to me by @thegiveawaydiva. You can do this once a day for one entry per tweet!
7)Add my button to your blog for five extra entries
8) IF you enter any of my other giveaways you get one extra entry per contest entered!

You must not have won a Carolina Pad giveaway within the last 90 days. I will email the winner and they will have 48 hours to respond to the notification email, or a new winner will be chosen. Open to US and Canadian residents. Good luck!



I received a collection of Carolina Pad products in order to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received. This post is based on my own personal opinions and experiences.

Two More Days to Enter the Eshakti Giveaway!

You only have until tomorrow night to enter the eShakti Giveaway, where three of you will each win a $20 gift certificate!

Click here to enter!

Jolt Style Giveaway

I am a jean fanatic! I just love jeans and as a student jeans are a huge staple in my wardrobe. I usually find it difficult to find a great pair of jeans since most jeans are often too long or way too large! I hate having jeans that make me look like I lost a lost amount of weight and kept the pair of jeans. I also sadly have a non-existent butt so often the back of my jeans looks like they are going to fall off!


Jolt is a great clothing company that offers affordable options of trendy fashions. They have a great selection of jackets, denim, pants and shorts and unbelievable prices. Upon looking at their site nothing was over $100, yet they look like they cost more than that. They offer great basics that can easily be incorporated into your current wardrobe and they are easy to match with anything in your closet.


Jolt's designs have also been featured on numerous blogs and in the popular teen magazine Seventeen.

My Review:

I was so happy when I got the chance to review a pair of Jolt's amazing skinny jeans and I was very pleased with my experience with Jolt. Even though I live in Canada, I received the jeans in less than three days of finalizing the details in one of their great reps.


I love skinny jeans because I have found that they best fit my body. Not only do I have to worry about ugly bagginess but they can easily be worn with flats without dragging on the ground or easily put into boots without having to really shove your foot in. The jeans were in an amazing dark blue wash and it had a great fit. I loved how they had some spandex in the jeans because it really helped with making the jeans really cling to your body.


I think my favorite part of the jeans was the amazing back pockets. They had a great zipper like detail that really added curves to my butt which really needs all the help it can get!




Jolt offers jeans from size 1 all the way to size 13 so there are a lot of great options of fashionable jeans no matter what size you maybe. I also love the amazing detailing of Jolt's Jeans! They have amazing detailing of the back pockets and they often resemble the back pockets of many popular brands of jeans that can cost almost three times as much!
The Giveaway:

The amazing people over at Jolt are giving one very lucky reader an amazing pair of Jolt Jeans of their choice!

This giveaway is only open to Canadian and US residents! Sorry international readers!

The giveaway will end on March 30th!

How to Enter:

1) Go to Jolt Style and comment on your most favorite item for one entry! (Mandatory)
2) If you become a new follower you get four more entries
3) If you are currently a follower you get six more entries (Yay for being loyal blog followers!)
4) If you post my button on your blog you get five extra entries
5) If you blog about this contest and include a link to Jolt Style
(http://www.joltstyle.com/) you gain five more entries. Make sure you include a link to the post.
6) If you enter any of my current giveaways held on my blog, you can get one entry for each contest you enter! Make sure you let me know which ones you entered!
7)If you follow me on twitter you get two extra entries (@thegiveawaydiva)
8)If you tweet about this giveaway you get one extra entry and this can be done once a day for an extra entry! Make sure to include a link to the giveaway as well as @thegiveawaydiva and @joltstyle
9) Follow Jolt Style on Twitter for one extra entry
10)Become a fan of Jolt on Facebook for one extra entry

Disclosure: Please note that I received a pair of jeans from Jolt in order to conduct an accurate review. All opinions expressed within this post are that of my own and was not influenced by monetary compensation.