Shine bright like a Diamond...

Candle, that is.

If you've never heard about Diamond Candles, then boy, oh boy, you're missing out!  Diamond Candles are all-natural soy candles that come in many amazing scents - but the special thing that sets Diamond Candles apart from other scented candle companies is that every Diamond Candle holds a ring inside of it valued anywhere from $10 to $5,000!  Sounds pretty cool, right?

I was recently given the opportunity to review a Diamond Candle and share my experience with all my fabulous readers (that means you!) and I am extremely grateful for it because I AM HOOKED!  When I first jumped over to their website, I immediately fell in love with the variety of scents as well as the company's story.  As an aspiring entrepreneur, it is so great to see how a successful company came to be and I especially love the fact that they are such a family-oriented company.

Now, I personally prefer light, fruity scents over anything else but I'm so enticed by all the scents that Diamond Candles has come up with that I feel the need to try them all.  Orchid Meadow, Sunwashed, Lavender Lemon...my wishlist is endless.

This time around, I picked Pomegranate Lemonade.  It only took about a week to come in (that's pretty quick considering I live in Guam) and I was so excited when I got it that I rushed home to light it up!  My daughter was really excited too when I told her that there was a ring inside of every candle.  She's already asking to pick one out for herself when I order more.

This scent was A-MA-ZING!  It made my whole room smell like Bubblicious Lemonade gum - which I loved.

 We were so excited when we saw the foil poking through the melted wax!  We had to contain ourselves from sticking our finger in and grabbing it out right away!

 Used an old pair of tweezers to pull the ring out.  Unfortunately, I kinda punctured the package in my haste so a little wax got inside.

 Aren't you dying to see what it looks like already??  I was!

BAM!  We were still "ooh"-ing and "ahh"-ing over it while I was snapping pictures.  And because I know you want to see it in all it's glory...

Isn't it just gorgeous?!  I still can't get over it.  I enjoyed every second of my experience with my Diamond Candle and you can bet that baby will lit daily until it runs out!  I HIGHLY recommend that you go and get a Diamond Candle of your own to enjoy.  I'm sure you won't regret it!

And because Diamond Candles are SO awesome, they're giving away one free candle to one lucky person right here on Frikken Duckie.  Like, right now!  I know you can't wait to get your hands on one so hurry up and enter below!

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Good luck to everyone who enters!  And don't forget to join the Diamond Candle community by following them on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter!!

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink [+ a Giveaway!!]

Oh, hello there!  Remember me?  Well I am back for your reading and viewing pleasure!  As I said in my last post, I had been sick and feeling crappy which caused me not to blog, but I willed myself to get up this morning, make like a Nike - and just do it.

Anywho, I received some spectacular goodies in the mail recently which I am extremely excited about!  If you follow me on Instagram and Twitter (if you don't, what are you waiting for??!!) you would have seen a couple sneak peeks of these goodies already.

 

Dress and Belt:  (separate) Forever21  //  Cardigan:  DIY  //  Shoes:  SM Guam  //  Bag:  Louis Vuitton  //  Earrings and Pearl Bracelet:  c/o Lotus Blossom Design  //  Other Bracelet:  Cookie Lee Jewelry

The lovely Gina Volinskus is the founder and creator of Lotus Blossom Design (LBD), a contemporary, yet classic line of jewelry at prices that people (yes, even me!) can afford.  I stumbled across LBD and immediately fell in love with all of the pieces! 

 

Lady Bee Earrings

The coral pink stone surrounded by rhinestones and encased in gold makes me feel so glamorous!  It turns a simple outfit into a polished one as these earrings emit class and sophistication on their own.

Pink Lady Bracelet

Three strands of glass pearls varying in size along with a chain of brushed gold give this bracelet 4x the charm.  I am a huge fan of pearls and this piece has quickly become my favorite bracelet - worn almost every day since I received it.

My favorite part about it - and where it gets its name - is the little pink flower charm attached to it.  Its the little details that make the whole piece so much more special.

 Gina started by designing unique jewelry pieces as gifts for her friends and family and with the growing demand of her jewelry (how can you not want more of her amazing stuff!?), Lotus Blossom Design was born.  With the help of her sister Bianca, these two stylish sisters are now taking over the blog world - one post at a time!

And because these two ladies are just about the BEST jewelry line owners in the world, they are generously giving ONE lucky reader $50 to spend at Lotus Blossom Design!  That means you can get the Lady Bee earrings, the Pink Lady bracelet, and more!

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Behind the Blog: Dresser Top Tour

Okay, so it's not such a big secret that I am a bit of a hoarder.  It is a VERY rare occasion that I let go of a piece of clothing, jewelry, shoes, bags, etc.  Closet purging has never been done around these parts.  Like, ever.

The ONLY time I give things away are times when (a) I'm sick/depressed and am going through an "I hate everything about myself" kinda phase; (b) I'm feeling EXTREMELY generous - and I end up getting more stuff to fill the void later on; or (c) when my sister and I are clothes swapping - because we're both very stylish and VERY selective of who wears our clothes.

I've had someone steal my things before so I think that incident traumatized me.  Homegirl was pretty slick about it and took things little by little so that I didn't notice until half my closet was just about empty.  She even took some of my jewelry including my grandmother's ring!  I've never confronted her about it because I didn't have solid evidence, plus she was just a kid at the time (I think middle school age) so I just let it be a lesson to myself.  Karma will come around for her eventually.

Anyway, since then I've built my closet back up and continue to hoard any and every item I get.  I NEVER say no to free things especially clothes because there are so many different ways to style and repurpose clothing items to make them new again.

Now, since Joey and I will be switching back to our old room soon I've decided to take a couple pictures of what my hoarding looks like now and continue taking pictures as my collection grows.  Before moving back into the other room I'll be redoing our closet space so I'll take pictures of my plans, before&after, and all that jazz eventually.

So, without further ado, here is the tour of just the top of my dresser right now.

 I found this little potpourri bowl left by my aunt and decided to use it for all my bracelets and hoop earrings.  

I have a LOT of bracelets.

Remember this DIY earring frame I made?

A piece of coral I found on the beach and a little aloha.

 Just some of my necklaces.

This rack was actually part of a utensil set I bought at Ross a couple years ago.  The set isn't complete anymore so I repurposed the rack.  Genius, right?  I know.

Some hair and face junk.  Obviously I didn't clear my things up because my makeup doesn't usually lay around on my dresser.

 My Julep collection is a work in progress.

More nail polish, some perfume, and my pencil/brush/beauty tool caddy.

Bird's eye view - if there were a bird in my room.

And in the small plastic drawers:

 Lip crap.

Hair crap.

 

 And just plain crap.

Annnndddd...some necklaces and bandanas hanging from my mirror.  I wrapped some Christmas tree lights around a couple dowels and placed them on the sides of my mirror for some easy and very pretty lighting.

Well that's it, folks.  The top of my dresser.  I'm sure you can imagine what the rest of my room looks like now.  I've got a LOT of stuff.  And it's all still a work in progress.

I'll be posting more of my hoarding in different parts because you know I can't fit it all in just ONE post.  What do you want to see next?  Clothes?  Shoes?  Makeup?  Comment below and let me know.  And if you think I need an intervention, you can comment that too.

Happy Friday, friends!

♥ Duckie.

I'm Alive + DIY Earring Holder

Sorry for the lack of posts and general blog participation lately.

The weather has been horrible lately and now every single one of us in the house is sick to a certain degree.

Anyway, so this post was going to be my little recap of the weekend and my rant about how I lost the memory card for my camera but as I was writing about it, I got the urge to try and look for it one last time and - yep, you guessed it - I found it!

So now, instead of a recap and rant, you get a little DIY tutorial.

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- Picture frame

- Scissors

- Hot glue

- Plastic grid sheet

Remove glass, backing, and generic picture from frame.

Measure and cut your plastic grid sheet to fit your frame.

Glue the edges of the plastic grid sheet and secure to frame.

Turn it around and pop some earrings in there!

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Alright, so I know this has been done a bajillion times but just be happy that my lazy butt actually did something productive, okay?  Sheesh.

Oh, and before I go, congrats to Robin for winning the Coastal Scents giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered!  You can go check out another giveaway I'm having on the Frugal Foodie Mama's blog!!!

♥ Duckie.