Review & Giveaway: Diamond Candles!

Not too long ago I was contacted by the lovey people over at Diamond Candles to do a review on the candle of my choice. That would have been enough to convince me right there, but they also said they would be willing to let my readers get the chance to win a candle of their own! Needless to say, I immediately agreed and a week later received my candle. And I am in love!

Diamond Candles makes Earth friendly soy candles. They use high quality ingredients ( no paraffin wax to be found in these candles, not even on the wick!), and the soy beans they use to make the wax are grown in the United States so as to help support American farmers. ow awesome is that?

Aaand, the company is called "Diamond Candles" because inside every candle (safely packaged of course) is a unique ring that can be worth anywhere from $10 to $5,000. A candle with a present inside? Yes please!.

I can attest to the quality. I chose their Lavender Lemon candle and am blown away by how fragrant and slow burning it is. I had it lit for nearly 3 hours and it barely made a dent in it. And being a candle addict (I wholeheartedly confess, I have probably 20 jar candles in my house) that is what I love to see. 

So, here is my candle...

And here is the lovely ring I found inside...

It's not an expensive ring, but it's really pretty and fits wonderfully. I'm not picky about how expensive my jewelry is, as long as it's aesthetically pleasing so this was a very nice treat.

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Manda Rave

And the winners are...

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Congratulations to you all! You should have an email from me in your inbox!

Thank you so much to everyone that participated in the giveaway! Your support of my blog means so much to me and I have loved sharing my space with others this past week.

Now, I am off to spend my birthday relaxing around my house with coffee for a few hours and then who knows what. Not a lot of big plans for the day, just letting it slowly sink in that I am now 23 years old. Weird!

Hope everyone is having a good Monday!

Manda Rave

In Honour of My Upcoming Birthday: A Giveaway!

As of today, my 23rd birthday is in one week! Not that 23 is a super-exciting age, but I thought I would use it as an excuse to spend the next week sharing guest posts written by some of the lovely ladies I have met through blogging. I even have a cool interview for you with a totally rad bone lady aaaand this awesome giveaway!

Now, let me say right off the bat, that if you contributed to this giveaway you can still enter! Each prize will have it's own winner so as to make sure the max amount of love and appreciation for my readers gets spread around!

Now, on to the prizes!

$10 can go pretty far in my shop and can even be put towards a larger purchase. There's tons of natural stone jewelry and bohemian pieces to pick from.

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An absolutely stunning and lovingly handmade dreamcatcher to hang in your home -a decoration with real soul.

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"Frolicking Fawn" Earrings: Nature scavenged partial fawn jaw bones adorned with brown deerskin leather, pheasant, rooster and turkey feathers and put onto antiqued brass ear wires.

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A whole free month of a large add space on LnL! Normally a $20 value that comes with lots of perks to make sure your blog/shop gets maximum exposure.

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$10 goes a long way in this shop! Choose from a variety of handmade balms, perfumes, candles, oils, or even put it toward a beautifulcrochet blanket

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 4oz. jar of my "California Dreaming" bath salts.   These bath salts are an invigorating blend of epsom salt, sea salt, lavender, calendula flowers, pure rosehip seed oil, essential oils of sweet orange and lemon.  Topped with a orange slice, for a bit of California sunshine to brighten your bath.

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Good luck! And spread the word! The winner will be announced on my birthday, July 22nd!

Manda Rave

Check out this giveaway...

Not a giveaway on my blog, one that Rain is hosting. She runs a beautiful, soulful blog, and her words always stir my wild soul up in a way that little else does -especially through the internet.

Anyways, she's giving away one of Laura's awesome wall hangings!

CLICK HERE

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Giveaway Winner!

The time is here! If I could play a drumroll for you all I would! Are you anxious? Haha

Congratulations VA!

You will be receiving an email from me shortly!

Thanks to everyone who entered and spread the word around. And don't fret if you didn't win, there will be more giveaways in this space sometime soon. I am thinking of giving away some jewelry!

Manda Rave

P.S. Interested in sponsoring Unlaced Heart in May and getting the chance to host your own giveaway? Click here for all the details.

CLOSED - Giveaway With Retro Timbre Crochet!

Giveaway? What? Yes! I am so excited to be able to share this seriously lovely etsy shop with you all today. It's filled up with 60s & 70s inspired crochet clothing -how awesome is that?

Retro Timbre Crochet

Personally, I'm really dig this top:

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But before we get into the giveaway(!) details, Ceci's here to tell you a bit about her shop.

The word timbre refers to the “color” or defining quality of a sound. Some might say that Paul Simon’s timbre is silky, while Garfunkel’s is reedier. 

My designs are largely inspired by earthy and vintage elements, from the dusty covers of vinyl records (Heart’s “Little Queen” among them) to very basic forms found in nature. My creative fire stems largely from 60s and 70s counterculture and the music that molded so many during that period. 

I design for free-spirits, festival goers, folk music addicts, and all around nature lovers. Feeling nostalgic?

One lucky winner is going to receive this (totally awesome) top, in their choice of colour!

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This giveaway ends on April 29th, so get your entries in! Best of luck to everyone!

Lady Unlaced

Dear Sweetlings Giveaway Winner!

The winner for the giveaway to receive this painting has been chosen!

Congratulations Meggs! You will be contacted shortly :)

Lady Unlaced

Giveaway with Dear Sweetlings! -CLOSED

This giveaway is closed.

I am so excited to bring you guys this giveaway today! Lottie is my featured sponsor this month and blogs over at Dear Sweetlings. She has quickly become a blogger friend of mine (I hope she would agree!) and I thoroughly enjoy reading her blog and sharing my sidebar with her.

Dear Sweetlings is a blog dedicated to love and magick (you can understand why I love it so much then, right?) and is full of stories and lovely photos.

Lottie also runs a shop on etsy called Moss & Magic that is filled with handmade oils, balms, candles, knitted goods, and original paintings. One of those paintings is what is being give away today! It is a lovely piece from her stone-inspired line.

Spirit Stone Amethyst Watercolour

About the Painting:

This painting is part of a new series of Spirit Stones that I've been working on inspired by crystals, gemstones and natural phenomena and forms. 

These stones are inspired by the crystal Amethyst which is a stone that aids in creative thinking and spiritual awareness. It is a protective stone and wards negative energy, especially bad dreams. It is associated with the Brow and Crown Chakras and in the healing of emotional and physical pain.

These stones are wonderfully meditative to paint and have a serene atmosphere. I'm sure they would be wonderful meditation aids, when working with crystals, for displaying in the house or on an altar.

This listing is for the original watercolor painting created by myself on 96gsm acid free paper.

Measurements: 8 Inches Tall, 6 Inches Wide

Painting will be shipped in a cardboard backed envelope to ensure safety.

Isn't it beautiful? I absolutely love the colours and am jealous of whoever wins this piece. I'm sure it will look great among someone's collection of pretties.

How to Enter

Visit Lottie's shop and come back here and tell me your favourite item in a comment! Make sure to leave a way to contact you as well.

Extra Entries

leave a separate comment for each as well as the name you are following each under.

1. Follow Dear Sweetlings via GFC.

2. Follow this blog via Bloglovin or GFC.

4. Follow Lottie on instagram.
5. Follow me on instagram.

6. Like the Unlaced Heart facebook page.
7. Pin this giveaway! (please include pin link)
8. Tweet about this giveaway. Feel free to use:
I just entered to win an original painting by @dearsweetlings on @LadyUnlaced's blog http://ladyraveunlaced.blogspot.com/2013/03/giveaway-with-dear-sweetlings-win.html

That's 7 chances to win!

Get your entries in and spread the word. This giveaway will end March 25th and the winner will be announced shortly after.

Lady Unlaced

Sponsor Unlaced Heart + Ad Giveaway

August will mark my first month venturing into sponsorship waters! It's something I've been wanting to do for awhile I was just waiting to build up my readership a bit. I think I am at a point now where I can offer ad spaces on my blog for a very small fee. All money made from ads will go into sponsoring other blogs or buying shop supplies.

Check out my brand new sponsorship page *here* for sizes and prices. 

To celebrate this new chapter in my blog I am offering a FREE LARGE AD SPACE on my blog for the month of August!

That's right, it's free. 

Not only does today mark the first day of my sponsorship program, but this is also my first giveaway.

So get your entries in!

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The giveaway ends on July 31st and I will announce the winner who will get an email from me asking for a banner and link that will go up on August 5th with the rest of the ads. Good luck to everyone! And thank you so much for reading and supporting my blog!