Home Decor: How to Add some Dazzle any Room!

 I love my "pink room" or "barbie room"...
And somehow a Barbie painting just makes any room fun.
Now I know some people might think "oh, I could never have a pink couch- that is too girly" or things like "i don't think any guys would like that room"...
well, oddly enough, I've gotten tons of compliments from guys that love the room, too. My friend's husbands, the FedEx guy that had to carry a box inside once, the repair man...and even when Jordan (my son) had his birthday party here last weekend, it was filled with teenage boys that even thought the couch was cool...but they really like the "chrome" looking ottoman the best.


I thought I'd give ya' a little "where I got my trinkets and treasures" from...
So let me break down for ya':

Gold Zig Zag pattern pillows: from Target (AKA Tar-jay jay baby!)
Barbie Painting: was one of the most awesome gift ever
Peony flowers: From Pier 1 Imports (i love peonies and used to live near a place that grew them- they smell divine!)
Giant White Vase that peonies are in: Home Goods, again!
Mirror Lamp: Home Goods (love Home Goods Hunting!)
Zebra Rug: Home Goods
Flower Ball: (you can click here to learn how to make one)

AND FOR THE MOST ASKED QUESTION I GET:

"where'd you get your hot pink couch?"...

One of my super creative and artsy friends I've known since high school, were talking about how I wasn't finding any cool couches I liked, then he told me where he ordered his couch. He said you can order all kinds of shapes and then get them in any color you want!
I was thinking a red or bright yellow couch would be then I said, "no way! You only live once- I'm getting a hot pink couch!"
Now I shall reveal my where I got it: Stendmar
Now a few things you should know:
 *wait for the sample swatch of fabric they can mail you, because the colors DO NOT look that same as on the computer screen!
*you have to be patient, it feels like it takes forever for your furniture piece to be finished- but really it's only like 6-8 weeks!

(the cool silver ottoman- which is a great kid-safe-friendly, alternative to a hard coffee table- is also from Stendmar- yellow chair in the background is a thrift-vintage treasure!)

If you love things that are different, fun colors, and unique this is the place for you! You can get the same look as fancy furniture design places, for way less! Now you now my super, cool, artsy friend's secret furniture place- and mine too! Who doesn't love affordable cool!?! (now I' haven't had my couch for 20 years, so I don't know about durability, and you do have to assemble the legs on the couch yourself- but hey, it looks cool-And it didn't cost thousands of dollars! ha ha ha
CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE MY SAME EXACT LOVESEAT MODEL.


I love Home Goods...if you've never been to one, you will be in in treasure hunting heaven! I have found some of the coolest things there. But the only bad part is- it's like they get the close-outs of big stores, so you just see things there like 1 time, and if you don't buy it, it will be gone! That's where I got my giant mirrored disco balls too!

(look at this cool light me and my sister saw at a vintage store near San Diego- both if us loved this light and envisioned it hung on a light, barbie pink wall- heaven! Neither one of us bought this- but I wish I did!!)

KANDEE-FY YOUR ROOM TIPS:

 Add a little color. -  life's too short to live in beige.
And some fun pieces that you love. - whatever fun object catches your interest!
Add something girly and flowery.
Flowers always make a room feel more beautiful- real or fake!
A cool lamp will add the most delicious lighting at night time.
And just adding some new pillows in a fun print, pattern or color can give new life to a couch, chair or your bed!
Make your room smell mah-velous! I love scented candles or those fragrance sticks in yummy scented oil.- I have tons of vanilla scented candles- I love walking in my room and it smells like cake!

i hope this gave you some decor-spirations! Live out loud, live in color, add some fun to your house...think of your room as an outfit, that's waiting for some fun accessories,
bangles and Barbie paintings, your kandee

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EYEKO Mascara Friday GiveAway - 50 winners!

ME: wearing the EYEKO CURVY BRUSH Mascara on one eye and the EYEKO SKINNY BRUSH Mascara on the other eye (and me missing an earring)

EYEKO Mascara is the awesome mascara that you probably saw featured in VOGUE last this month!

To celebrate that Eyeko is available at Sephora now, they asked if you guys would want to win some mascara- to which i say: "Heck-a-yecka Yes!" Here's what you're gonna win and why I like it!

EYEKO CURVY BRUSH MASCARA-

 instantly enhanced, doll-like lashes for BIG EYES. Use to add CURL.

EYEKO SKINNY & TALL-

Insta Results with Lash Care! Dramatic lash lengthening effects with conditioning Pro-Vitamin B glides smoothly onto lashes with a single stroke of intense jet-black colour for a flawless finish.

WHAT I LIKEY ABOUT EYEKO Mascara:

* The Packaging- I love that it comes in a tube, so you can get every last bit of mascara out of the tube!

* I love that the mascara DOES NOT FLAKE off, SMUDGE OFF- NOTHING- I even slept with it on- and woke up with no mascara mess! (i know, i normally wash my fCE, BUT I FELL ASLEEP

* Lashes looked natural and full, no clumps or chunks!

* No weird "masacara stink"- I know this may sound weird, but some mascara's have those most disgusting smell to them- like a "stinking rose scent", and I can't stand smelling that all day! This smells like absolutely nothing!

YOU'LL LOVE THIS TOO:

Pro-Vitamin B, natural oils and waxes condition lashes to promote growth and prevent premature breakage. Mascara doesn’t smudge, crumble or flake even if you rub your eyes. Intense water resistant formula locks in color and hold for 12+ hours leaving lashes feeling feather light and supple. 

Now THE FUN PART!!!!

I get to give away 50, yes that's right 50 winners, will receive an EYEKO Mascara!
(worth $19!)

WINNERS will be contacted through facebook by the lovely lash team at EYEKO!

HOW TO WIN:
Just sign below with your facebook-
*make sure you like the EYEKO facebook page and my facebook page to get notified of winning!
Then just sign into the contest widget below with your facebook and

 click on each way to enter, and each time you do one of the "entry tabs", you get an extra chance to win!
Some of the entry options you can do every day to increase your chances of winning!

*just look at the contest timer to see how much longer the contest will be going on for!

*EYEKO can only ship prizes to the US &CANADA (so if you live somewhere else, hang on, I've got some more international prizes headed your way!)

*if winners do not reply within 48 hours of being contacted, new winners will be selected.

*winners must be patient- it can take up to 4-6 weeks for the shipment to arrive.

a Rafflecopter giveawayg  Happy Friday!!!!

Huge lashes and even "huger" hugs... your kandee! 

PS. Don't worry, all my international lovelies- I'll have more giveaways that are international! If it weren't for customs and shipping issues, ALL contest could be international! Darn you, customs!

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Throwback Thursday: Kandee's Short Hair

I found this old picture of me.
Back in the day, when I had "the fastest hair to get ready of my life" hair cut.
It was short.
I did it blonde when it was short, except I let this girl I met, who was an out-of-work hair stylist, lighten it for me (which I don't know why I let her do it, I'd been lightening it perfectly platinum, on my own, prior to her attempt)...and I remember it came out more banana yellow, than platinum.
I went back to me lightening it myself after that.

And I purposely, did not lighten my eyebrows to match the blonde, so that people would know..."yeah, I nearly burned my scalp off, to get my hair this blonde- no way is this natural!"....ha ha ha ha ha

This picture is like 87 years ago, or at least it feels like it sometimes.

I miss my hair being short...and each day that I reach for my blow dryer, then my flat iron, then maybe a curling iron, or maybe more flat ironing...
I think, "man, kandee, remember how much time you saved, when you'd just rub your hair with a towel, put a little dry wax or texturizing cream in your hair, twist it or smooth some pieces and you were done!"....

What was your favorite hair cut that you sometimes miss?

big biceps from holding a blow dryer so long, your kandee

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I Need Your Help!

 Hi Guys!
I need your advice.
Your feedback.
I need you to tell me what you want!

January was 3 years of me being on Youtube! And it used to be much easier for me to ask you guys for exactly what videos you wanted to see! Now it's very hard for me to read all my emails and messages to get your feedback!

But I have tons of ideas for DIY videos, craft projects, fashion and style projects, costume looks, fun hair videos, DIY beauty treatments, cooking videos and more, but I want to know, what do you guys want to see most!

So watch this and help me out!! I want you to remain the biggest part of my channel!
You guys, each one of you, is the very heart of my channel!


So after you watch the video, comments on any of the ideas I had there...like the "weekly wrap-up" and "shirt off my back" or maybe "ring off my finger" (ha ha ha)....
AND HERE'S THE LINK TO THE SURVEY:
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SURVEY

thank you so much guys....
thanks for watching my videos...
thanks for liking me...
thanks for always leaving me awesome comments...
thanks for being kind people in what can seem to be a very cruel world...
thanks for being a part of my youtube channel...
and my kandee "fandee" (see how clever you guys are?!? that came up with "Fandee's") family...

huge hugs and can't wait to tell you guys what the results are!!!!
your kandee

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Laptop Make-over: How to "pimp your mac"- Snow White Style!

 

Once upon a time....

on a kitchen table or my couch, or my lap, or on the counter...

 sat a very plain, and generic looking laptop...

 Until one day, I found a beautiful princess, named Snow White...to come and hold my lonely apple...I rescued her from the land of Etsy.com...

 And carefully placed her little "sticker" self onto boring old laptop, smoothed out all her bubbles..

 And now she can love her apple...which is free of poison, but just a lot of files!

I love Snow White. I love that someone came up with this brilliant idea of a Snow White Laptop Sticker! I got mine on etsy.com. And it was the best laptop make-over!

Friends don't let friends have boring laptops.......ha ha ha.....

Remember my snow white tutorial?!

I love her!!!
If you want one too, just search for "snow white laptop" on etsy! I love this!!!

may your laptop be happily-ever-after-a-princess-make-over, kandee

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TOP 4 Hair & Make-Up Things Guys Don't Like (According to 15 Year old Boys)

When Jordan had his friends over for his birthday, the topic came up of what they think of girls hair and make-up...
It was more about what they think is ugly rather than what they like... (ha ha ha)...so here goes,

Beauty No- No's According to A Group of 15 Year Old Guys:

#1. PONYTAILS
Apparently, none of them are fans of ponytails, in any form. (they just made hand gestures of hair being pulled straight back and words like, "lazy" and "sloppy" were used, and lots of head shaking and "yuck" faces were made.)

#2. DREADLOCKS
They said, "Dreadlocks only belong on Bob Marley."

#3. GLITTER ALL OVER THE EYES
They said they don't like when girls have glitter everywhere. (and again hand gestures of glitter from the eyebrows to the cheekbones were made)

#4. SHAVED EYEBROWS DRAWN IN WITH SHARPIE PENS
I don't know how many girls have shaved eyebrows and draw them in with Sharpie pens anymore. I think they just thought this was funny to talk about.
(side note: if you no longer have eyebrows for any number of reasons- you can "sketch" them in with a waterproof eyeliner pencil, dab a similar shade of eyeshadow to knock down the shine, and they will look natural and not like black shiny sharpie pens!)

So as long as you don't wear your dreadlocks in a ponytail, with glitter all over your eyelids and shaved eyebrows...you'd get a thumbs up from this crowd! ha ha ha ha

and there you have it...the opinion's on beauty and hair from a group of 15 year old boys...
if you are a 15 year old girl...hope this gave you an insight into boys thoughts on shaving your eyebrows...and to everyone else....maybe it made you laugh! ha ha ha
Sharpie eyebrows! They are too funny!

sharpie pens and glitter, your kandee

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Happy Birthday To My Jordan

I can't believe my Jordan is 15 today...

(CLICK HERE TO SEE HIM TODAY)

it seems like he was just this little...

and now he stands way taller than me.

He is my first born.

He has been such angel in my life, bringing me joy and being my inspiration!

He is hilarious, fun and laughs easily.

These 15 years have gone by way too fast.

 I think Elyse looks a lot like Jordan in this picture. And I was so young in this picture too. Look at my overalls! ha ha ha I was feeding him in his Excersaucer, which is where he preferred to eat- he liked it much better than a high chair!

Oh, I miss him when he was this little...he's been melting my heart for 15 years now...actually even longer...he melted my heart long before I even saw him. Each little kick I'd feel when I was pregnant...melted my heart too. Every day, as a new mom, I would just spend, holding him, feeding him, dancing him around, staring at his precious face, singing to him, and just showering him with my love. It was just me and him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...and I loved every second of being his mama. I wish for only a minute or 2, I could crawl into these pictures and just hold him as a baby again. I remember the exact moment I took this picture...it just makes me want to cry. I loved that baby so much....I still love my "giant baby" now. Enjoy every second of your babies now, or one day when you have them...you'll never get that time back and it goes by too fast for you to enjoy every second enough.

 Jordan....
I love you so much. I am so proud of you. You are the best big brother and son. The moment I learned I would have you, my heart was yours to keep. My heart grew bigger that day to hold all the love I have for you. You make me laugh so hard and we are always laughing. I feel like I already miss you, because you are growing so fast and I will miss hearing you laugh one day, when you move out on your own. Sometimes my favorite sound is just hearing your laughter come from your room while you're talking to your friends. I am happy and honored to be your mom...and my heart does cartwheels when you come to talk to me, joke with me...or show me something funny. I don't even mind when you tell me you don't like something I'm wearing or the color of my lipstick.
Even though it's been years since you said it:
You are still the apple of my eye.....
And I will never forget how you replied: "and you're the carrot of me".....

Happy Birthday my Jordan....
I love you...more than more than more, your mama kandee

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