Kat Stays Polished | Beauty Blog with a Dash of Life: anniversary

Kat Stays Polished is 1 [and Kat is 29]! GIVEAWAY

Friday, November 08, 2013

Hey guys!!!!! I'm 29 today!!!!!!! Next Friday is also the anniversary of my first blog post! I can't even believe how far I've come in just a year and how many awesome people I have met because of blogging. Since I have been so blessed to even blog in general, I have asked some of my bestest blog friend and influencers to help me celebrate my birthday and blog anniversary. We are giving away 11 total prizes and some of them are even available to International lovelies!

Be sure to read under each prize to see if it's open to you in your area!

I want to thank every single one of you readers for sticking with my blog and watching my grow. I also want to thank each blogger/sponsor for helping me celebrate this very awesome day. I'm so glad to have met you in the past year and I hope that this next year brings us even closer!

So, let's not waste anymore time! Pictures of the prizes are available below -- some will be updated later. If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to ask me on my blog, Facebook, or my email katstayspolished@gmail.com -- GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

Urban Decay Naked Basics [Open to International] from Kat

Zoya Raven, Ziv, Purity [OPEN TO US ONLY] from Kat

JulieG Original Frosted Gum Drops [OPEN TO USE ONLY] sponsored by Jesse's Girl

JulieG hOLIDAY Frosted Gum Drops [OPEN TO USE ONLY] sponsored by Jesse's Girl

Sinful Colors Leather Luxe Collection [OPEN TO US ONLY] sponsored by Lace and Lacquers

[OPEN TO US ONLY] sponsored by Accio Lacquer

Stila Snow Angel Palette [Open to International] sponsored by Hello Miss Niki

Zoya Dream, Zoya Payton, Barielle Very Bare, Barielle Edgy [OPEN TO US ONLY] Sponsored by ColorSutraa

OPI Mariah Carey Liq Sand mini sets [OPEN TO US ONLY] Sponsored by BruisedUpDollie

LVX 3-in-1 Treatment, OPI Liq Sand It's All San Andreas Fault, Sally Complete Salon Manicure Purple Posy, Sinful Colors Daddy's Girl [OPEN TO US ONLY] Sponsored by My Boyfriend Hates Makeup

NailNation3000 Trinity | Inner Light | My Polish Is Poppin | 1-oz Pineapple Cuticle Oil | Mini all new color morph holo top coat ENTRANCED [OPEN TO US ONLY]

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Easy Canvas Prints - Review

Monday, September 02, 2013

Hi guys!!!!! Today I have something a little bit different for my blog. It's still relevant to life so keep reading! =)

Have you ever heard of canvas prints for your photos? I had heard of it but never experienced it for myself. I got the opportunity to work with Easy Canvas Prints. I thought long and hard about what I would want to stick on a canvas and I started with nail things but quickly came off that track. I thought about what people would generally get as a canvas print...babies [don't have any], family [just me and hubs right now], and wedding pictures.

WEDDING PICTURES!!! Okay, so now that I have a subject, I gotta go back and see which pictures would transition the best on canvas. Since I don't have many big prints of my wedding pictures, I decided to go with a great group shot outside of the church.

My 2nd wedding anniversary is next Tuesday [Sept 10] so this was the PERFECT time to do a post like this. We'll be vacationing in Key West [for the first time!] so leave me comments on what your fave thing to do down there is!

So, back to creating my canvas masterpiece! It's so easy to create! You can upload any picture you want [even from Facebook and Instagram], crop, zoom, and decorate your canvas. You can preview it to see how it's going to print out and then you're done!

Here is the original picture I used for my canvas:

Okay, so here is the canvas right out of the box. It's wrapped in plastic during shipping so you know that the canvas is protected.

Here is the back of the canvas. The canvas is wrapped neatly around the thick cardboard frame. It even includes a sawtooth picture frame hanger in the back.

Here is the product after unwrapping. I think it looks totally like my original picture. The colors pretty much stayed the same and considering this was a zoomed in shot, it's not too bad!

Here is a closeup of the canvas itself. What do you think? I'm not sure what I expected but it sure does look like a canvas. The image transferred onto it pretty successfully.

Here is a closeup of the back if anyone was interested. The frame is just thick cardboard. The entire picture is super lightweight and can hang pretty much anywhere.

So here it is on my wall. I love how the canvas just wraps around the sides and corners. When you customize your settings, you can choose how it wraps around. I love how clean and crisp the edges look and it just blends right it to the wall.

So, my first picture-to-canvas experience was a great one! Not only did I get a great keepsake from my wedding, but I had such an easy time ordering my piece.

Right now, the canvases are 25% off. The 8"x10" that I got is now available for $33.23 with FREE shipping. Go to the Easy Canvas Prints website now to just try out building your custom canvas. If you like how easy it is, just click through to order!

So...what did you think? Have you ever ordered a picture canvas before?

*This product and service was provided to me by Easy Canvas Prints for an honest review. All opinions are 100% my own.