Fab Freebie: Oooh, Shiny
***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Random.org had a tough job of sifting through nearly 7,000 jewelry hungry ladies (and gentlemen!) but has selected two random winners as… Lisa S. (who, like many, always wears her wedding ring but never gets sick of it because her husband did a great job) and SJ (who also wears her wedding and engagement rings out everyday). Congrats!
Sherry here. I don’t usually write the giveaway posts, but we’re making an exception since I was the one who twisted John’s arm into this week’s giveaway. Instead of our usual DIY & decor-related prizes, this week we’re giving away some body decor that was DIYed (well, created) by two talented jewelry designers. Yup, we have two hundred dollars worth of sparkly, sparkly jewelry for ya (or for your mom/wife/sis/girlfriend/grandma if you’re a dude).
The bling comes from two designers that I couldn’t love more (nope, I didn’t get any swag to say that – I truly love their stuff). The first is Erin McDermott, a Charlotte-based designer who studied at both my and John’s alma maters (FIT in NYC and UVA here in Virginia) and has been featured in Real Simple. Here are some of my favorites things of hers:
And then there’s Towne & Reese, whose studio we crashed earlier this year. Not only do I love their stuff, but I love that they name their pieces after their friends’ children (Towne and Reese are the founders’ daughters’ names). And get this, Clara will actually have a piece named after her in their Spring collection. Do you know how excited that makes this geeky momma? Probably too excited. You bet I’m staking out their Facebook page for a sneak peek. Anyway here are some of my favorite things from their current collection:
- PRIZE: An $100 gift card to Erin McDermott Jewelry AND an $100 gift card to Towne & Reese
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “OOOH SHINY!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …if there’s any item that you wear every single day. If so, is it a wedding ring? A watch? A meaningful piece of jewelry from a relative? An inherited pocket watch from grandpa? An i-Pod? The same pair of lucky underwear? Hope not.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 19 at 8pm EST (or at 10,000 entries)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two (each winner gets both gift cards)
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the whole wide world! (yesss, we love when they’re international)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Erin McDermott Jewelry and Towne & Reese.
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OOOH Shiny! Along with my engagement ring and wedding band, on my right hand I wear stacked on my ring finger 3 rings: one is the first that I ever spent a good chunk of money on myself, an investment piece I’ll always keep; the second is a birthstone solitaire from my mom that her mother gave her as a teenager; and the third is a sterling silver ring with a tiny diamond stud from my husband while we were dating. He remembered me pointing it out to him in a store; he bought it and smuggled it to my mom for me to open at Christmas while he was away at boot camp. I’ll never forget opening that gift from him after we had only corresponded by letter for months.
Ohhh SHINY!
I always wear my wedding rings.
OOOH SHINY! I never leave the house without my engagement and wedding rings!
OOH SHINY!!!! I wear my wedding band and engagement rings everyday all the time. The only time I take them off is if I’m doing something yucky like mixing hamburger meat with my hands. I also wear faux (sounds better than fake) diamond studs almost every day. I would love some more statement jewelry!
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring and earrings every day…but not until I’m ready for the day…and take them off at night…can’t sleep in jewelry!
OOOH SHINY! My wedding ring and a watch (I switch between ~4, but always a watch).
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my engagement ring, my wedding band, and a pair of earrings everyday. Even when backpacking. :)
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding band everyday…I feel panicky if it’s not on because I’m painting or something….
OOOH SHINY!!!!!
I wear four rings every day – one is an antique my parents bought for me one Christmas, one is the first ring my dad ever gave my mom, an the other two use to be my mom’s. I also wear a pair of diamond studs that my parents gave me a few Christmases ago. Would love to win the gift certificates to find a new pair of earrings to wear everyday to go with my studs…fingers crossed :)
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring set and watch every day.
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding rings and watch every day.
OOH SHINY! My new wedding ring is shiny and new!
OOOH SHINY!
I wear the silver bracelet I got from my boyfriend every day, and a silver ring with a green stone most days – it’s a kind of heirloom from my mom/her dad…
I have a pretty bad Nickel allergy and finding good quality jewelery (high in Silver etc, low in Nickel or even free off) is not always easy/affordable…
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my trilogy diamond engagement ring every day. Its very shiny and I love it!
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding & engagement rings, plus my great-grandmother’s “dinner ring”.
I’m always changing my earrings & necklaces though!
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a heart necklace the boyfriend gave me for Christmas every day.
OOOH SHINY!
Ohhh Shiny!! Seriously.. so shiny and pretty :) I wear my wedding/engagement rings, and other jewelry from my hubs every day!
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring everyday. Other than that I TRY to wear a little bling every day, but it doesn’t always happen!
OOOH SHINY!
In addition to my wedding and engagement rings, I wear my school ring everyday. My husband jokes that it is my super power ring, and if I happen to take it off or not wear it one day, he teases me by asking what will happen if danger strikes. hahah
OOOH SHINY!
I never take off my wedding band and engagement ring. :)
OOOh Shiny!
I LOVE all jewelry.
OOOH SHINY!
I have several pendents with various Irish spiral triskeles that were gifts from family. I wear one of them everyday. It is my subtle way of wearing a bit of my Irishness.
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding band. On my wedding day, my husbands grandma came up to me, took my by the shoulders,looked square in my eyes and said, “Never, never take it off. Not even to wash your hands.”
OOOH SHINY! I wear my engagement ring, wedding band, and my UVA class ring. Wahoowa!
“OOOH SHINY!” I wear my wedding and engagement rings everyday. Even though I’ve been married for over a year, I still get caught staring at them from time to time. ;)
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and wedding rings everyday.. and I never take off a small earring that my grandmother gave me.
Ooh, shiny!!!
I wear these cheap-o earring from H&M literally everyday, a diamond necklace I got for Valentines Day a few years ago and my wedding ring… It pretty much never changes! I’m a gal of habit (or lazy!?)!
OOOH SHINY! The one piece of jewelry that I wear every day is my beautiful engagement ring and wedding band my husband gave to me.
Oooh shiny!
My husband has busted me out on never NOT wearing a necklace. What can I say, I cannot live without the bling.
OOOH SHINY! :)
I have 3 pieces of jewelry that I wear everyday. The most important one is my engagement ring. I also wear a simple silver band with a little heart on it from Tiffany’s on my other hand. My fiance originally bought it for me as a promise ring and I still wear it. I also wear a heart necklace from Tiffany’s that my mom got me on my 13th birthday.
Oooh Shiny! I love wearing my custom necklace from the Vintage Pearl with my son’s name on it.
OOH SHINY!
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding ring and the pearl drop necklace I wore for my wedding.
OHH SHINY! I wear my engagement ring and wedding ring all day, every day (except for heavy duty cleaning/yard work). I wear another ring and a watch (from my husband for my last 2 birthdays) every work day.
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding rings & most days my ruby necklace from my 21 birthday.
OOOH SHINY!!!
I never leave home without my earrings and my toe ring but I think that is only because I never take them off.
OOO shiny!!!
I always wear my watch. It’s kinda plain, but its an everyday must have!
OOOOH SHINY! I wear my high school class ring every day.
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day, which has been handed down through my husband’s family for 4 generations and I wear the wonderful engagement ring my hubs got me on my right hand. Those are my shiny staples.
OOOH SHINY!!
Unfortunately, my most common piece of ‘jewelery’ that I don is the black hair tie on my wrist. Sooo pitiful. :)
OOOH shiny!!
“OOOH SHINY!”
I always wear earrings – not the same every day though. but I wear my pearl studs I got from my mum one christmas a couple times a week.
and I wear my glasses every day.
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and wedding rings everyday.
Oooh shiny!
Now that I’m engaged I never take my engagement ring off. Also the promise ring that my fiancee gave me several years ago. EEEK I really hope I win so I can buy some amazing bridal jewelry with these gift cards!!!
oooh shiny! I wear my engagement ring and wedding band everyday!
Wedding band/engagement ring – always. I have very little jewelry and would love to own more!
OOOH SHINY!
I usually wear my wedding ring set, and my grandmother’s plain band that was made to match my grandfather’s wedding band. My husband’s wedding band is my grandfather’s, and I now have my grandmother’s matching band.
oooh, shiny!
i don’t wear any of the same thing every day. I like to mix it up.
good job on this one sherry. this is a great giveaway.
ooooh shiny!!
I wear my claddagh ring my parents gace me for college graduation every single day!