***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Our winner, thanks to the willy nilly matchmaking skills of random.org, is… Sharon (who’s hoping to be matched up with a piece of art to finish off a master bedroom renovation). Congrats!
Art.com is full of affordable stuff to help solve Naked Wall Syndrome (like these horse prints that we recently purchased) so we’re psyched that they’re giving away an $250 gift card to one of you lucky folks this week. They’ve launched a new tool called Match My Image that promises to come in handy next time you’re hunting for the perfect piece. You just upload an image – maybe of a fabric that you’re trying to coordinate or a photo that you’re using as inspiration – and it spits out a slew of art in that color scheme/vein that’s available for purchase. Here’s what we happened upon when we uploaded a couple of personal pictures (a photo of the river here in Richmond and a painting that Clara recently whipped up). Fun, right?
- PRIZE: A $250 gift card to Art.com
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “MATCH ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us if you’ve ever tried playing matchmaker? Or has someone else tried to match you up? How did it all work out? Was it amazing? Or should you (or your would-be matchmaker) stick to their day job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 13th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner 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 morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Art.com.
Shena says
MATCH ME!
I’ve played matchmaker in the past and it did not turn out well!!
Christyn says
Match Me!!
I sort of got to play match maker once! I told a good friend of mine that she should date this guy I know, and it turned out she already liked him and my message to her helped give her more courage to pursue him!! They ended up dating and just got married in May!! Hooray!
Michelle says
Match me!
Never really tried playing matchmaker before–I like to keep my fingers out of other people’s business.
Holli says
MATCH ME : ) i’ve never played matchmaker but this giveaway would be a perfect match for me!!!
Claudie says
Match Me!
I’ve never been matched or done the matching, but I think it could be good if you really know the two people well and they have lots in common.
Stacee says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never intentionally played matchmaker, but my best friend did reconnect with one of our old college buddies at our wedding and, even though they’d known each other for years and never considered dating, they danced together at our wedding and started dating shortly thereafter. Now they’re married with two kids — and sure, I’ll take all the credit! Ha.
Leigh Anne says
MATCH ME!
I have played matchmaker once, and only once! ;)
Jill L. says
Match me! I was kind of a match maker when I signed my friend up for a dating website and she met her husband on there!
Jessica@The Adventures of Nick and Jessica says
Match Me! My cousin actually played matchmaker with his best friend, Nick and I… We are celebrating our third wedding anniversary today, so I would say that it worked out pretty well! :)
Amy says
Match me!
I was set up on a blind date once. He called and asked “do you know who I am”…as in a friend of a friend of mine who had made the match. What a line I guess? Nine years married and two kiddos later, its a match made in heaven.
amy says
MATCH ME!
ive never claimed matchmaker status, but my hubby is responsible for the coupling of 2 coworkers, who are now happily married with a cutie baby boy.
Susan Richardson says
MATCH ME!
I’m terrible at matching! People, clothes, decorations…I need serious help!
Clara says
MATCH ME!
I am not good at matchmaking, which is good, since most of my friends are already married!
Theresa Kennedy says
MATCH ME…
I haven’t played Matchmaker successfully, but I did tell my friend to give a guy she’d met a chance and he’s now her serious boyfriend!
Susie says
MATCH ME!
I’ve wanted to play matchmaker, plenty of times, but the failure risk is awfully intimidating.
Lisa says
“MATCH ME!” I’m the accidental matchmaker.
Once, I took a dear friend to another friends new year’s eve party. She met a roommate (who I did not know)and 18 years later they’re still a happy couple.
Two weeks ago, I learned that good friends (former housemate and his wife) blame me for getting back together on their second attempt. I delivered housemate to airport at start of a major east cost storm. They were meeting in HI (one from BOS, one from PIT). BOS made it on time, no problems. PIT changed planes in ATL, CIN, DAL, LAX. On one of those legs there was an attempt to touch down in FL, but that was aborted. I was the link between both for more than 24 hours since this was the era of the expensive brick size cell phones. Wife knew the adventure and was waiting at airport with beer which sealed the deal for housemate.
Emily S says
MATCH ME!
I probably should try it, but no, I’ve never played matchmaker.
cd says
MATCH ME!
I tried once, but both parties told me they were moving out of state the same day. Guess the forces of nature didn’t want me meddling.
Nadia says
MATCH ME!
I only tried once, but I failed miserably because my friend was a lesbian…and I tried to set her up with a guy! I didn’t know!
Rebecca @This Nest is Best says
Match Me!!! I have not tried very valiantly to play matchmaker and have (thankfully) not been set up myself! I’m sure it works out for some, but it just sounds like a lot of pressure to me :)
Jackie says
Match Me!
I tried to match a couple friends up once but it was way too obvious what I was up to…definitely not subtle enough
Megan says
MATCH ME!
Weeelll, my husband and I met on match.com, does that count?! :)
Jill says
Match Me!
Jessica says
Match Me!
I was set up with my current boyfriend by mutual friends, so far so good!
Pam says
MATCH ME!!! I only tried once and it never got off the ground.
annegirrl says
MATCH ME!
I would never attempt to match someone up because I want to keep my friends, not make them mad at me. I would suck at match-making.
Emily says
Match me!
I’ve never played matchmaker, except to perhaps invite a friend along if I knew someone they would be potentially interested in would be there. I’ll leave the real matchmaking to the online dating sites.
Angela says
Match Me!! I kinda tried to play match maker once…not good. I’m sticking to my day job and letting love find its way to my nearest and dearest!
Erin says
MATCH ME! I was set up with my husband through a mutual friend. It all started with chatting on Facebook! When we got married, we listed our matchmaker in the wedding program. :)
Sonia says
MATCH ME!!
only one good story that i remember, matching my good friend with another. worked out great, now they have a lovely daughter :)
Elise says
Match Me!
I try not to play matchmaker but the song is now running through my head!
Daniel says
MATCH ME!
Sue R says
Match ME! I have never tried to play matchmaker, but my husband and I were matched by a mutual friend! It has turned out to be a great match- 14 years and running!
Carrie Y says
Match Me!
I have not tried to match anyone up, it would be a great disaster!
Valerie says
Match me!
The only person I’ve tried to make a match for was myself, and that was hard enough, I saw leave it to God. :)
Lauren says
MATCH ME!
Thankfully I married young enough that no one ever tried to match me with anyone … I’m happy with the one I got.
Mary says
MATCH ME!
I have not been successful in matching anyone up but I always keep looking for any single friends. I don’t give up easy!
Ashley says
Match me!
We just started to hang pictures and art on the walls of our new home, and are in desperate need of some new things to look at!
Kacie says
MATCH ME! Love that!
And heck no! I’ve never tried to play matchmaker. Leave that to online dating sites!
xo
Kacie
http://www.acollectionofpassions.blogspot.com/
Corinne says
Match me!! Someone tried to match me up with thier roommate and I ended up going to the bathroom calling a friend to make up a reason why I needed to leave. It wasa horrible date!!!
Rach says
MATCH ME! I’m a terrible matchmaker, although I have tried many times!
lisa says
MATCH ME!
I love Clara’s masterpiece! My little girl (same age/by one day) still tries to eat the crayons :) Scared to try paint.
I’ve never tired to be the matchmaker. Although I have been on the good-intentioned receiving end of a matchmaker friend. Thank goodness those days are done!
Wrenaria says
MATCH ME! I played matchmaker between two of my good friends once. They were a fun couple while it lasted, but they did break up. Then it was awkward for awhile when trying to plan parties and such until they both moved on.
DONNA says
Match Me!
My father-in-law played matchmaker for us as did his father for him. Marriages made in HEAVEN!
Angie says
match me! Tried it once, didn’t go so well!
megan says
MATCH ME! I never tried to play matchmaker because I always hated it when my friends tried to set me up.
Paula says
Match Me!
Liz says
Match me!
I have tried to play matchmaker, but no one will take me up on my offer! I had a friend in college match me up with a friend of her bf, and we had a good time together for a couple of months, so not a total disaster.
Janelle says
Match Me!
Never tried matchmaking, I’ll leave that to Patty Stanger!
tarynkay says
MATCH ME!