***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.
Jennifer says
MATCH ME!
I haven’t tried to play match maker since jr. high. Most of my friends have been with their significant others forever. No matchmaking neccessary!
Beth says
Match Me! I’ve never tried matchmaker and had not heard of it until now.
Aimee says
MATCH ME!
I am a terrible matchmaker. Every attempt has been unsuccessful, so I’ve now given up :)
Lindsey says
MATCH ME!!!
My husband and I were set up when we were in college. Two of his roommates were dating two of my roommates and they thought we would be a great match! I, of course, refused to be set up but met him randomly and fell for him right away! They were right all along!
Tiffany Hammonds says
Match Me!
A friend of mine introduced to my now husband of 7 years. I tried returning the favor, but several years later it ended in a bad break- up. It’s ard now being friends with both of them separately….so e careful! Haha ;)
Randilyne says
MATCH ME!
My husband (who was my boyfriend at the time) and I set his younger brother up with my younger sister about 4 years ago…we got married 3 years ago and they are getting married this saturday!!!
Alisa says
MATCH ME! I am the victim of matchmaking…apparently the type of person people think I should be with and what I have in mind are two different things!
Sara says
Match me…
I like to think that I know when romances are blooming among my friends and when to help it along in subtle ways. But no blatant matchmaking for me. Too scary!
Ellen says
Match Me!
My sister played matchmaker to me once…that’s never happening again:)
Kendra says
MATCH ME! I always have aspirations of being a matchmaker, but I’ve never actually gone through with it. Too much pressure!
EKR says
MATCH ME!
I will throw out suggestions here and there – but never hold anyone to it (or make any promises!)…
Kristin EM says
Match Me!
i’ve never been a matchmaker, which is odd given my meddlesome personality.
Rhi says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never played matchmaker, but I have a single brother in law and I’m tempted.
Shanna says
MATCH ME!
I matched up a couple friends in high school, and the high school sweethearts are happily married and just welcomed their first child!
Mary Blair says
MATCH ME!
I have never tried matchmaking.
Kelly says
MATCH ME!
I haven’t tried to play matchmaker. Matching one person to another is too complex for me to tackle.
Beth-BTW says
MATCH ME!
I have never tried to play matchmaker…and most of my friends are very thankful. =)
Jak says
MATCH ME
Can’t say I’ve had the pleasure either way yet.
Matt says
Match me!
My wife and I were matched up by my high school friend. :)
Connie says
Match Me!
My husband and I have matched 2 couples and neither worked. Maybe next time!
lynn says
Match Me! No match making after one failed attempt.
Dana says
MATCH ME!
Never tried to be a matchmaker and no one has ever tried to match me. Thank goodness!!!
Erika says
MATCH ME!
A Friend of mine, I think, was trying to play matchmaker for me, though. The timing was never right, and I’m super shy/unsuspecting, so there were never any dates.
Jessie says
MATCH ME!!
I tried to simply introduce my best friend to my boyfriends best friend- who IS an attractive fella, honest! – later she said to us “who was the guy with the santa belly and chicken legs you were trying to get me to talk to?! yuck!”
so much for thaaat….
Daffodil says
MATCH ME! I never played matchmaker, but my husband did. He played wingman to a friend when they were at a bar and helped the friend get a girl’s phone number because the friend was too shy to make the move himself. The friend is a sweet, charming, laid-back gentleman. The girl? Self-centered and high maintenance, and those are the nice things I can say about her. They dated, they married, they divorced. Which is too bad, because the friend is a nice guy and did not deserve such a fate. And it’s also too bad because the line my husband used to help the friend start chatting up the girl was, “Do I have jacka** written on my forehead?” Which is a funny and surprisingly useful line to have handy in your day-to-day life. But we don’t use it anymore. Because of the mean girl and the divorce and all that. On a different note, yay for artwork! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Beth says
MATCH ME!
I once tried to set up my good friend with my boyfriend’s brother. Didn’t go so well…
Katie says
match me!
I’ve tried to play match maker several times, but none of the relationships ended up going anywhere….
Alicia says
Match me! I’ve played matchmaker and it didn’t work out. However, my cousin played matchmaker for me and I found my husband. :)
Lyndsey says
Match me! My husband and I were sort of matched up and well, it worked out pretty well! :)
lynn says
Match Me!
lynn says
sorry – had trouble posting and now it’s posted twice…..?
Chelsie says
Match Me!!!
My fiance and I were “matched” not once, but twice! :-) We were first introduced by his boss’s wife and, two months later, by my cousin and his sister. We’ve been together ever since and couldn’t be happier.
Evelyn says
Match Me! My walls are naked…
Kate says
Match me! I sort of played match maker by convincing my sister to go on one date with one of her friends. 11 years of marriage and 3 kids later, they are still in love!!
Michael says
Match me!
I’ve never played matchmaker!
Christine says
MATCH ME!
I actually met my sister-in-law while I was in college. The day I met her, I came home and said to my brother, “I think I just met your future wife!” They were married about a year later!
emily @ thirtyeight20 says
MATCH ME! I generally avoid matchmaking because I want to stay friends with my friends, and those things usually end poorly…
Now I have that delightful song in my head, thanks! :-p
Lindsey Williams says
MATCH ME!!
I tried to play matchmaker for my sis. I didn’t go very well :(
Tasha says
MATCH ME!
I have the best story ever. My current boyfriend and I were set up on a blind date three years ago by his ex-girlfriend, whom I only met once. She played a great matchmaker!
Karissa says
Match Me!
I’ve learned my lesson…let people find their own matches!
molly says
match me….a match i made has resulted in an egagement!! wahhoo!
Robin says
Match Me!
Never tried to play matchmaker although have had friends try to do it for me. Thankfully, I found my own match!
Heather from Lake Country says
MATCH ME…I am good at matchmaking. 2 weddings have resulted.
Ashley says
Match Me! No matchmaker playing here, but I would love to try to match my image!
Melanie says
I matched 2 of my friends together when one of them needed a place to crash! I promise it’s not as shady as it sounds. They were both teaching a music camp at a nearby middle school. My friend was already hosting 4 or 5 others for a few nights and I gave her my other friend’s #. They hit it off as friends (4 years ago) and now they’re married! Wohoo!
TracyJ says
MATCH ME!
Yes, I tried being a match maker two times and both flopped. I won’t do it again! :)
Bethany says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never played matchmaker, but the few times I’ve been “matched” have been horrible. Never. Again.
Sally says
“MATCH ME” Not too good in the matchmaker business…usually flops!
Kristen says
Match me! I’ve never tried my hand at matchmaking. But I have a cousin that just met her match on match.com (they’re getting hitched!)
Rachel Tatem says
Match me!
I have not ever tried playing matchmaker but I have a dear friend that has tried over a dozen times and each time it is worse than the last and every time she swears she won’t do it again…
Emily says
Match Me
I was set up with my husband…so that worked out pretty well. :)