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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Matchmaker, Matchmaker

| By John Petersik | July 11, 2011 | 3,653 Comments

Fab Freebie: Matchmaker, Matchmaker

 ***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?

ArtDotComGiveaway

  • 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.

 

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Comments

  1. MandyP says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    MATCH ME!

    I tried to set up my friend once with a guy named Joe. 7 years and 5 kids later…HE & I are happily married! =)

    Reply
  2. Azure says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    Match me! All my matches have been flops.

    Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:40 pm

    MATCH ME!

    My coworker played matchmaker with me and my husband…. TWELVE years ago! Yeah!

    Reply
  4. jessica dycus says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:40 pm

    MATCH ME!!!

    I did play matchmaker a few times. It worked once, they got hitched, and are still happily together with a toddler. Yay!!

    Reply
  5. Rachel says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    Match me!
    I tried to match off two friends the summer I worked in Yellowstone National Park (I’d just met my soon-to-be hubby there, so it seemed like everyone should pair off). Totally didn’t work out, but they’re still friends (with each other &, most importantly, ME!).

    Reply
  6. Colleen says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    Match me!

    If an obvious match ever arose, I’d play matchmaker, but so far I haven’t.

    Reply
  7. Gretchen says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    MATCH ME!

    Never played matchmaker.

    Reply
  8. Kendall says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    “MATCH ME!”

    I definitely have tried my hand at match making. I sat all of the young singles at one table during my wedding reception. I realized this year that was not the best idea. A few unrequited love situations popped up. Learned my lesson!

    Reply
  9. Steph says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    MATCH ME!
    I was once a matchmaker.. and they broke up in a week! yikes!

    Reply
  10. Jaime says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    Match me… Inadvertently set up a couple because she was
    my friend and he was my boyfriend’s friend. They got married and me and my boyfriend went our separate ways!

    Reply
  11. Kaitlyn says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Match Me!

    I would love to match up some fabric I have!

    Reply
  12. Heidi says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    MATCH ME!

    Someone actually tried to UNMATCH me and my fiance! When she found out he was interested in me, she told him that I didn’t like him at all! As it turns out, we ended up introducing her to her husband!

    Reply
  13. Ann Marie says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    MATCH ME!!!

    I am a horrible matchmaker, so I don’t even try. My husband and I were “matched” by the Internet back before things like that were so mainstream. ;-)

    Reply
  14. Jenn says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    MATCH ME! Alas, no match making for me… Although I always want to hook people up, the stars never align.

    Reply
  15. Sabrina says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Match Me!
    I worked at a middle school in the library and there was a math teacher everyone wanted me to go out with. They tried for a couple of years to pair us up… Finally we went out on a date. Well, they turned out to be excellent matchmakers! Last August we got married and nine months later we had a sweet little boy!!!

    Reply
  16. Kate says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    MATCH ME!

    One time – and only AS A JOKE suggested that my friend and separated from husband should go out – AS A JOKE. And then they did. And then I had one less friend… And a couple months later my husband and I got back together… Awkward.

    Reply
  17. Sara says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    MATCH ME!!!

    Reply
  18. Monika says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Match Me!
    I am a flop, but my husband successfully matched up a pair that is going on 19 years!

    Reply
  19. Amy says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Match me! I’ve played matchmaker before, but it has never really ended well!

    Reply
  20. Emily says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Match me!

    I’ve never tried and I don’t think I will. Too risky!

    Reply
  21. Michelle says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Match me!

    I introduced two friends a few years ago, and they’re still together! I think it was just luck. :)

    Reply
  22. Crissy Rhyne says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    MATCH ME!!!

    I been both the match maker and the “client”. Some have worked and some have not.

    I just moved and would love to add some art to my naked walls!! PICK ME!!

    Reply
  23. Lindsey says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Match Me!

    I am not a matchmaker, but my friend matched me up with a guy in the 9th grade we ended up dating and then married last summer. :)

    Reply
  24. Carrie says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    Match me!

    A friend of mine played matchmaker for me and, boy, am I ever grateful! Nearly 10 years (8 of them married) and two beautiful daughters later, we’re still matching strong! :) And no, we’re not gonna try for a boy. ;)

    Reply
  25. Leah says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    Match Me!

    I played matchmaker in college – a friend of mine and I would “accidentally” leave our roommates alone together when we would go out drinking or when we would hang out home. It worked like a charm – they just celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary yesterday!

    Reply
  26. Caroline says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    MATCH ME! My husband and I introduced our college roommates to each other back when we had just started dating, and last fall (almost a decade later) my husband and I were the best man and matron of honor at their beautiful wedding!

    Reply
  27. Kate says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    Match Me!
    I would never try to be a matchmaker because I would hate it if someone tried to do it to me.

    Reply
  28. stephanie says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    MATCH ME:)

    Reply
  29. Stephanie Sampson says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    MATCH ME!!

    I tried to match up my best friend and my cousin and it TOTALLY did not work! That was the first and last time I play matchmaker!

    Reply
  30. Amy says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    Match Me!

    I quit playing matchmaker when I set my sister up with a guy who named his dog Satan…not surprisingly, it didn’t work out.

    Reply
  31. Lisa A says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    MATCH ME! I’ve never played matchmaker before. :(

    Reply
  32. Kelli says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    Match ME!

    Reply
  33. Sarah Raleigh-Halsing says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    Match Me! I am currently trying play matchmaker. Any tips?

    Reply
  34. Lina says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    MATCH ME!
    I met my husband through an online matchmaker.

    Reply
  35. beth says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    Match Me!

    I’ve never played matchmaker or been set up. I think friends should stay out of my love life!!!

    Reply
  36. Andy @ Stay at Home WHO? says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    Match me!

    My hubby and I were kind of set up so I would say that worked out well for us :).

    Reply
  37. Sara B says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    MATCH ME!

    I introduced my best friend to a co-worker. Now they’re married with a baby on the way

    Reply
  38. Nicole N. says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    Match Me!
    My husband and I have been together for so long (early high school!) So no one ever had the chance to set us up with anyone but my mom is infamous for trying to set up my sister with every cute waiter she spots!

    Reply
  39. Jenny says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    MATCH ME!! I recently played matchmaker, and now two of my friends are happily in love!!! I’m so happy for them and just know they are going to get married!!

    Reply
  40. Andi says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    MATCH ME!!!
    My husband and I were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend….been married for almost 9 years!!!

    Reply
  41. Suzanne says

    July 11, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    Match me!

    And the last people I tried to match up were my college roommate and my boyfriend’s roommate. It didn’t work out so well for them…because I ended up marrying the roommate. Oops!

    Reply
  42. Sam Q says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    MATCH ME!

    When I was younger I tried a few times to match friends up, but only once did it really work! My best friend and her boyfriend (the two I successfully matched :D) have been together for like 7 years now! When I’m right, I’m really right?

    Reply
  43. Cori @WhereYouHangYourHeart.com says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Match me! I set up my friend and my boyfriend (now husband)’s roommate. They are now married!

    Reply
  44. Joy says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    MATCH ME!
    I was a victim of a bad match a long time ago. It made me learn to not try to be matchmaker myself.

    Reply
  45. Marcy says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    Match me!

    I’ve never tried it.

    Reply
  46. Sarah Porterfield says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    Match me! I’m married to my best friend’s brother. Nuf said!

    Reply
  47. Lauren says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    MATCH ME!

    I’ve been matched before and it didn’t go so well… the three of us are all good friends now so I guess that’s not a total loss!

    Reply
  48. Cara says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    MATCH ME!!!!!

    I have a terrible track record for matching friends up. I have tried with several of my friends. So far I’m down to one set of friends who have been dating for about 2 months now and that is my best yet! I’m 1-10, but I’ll never give up!

    Reply
  49. Susan deGeneres says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    MATCH ME!! The worst has to be when your mother tries to play matchmaker. I’m going through that right now and I can’t find a nice way to ask her to stop!!

    Reply
  50. Kristin says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    MATCH ME!!

    Reply
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