***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
Emily says
OOOH SHINY! I love this giveaway! I wear a set of silver rings given to me by my brother and sister to remind me that family is always there to support me, even if they’re not immediately by my side. I’ve worn them for 4 years now.
kathy says
oooh, shiny!
My wedding ring and my grandpa’s cousin’s watch. He was a real thin guy so it has masculine qualities without overwhelming my small wrists. Plus, he and my grandpa were really close, so it makes me feel a bit closer to the both of them!
Gloria says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring and my diamond studs every single day! Other than that, I have a necklace with the names of my four kids that I wear a lot!
Margot Hale says
Oh SHINY!!!! I need more shiny to go with my beautiful wedding ring that i wear everyday!!!!
Meagan says
oooh, shiny!
I wear my wedding and engagement rings everyday
Jamie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring and a vintage-y looking pearl ring everyday :)
Leslie says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing I wear every day is my wedding band. I am like a magpie and love to rotate my jewelry.
Aubrey says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my wedding rings and my mom’s engagement diamond (as a necklace) everyday!
Ashley @ Any Lovely Thing says
OOOH SHINY! I have several staple pieces I wear everyday. 2 rings from my boyfriend, a ring from my grandma for my high school graduation, my great grandmother’s wedding band, and a best friendship ring. I know it sounds like a lot, but the bands are simple and I wear them stacked. I also wear a locket that my boyfriend had engraved along with a pair of diamond studs he gifted me with for a birthday. I love sentimental jewels :)
-Ashley
Louise D says
OOOH SHINY !
A giveway for the whole wild world : I’m in !
I wear my wedding ring every single day. I had a watch too, but it’s broken and I still haven’t find any replacement.
I have other jewelry that I wear occasionally…
anglophile.ash says
OOOOOH SHINY!
I have a grape garnet ring that was a gift from my parents on my 16th birthday that I always wear.
And I don’t wear this as much anymore, but for a long time I wore a necklace that a boyfriend had custom-made for me, which was my name (Ashley) in Arabic, that he brought back from the Middle East.
nic says
OOOH SHINY!
never take off my wedding rings!
Katie says
OOOH SHINY!
Of course I wear my wedding and engagement rings everyday but coming in a close second is a sterling silver necklace my friend gave me from London.
Sheila says
OOOH SHINY!
In addition to my engagement & wedding rings, I have a silver Tiffany’s necklace that my parents gave me on my 25th birthday.
Erin in NoVA says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my claddagh ring every day. My grandmother bought it for me the last time she was in Ireland before she passed away. It doesnt fit anymore and its cracked in the back, but I feel naked when I don’t have it on.
Heather says
Oooh, shiny! I love Towne and Reese jewelry! I have a pair of gold leaf earrings from them that I wear almost everyday. They go with everything!
Rachel Guthrie says
OOOOH SHINY!!
I LOVE your blog, just started following it. The only item I wear EVERY day is my wedding ring… Love :) Whenever I am not at work, i also include my Michael Kors gold watch my husband bought be for Christmas
KC says
OOOH SHINY!I wear my engagement ring every day (:
Susan says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my wedding rings and, more often than not, a simple silver band that was my first ever Tiffany purchase with my own $$.
Lisa says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear the watch my mom got me for high school graduation, along with diamond studs that my mom and my husband joined to give me before he and I got married — the stones came from his late mother’s necklace, and they were a combo grad-school-graduation and wedding gift, since I finished my MBA six weeks before we got married. Oh, and my wedding band and engagement ring…
Evan Thompson says
OOOH SHINY!
Everyday I wear my wedding ring and my string of pearls that my mother gave to me on my 21st birthday. They both are simple, classic, and of course go with everything!
Adri says
OOOH SHINY!
I don’t have a single piece of jewelry that I wear everyday, but I do have a wide-band ring that I sport on a semi-regular basis.
Judy says
OOOH SHINY!!
Besides my wedding and engagement rings, I wear my push present – a necklace with my son’s birthstone.
Sheila P says
OOOH SHINY! I wear a pair of genuine aquamarine styd earrings pretty much every day. They are a substantial size. Much prettier than the CZ studs I used to wear.
Penny says
OOOH SHINY!
I’m SO functional-I only wear a man’s watch, but I would love to get something more “blingy” and startle my family: )
Cora says
Ooh shiny…
I wear my wedding rings and a diamond solitaire necklace everyday. My engagement ring has my mother’s and grandmother’s engagement stones in it, and my necklace was made from a ring my grandfather wore.
Sally says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear silver hoops almost every day – an inexpensive feminine touch that won’t cause any heartache if I lose them while working outside.
Aja Monarrez says
OOH Shiny! My wedding set! And I miss it so..can’t wait til this baby comes in December and I can fit it on my finger again!
Stacy says
“OOOH oooh oooh SH-INY!”
Wedding ring everyday, for sure. And often, most days, a red-faced swiss army watch. It’s an over-sized-for-me men’s wear piece that was gift to me by my bestest girlfriend and I louuuurve it!
Otherwise, I just have a random collection of jewelry and mix-n-match. So, adding something new to the mix sure sounds fun!!!
Jennifer says
“OOOH SHINY!”
I wear a few things everyday….
– Engagement Ring
– Wedding Band
– Necklace (from my Mom on my wedding day)
– Earings (from my husband on our wedding day)
Love to change up bracets… and big, clunkly, long necklaces :)
Sara says
Ooohh shiny!
I usually wear a simple necklace but the selection rotates. I get bored wearing the same thing everyday!
Anna says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring & wedding band everyday :) I also wear a pair of tiffany silver stud earrings that my mom gave me when I graduated college 10 years ago, they go with everything!
Robyn says
OOOH SHINY! Now that I think about it I can’t believe how many items I wear every day. My wedding band and engagement ring, and on my right hand two simple silver rings: one my mom bought me from France at least 10 years ago, and one I bought in Ireland on a trip with my sister and now husband 3 years ago. I also wear a delicate necklace with a diamond circle pendant that my husband gave me the first time he told me he loved me. I guess I’m pretty sentimental, because I have worn each of these items every day since the moment I received them!
Lola says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday, and also a vintage gold feather bracelet that just seems to go with everything.
Jess says
OOH, SHINY, I love all that jewelry, beautiful!! I am always amazed by people who can make jewelry, believe me I have tried and it ended up looking like my 5 year old daughter’s art project:) I wear my wedding every day. How exciting that Miss Clara will have a piece of jewelry named after her, what a celebrity:)
Cassidy says
Ooooh… Shiny!
I do wear my wedding rings every day. LOVE! And this summer I got a second piercing in my ears, so I’m wearing the little diamond studs every day, too.
Michele says
OOOH SHINY! I wear earrings everyday….just not the same pair.
Carrie says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my wedding and engagement rings every day and I love them both!
Sara says
oooo shiny!!! I wear both my wedding ring and a turquoise ring I got from an Indian reservation. They are my favorite pieces of shiny!
Jenny says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear two things everyday: my wedding ring (for the past two months :)) and my pearl stud earrings. I feel naked without them!
Hue says
Ooh, shiny! I wear a simple gold wedding band.
Katherine says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my wedding ring everyday and an amber ring my grandmother bought for me in Poland.
Laura says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my wedding rings every day….although I do remove them for cleaning, lawn chores, etc.
P says
Ohh shiny! I wear a smile everyday. Never goes out of style :)
Kristin H says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my engagement ring everyday!
Adrian says
OOOH SHINY! I like to wear my brand new engagement ring!
ABC says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my glasses every day! Heeheehee.
Kristen Ryan says
OOOH SHINY!
Just my wedding ring for me :)
LindseyR says
oHHH shiny! My engagement ring, wedding band, and the diamond earrings my husband gave me as wedding gift have been my simple accessories for the last 8 plus years. Diamonds really DO go with everything from jeans to new years eve cocktail dresses. wink- love being simple but I’d love some new shiny bling too!
Sarah says
oooh Shiny!
I have a necklace my fiance gave me for our first Christmas together that I wear every day…and my ring, of course!