***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
Kari says
OOOH SHINY!
OMG Ponies! says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a wedding band everyday
Brooke says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day, and I still love it as much as when I first got it! I recently got a rather “blingy” watch, but I am kind of loving it as well. I don’t know if it will be an everyday kind of thing but it is for now!
Jamie says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding and engagement ring every day, and a necklace from my mom nearly every day.
Jenny H says
OOOH SHINY!! I wear my wedding band and engagement ring every day, I also always wear a watch – but it’s not always the same one. Earrings are a usual, but again, they get switched up! :)
Jamie H says
Ooh shiny! I only wear my wedding ring consistently. I have a hard time spending money on jewelry so this would really help expand my collection.
Emma says
OOH Shiny!
I wear a wedding ring my husband designed and my grandmother’s diamond earrings.
Stacie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my beautiful wedding ring that my husband picked out all by himself! Couldn’t love it more!!!
Caitlin says
OOH, SHINY!
I wear my claddagh ring every day. My boyfriend gave it to me on our 6 month anniversary, and it’s one of my favorite things! I’m hoping it can become a family tradition that gets passed down to my children.
Cara L. says
oooh shiny!!!!
I wear my blue topaz signature David Yurman ring. It’s a statement ring and kind of fancy, but it was a gift from my parents for my college graduation, so it actually has special meaning for me :)
ps – love your blog and I’m happy to report that I successfully repainted my entire bedroom this weekend, using your “how to paint a room” post tutorial. so simple, so easy…and it turned out great!
Meg says
Ooh shiny!!
My engagement/wedding band that my husband designed for me after a random ring that I gushed over once and he remembered. It is my ultimate favorite inanimate object.
Bethany says
OOOH SHINY!!!
Of all the things to “wear” every day, I always have a pocketknife and a tube of chapstick in my pocket. You don’t understand how vital those two things are!!!
Beth says
OOOH SHINY!
Almost everyday I wear a heart necklace that my husband gave me when we graduated college. He used his last bit of money to buy it and it is my favorite piece of jewelry.
Emily says
OOoOOoOooh shiny! I wear a ring I got from my grandparents for my college graduation. Every day. I feel naked without it!
erin says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a wedding ring and a simple Tiffany bracelet almost not given to me by my husband (he thought I would hate it!).
Dana Z. says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my engagement and wedding rings all the time.
Megan F. says
Ohhh shiny! :-D my daily garb includes my beloved engagement & wedding ring, university ring, and my Susan g Komen Citizen watch… I love it’s pink face and what it means… My mom is a 5 year Breast Cancer survivor.
Charmaine says
OOOH SHINY!
All of my jewellery is in constant rotation. I never wear the same thing everyday, unless I buy a new piece of jewellery that I love… it ususlly gets worn for a week straight (like I did with new clothes when I was a kid) but after that, it goes back into rotation.
LKG says
OOOH SHINY!
Rachel L. says
Ohhhhh Shiny!!!
I am a sentimental gal. I wear my wedding band and engagement ring every day (of course). What makes my engagement ring special is that the stone in my engagement ring is a family stone. It was passed down through 3 generations of my husband’s family to me and I love everything about it. <3
alexa says
OOOH SHINY!
The only jewelry I definitely wear every day are my wedding rings.
Courtney says
OOOH SHINY!! Every day wear is classic – stud earrings and wedding band. But some more colorful additions would be very appreciated!!
Elisa says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my wedding ring, which my husband picked out on his own!
Val Fox says
Ohh Shiny!
I wear my wedding ring everyday! (I take it off before bed though, I’m weird like that. I can’t sleep in jewelry!)
Whitney Dupuis says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement ring, plus two small studs in each ear. I have pieces that I love to wear (necklaces, earrings, etc), but they are not an everyday thing.
Stephany says
OOOH SHINY!
I have a necklace with my husbands, my daughter and my first initial. I bought it on Etsy and i love it!
Laura @ Starting Out Fit says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement rings every single day!
Kelly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a sapphire ring my mother gave me every day. It sat in my jewelry box for a few years because it was too big. Then last Christmas, my work gave everyone a VISA gift card, so I used that money to have the ring sized correctly. Now I never take it off. It makes me smile when I think of her.
Chris says
OOOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day :)
Krystyl says
OOOH SHINY!
In addition to my wedding ring, I wear two additional, meaningful pieces. A necklace that has a baby booty charm and in the booty is my daughter’s birthstone. The second is a ring that has my son’s birthstones on it. Both were pick by my husband…..such a sweet man!
Katie says
Oooh, shiny!
I wear my engagement & wedding bands every day.
Lauren says
OOOH SHINY! The thing closest to being worn by me everyday is a ponytail. Always seem to have my hair up by the end of the day.
Meredith G says
OOOOH Shiny! I wear my wedding ring every day. :)
Erin says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day, as well as a claddagh ring I got from my dad when I was 13.
Melissa says
OOOH SHINY! There’s nothing I wear everyday, just a few things on occasion.
Marta says
OOOOH SHINY!!!…I wear the ring I got from my parents for my Sweet 16 every single day, it has pretty much left an imprint on my finger :) and I have a Pandora charm bracelet that I wear ALMOST every day – lots of charms from different friends and parents and such, it’s beautiful and pretty meaningful too!
Jackie says
OOOH SHINY!
Pearls every day.
Sarah McCommon says
OOOH SHINY!
Always wear my engagement ring and a diamond anniversary band.
Jen says
OOOH SHINY! The only pieces of jewelry that I wear religiously are my engagement and wedding rings…except for the 9 months (or so) of pregnancy when my fingers turn to stubs and can’t get them past my first knuckle.
JennyA says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my fake (or should I say “faux”?) diamond studs nearly every day — they look pretty real (unless everyone’s lying to me) and I’ve had so many compliments on them. They go with everything!
Stephanie says
OOOH SHINY!
There’s no item I wear every day. I like to mix it up!
Carly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and wedding rings everyday, as well as the very simple Tiffany key my husband gave me as a present when I got my Masters degree. :-)
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a ring I inherited from my grandmother!
Caitlin says
ooh shiny! everyday I wear my wedding and engagement rings. most days I wear a silver cuff that was my mom’s. She had her initials taken off and put mine off as a suprise.
Kicken Bejos says
Oooh Shiny! A stack of three rings on my finger each and every day. Wedding band, child’s name band, and engagement ring (family heirloom). It’s a past, present and future all in one lovely stack.
Amanda says
OOOH SHINY!
No engagement or wedding ring yet, but I do wear one of 2 watches pretty much every day. A silver watch my boyfriend gave me, or an old gold tone watch that was my aunt’s.
Tracy says
Oooh Shiny!
My engagement ring, of course, but I also have a cheap, $5 wire and bead ring that I wear everyday that I got at a ren faire. This is actually my third one – my first one (purple) was a little small and uncomfortable after a year’s wear, so I went back the next year and got a green one…and the bead broke off this summer, so I went again and now have a pink one….hope this one sticks around a bit longer!
Lora says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band 24/7!
Jessi says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding and engagement rings EACH and every day… becaues of my sweetie. i love him.
and i also wear my “sister ring” from… my sister! she just moved back to pittsburgh, pa from albuquerque, nm and brought back a turquoise ring for me, and a matching one for herself. i love her.
AND, i also love your blog! keep up the good work you two!
(or, you four. clara and burger help so much…) :)
Jessi
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Tara says
OOOH SHINY!
Besides my wedding and engagement rings, I wear a ring that I bought when I was in London that is a replica of one found in the Rose theater that says, in old French, “Think of me, God-willing.” My mom has a matching one.