***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
Anna M says
OOOH SHINY
Each and every day I wear my engagement and wedding rings. Also a diamond necklace I inherited after my grandmother passed away. I used to wear the same earings each day too but am trying to get out of my mold and try to change it up – that’s why this giveaway is perfect! Thanks
Nicole says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing I wear every day is my wedding band. However, I love collecting unique pieces of jewelry during my travels. Every time I wear something, it brings me right back to the place I bought it – so fun!
meg says
Oooh shiny,
Def my wedding ring but also a ring that my mom and father created before i was born. It is an opal with little diamond chips surrounding it. I get compliments on it all the time! I borrowed it from my mom one summer when I was going to LA for an internship- I wanted something of her close by and well…it’s been about 15 years and i am still wearing it.
Kimberly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my diamond stud earrings everyday. They are from my dad and mean so much!
Rachel says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a sterling silver rope necklace that is just the right length just plain or paired with an assortment of pendants (bought just for this chain)!
Jamey says
Ohhh Shiny!!!
Aside from my wedding/engagement rings; I wear a ring that my husband gave to me for our son’s first birthday. Its an aquamarine stone (both my & my son’s birthstone) set in the original setting of my engagement ring. Much sentimental value all wrapped into a single piece of jewelry!
Laura says
OOHHH SHINY!!
The only things I wear EVERY day are my wedding band and engagement ring… both quite simple in setting, yet nontraditional in appearance (sapphire instead of a diamond). A perfect mix of me and my husband :-)
Deborah says
ohh shiny! I wear my wedding and engagement rings every day. My other hand rotates between several rings with a small gemstone on it from my husband – a ruby, garnet or a sapphire.
Allison says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring, watch from my dad and a ring from my mom. Every day. Yep.
Kelly says
Oooh shiny!! I never leave the house without my fingerprint necklace! I bought a kit to have my children’s fingerprints cast in silver and I wear it every single day to keep them close to my heart. :)
Elisabeth says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday and more often than not, a pair or pearl stud earrings.
Sarah says
Ooo Shiny!!
I wear the same pair of cv studs almost everyday. I got them from Nordstrom and they are good quality, so people think they are real!
Lisa says
OOOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding band and a bracelet from my husband (silver – pretty – simple) every day.
Justine says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my engagement ring and wedding ring, along with my watch (i never take any of them off, only my watch when in the sun – if i remember).
Sunny says
Ooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding rings, diamond studs, and a watch from my husband everyday. I love them they hold such significance to me!
Trisha says
OOOH, Shiny!
I wear my own wedding set on my left hand, and my mother’s wedding set on my right hand. My mother passed away in 2008, and my father in March of this year, and I love having that little bit of them with me at all times. Luckily, Mom and I had the same size fingers, so I didn’t even have to have it sized!
Beth says
OOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding & engagement ring every day but try to switch up the rest!
HeatherMBeck says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day, I wear my engagement ring and wedding band. All the rest revolves.
becca says
oooh shiny!
I wear an opal ring that my (now) husband gave me while we were dating. I told had him that according to folklore, opals are bad luck to buy for yourself. boys do pick up on subtle hints sometimes! also, wedding rings.
Caitlin says
OOOH SHINY!
Aside from my wedding band, my mom bought my 3 sisters and I matching rings for Christmas one year and I wear it everyday.
Nicole says
OOOH SHINY!
There are several pieces that I wear everyday, but the two most important are my wedding rings and the ring my father bought me on my 16th birthday. He wanted to be the first man in my life to buy me a diamond. How sweet!
flyingbird says
“OOOH SHINY!”
I always wear my wedding & engagement rings. I never take them off except to clean them.
Katie says
Oooh Shiny!!
I never take my wedding band off – not to sleep, shower, or work out. I would feel naked without it!
Laura Beth says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear glasses so that’s pretty much my only daily accessory.
Vicki says
OOH SHINY! I wear my engagement ring and wedding band everyday, and most days I wear a pair of silver hoop earrings with small diamonds in them that my husband and son got me for my birthday earlier this year. My 4-year old son asks me frequently, “mommy, are those the earrings I got you” and when I say yes, he grins so big :)
Niki says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring (and a smile) every day.
Sarah Hamilton says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my watch and wedding ring every day, unless I’m doing something messy like baking bread or staining furniture.
Abby C. says
OOH SHINY! I wear my engagement ring every day – it’s platinum, with a blue diamond, from the early 1930s. Totally one of a kind, and we bought it on ebay for about 1/5th of what it’s appraised worth is! Score!
Aya says
OOOH SHINY!!
I always wear a wedding ring, engagement ring and a pair of small diamond stud my hubby got me the first Christmas as husband and wife.
Eleanor Worthy says
OOOH SHINY!
KCatGU says
“OOOH SHINY!”
Other then my wedding ring and watch, I wear a right hand ring every day. It is 3 loops that are intertwined. I told Hubs I wanted something diamond to wear on my right hand for my 30th birthday.
Emily A. says
“OOOH SHINY!
Next to my wedding rignt, I never leave home without my earrings!
I feel completely naked without them!
Lindsey says
Ooh shiny! I wear my wedding ring everyday :). And that’s it!
kris says
“OOOH SHINY!”
Danielle Blake says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement ring. I also wear the weeding band of my great-great aunt. I also have a ponytail band either in my hair or on my right wrist constantly.
Mrs. Watson says
OOOH SHINY!!!
My wedding ring and band are my everyday pieces, but I do have a bracelet that is special to me. My mom bought my sister and I matching bracelets for her (my mom’s) birthday. I love getting presents on some one else’s birthday, what fun!
Gretchen says
OOOH SHINY! Never take off my wedding band.
Ashley Draper says
OOOh Shiny! I’ve been wearing the same onyx ring that I got in Hawaii for the last five years and of course my wedding and engagement ring.
Kirstin says
OOOH SHINY! Every day I wear my wedding ring on my left hand and on my right hand I wear a silver ring that I got at a street market in Arles, France (for only 10 Euro!)
Monica Handley says
OOOH SHINY! We gals from California love the casual vibe of the featured bling. Today I am sporting one of many “sister rings” my sister and I exchange when we get together. Deb is in Maryland and I am here in the west. We buy two of some fun little bauble and wear matching rings the day we hang out. As the years go by our time together is less with busy lives and families, but the ring exchange prevails. I just got a “bejeweled” spider ring in honor of Halloween. How sweet is my little sis? If I won the freebie . . . I’d get a ring for Deb (for reals).
Ashley says
OOOH SHINY!!
I never take off my wedding band & engagement ring!
Jessie M says
OOOH SHINY!!
On a daily basis I wear simple square diamond studded earrings (fake, of course) and a pandora bracelet!
Carolyn says
OOOOH SHINY!
Just me wedding and engagement rings. I generally rotate between the same two or three pairs of earrings, but definitely love something extra fun every once in a while.
Abigail says
OOOH SHINY! i wear my wedding band and engagment ring everyday. my engagment ring is a 1930’s gray gold (yup! gray!) bandeau set with a sapphire and my band is a handmade piece from an artist in Athens, Greece. I love unique pieces :)
Casey says
OOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday. :)
Kirstin says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day, and since the birth of my daughter, I wear a necklace that has her initial stamped on it as well!
Polly Warren says
Oooh, Shiny!!!
I wear a little silver elephant neclace.
I love it!!
Grier says
Oooh Shiny!!!
I wear my wedding ring, watch and earrings. Nothing too flashy, but all I need!
That designer did my cousin’s wedding jewelry for her bridesmaids! Small world!
Megan says
OOH SHINY!
My wedding ring never comes off!
Tanda Brown says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement ring daily, which of course are a reminder of my hubby. :)