***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
Mary S says
“OOOH SHINY!”
My wedding ring that I LOVE!
Stefanie says
OOOH SHINY! My wedding ring!
Jenna says
Oooh shiny! My constant is my engagement ring. :)
elicia says
OH SHINY!
I wear those little wooden & peg earings almost everyday. But I would love to spice things up with some more bling!
Rachel says
Ooh shiny!! I always wear my wedding ring!
lindsey says
oooh shiny!
i wear my wedding ring everyday. and also a necklace with my sons’ names that my husband got me for christmas!
Katie says
Ooh shiny! I wear my watch everyday, along with a small sapphire ring that my Mom gave me a decade ago. She had a matching one (from my stepdad), but unfortunately she lost hers. I still wear mine to think of her!
Mel H says
OOOH SHINY! I don’t wear one thing every day, but every piece of jewelry I own is meaningful to me in some little way.
Sarah says
OOOH SHINY!
Engangement/wedding rings and I’m kinda lost without a watch so I wear one even if it looks crazy with the outfit :)
Jessy says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band every day. It was my Great Grandmothers and then my mothers who was killed when I was little… So much meaning in one little gold band!
Emily says
OOHH SHINY!!!
I love shiny things! I wear my wedding ring constantly and usually a charm necklace that has the day we got married and a pearl (the birthstone of June the month we got married) on it.
Lynette says
“OOOH SHINY!” I wear my wedding ring every day.
Jill says
oooh shiny!! I wear my wedding rings every single day!
Jessica says
oooh shiny!
i wear my wedding ring, engagement ring, and anniversary ring every day :)
Margaret F says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing I wear every day is my wedding ring. Well, I wear clothes every day but that look changes daily. :)
Michele says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day and am totally out of sorts without it on. I just had our second baby and couldn’t wear my ring towards the end of my pregnancy and felt totally naked without it.
Lindsey Turner says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday. Or I used too until I reached the point in pregnancy where I couldn’t! Less than 3 weeks! Hope she is as cute as Clara!
Jordan says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my beautiful wedding ring which was chosen completely by my husband with no help from me, and it is perfect!
Karen says
OOOHhh Shiny!
I do wear my engagement and wedding rings daily. I alternate between a few favorite pairs of earrings and just spice it up now and again on special occasions! I could use some new jewels!
Jordan Black says
OOOH Shiny!!! I wear my wedding ring every day and I clean like a crazy woman. My husband got me a second band for our one year anniversary, matching my first band and the band of the engagement ring. it is the ring I always dreamed of, but NEVER thought I would actually get. Beautiful and shiny and I LOVE it!
mariam says
OOOOH SHINY!
I wear a pair of tiffany ball earrings every day – they are classic!
Lauren says
OOOH SHINY! I even forget to wear my wedding ring half the time, ha ha.
Morgan says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a thin band of diamonds on my right hand, my hubby gave them to me on our four year (dating) anniversary and I love it! I was just given a garnet (my nine-month-old daughter’s birthstone) from my Mom’s jewelry that I’m having made into a simple gold pendant necklace.
Dominique Christoffersen says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding, engagement, and anniversary rings every day. The diamond in my engagement ring was my husbands grandmother’s diamond. She was a great lady.
Christa M. says
OOOH SHINY!
I have a simple silver watch I picked up at the Coach store when I couldn’t decide on a wallet (I can’t walk out of that store without at least one item – I have issues).
Katie Murray says
OOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding set everyday and also a K necklace that my aunt gave me for a college graduation gift. It was not really expensive but it is cute and I like it and it reminds me of the accomplishment of graduating from college.
Courtney says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a ring I received from my parents when I graduated from college, because every girl’s husband should have to buy her bigger diamonds than her parents!
Julie says
OOOH SHINY!
Everyday I wear 2 rings. A promise ring from my boyfriend and a claddagh ring from my parents!
Nadine says
OOOH Shiny! Aside from my wedding/engagement ring, I try to wear my 30th birthday present– a tennis bracelet from my hubby. Thanks.
Maggie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every single day, all day, never take them off.
wedding band: http://teno.com/Teno/Teno-Rings-Basix/067-1700-d30
engagement ring: http://teno.com/Teno/Teno-Rings-Basix/069-0631-00
I wear a lot of earrings too, just not every single day. Earrings, rings and bracelets and definitely my favorite types of jewelry.
mariuma says
OOOOOOHHHH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding band on most days!
Brandy Marie Bjork says
Oooh, shiny…there are a few things that I can’t go without each day: my engagement ring, wedding band, a ring that my sister gave me, and a necklace (shaped like an hourglass–i gave each of my bridesmaids one for standing up in my wedding).
Amanda Hays says
Oooh Shiny!
I love my white gold wedding and engagement rings. My husband did a fabulous job picking them out!
Aimee says
OOH SHINY!
Yep, I wear my wedding band every day (well, now an anniversary band my hubby replaced it with last year), and most days I wear a bracelet my mom bought for me from a Laguna Beach artist for my birthday this year. Love my bling!
Catherine Domanska says
OOOH SHINY! I always wear my watch. If you knew me this wouldn’t be a big surprise…
julianne says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day I wear the diamond earrings I received as a gift from my family when I graduated law school.
Nichole says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring, wedding band, and a claddagh ring (a gift from my sister) every day.
partyofsix says
oooh shiny! I just wear my diamond wedding band, though it’s my grandmother’s so it’s sentimental for two reasons.
Katie says
ooo shiny! I wear pearl earring every day.
Ronica says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring daily, but not the one I got on my wedding day, over 15 years ago. Within 6 years, I became allergic to *GOLD* (yes, it’s possible), so we had our rings remade by a local artist named Karen L. Davidson (Cabuchon Designs). Anyway. We had them made how we wanted them to be, and included my tiny engagement set. It is still my favorite piece of jewelry. Also, very glad we had them made when we did–the price of platinum quintupled a few weeks later. Phew!
Jen S. says
OOOOH SHINY!! Who doesn’t love fun jewelry. I wear my wedding ring and band everyday and my sweet watch which was also a gift from my husband…
Annie says
OOOH SHINY! What a great giveaway! Every day I wear my wedding ring and usually some smear of something on my shirt from one of my kiddos. Thanks!
Vanessa says
“OOOH SHINY!” I wear the plain $100 thin white gold band that my husband gave me when we got married 11 years ago, that’s all he could afford, since then he has given me several other “upgrade rings” or anniversaries, all very beautiful and much more expensive but, I love that when we got married we could care less about rings and money and we have stayed together longer than so many of our friends who seemed to care so much, I may be a bit self congratulatory about that but 11 years of being together is no small feat.
Pam says
OOOH SHINY! I have my grandma’s lovely cameo which I rarely wear because I’m the world’s worst jewelry loser…. As in, it falls off and is never seen again. :(
Gen K. says
OOOH SHINY!
The only jewelry that I wear every day are my engagement and wedding rings. I know, boring! I just need something nice and pretty to inspire me to wear more! ;)
Amy B. says
OOOH SHINY!
Just a wedding set for me!
Sharen says
OOOH SHINY!!
Well, I always wear my wedding ring and my engagement ring, but that is usually it. I work with kids with special needs and one of them can be a little “grabby” so I save other jewellery for the weekends!
Lillian says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear at least one bobby pin in my hair every day to keep my curls under control!
Tiara says
“OOOH SHINY!” my heart necklace from tiffany’s because it’s just so simple.
Donna says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my engagement ring, as well as the diamond watch my fiance bought me on our first trip together. I always tell him that my left hand/wrist sparkle so much because of him!