***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
Lauren says
OOOH SHINY!
Always wear the wedding band and engagement ring and lately also a necklace of my grandmother.
Andrea says
Oooh Shiny! I wish I could wear my beautiful sapphire engagement ring, that my fiancee and I lovingly designed together, everyday. However, we live in Buenos Aires and a flashy ring could gain unwanted attention. Instead, I wear my wedding band alone and think happily of our wedding day whenever I glance down at it!
Katie says
ooooh Shiny! I love when the giveaways are international! My wedding ring!
Krissy J says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding band, and if I am leaving the house, my engagement ring as well.
Jenn says
OOOH SHINY!
Silvia says
OOOh Shiny!!!
I wear a silver pearl ring on my right hand which symbolizes a period of my life that ended. Its my new beginning ring :)
I love your blog, sooo many great ideas! truly inspirational :)
Donna Stack says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day and Swiss Army stainless watch that I’ve had for almost 15 years and still going strong! Wow, I feel old now…
Hollie says
OOH Shiny! I always wear my wedding rings and a favorite Watch my husband bought me!
Anna says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my engagement ring/wedding band everyday, and a ginko leaf ring from my Husbo (pre-marriage) almost every day.
Susan says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding and engagement rings every day, and about 70% of the time, I also wear my pearl stud earrings.
Elizabeth says
OOOH SHINY!
One of the reasons why I love my boyfriend so much is his desire to spoil me with lots of shiny things :-) It’s an addiction! But the one piece I wear every day, no matter what, is the emerald clauddaugh he got me on our first anniversary. I feel totally lost without it!
Katie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday as well as a fabulous ring my mama gave me on my wedding day and a necklace that represents my family that my honey gave me the first Christmas after our daughter was born. :)
Julianne says
What my dog thinks when a bicyclist goes by: “Oooh shiny!”
Lol, I wear a ring my boyfriend found at our old apartment. It’s cute and simple!
Anne says
OOOH SHINY
I wear my engagement ring and the wedding band that my husband got me for our 5th anniversary.
Lauren says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding rings everyday. Though I sometimes just wear the band, because I’m crazy paranoid about losing the center stone on my engagement ring.
Our anniversary was the 15th of this month by the way, and my birthday is tomorrow, so this would be an awesome doubly-cool present :) hint hint wink wink (OK, I know it’s random, but what the heck, right?)
Katy says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day I wear:
1. wedding ring (my favorite piece)
2. simple, elegant, freshwater pearl drop earrings. Best $6 I ever spent.
Keely says
OOOH SHINY!!
Lisa says
Oooh shiny! I wear my sports watch daily because I hate to be late but I’m clumsy and I don’t want to scratch an expensive watch!
Cari Burnett says
Ooooh Shiny!
Everyday I wear a silver band on my right hand that has our daughter’s name engraved in it. I love that my wedding ring is on the left to remind me of my commitment to my hubby and on the right is my daughter to remind me of her.
Kelvin says
OOOOOH SHINY! I wear the watch my wife gave me on our first anniversary
Leanne says
OOOH, SHINY!
Like most on here, I wear my wedding/engagement duo daily but I’d love to add to my favorite pieces!
Denise says
OOOH SHINY!! I don’t currently wear any jewellery every day. Up until 3 days ago we’ve been travelling for the last 2 1/2 years so I’m just a little bit excited at the prospect of getting my jewellery out of storage and my favourite man buying me an engagement ring (he proposed while we were travelling).
Shannon says
OOOH SHINY!!
I feel naked if I don’t have my wedding ring on!
Kelly says
OOOOOH Shinyyyyy!
I wear diamond earrings; the diamonds came from earrings my grandmother had, and were re-set for me!
Leda Rockoff says
OOOh SHINY!
I actually wear three pieces of jewelery all the time, my engagement ring, my grandmothers eternity band and the push present my husband got me for both my daughters, two necklaces with each of the girls initials in diamonds, I love it so much, and can’t wait to pass each initial on to each girl when they are old enough.
Nikki says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a cartier silver love ring, my best friend (who is getting married on Nov. 19th!) gave me 4 years ago– i think ive taken it off once.. ok maybe twice– I also wear the necklace my grandmother gave all the women in the family last Christmas.. <3
Noel says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my engagement ring and usually a pair of dangly earrings.
Maelena says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear the ring my mom bought me for my 19th birthday. It’s so precious to me because she is so precious to me!
Molly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band every day…and a smile too.:)
Sara says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear only my wedding ring each day. I am an art teacher and have a 5-month-old, so most jewelry would get dirty/painted or yanked/grabbed. However, I love to wear earrings!
Marian Schembari says
OOOH SHINY!
I pretty much wear these beaten up brown, lace-up leather boots every day. They’re flat, comfortable, warm and pretty much the most amazing shoes ever. They maaaaaay not go with the spring dresses I’m wearing this time of year (it’s getting warm in New Zealand!), but we’re just gonna go with it and pretend I’m being “ironic.”
Jessica says
OOOH! Shiny!
The only pieces of jewelry I wear daily are my wedding band and engagement ring. We just got married less than a month ago on September 23rd and I am still getting used to wearing both on my finger all the time!
Stephanie says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding ring every day… almost. I take it off for yoga. :)
Michael says
OOOH Shiny!!!
I try to wear my wedding ring everyday. I am in the military and sometimes it is too dangerous to wear my ring for the fear of losing it. But when I don’t wear it, my wife wears it.
Madi says
OOOH Shiny!
I wear my wedding ring everyday of course, but I also wear a ring that my husband got me in Mexico for our second anniversary.
Ginna says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my engagement ring every day. Although I take it off at night, I put it on again before leaving the house. It makes me feel loved, connected and grounded in a really great way.
Kate says
Ooooh, Shiny!
I don’t have any jewelry that I wear everyday, at the moment. I used to wear a fine gold chain with a pearl on it, but it broke while I was sleeping and I never replaced the chain.
Sarah Fuller says
OOOH SHINY!
I’ve got my wedding ring and band as well as a ring from Ireland that my best friend gave me. I used to wear the same star earrings every day (even during my wedding and childbirth) but I’ve lost one of them :(
Dawn says
Oooooh Shiny! I wear my wedding ring every day!
Madison P says
OOOH Shiny!!!!!
Of course I wear my wedding ring everyday but I would love to wear my great grandmothers turquoise ring everyday. I need to get it sized and I need to get a pearl replaced and then I will be able to wear it daily!!
Amy Holtcamp says
OOOH SHINY. I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day, all day, unless I’m cooking something that requires mixing by hand. Somehow meatloaf squeezing through it diminishes the luster of any diamond.
Jenna says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding rings and my awesomely fabulous Citizen Eco-Drive watch every day. Not that my wedding rings aren’t awesomely fabulous (they are) but I’ve had my watch for 7 (!) years now and have never had to change the battery. Never. Gotta love solar power.
Ruth B says
OOOH SHINY!!
The only item I wear every single day is my wedding ring and engagement ring! I like to mix it up with my jewelry, so that changes daily!
Mindy M says
OOOH SHINY! Every single day I wear my wedding ring, and a tiny diamond ring on my right hand. Their a small diamond for my mom, dad and sister. They gave it to me when I left for college so I think of them daily.
Kara says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding and engagement rings every day.
Last year for Mother’s Day i got a sterling silver heart-shaped pendant with my son’s fingerprint cast on the front and his name engraved on the back. I wear that most days as well.
Allison says
OOH SHINY!
I always wear my engagement ring. It’s so pretty!
Stephanie says
OOOH Shiny!
I wear my wedding ring everyday as well as diamond earrings that were a Mother’s Day present.
mary says
OOOH SHINY! My wedding ring and watch
Annie says
OOOH SHINEY!
I have worn a diamond solitaire necklace every day for 24 years. It was given to me by my (ex) mother-in-law when my oldest child was born. She was convinced the baby was a girl (he wasn’t) and the necklace would eventually be passed down. I did eventually have a girl, and she’ll get it when she turns 21 … or maybe when she gets married … or maybe when she has her first child!
Rachel says
Oooh Shiny! I love my engagement ring/wedding band… I’m so glad I get to wear them every day!