***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
Jenny says
OOOH SHINY! Every day I wear the gold locket my husband gave me on our wedding day.
leah says
Oooh shiny! I wear my wedding ring everyday :)
sara says
Oooh shiny!!! The only item I wear EVERY day is my watch. I usually don’t wear my wedding ring, but I always wear my watch.
Kim says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a watch everyday. I used to wear my wedding band everyday, but now I wash so many bottles my hands are too raw! :(
Erica says
OOOHY SHINY! And I used to wear my wedding ring every day, but have developed an allergy to the white gold. Trying to get that fixed. Anyway, I do have a pair of earrings called bling, from the website Must Have Moxie, that I wear every day. They go with everything and literally add a little “bling” to my stay at home mom wardrobe.
CarolHS says
Ooh shiny! I wear my anniversary ring every day!
Stephanie says
OOOH Shiny! I love shiny. I can’t leave the house without one of my watches (all Fossil) on. I am currently wearing a favorite new sterling piece symbol ring a lot. And I also wear my shiny purple, yellow, and turqoise glasses every day!
Karey says
OOOH SHINY!
My only everyday piece is my engagement ring – I used to wear the wedding band as well, until it got lost at the beach this summer. But that’s ok – despite its sentimental value, I actually prefer the look of the e-ring on its own! :)
annie says
OOOH SHINY!
I had to stop wearing my wedding ring after I gained 50 lbs during my last pregnancy–so no everyday jewelry for me!
Janet says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my wedding ring everyday, and more recently a pair of earrings that my husband got me from a shop on etsy called Dreaming Tree Collection. :
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69028523/natural-leaf-post-earrings
Teri says
OOH SHINY!! I usually wear my wedding rings but I always wear my diamond studs. For sentimental reasons, sure, but mostly because I’m too lazy to take them off :)
Emily says
Ooh Shiny! i wear my engagement ring every day. Thanks for posting a reminder KK!
kait says
OOOH Shiny!!!
I wear my engagement ring and cape cod necklace & bracelet everyday!
Tangee says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding band and my celtic engagement ring all the time.
Adria says
Ooh shiney! I wear my wedding rings and a sterling silver cuff bracelet every day.
Gisela says
OOOH SHINY! y ahora en español “¡UUuh, brillante!”
I’m psyched you finally host an international giveaway, since I’m one of the few who live outside of the US (Argentina, represent!) I hope it’s a lucky international reader who wins this time around (and I wouldnt be offended if it was me, of course).
As for the jewlery, my silver wedding band is on 24/7. IS it odd that during my honeymoon I used to take it out to shower or do dishes? Idont know, I guess I thought it’d get ruined. I know better now. I also wear big earrings a lot, leaves, feathers, stones…. big and overstated, since it’s all I wear. Somehow bracelets or necklaces kinda bug me. Am I the only one?
reb y. says
OOOH SHINY! I don’t have a single piece I stick to, but I do always either have rings or a bracelet on!
Cara says
OOOH SHINY!! *Usually* I wear my wedding rings every day, but some days I forget. Which appalls my friends until I say my hubs is the same–good thing ;) But there’s never any “forgetting,” just so we’re clear!
Leslie says
OOOH Shiny! I wear 2 rings every day. My wedding band, and a CTR ring on my pinky.
Katie says
Oooh shiny!!! I wear my wedding band and engagement ring every day – cause they’re awesome!
April D. says
OOOH SHINY! My wedding ring of course. I want to wear earring but unless it’s 24k gold my ears get infected. Otherwise, I have a slew of bracelets and necklaces.
Connor says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my nose ring everyday.
Laura says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring on my left hand and a ring from my mother on my right hand.
Melanie S says
Ooooh SHINY! There is not one specific piece that I wear daily, but I always have earrings in. Depending on the pieces, I will either have a ring, bracelet, necklace, or all three on, but always have those earrings in. I feel naked without them!
Kendra R. says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my wedding ring & a watch everyday.
Allison says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring always. It was my husband’s grandmothers ring with his great grandmother’s diamond set in it. Treasured!
Chipster says
Oooooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding bands every day :-) I also wear earrings every day, but I swap those out depending on the outfit!
Stephanie says
OHHH SHINY!
Only thing I wear every single day is a smile! :)
Beth says
Ooohh Shiny!!
I wear my wedding & engagement ring everyday :) I also feel super naked without earrings and a watch, but those fluctuate. Great giveaway!
Bronwyn says
OOOH SHINY!!
Gold hoop earring only as I own a bakery and have twin 18 month old boys!
Cathy D says
oohhh shiny!!
I wear my engagement ring (and now wedding band… 10 days strong!) every day. I also wear a pair of tiny lil’ diamond studs that were a gift from my godmother… she re-did her engagement ring to contain the birthstones of her husband and 3 children. She gave me the diamonds whose place the new stones took. Sweet, simple, sentimental. And they go with EVERYTHING.
Dee says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring and my grandma’s wedding ring every day. I nearly always wear my watch and a pair of earrings every time I leave the house too!
Heidi says
OOOOH SHINY!
I wear my shiny wedding rings every day!
Ez says
OOOH SHINY!!!
How stunning are the collections from BOTH of those designers! cant wait to see the “Clara” piece!
I wear two rings every day that both came from my fiance, one he gave me for our first xmas in our house and the other is my engagement ring – he has amazing taste in jewellery I have to say ;-)
x
Tannis says
OOOOH Shiny!
I wear my engagement ring, a ring from my parents, and a pair of diamond earrings every day. If I forget any one of these I feel lost the rest of the day
Jamie M says
OOO SHINY!
For my Bat Mitzvah, I was gifted with my late great grandmother’s jewish star. She wore the necklace every day of her live, so I love that I can now carry on that tradition.
Jen says
OOOOOH SHINY!!!
Beth W. says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding ring and a diamond princess ring on my right hand that I inherited from a family friend when I was sixteen.
Chelsea says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday, and rarely ever take it off! I work in child care, so I can’t wear a lot of jewelry everyday ^^
Laura P. says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding band and engagement ring everyday, and diamond studs that my hubby bought me in Italy. I may take them out to wear other earrings, but I always put them back in at the end of the day!
Lena G. says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding and engagement rings everyday. I’ve also worn the same two pairs of diamond stud earrings everyday for several years.
Casey says
OOOH SHINY! I wear flip flops practically everyday, and my latest craze is wearing metallic or jeweled flip flops.
Erin says
OOOH! SHINY!
I think the only piece of jewelry I wear every day these days are my diamond studs – they really have no significance except that I like them! I also often wear a thick silver ring with my initials on it that the women in my family (grandmother, aunts, godmother, mother) gave me on my 18th birthday.
Robin says
OOOH SHINY! My wedding rings, of course! And a little ring I got in Seattle when I was in high school.
laura says
Ohh shiny!! I always wear my wedding ring, day in and day out. Other than that, I don’t really wear jewelry too often unless we go out.
Ghenet says
OOOH SHINY!
The two things I wear every day are my engagement ring and wedding band. :)
Erin says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding band (which is currently substituted with a “fakey” due to pregnancy hand swelling and also my earrings are on my person daily. :)
courtney says
OOOH SHINY! I wear a necklace given to me by my boyfriend. It’s a silver key and it is from Ireland. I loooooove jewelry!
Mary K says
Ooh shiny!
I always wear my wedding rings.
Whitney says
OOOH SHINY!
I do not wear any piece of jewelry everyday…however, if a certain someone asked a certain question…i could change this! :)