***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Our winner, thanks to the willy nilly matchmaking skills of random.org, is… Sharon (who’s hoping to be matched up with a piece of art to finish off a master bedroom renovation). Congrats!
Art.com is full of affordable stuff to help solve Naked Wall Syndrome (like these horse prints that we recently purchased) so we’re psyched that they’re giving away an $250 gift card to one of you lucky folks this week. They’ve launched a new tool called Match My Image that promises to come in handy next time you’re hunting for the perfect piece. You just upload an image – maybe of a fabric that you’re trying to coordinate or a photo that you’re using as inspiration – and it spits out a slew of art in that color scheme/vein that’s available for purchase. Here’s what we happened upon when we uploaded a couple of personal pictures (a photo of the river here in Richmond and a painting that Clara recently whipped up). Fun, right?
- PRIZE: A $250 gift card to Art.com
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “MATCH ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us if you’ve ever tried playing matchmaker? Or has someone else tried to match you up? How did it all work out? Was it amazing? Or should you (or your would-be matchmaker) stick to their day job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 13th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner 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 morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Art.com.
Alyssa says
MATCH ME!
I try to play matchmaker for my roommate all the time. She hates it. She’s probably reading this – sorry Erin!
Emily says
MATCH ME!
No matchmaking for me:)
Jessica C. says
Match me! I’ve never played matchmaker…at least not yet!
Sara V. says
Match me!
I’ve never tried to play matchmaker… and really don’t think I should!
Cathy says
Match me!
I’m not a matchmaker, but I have a friend who has TWENTY-SEVEN successful (and happy!) customers! Amazing!
Jen R. says
MATCH ME! I set up a friend once. Alas, I need to stick to my day job. Wah. Wah.
jodanders says
MATCH ME!
My friend matched me up 8 years ago with my now husband:)
4 years married:)
Claire says
MATCH ME!
I got set up just a few weeks ago, oddly enough. It makes it really awkward to tell your friends when things REALLY don’t work out.
Mary Toth says
MATCH ME… no matchmaking… I offer advice and my thoughts on friends’ dates, but only when asked :)
Jung says
MATCH ME! i tried matchmaking once. total fail!
Allison says
Match Me!
My parents were set up on a blind date, and they’re still married 30+ years later!
Amy says
MATCH ME!!!
My roommate ended up marrying my boss but that was kind of an accident rather than a match up :)
Susan says
MATCH ME! Looks like fun. Thanks!
Cat@BudgetBlonde says
Match me! I play matchmaker all the time! I love to set my friends up!
Angella says
Match Me! Made the mistake of playing match maker between a close friend and my husbands cousin. Turned into a family feud!! Thankfully it ended, as did our friendship, oh well.
Jennifer says
Match Me!
I was set up with a good friend’s husband’s cousin, and we’ve been married for just over a year. And we’re of course still very close with that friend and cousin…sorry it didn’t work out the same for you!
Hilary @ My So-Called Home says
Match me! My husband and I met in middle school, dated all through high school, and got married 2 years after graduation. No matchmaker necessary!
Shannon says
MATCH ME!
Two friends of mine met at a party I had at my home. They hit it off. It went well for a few weeks and then went horribly wrong. Haven’t talked to the guy in, oh, 10 years because of it. I’ll never try matchmaking againg! Ugh!
Amanda says
Match Me!
My husband and I were basically matched up by our entire synagogue. He was a new employee there, and we met on his first day!
Laura says
Match Me!
Annie P. says
Match me!
Jennie says
Match Me! I like to think that I was a key player in the hook up of my sister and her husband.
Jamie says
MATCH ME!
Never played matchmaker or set someone up.
Diana says
MATCH ME! Zero matchmaking for me.
Marie says
Match ME! Only set one couple up but it didn’t work out so well. Think I will retire with that!
Sherri says
I have done both. While I think they are good in intention, they are not so great in reality. The most matchmaking I will do is secretly bring two people together in the same location. This way, if they are drawn to each other, it is (sort of) on their own terms.
Tricia says
MATCH ME! I have set up one couple in my life & they got married (in beautiful Richmond, VA!) last fall :)
Shannon says
Match me!! I recently introduced a couple of high school kids who were eyeing each other…success! They have been dating for about 3 months now:)
Leslie says
MATCH ME!
Andrea says
Match Me!!! I saw my husband, thought he was cute and hooked him up with my roomate!!! Worked out great for me, we were married 2 years later!
Lizeth says
MATCH ME!!!
Yes I was the matchmaker once trying to get my BF to get with my hubby’s BF… but I failed misserably :( oh well.
Robin @ our semi organic life says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never played matchmaker but my husband and I met on Match.com!
Tiffany says
MATCH ME!
I had the computer do the working and tried match.com! We’ve been together over a year and love each other very much!
Jennifer says
MATCH ME!
I’ve only been responsible for one match, or more pushing them into their relationship- and they ended up getting married (and are still happily married!) Not bad!
Katie says
match me.
I did set someone up in college and they dated for quite some time, but the did break up eventually
Tonya says
I’m all for match-making since that’s how I snagged my hubby!
ali says
MATCH ME!
Acutally in the midst of a happy matchmaking right now – two friends from different eras in my life found each other on Match.com, and realized I was a common denominator – I got to sing the praises of each to the other, and sit back and watch the sparks fly!
Dayna says
MATCH ME!! I try to stay out of people’s love lives…the one time I tried to play match maker, they lasted about 2 years and then broke up. Now they are married to different people.
Brooke W. says
Match me…
Ann says
Match Me! I was unintentionally matched up with my husband by a mutual friend, but me playing matchmaker did not go as well.
Michelle says
MATCH ME!
A few friends of ours met at our engagement party, re-ignited at our wedding and are now seriously dating and madly in love. Makes me smile! That’s my only success in matchmaking, though. :)
Michelle Lynne says
MATCH ME! And I used to be a recruiter so I’ve made many matches…some good…some uh, not so good.
Jenny Ice says
MATCH ME!
My best friend married the guy I matched her up with!
Laurel says
MATCH ME!
My husband and I tried to set up two of our best friends…epic fail. I’ll never interfere again.
I’ve had my eye on a piece on art.com for over 5 years, but have never taken the plunge to actually purchase..keeping my fingers crossed for this win!!
Elisa says
MATCH ME!
Can’t say I’ve ever played matchmaker… I like to leave people to their own devices, hah.
Kirsten says
MATCH ME!
My husband and I were matched up by a friend. Clearly a success there! I don’t know if I’d feel comfortable setting anyone up myself, though :-)
ChristinaD says
MATCH ME!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever played matchmaker… and I don’t know if that’s something I’d even attempt anyway!
Jen says
MATCH ME! I haven’t really played matchmaker but would love to!
Brenda says
Match me! My best friend and I once set up my sister-in-law with her brother. It was disaster! My SIL’s comment was, “Why did you ever think that was a good idea?” Needless to say, I haven’t played matchmaker since!
Katie Rose says
MATCH ME! My boyfriend and I matched his best friend and one of my good friends several years ago. They dates for a couple years but eventually broke up. It was fun while it lasted though because they were a safe double date couple. It wasn’t so good in the sense that whatever I told her, she ended up telling her boyfriend, who ended up telling my boyfriend. So much for secrets!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Beth says
Match me! I’ve never played matchmaker. Someone tried once for me and they better keep their day job!
Deana says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never tried to be a matchmaker… But this Match My Image tool is something I’ve been looking for to find art prints that coordinate with my living room colors (greige, teal, red)!!!
Ashley says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never tried to be a matchmaker but my friends have tried to match me up before.
Christina says
Match Me!
I only tried to play matchmaker once, and it was an epic flop so my cupid days are over!
Alia suthard says
Match me!