***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.
Chantelle P says
MATCH ME!
Lets just say its a good thing I have a stable job that doesn’t require matching – of any kind!
Thank for the giveaway!
Haley says
Match me!
I’ve never done it but our friend did with us and it worked!
Maggie says
MATCH ME!
I bugged my fiance about his nephew being perfect for my niece for awhile and I was totally right. They met this past weekend and hit it off. They’re only 14 and it was just too cute.
Jen Hartz says
Match Me!!!
I played the matchmaker the “Fiddler” but, alas, my real-life attempts weren’t as good.
Mary says
Match ME!!!
I was matched 6 years ago to my wonderful husband.
Holly Tremblay says
MATCH ME! I have never successfully played matchmaker.
Faith F. says
Match me!
Deanna says
MATCH ME!! I played matchmaker in high school with my best friend and one of our guy friends. They didn’t start dating back then, but now it’s ten years later and they’re engaged. I like to think I had something to do with them finally getting together.
Caroline says
match me…
I’m waiting to grow old, wear black stockings up to my knees and wear a paisley headscarf so that my matchmaking skills are in full force!
Sarah B says
MATCH ME!
Alicia says
MATCH ME!!
kari says
Match me. only had one unsuccessful attempt
Elizabeth says
MATCH ME!!
I always try to set my friends up together, but they never go for it. :)
marissa says
Match Me!
Someone my husband and I don’t really like actually, was saying we should date before we barely knew each other. Turns out they were right! As we are both pretty stubborn people, I am so happy our mutual dislike for this person and their opinions didn’t keep us from being together! Ha ha!
Jamie says
MATCH ME! I think I should give up on match making friends I know because once I mention matching them again I get the “Ohhhh you remember LAST time you tried to set me up?!”
flyingbird says
MATCH ME!
I’ve been matched before….it did not end well.
Jessica D says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never tried to be a matchmaker. I think I would be terrrrrrrible at it!!!
Heather says
MATCH ME!
Yes, when I was dating I was set up a few times. All of them =disasters. I always felt like the matchmaker invested too much in it; the reality is you can’t predict what other people like. Or maybe it was just crappy match-making. :)
Kathy says
MATCH ME! I try and steer clear of matchmaking… seems like a good idea :-)
Claire says
MATCH ME!!
In college I was a fan of going out with large groups of people whether they knew each other or not. Call me a joiner I guess. Because of these gatherings I introduced two guys who liked me to two of my best friends and both couples are now happily married, hee hee!! Just call me Yenta I guess. ;)
Jessica says
MATCH ME!!
I’ve never played matchmaker, but my boyfriend and I are products of a mutual friend matching us up! There was an instant spark and three years later we are still going strong!
Tara says
MATCH ME! I’m always trying to play Matchmaker. It doesn’t normally work out too well.
Emily says
Match Me!
I’m too busy trying to match myself up to play matchmaker for others!
Kristen says
MATCH ME!
I tried to play matchmaker in college between one of my close friends and my husbands close friend. It was a total bust!
J.D. says
Match Me!
Yes, I played matchmaker once. I tried to hook a friend of mine up with a guy she was interested in but was too shy to approach herself. Turns out the guy wasn’t interested in my friend but was very keen on going out with me instead. After much angst-ridden deliberation I finally went out on a date with him. 11 years later we’re still together. Me and my friend though? Not so much.
jessica says
MATCH ME!!
I was introduced to a guy after he talked to my friend and she wasn’t interested. She did the sly move of asking if he’d met me yet. We’ve been together for 4 years and married for 2…with a baby girl due in less than a month. I would love the gift card to snazz up her in-progress nursery!
Sarah says
MATCH ME!!
I have played matchmaker a handfull of times; two of the couples have married so I think I am pretty good at it!!
Katie N. says
MATCH ME! I’ve been setup by others on numerous occasions – all have failed to spark a connection some worse than others but it hasn’t discouraged me yet!
Bekah says
MATCH ME! I’m an armchair matchmaker – I’ve watched enough Millionaire Matchmaker to know how the drill goes!
Christopher says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never played matchmaker; I can’t introduce my friends to anyone! Ha!
Carol says
MATCH ME!
My friend set me up in high school with a friend of her boyfriend’s…. he started dating his ex-girlfriend (who his parents hated) while he was ‘dating’ me and told his parents he was hanging out with me, while he was really hanging out with her. Follow that? No more matchmaking after that… :)
Lindsey d. says
MATCH ME!
Meagan says
MATCH ME!
Yes to both questions – with varying results ;)
Karen says
Match Me!
I’m always trying to think of matches for people. Not as easy as it sounds, actually. But I want everyone to be happy so I don’t think I’ll stop trying. :-)
Jess says
Match Me!
I’ve never been set up, though I have suggested to a few friends to get together.
Ashley L. says
Match Me!!!!
Have tried it, but it didn’t work out too well. My brother, however, did match up my best friend and one of his guy friends–they’ve been married 5 years this Fall!
Rebecca Martin says
MATCH ME!
The friend who introduced me to my husband should definitely go into business. It worked!
Kelly says
match me! I’m always trying to play matchmaker and have been unsuccessful. Right now my poor younger brother is my project.
Melissa says
I’ve never played matchmaker but a mutual friend set my fiance and I up over 5 years ago on a date. We’re getting married in June!
Shannon says
Match Me!! Matchmakers never seemed to have worked out in my experience. Keep your day jobs!
Ashley L. says
Match me!!
Courtney says
MATCH ME!! No matchmaking for me…that’s just dangerous!!
Kay says
MATCH ME!
I along with so many others too, quit my matchmaking. But my husband and I were matched, so friends of ours are good at it. :)
Heather M. says
MATCH ME!
{please!}
I’ve never played match maker, but I was matched with my drummer husband by a friend of a friend and it’s been wonderful! I also got a drummer stepson out of the deal! : )
Heather says
Match me!! Nope, no matchmaking in my past or future. Though my husband and I did meet through a mutual friend!
Katie says
Match me!
I matched up my best friend with my boyfriend’s best friend from high school and they’ve been dating for 3 years!
Valerie says
Match Me! I don’t think I’ve had any success playing matchmaker, although only because my friends and family won’t play along!
Sarah Reed says
MATCH ME! I’m terrible at playing matchmaker… seriously, I don’t ever get it right!
Miranda says
MATCH ME!!! No matching here…either way…married my high school sweetheart!
Anna says
Match me! Never played matchmaker before!