***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.
Cara says
MATCH ME! My friend’s mom tried to set me up with everyone she knew, but it didn’t work out…thankfully because I met my husband in the midst of that! :)
Julia says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never played matchmaker or been matched by someone, but the perfect match came my way one day almost 15 years ago!
April in CT says
Match me!
I’ve never played matchmaker, not a chance! Matters of the heart should be left to just happen. :o)
Nicki says
Match me!
Megan Elizabeth says
Match Me!! My college suitemate matched me with her boyfriend’s roommate. They wanted some friends to double date with. Worked out pretty well: 7 years of marriage and three kids later, we’re still crazy about each other. :-)
Marion says
Match me!
Jenny says
MATCH ME!
Never played matchmaker or been matched up!
Angela S. says
MATCH ME: I played Matchmaker and it was a success. I introduced two friends who were even in the sam grade in the same high school. They are now married and have two kids! I love them!
Whitney says
MATCH ME!
I love cara’s art! I am 25 now and my mom still has a painting I did for her in kindergarden framed and on her kitchen wall. It is amazing how children’s art work can become a masterpiece of a home.
Oh, and never set anyone up because of all the awful experiences I’ve had from friend set ups… My friends always think they know more about what I want in a man then I do, lol
Mia says
MATCH ME!
I have played matchmaker in the past and it has always backfired. No more!
Stephanie Kowalski says
Match me!
Well, I have matched two couples that I know and are currently married! I love seeing people happy.
I did have a fail…I matched my best friend with my ex…I don’t know what I was thinking…shockingly, it didn’t work out! :)
Maggie says
MATCH ME!
I never played match maker. I should start!
Laura B. says
MATCH ME! I’ve never played matchmaker, but my one and only blind date arranged by mutual friends is how my husband and I met. We’ll celebrate 14 years of marriage in August, so I’d say it turned out well!
Lisa says
MATCH ME!
Don’t think I’ve ever played matchmaker OR been matched. How boring of me :)
Lisa in Seattle says
MATCH ME!
Our social group in high school did a ton of matchmaking. It all seemed like a good idea at the time. ::shakes head sadly::
Kristin says
Match ME! I always play matchmaker;)
Shasta says
MATCH ME!
I have helped to match up a friend once, we thought the chemistry would be there, but it just ended up being awkward. I think the key is not getting over-involved in your match, as opposed to something less formal (for example, inviting both of the people you’d like to match up to a larger party and casually introducing them).
Emily says
MATCH ME!
My friend paired me up with her then boyfriend/now husbands friend and it worked! We are now married with 2 kids
Tania says
Match Me!
People are my passion, I love to play matchmaker. I’m pretty good at it. Had some long term successes. I have two friends I’m working on right now.
Romney says
MATCH ME!!
I have never played matchmaker, however my friend hooked me up with her bf’s friend. It was nice in the beginning but ended in a disaster!!
Erin @ AroundTheFarmhouseTable says
Match me! I have never tried to play matchmaker because I’m afraid of the consequences. I’d like to keep my friends!
Roxanne says
Match Me!
I am TOTALLY a matchmaker, I love it! I helped my best friend meet her baby daddy, and my other friend meet her (no ex…yikes!) husband. :-P
Mrs. Moore says
Match Me!
I was set up on a blind date once. In terms of how it went, lets just say it was also my last blind date!!
Leah says
MATCH ME! I met my hubby through friends who put their hand at matchmaking.
Liz says
Match Me!! I’ve never played match maker, though I am always on the look out for certain friends ; D
Angi says
MATCH ME!!!
One of my good friends actually played matchmaker about 2 years ago and set me up with a friend of hers and her husband’s…a little over 2 years later, the dude and I are married! :)
OMG-YHL says
MATCH ME!
Never been a matchmaker, but it sounds like fun!
Alexis Anderson says
Match me! I’ve not had much luck being matched up but I actually have a blind date this week.. in case it goes badly, you should probably pick me so I’ll have one good pick up this week! :)
Heather says
MATCH ME….I encouraged two people to hang out once because they were from two different groups of people that I hang out with. I thought it would merge two of my favorite groups of people, but it fizzled out after a week…bummer! Luckily it wasn’t a serious relationship or anything so no permanent damage was done!
Christel says
Match me! I’ve not tried playing matchmaker, I’m not sure I’d be very good at it. =)
Bridget says
MATCH ME! My husband and I were set up by the girl who lived across the hall from me in college. 10 years together a year and a half married!
Anne says
Match me!
No match making for me. I hate the possibility of being responsible for somebody else’s misery!
Jessicah says
MATCH ME!
I tried playing matchmaker for a friend once last fall, but it was a pretty big fail, so I think my matchmaking days were short-lived.
Dawn says
Match me!! I have played matchmaker several times, and have been unsuccessful, so my husband would like me to butt out of everyone’s business. Ha!
Meghan says
MATCH ME!!! I found my perfect match all on my very own but, I’m sure being a match maker would be fun!
Helen says
MATCH ME!!!
Good Lord, no. I’m pretty oblivious about that kind of thing, which could prove humorous in the long run but would make for a Saturday night that’s a little too interesting for some folks.
Jess says
Match Me! I played matchmaker for 2 of my best friends. Now I get to hang out with both of them all the time:)
katie says
MATCH ME!
i was matched to my husband by a friend.
Sarah JH says
Match Me!
I was matched with my hubby by his ex-girlfriend!
Betsy says
match me!!
no attempts at matchmaking here… i should stick to my day job :)
Erin E. says
MATCH ME!
I’ve never played matchmaker or been matched. I am interested in this match my image tool though! I can’t wait to try it out.
Alison says
Match ME!
I played matchmaker with 2 of my friends and they actually ended up getting married! So I think I have good matchmaking skills. : )
Erin says
Match me!
Sarah says
Match me! Go for it! I love art.com!
Ha… great question too… once when I was about 21 my little sister arranged for me to go on a blind date with her single social studies teacher. It was AWFUL and I understood then that it was actually an extremely mean joke she was playing on me!
I also tried to set up one of my BFFs (twice) to no avail. But I think she is just picky : )
So, I will take the sticking with my day job option!!
Anne-Marie says
Match me!
I’ve been set up several times! But have never really played matchmaker myself.
Debbie says
Match Me!
Never played matchmaker. Don’t want to get into that barrel of monkeys!
samantha says
MATCH ME!
I have played matchmaker three times and two have ended and one is going strong so fingers crossed!
anne V says
Match me!
Never matched anyone up, but my fiance and I met on eharmony.com and would have never found one another otherwise!
Maria says
Match Me!
I’ve played matchmaker twice, both couples are happily married and have 4 kiddos between them. I have mad matchmaking skillz!
CatherineK says
MATCH ME!
Actually, my husband and I were set up on a blind date by his former girlfriend! The one time match making actually worked for me!!