***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.
megan says
MATCH ME! i’ve not been a matchmaker, but a brilliant friend matched me up with my now husband and i am forever grateful to him.
Eliza says
Match Me!
Never tried to play matchmaker but had some friends try.
Jessica Platt says
MATCH ME!
My best friend in college tried matching me with her old friend from her own town…
Yeah well he ended up cheating on me with her.
I later got married to the man of my dreams. Moral of the story? I can do much better on my own, without matchmaking ;)
Sharon says
MATCH ME!
I love to be match maker! My greatest success story is a couple who just celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary and have two beautiful sons! That is success baby!
Myca says
Match Me!! Never played matchmaker…and never been set up!
erica says
MATCH ME! I introduced my best friends back when they were only 15…16 years later they are married and still together!
[email protected] says
Match me!
tara says
Match me!
Never tried playing matchmaker! At a wedding I was photographing this weekend, one of the bridesmaids came up to me and said she’d been looking for me all night to set up with her cousin who was the usher. Unfortunately for them I’ve been happily married for 3 years this month:)
jorge says
Match me!
sonia says
MATCH ME !
I tried to play match maker between two of my good friends. Broke one’s heart and then have stayed away from doing that.
I myself found my sweetheart through someone else’s match making efforts. She kept pushing us and I cant be more thankful to anyone. :)
Haylie says
MATCH ME!
been to art.com a few times but never bought anything…
Georgia says
Match me! I try to match up socks out of the dryer. Considering how badly that goes, I probably shouldn’t try matching up people.
Kim M. says
Match Me!
No matchmaking here, don’t want to risk hurt feelings if something goes wrong.
Paul says
MATCH ME!
I temporarily dated a friend at the urging of a mutual friend (who put the screws to both of us on the matter). Though we did seem “on paper” to be a perfect match, there really was no potential for anything beyond friendship.
So we had some awkward dates and then called it quits.
Elle B says
Match Me!
I have not ever tried to play matchmaker…but I was set up with someone-it lasted a goodly amount of time and he’s still a friend!
Isabel says
MATCH ME! I´m terrible at it, so I stopped long ago.
Alli says
Match Me!!!
My boyfriend and I were part of a match making scheme. It worked well for us, but not for the friends that set us up!
Kylie says
MATCH ME!
I tried to decorate a bedroom by matching an old patchwork quilt to paint colors. The walls were bare and I did not like the blaring of the white anymore.
Abbey says
MATCH ME!!
I treid to play matchmaker and the couple dated for 8 months and ended up hating eachother. So Sad!
Anna says
MATCH ME!
My matchmaking story: Four years ago, a mutual friend of my fiancé and I hosted a games night at her house.
Her intention was to set him up with some other girl that was also in attendance but he never even laid eyes on the poor thing.
Lucky me though, I ended up being on a same team as him for every single game that night and I was smitten from the moment I first saw him :)
When I told her that I was interested in him she arranged two more get togethers (a bbq and a night of dancing) for us to get to know each other better. The rest is, as they say, history.
Over the course of time she has also become one of my closest friends and I am having her as my maid of honor!
Brittany says
MATCH ME
I’ve been matched up once…epic fail. I’ve never tried to match anyone else though!
Abby Walters says
MAAAATTCCHHHH MEEEE!!!!! :)
No, I haven’t really played match maker, however I seem to be the one who knows how to guide friends to avoid bad relationships. I’m always saying “Beee carreeffullll!!”
My friend Eve encouraged me to date Billy, who as it turns out, is the love of my life! So lucky me to have semi-match making friends!!!
Courtney says
MATCH ME!
I have never tried playing or being the result of any matchmaking. Unless you count online dating… I did get “matched” up with my current favorite man. He’s pretty dang awesome.
Jean Winders says
Match Me!
Niksoap says
MATCH ME!
I’ve accidentally introduced at least three couples who are now married. Truth be told, I preferred them apart.
Mary Sterck says
MATCH ME!!!!!!!!!! I am not a matchmaker that is for sure.
CDW says
Match Me!
A mutual friend/co-worker played matchmaker for my now husband and me. I am currently attempting to play matchmaker for someone, but that person won’t bite!
Morgan says
MATCH ME!!!
I try to play match maker all the time for my boyfriend’s brother, it hasn’t worked out yet, but not b/c I’m bad at it b/c I can’t seem to get him to agree to go on a “blind date”. Men….
cindy says
Match Me!!! I actually played matchmaker with my friend from work and a longtime college friend… they just got married :)
Adrienne says
I try it all the time – and though I like to think I’m good at it I’ve only had one success and that didn’t last more than a year.
Amber says
Match Me :)
I have played matchmaker…it was hmmm… A little questionable. I am trying to play matchmaker right now. Perhaps I should retire.
Heather says
MATCH ME!
I was once set up on a blind date with a man who seemed very promising on paper. He was a dental student at WVU, and had interesting hobbies like rock climbing and playing guitar. Needless to say, I showed up to our blind date only to find out…. HE WAS DEAF. It’s really hard to beat a blind deaf date. I sat through two hours of it to make sure I wasn’t being discriminatory and decided he wasn’t the one. I’m still waiting to get my friend back on this one!
heather says
MATCH ME:
My husband and I were set up on a blind date by our sisters. We fell in love and got enganged 9 months later. We just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary! :)
Sophia says
MATCH ME! My matchmaking experience was awkward and did not work out!
Linda says
Match Me!
Yes I have “tried” playing match maker with terrible results!
Jennifer Lentz says
Match Me!
An unintentional match between my husband’s best friend and my younger sister. They are now married with 2 kids.
Jane M. says
MATCH ME!!!
I tried being a matchmaker a few times. One couple is married with two kids – the others aren’t!
LisaInCT says
Match Me…. please.
I haven’t played matchmaker in a long, long time. However, I met my husband online so I guess that dating site was a good matchmaker! :)
Waynette says
Match me!
My boss set me up with someone, and now we’re married!
Holly says
Match me! My husband and I tried to set my sister up with a friend of his, but it didn’t work out…
Christin says
Match me!!!
I once played matchmaker. The date was good but my friend never called my other friend back and she was devastated. I was so embarrassed. I will never play matchmaker again.
Amanda says
Match Me!! I’ve never played match maker. All my friends are married and I don’t think their spouses would like it very much….
Crystal Snyder says
MATCH ME! Never played matchmaker, too risky.
Bonnie says
Match me!
My best friend played matchmaker with me and my (now) husband…what a match! :) We’ve been together since the day we met 5 1/2 years ago.
Annette says
MATCH ME! I have never tried to be matched, but my husband and I tried to match up two of our friends. Needless to say, it didn’t work and I haven’t tried to play matchmaker ever since.
Suzi says
MATCH ME! I once tried to match up my cousin who I adore and a good guy friend. Not only did the friend end up blowing her off for no good reason, putting me in an awkward position, ANOTHER guy friend took a liking to my cousin and basically started stalking her. Guy #2 started showing up at family functions, sending flowers inappropriately, and went from being a friend to “creepy guy”. No more match-making for me!
Kerstin says
MATCH ME! We are moving into a new place next month, that price would come quite handy…
deb vlahakis says
Match Me, please ! I played matchmaker once or twice and one of the couples ended up marrying.
Sarah says
Match me!
My husband’s best friend was dying to set us up entire freshman year of college, he was otherwise engaged. After they split, we got together and have been ever since. Married 6 years next month!
zag says
MATCH ME!