***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
Karis Santana says
Ooohh Shiny!!
Loove sparkly, dangly things to decorate myself with! No, i’m not a christmas tree….
Can’t leave the house without my engagement and wedding ring which was created by my husband’s best friend Asher Hoffman, who is a designer and actually has his own line called Black & Blue. Very edgy!
Erin says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding ring every day. I definately need to accessorize more!
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!!
I tend to leave my jewerly on for several years. My necklace that my husband gave me for my 30th birthday everyday, a silver bangle that my sis-in-law gave me that says inspired, of course my wedding ring and a silver toe ring a bought in Hawaii years ago.
Megs says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my grandmother’s wedding ring and my undergrad class ring on my right ring finger, and a ring my mom bought me years ago on my left middle finger. I feel weird if I don’t have them :)
Erin B. says
OOOH SHINY! I Wear my wedding band everyday.
JAG says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding rings everyday!
Veronica M. says
OOOH Shiney!
I love wearing my 1920s wedding ring that my husband and I picked out together. I also throw on a long necklace most days. The jewelry is gorgeous by the way!
Krista says
Oooh Shiny! My pretty watch, just enough chunk to it but shiny and girly all at the same time.
Jessica says
OOOH SHINY!
Wedding ring of course!
Nicole says
OOOH SHINY!!
Well I wear my wedding band everyday. And I wear a four leaf clover necklace to remind me how lucky we (the family) are.
Kate C. says
Oooh, shiny. I wear my simple wedding band every day.
Becky says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding rings and a hammered silver cuff everyday. Feel naked without them!
gradgirl says
OOOH SHINY!!
Every day, I wear the diamond earrings my husband gave me the first Christmas we were together. He was a grad student then, so he ate canned chili for lunch for a month to be able to afford them. They are a beautiful reminder of how much he loves me!
Lisa says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding rings as well as an Irish wedding band that my husband gave me as a promise ring every day – I even shower, swim, bake, garden, sleep and wash the dishes with them on!
Susan Richardson says
ooooohhh shiny!! I wear my wedding rings everyday. Even after three years, I still like to stare at my hand and go ohhh sparkly!…. :) I especially love my engagement ring because my husband picked it out himself and its more perfect than I would have picked out.
Vanessa Harper says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday and the diamond earrings that my husband gave me on our wedding day!
Carole White says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my wedding ring everyday but I LOVE jewelry & outside of my wedding ring I change everything else up everyday.
Anna B says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring on my left hand, and my university’s honors institute ring on my right (silver, inscribed with the Latin for “The Good, the True, the Beautiful”).
Kristin Vinagro says
OOOH SHINY!
I am so bad about remembering to put on jewelry in the morning…I’m lucky I can remember to get dressed! I love wearing jewelry when I go out though – usually a pair of funky earrings!
JR says
OOOH Shiny! I wear my wedding ring and 3 other rings everyday.I also wear earrings and a watch, but I change them frequently.
Terrie Balthaser says
OOOH SHINY!!
Of course I wear my wedding rings every day (33 years), but I have a ‘Statue of Liberty’ bracelet that Dalen (he’s 5) the little boy next door gave me a couple of years ago. It makes him feel good to see me wear it, I thought he’d probably miss it and ask for it back but he never did.
Shannon says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday and if I do forget to put it on I feel NAKED the whole day!
Jessica says
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding ring (of course) and a lovely pearl ring my husband gave me for my first Mother’s Day since our little one’s birthstone is a pearl.
Dawn says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear three things every day. The first is my wedding ring (engagement ring & wedding band) the second is the necklace from Tiffany’s that my sweet hubby bought for me as a wedding gift and the third is a link bracelet with a charm on it that has my initials on one side and wedding date on the other! One of my bestest friends gave it to me for a wedding gift and I never take it off!
Kenya says
OOOH SHINY!
Just bought a watch for the first time in a decade and love wearing it every day along with my wedding rings!
Jenn says
OOOH Shiny!!!
Carrie says
OOOH SHINY….I wear my watch everyday and interchange the jewelry but I also like, at some point in the day, to have all of my jewelry off.
Chantelle says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding rings every day as well as a ring that was given to me when I had my 1st daughter, by her father. We aren’t together anymore, but I feel like if I dont wear it something bad will happen to her – weird, I know.
Julia says
OOOH SHINY!!
Christina Gabrielle says
OOOH SHINY!!!
In addition to my wedding band and engagement ring, every day I wear a cheapy leather bracelet my little brother and I both got from a gas station on a trip to the beach a few years ago. It’s fallen apart several times and is now being held ogether by super glue. I don’t even take it off in the shower or for fancy occasions, for fear of loosening the glue’s grip and finally rendering the bracelet unwearable. Even though my brother and I live far apart, it’s nice knowing that we’re still connected every day : )
Candace says
OOH, SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring or “sport utility ring” every single day. Let me explain…my wedding ring is a diamond solitaire with a prominent mount and for some of my day-to-day activities, it’s just not practical to wear. My husband came up with the concept of a “sport utility ring” to serve me when the diamond won’t do…it’s a wide sterling silver filigree band and I love it. I wear it while swimming, teaching yoga, and even playing roller derby.
Cindy Jones says
OOOH SHINY!! Nothing I wear every day. I do have items for “special” days.
Monica says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear a sparkly little nose ring everyday!
elaine says
OOOH SHINY! i wear my wedding rings every day.
Jess G says
OOh Shiny! I wear my wedding ring, but I actually have 4 pairs of the same earrings, just in different colors – and I wear one of those 4 pairs about 360 days/year!
Rachel says
OOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding ring and usually a heart pendant necklace that my husband gave me when we were dating.
Harmony says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my wedding ring every day, which seems dull… but which is the most important thing in the whole world. <3
Trisha says
OOOH SHINY!! Me LIKEY!!!
Lynn says
Oooh shiny!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day. I also wear the same earrings that have been on my ears for many many years now… plain silver hoops that my parents bought for me in provincetown and an extra hoop on the left side. All other ear holes have closed up at this point in my life but that 3rd one is still hanging on to remind me of my youth.
Mek says
Oooh shiney! I wear my wedding ring and band everyday–me and my husband designed it together at a local artisan jeweler. I also wear birthstone earrings–given to me by my mother-in-law. The stones were taken from my MIL’s mother. So many generations represented.
Max in canada says
Oooh. Shiny!! I only own one pair of earrings and they are always in my ears! Minimalist, what can I say? Would love to expand the options!
Rachel Louise says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my engagement ring every day. It originally belonged to my great grandmother, and every time I look at the elaborate art deco scrolled embossing and unusual hexagonal setting, I’m grateful to be in possession of such a lovely heirloom, and loved by someone who knew it was the ring I would most cherish.
WendyF says
OOOH SHINY!
I never leave the house without my watch – must wear everyday.
Courtney Hale says
OOOH SHINY!
I don’t leave the house without my married lady armor (e-ring and band) or the very first piece of jewelry my then-boyfriend ever gave me- a silver wristwatch (a comment on my timing perhaps?).
Sarah says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day I wear my wedding rings – but I have 2 sets because of my job. I have the pretty ones with the diamonds/sparkly bits that I am terrified of losing. And then I have 2 plain white gold bands. I just switch out the sparkly ones when I go to work.
Emily says
oooh, Shiny!
(or, because I prefer, “everything’s shiny, captain!”)
The only thing I wear every day is sunglasses. I finally got some new ones that aren’t all banged up and I’m much happier.
I know I ought to wear my wedding ring… but somewhere along the years, my fingers got fat. Plus 20 lbs of platinum gets old quick.
Lately< I've been rocking those feather hair clip thingies with my ponytail (or today, bun). Feelin stylin!
lewaletzko says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding band every day and frequent a necklace from my husband.
Elizabeth says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding ring and a gold necklace with the letter S on it, which stands for SSSTTEEELLLAAAA….my 4 mo old daughter!!Can not wait to see your new kithen!XO
Jaime says
OOOH SHINY!!
I bought a silver bracelet in St. Thomas 5 years ago and the only time I take it off is in airports ’cause it sets of the sensors every single time!
Lolita says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding rings everyday. My husband keeps trying to get me to upgrade..but they have serious sentimental value and I just cannot part with them…