***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
Brooke W. says
Ooohhh shiny… I wear my wedding rings everyday.
Samantha says
OOOH SHINY!! I wear a platinum and diamond ring guard that my great-grandfather’s first wife wore as a wedding ring. I love that it’s not a style that you see every day.
Angie S says
Oooh Shiny!
I don’t leave home without my wedding ring!
jessie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday!(minus the times its being repaired bc i didnt take it off before I started a project)
Melissa says
ohhhhh shiny!
I wear my wedding ring every single day and I love it. My husband did such a good job I still get compliments on it after 5 years of wear!
Rosalie Wessels says
OOOH SHINY! Everyday I wear my wedding ring, thats it, just the ring some days.
Jennifer says
OOOH SNINY! I always wear the diamond Tiffany pendant my in-laws gave me when I got engaged to my husband 22 years ago! Always!
Alyson says
I have a great set of hoops that are hammered silver. They work with everything!
Tanya Nichol says
“OOOH SHINY!” I wear my wedding ring, engagement ring, my grandmother’s solitaire and a hammered silver band.
CherylUK says
Oooh Shiny…
(New poster/long-time reader & YHL lover from England – having noted the (yay) w’wide shipping on this giveaway)
I wear every day a pair of diamond stud earrings that I had made from the engagement ring given to me by my now passed husband; I developed a late onset allergy to gold so had the diamonds removed and made into studs and the gold melted down and re-made into a small heart-shaped pendant which was then set with the remaining diamond for our (now 22 yo) daughter.
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Lisa H says
OOOH SHINY!
I feel like a magpie, but I do actually say “oooh shiny!” in real life. A lot. Love that bling! I wear my watch and my earrings every day; the watch because I NEED to know what time it is, and the earrings because they are captive bead rings and too hard to take out regularly!
LaurenGrags says
OOOH SHINY!
For the past 3 months I haven’t gone anywhere without my engagement ring! :)
Kerry says
OOOH SHINY! I always wear a single pearl necklace that belonged to my great grandmother. It goes with everything, I love it.
Mike says
OOOH SHINY! I always wear my watch that was a graduation present from my grandmother. She lives in Denmark so it is nice to have that reminder of her.
Lisa says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a few things every day. My wedding rings, a pair of silver hoops, and my itty bitty silver nose ring.
Yanery says
OOOH SHINY!!!!!
I wear my gold high school graduation ring everyday. I LOVE jewelry, espcially big, pretty rings and bracelets.
Mindy M. says
OOOH SHINY!!
The only things I wear every day are my cheapo watch, my wedding ring/engagement ring & the diamond stud earrings that my hubby gave to me on our wedding day.
Erica says
Oooh, Shiney.
In addition to my engagment and wedding rings, I wear a “best friend” ring and a toe ring that’s been on my foot so long it doesn’t come off anymore.
When I was 19, one of my best friends was getting married. Another had just gotten a diamond ring as a gift from her brother. We were in a the jewelry store doing something for the engagment ring and I was poking around looking at stuff. “I want diamonds, too,” I told them, “You both have diamonds, but I don’t get any. I want that one.” The bought me the little diamond ring for my Christmas present that year.
Jessica M. says
OOOH, SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring that my hubby designed every day. It’s two sapphires (my birthstone) on the side of a diamond. I LOVE IT!
MIchelle says
OOOH SHINY!
Makes me Happy!
Michelle Butler says
OOOH SHINY!
What girl doesn’t like them some “shiny!”
I think we’re born with it!
CalliePayne says
OOh!! Shiny!
I wear a watch that my husband gave me the day my daughter was born. I love being reminded everyday of the first day we became parents.
shannon says
Ooh, shiny!
I wear my wedding rings every day, as well as a pair of diamond stud earring that belonged to my grandmother (those I switch out from time to time, but they’re pretty much a staple).
Laura says
OOOH SHINY! Wedding band and watch.
Abby says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my heirloom wedding ring everyday – I love looking at it and thinking about all of the history behind it.
Charlotte | Living Well on the Cheap says
Oooh, Shiny! I wear my wedding and engagement rings every day!
Amy says
Oooh Shiny!
I always wear a diamond pendant my husband gave me.
Katelyn says
Oh Shiny!!!!! I wear my wedding ring everyday! It is two bands fused together so I won’t be able to lose them at work (at the hospital, lots of glove changes) and a pair of little studs everyday!
Barbara says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I wear several rings everyday. My wedding and anniversary bands, an opal ring that was my mother’s 25th anniv ring, a signet ring that belonged to my Great Aunt, and a diamond ring that my parent’s designed, using a diamond that belonged to my great grandmother.
Jenna says
“OOOH SHINY!”
I got to have them…so pretty…
Stefani says
OOOH SHINY! The only piece of jewelry that I wear every day is my wedding ring.
Alex says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing that I wear every day would have to be my Blackberry phone!! I’m hoping to trade it in for an iPhone though!!
Amy @ Croquet & Cocktails says
Oooh shiny!!!
Not lng after my divorce I decided to buy myself a very delicate bow ring that is encrusted with dainty diamonds to take residence on my otherwise empty left hand. It was my ways taking care of myself after a very rough experience. Now, ahem, I’m ready for another one on my left hand…
I also wear my pandora bracelet almost daily. My students got it for me for Christmas 3 years ago and each charm on it has very special meaning to me.
Jennifer Benshoof says
Oooh shiny! I always wear my wedding ring and a necklace with a ‘c’. The ‘c’ stands for my little sister’s name who passed away, my daughter’s name (named after sis of course), and my maidan name!!
Christine says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring every day. Most days also included a pair of dangly earrings!
Ariell says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my engagement ring every day and the treble clef neckclace my fiancee gave me for my graduation 3 years ago. Ppl always say how much they love it or “oooohhh shhhhiiiinnnyyy!!” Lol, The blog is great, keep it up!
Maureen @ The Parkland Project says
OOOH SHINY! I wear a black pony tail holder on my right wrist all the time because you just never know when you have to pull your hair back and get your hands dirty.
Lizzie says
OOH SHINY… i wear my engagement ring *almost* everyday. I’m a pediatric ER nurse and I can’t wear it to work. I can’t wait ’til our wedding day (19 days!!) — and then I’ll have a band that I can keep on always.
All my bridesmaids are wearing Erin McDermott jewelry – it’s terrific!!
Anne V says
Oooh Shiny!
I love my engagement ring!!! Can’t wait until it has an accompanying wedding band!
HILARY says
ooooh shiny!! I feel naked without earrings. I wear a different fun pair every day!
Koko @ KokoLikes says
OOH SHINY, I wear a watch and a ring everyday
melissam says
OOOH SHINY!!!!!
I wear my wedding ring every day and most days I wear a necklace my best girlfriend gave me that she also has. Our grown up version of BFF necklaces.
Kate says
OOOH SHINY! I have a pair of plain silver hoops I wear almost every day. I got them for Christmas one year from my family. But I admit, I occasionally switch them up. :)
kristin says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and wedding rings everyday.
Maleah says
Oooh Shiny!!!
I wear my wedding ring every day:) The sweetest man in the whole wide world gave it to me, why wouldnt i wear it?!
Julie says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring (almost) everyday. I also wear a cool rectangular ring with a tree print on it… makes me feel like I have a style when I’m in yoga pants every day ;)
Jennifer says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and wedding rings, the earrings I bought for my wedding and the necklace my husband gave me after the birth of our first child.
April C. says
Oooooh Shiny! I wear my wedding ring every day (obviously), and I also wear a sterling silver ring on my right hand that my Grandmother bought for me as a child on a vacation. I shake up my earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, but I always stick with my faves for my rings. =) Great giveaway!!
Liz says
Oooh, shiny!!
Every day I wear a turquoise & silver ring that I got way back in fifth grade. I was over at my friend’s house for her birthday party. It was an elegant tea party and her mother made a king cake. She made it so that every person got a prize… except me! So she took my paper plate back to the kitchen where I sneakily followed her. She pulled off her ring and wrapped it in a tiny bit of tin foil and set it in my slice. I pretended to be so surprised when I “discovered” there was a prize in my slice after all. The ring was too small for my fingers then, so it sat in my jewelry box for years before I rediscovered it again. Now I wear it every day. It reminds me of kind mothers, my childhood, and that the best gifts are free.
Tommi says
Oooh Shiny! Yep! I wear my wedding ring every day!