***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
Kelli says
OOOH Shiny!
I wear my wedding band/engagement ring and watch everyday. I feel lost without them.
Nicole says
OOOH SHINY! Everyday I wear my wedding rings. Other than that I often wear a simple silver chain w/ a heart that my now husband gave to me as a gift early on in our courtship.
Caitlan says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring everyday, as well as the watch my parents got me when I started giving tours at U.Va.! Most days I wear a zodiac charm necklace as well.
Katie says
OOOh, shiny!
I am not yet hitched, so I don’t really have anything I wear everyday. I do have stuff I wear often, especially a bracelet made out of an old typewriter key that I bought at a flea market in New York. Other than that, I usually mix it up :)
Meg says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding rings and engagement rings (yes, multiples of both) everyday. My grandma passed down her wedding engagement ring and wedding bands (which belonged to my great-grandma) and my hubby bought me a gold band engagement ring to wear until they were sized. I love them all and they remind me of two of the most important people in my lives.
Emily says
OOOH Shiny!
Wedding ring… just getting back to it after the birth of our third baby (you know, third trimester= swollen fingers!)
Mary says
Ooooh shiny!!
I never leave home without my gold menswear style watch!!
Caroline says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my engagement ring every day. I like to switch up my other accessories depending on outfit.
Lisa M says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band, engagement ring, silver circle pendant, and drop earrings daily. Need to change it up big time!
Sabrina says
Ooooh Shiny!!
I wear a pair of shrimp hoop earrings that my brother gave me about 10 years ago. I DO change them occasionally, but the majority of the time I just wear them. Goes with everything!!
Now, other jewelry is switched out all the time…necklaces, rings, bracelets……..love jewelry!!!
Thanks in advance!
Meg says
OOOH SHINY!! I wear my Raymond Weil watch almost everyday. It was a graduation present from law school and it reminds me everyday to do the best job I possibly can.
Lauren says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I never take my beautiful engagement ring off. My husband and I joke that he has . . . ahem . . . questionable taste in gifts and jewelry, but he hit a home run with my gorgeous engagement ring :)
Amanda says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and my engagement ring every day. I love both of them and I’m really happy to wear them :o)
JulieA says
OOOH SHINY! Just wear my wedding band and engagement ring everyday. I wear the same diamond earring studs a lot too, but do change it up sometimes to look a little fancy!
Jeremy says
OOOH SHINY!
Colleen says
OOOH SHINY!
Along with my wedding band which I wear everyday, I am usually rocking out the same small silver hoop earrings.
Amelia Walton says
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
I LOVE that you’re featuring Erin McDermott…as a C’villian (that’s a technical term of course) it was such a treat to see her name pop up here! The only piece of jewelry that I wear every day (other than my wedding ring) is a hammered silver bracelet that my hubs gave me for my birthday right before our son was born. It’s made by an artist also from Charlottesville, and I’ve started to feel a bit naked without it on.
Fingers crossed, there’s a pair of Erin’s earrings that I’ve had my eye on for weeks now!
Heather Fridelle says
OOOOH SHINY!!!
I wear my wedding set and diamond stud earrings every day!!
Amy L says
“OOOH SHINY!” On a daily basis I wear a silver ring with a square green amber stone (well, technically it’s not a stone. It’s tree resin!). Thanks for the giveaway. The jewelry is gorgeous.
Sarah says
OHHHH SHINY! I wear my wedding rings every day as well as silver ball earrings that were a gift from my mother :)
Ris says
I wear the beautiful earrings that my bf gave me a long time ago. They’re near and dear to me and since they’re small and classic they go with everything!
Emily says
OOOH Shiny!
I were a necklace my mom gave me when I started high school. My Grandma gave it to her about the same time 20 years ago.
Bri Frost says
OOOH SHINY…. Wedding band and engagment ring on one hand. Ring from my parents on the other.
Chelsea says
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding ring
Linsey says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my Michael Kors watch everyday. Love love love me some MK!
I included a Towne & Reese request on my Christmas list this year and would LOVE to buy me some more goodies!
Kristen @ Popcorn on the Stove says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my engagement ring every day (and in 2 weeks it’ll be joined by my wedding band!) but I also wear a claddagh ring and watch. I feel weird without any of them!
nina says
Oooh shiny! I almost always wear my wedding band.
Bethany S says
i used to wear my wedding ring everyday, but still haven’t been able to fit it back on my fat finger since giving birth to twins in July. here’s to losing those last 20!
Katherine says
OOOH SHINY!!! My wedding ring is the piece of jewelry that I wear everyday!
Leslie says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding rings unless I’m painting that is :).
Emily Z says
Ooh, Shiny!
I never leave home without earrings and sunglasses. Phoenix is too sunny to go without, and the earrings help me feel dressy even if I’m not.
Sue says
OOOH, SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day and still catch myself looking at them during the day (wedding was only eight months ago).
Brooke says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear earrings…usually pearls during the day and big, shiny ones at night!
Clo says
Oooh shiny!
I wear a trusty stainless Fossil watch every day – and a nose ring, if that counts??
Kellee says
Ooooh, shiny!! I have a cheap-o silver ring that I got at someplace like Claire’s when I was in high school and have worn every day since. I don’t know why I love it, I just know I feel naked without it.
Alisa says
OOOH SHINY! I am not married so no wedding band for me…however, I wear a pair of diamond studs my Mom gave me on my 21st almost everyday. Diamonds go with everything :)
Kati says
Ooh Shiny!!! I wear the same ring every day – it’s from my ex-boyfriend, but I still like it. Is that weird?
Claire says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing I wear every single day is my sunglasses. Bright LA sunshine + pale eyes = pain.
Alice says
Oooh shiny! I always wear my diamond stud earrings and wedding rings.
Kati says
Ooh shiny!!
Now it’s just a wedding ring. I used to have a very simple wooden bead necklace from Costa Rica that I wore almost every day, but I lost it. I’ve been sad ever since.
Carrie says
OOOH SHINY!
Everyday I wear a necklace that has a super small star and moon on it. It doesn’t have any special meaning, it just feels weird without it on!
Ashley says
OOOH SHINY!
Every single day (and night) I wear my wedding band. Of course, this is very special because it represents the endless love that my hubby and I vowed to one another. But it is also extra special because it was custom made from diamonds passed down from and shared by very important ladies in my life including my mom, both of my grandmothers, his mom,and his grandmother. What a beautiful symbol of the love between us and shared with our families!
Jennifer says
Oooh Shiny! Everday I wear my wedding band, a silver ring that my mum gave me when I was 13, and small square amethyst (or some purple stone – maybe fake ;)) earrings.
Great giveaway and hooray it is international!!!!
Jennifer S.
Carolyn says
Oooh Shiny!!
I like to change it up with my other jewelry, but I wear my engagement ring everyday!
Carly S says
OOOH SHINY!
I never leave my house without my watch (college graduation present from my parents), high school ring (high school graduation gift from my parents), and Swarovsky crystal flower necklace my boyfriend gave me for Christmas a few years ago.
Jamie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a pair of cubic zirconium studs every day. I lost one a few weeks ago, but it was found in a friend’s car….close one! LOL.
Elizabeth says
OOOH, Shiny! I wear my wedding rings everyday, but when my son was born I essentially stopped wearing any other jewelry. Too much yanking with curious hands. Now that my son is 5, I should probably re-enter the world of jewelry.
nicolemw says
Ooh shiny… I wear my engagement ring daily, and one of a rotating set of pearl earnings pretty much every day.
Sarah D says
OOOH SHINY!
I usually only wear my wedding band every day.
Erica says
OOH Shiny!
I never leave the house without my wedding and engagement rings…. however my husband bought me a TIffany Bean for our one year wedding anniversary. I don’t wear it everyday, but I’d say I’m wearing it 80% of the time!