***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
sara m says
OOH SHINY!
I wear a pair of (small) diamond earrings that my aunt gave me from diamonds she found herself. Hmmm, now that I’ve said that I don’t know where she found them, I’m going to have to go get more of the story!
Stacey says
OOOH SHINY
Jess says
OOOH Shiny! I wear my wedding ring every day, but save my engagement ring for special occaisions.
Kate says
Ooh shiny! I have no go-to jewelry, not even my wedding ring. That was sent away to the back of my drawer when my fingers puffed up from RA.
Katie Camp says
OOOOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring/engagement ring every day, and I have a pair of earring studs I wear A LOT.
Paige H says
OOOH SHINY! I wear a diamond necklace everyday that my boyfriend gave me.
Lea says
Oh shiny!
My wedding band :)
Carol says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement ring every day and another ring on my right hand. Earrings and necklaces change and I could use a little more variety! Thanks
Sarah says
Ooo shiny! I wear my wedding and engagement rings everyday, along with a heart necklace from my husband.
Joanna says
Oooh shiny!
I wear my glasses everyday..
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and my engagement ring every day. My engagement ring was my husband’s grandmother’s graduation ring (read: my ring is lovely and old!)
Beth R. says
Oooh shiny! I wear my wedding ring (white gold), a pair of white gold hoop earrings, and a silver cross on a silver chain. Never take them off. Well, I do switch out the earrings, but always put those back on when I’m done with the others.
Colleen says
OOOH SHINY! Wedding ring, watch, charm bracelt, and earrings that were a present to myself.
Erin Finnegan says
oooohhhhh shiny
I wear 4 pieces given to me by my husband everyday, an engagement ring, wedding ring, simple bracelet and necklace with my initial. I love them all
GretchenF says
OOH SHINY!
I’ve always got on my wedding band, plus one higher piercing in my left ear. Everything else changes.
Mary McG says
“OOOH SHINY!” I wear my wedding set and my highschool ring. I loved to wear necklaces but my baby has broken 3 of mine so I wear scarves now.
Sophia says
OHHH SHINY!!!!
I wear my wedding band, which I love, cause it reminds me of my honey!
Ariel says
OOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and wedding ring every day. It’s the only jewelry I wear because I don’t put my money into jewelry, but I think it’d be fun to pick some out with those cards :-)
Ashley says
OOH SHINY! I always wear my engagement ring and wedding band, and also my Clemson class ring
Eileen says
OOOH SHINY! I used to wear a diamond horseshoe necklace (until it broke) every day! It reminds me to thankful & grateful for things in my life. And one of these days, I hope to be wearing an engagement ring (ahem, bf).
Coran says
OOOH SHINY my wedding ring and a Irish two knots that can not be broken ring
Lisa says
OHHHH Shiny!
The only piece of jewelry I wear every day is my engagement ring. I like to change up the other stuff.
Rachel says
OOOH SHINY!
I am a jewelry girl. I wear my wedding set, a sapphire ring from my husband, watch and earrings. Then I add from there. :)
Heather C says
OOOH SHINY!!! The only thing I wear every day is my wedding ring, but a little Tiffany necklace my husband bought for my last birthday and some silver hoop earrings from Target are on almost every day.
Abby says
Ooooh shiny! I wear my wedding ring, another two tone ring and my personalized (with my daughter’s initials) necklace every day. My hubs bought me all three and I love them (and him).
Kaitlyn says
OOOOH Shiny! I wear my claddagh ring everyday – gotta make sure the gentlemen know I’m up for grabs.
Nikki says
Oooh shiny!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band everyday, along with a Tiffany ring on my right hand that my husband gave me while we were dating.
Thanks for the giveaway and the introduction to two fabulous jewelry lines!!
Barbara Emmanuel says
OHHHH, SHINY!
I wear a beautiful ring every day; it has diamonds given to me by my mom. My best-husband-in-the-world had them made into a lovely ring.
Stephanie says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday, and most days I wear a pair of diamond stud earrings that my parents gave to me when I was in high school.
Kendra says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a diamond heart necklace that my boyfriend gave me one our first Valentines Day together about 4 years ago. I love it so much!
Ursa says
Oooh shiny!
Stil getting used to wearing my wedding ring, but because a lady never has enough jewlery, I am always on the lookout for something pretty. And you just made my day (no wait, the whole week) by posting this. I am just worried about my wallet getting thinner :)
Ashley Taylor says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding and engagement ring everyday…along with some awesome big pair of earrings…but the pair varies everyday!
jennifer says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band.
Miki says
OOOH SHINY!
Even though I sometimes leave my wedding band off, I always have a pair of earrings in.
Chaela de Gouveia says
OOOH SHINY!!!!
I wear my grad ring from the parents every singel day!!!
Stephanie says
OOOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day along with a Cape Cod bracelet – they are my staples – everything else gets switched out :)
Thanks for the opportunity!
Paige says
OOOH SHINY!
I got married exactly one month ago today, so for a month, I’ve been wearing my engagement ring and my wedding band everyday. Contrary to what other people have said, it’s been easy to get used to wearing diamonds everyday!
Alicia says
Oooh, Shiny! There are two things I wear every day. The first is my wedding ring. The second is a butterfly pendant that my husband gave me as an alternative to an engagement ring (since I’m not much into big gems on my fingers).
Jane says
OOOH Shiny!
I wear earrings every day.
Mindy says
OOOH SHINY! For someone who NEVER buys herself jewelry, this would be soooo fun to win!
The only thing I wear every day is my wedding ring. And I just so happen to LOVE it. :o)
I do throw on earrings anytime I’m leaving the house though.
Sally says
“OOOH SHINY” I wear my wedding rings and watch all the time! Pretty jewelry, great giveaway!
Dory says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding set every day!
Tibi Osorio says
OOOH SHINY!
I rarely take out my earrings.
I have them since I got married, 15 years ago.
Nate says
OOOH SHINY!
The wedding band is about the only thing that is a regular, but I know the wife wouldn’t mind having some more to wear. :)
Julie says
Oooh! Shiny! I wear my wedding rings every day for over 35 years.
Jenni says
OOOH SHINY! I don’t wear much jewelry, but I always wear two rings: my wedding rings on my left hand and a blue topaz ring on my right hand that my MIL gave me when I graduated from the University of Florida.
Amy D. says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my diamond studs almost everyday. Btw, I am a Charlotte girl and love both of these designers jewerly…makes excellent gifts (especially with Christmas coming up)!
wendy says
OOOH SHINY!!!!! Besides my engagement ring that my husband designed, I wear the wedding band he “upgraded” upon returning from Iraq—it represents so many things, but most importantly, his safe return home to us. On the other hand, I always wear something funky and chunky on my pointer finger and love how it moves when I type, knit, drive, etc. The funkier, the better!
alison says
ooh shiny! I wear the wedding ring every day!
Ashley says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day I wear a ring that my boyfriend bought for me on a trip to Sand Diego a few years ago. It looks very vintage – silver with a large clear oval stone in the middle surrounded by smaller stones. I always get asked if it’s an heirloom, but in honesty, it was bought for $15 at Macys :-)