***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
Rachel says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I don’t wear my wedding ring and engagement ring when I’m at the house (don’t want it to get dinged up,scratched, painted on, etc with all of our renovations), but I always wear it whenever I leave the house! I feel naked without my bling.
Jennifer says
OOOH SHINY!
My mother had a diamond dinner ring of my grandmother’s melted down and made into 2 separate bands with 5 diamonds a piece. I wear one and mom wears the other. I feel naked when I don’t wear it!
Stephanie R says
OOOH SHINY!
I most often wear my Mother’s cross necklace. It was one of her favorites, and it keeps her close to my heart eventhough she is no longer with us.
Liz says
OOOH SHINY! Would love to win!
Kelley says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding/engagement rings daily and almost always leave the house with necklace and/or earrings.
Kimberly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring and also a right hand ring given to me by my mother.
AJ says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day and some hoop earrings pretty much every day since they are my leave in, comfy, look good with everything ones.
Carly says
Oooh shiny!!
I always wear my U.Va class ring and my mom’s silver bangle.
angie says
OOOH, SHINY! (really, I’m drooling!)
I guess my wedding ring is my only daily piece. I usually wear it w/o the band because I just like it that way.
kristin j says
OOOH SHINY!
The only jewelry that I ever wore every day was my engineering pinky ring, but I lost it and I have never replaced it :(
Julie B says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring.
Stephanie B says
OOOH SHINY! I do wear my wedding band and engagement ring every day, but I feel like that’s pretty obvious! I have three sterling silver bracelets from a silversmith in Williamsburg, VA that I wear every day. I’m obsessed with them!
Kristen says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding rings every day, and I also wear a sterling silver heart necklace that husband gave me as a Christmas present a few years ago. It’s a sweet gift I’ll always treasure :).
Sassy Apple says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring & my grandma’s wedding ring every day.
Alyssa says
Ooh, Shiny!
I don’t currently wear anything every day but maybe is a hint I should start! ;)
Patty says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a wedding ring. Boooorrring! (kidding. hehehe.)
Nikki_W says
Oooh, shiny! I wear the same pair of jade earrings every day. Best $1.00 Goodwill investment I’ve ever made!
Celia says
OOOH SHINY! I wear an extra wedding band that my husband bought me… to be my “everyday” wear.
Jada says
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding and engagement rings and a ring my grandmother gave me right before she passed away. She gave it to me literally off her finger just because I said I thought it was pretty. Love that lady!
Rachel says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my fabulous engagement ring and wedding band every day.
Kimberly says
Oooh shiney!!!
Thao says
OOOH SHINY!
I have a few pairs of earrings I wear everyday!
Betsy says
Ooh, Shiny!
I never leave the house without my wedding rings, along with the beautiful watch that my dad gave me for my 21st birthday, many eons ago!
Antonia says
ooooooh shiny!
I always wear my engagement and wedding rings, they mean everything to me.
Dayna says
OOOH SHINY!
I rarely wear my wedding bands – rings bother me. I have a pair of gold crescent moon earrings that my mom gave me when I was 16 that I wear just about every day.
Paulette says
OOOH SHINY!
I love my apple shaped necklace because I received it as a gift from a special needs boy I taught. Sometimes as a teacher you don’t know if you are reaching a child and when he gave it to me his mother told me he picked it out on his own. It is something I will treasure forever.
Cory says
OHH SHINY! The only thing shiny I wear is my wedding band. My wife would love this stuff.
Concetta Wilson says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my father’s wedding band on a simple silver chain around my neck. He passed away a year ago but I wear the necklace everyday so a part of him is always close to my heart.
Amanda says
OOOH SHINY!!
I always wear my engagement ring and my hoop earings that my grandmother got me.
Kimberly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear four piece of jewelry every day: My wedding band and engagement ring, my mother’s ring, and a necklace that I bought on Inis Mór the first time I went to Ireland. I like to have an ever growing collection of other things, though, that I like to rotate. :)
Stephanie Walker says
OOH shiny! Every day I wear my wedding band and engagement ring. There is an indentation in my ring finger from where they live.
Meredith K A says
OOOH SHINY!
Only 100% every day jewelry is wedding band & ring. No swelling yet, so 23 weeks into pregnancy I’m still wearing them daily! But I love jewelry and very rarely decide to spend money on it, so this would be a really, really nice just-for-the-heck-of-it prize to win, since all my extra money right now is going into buying baby-related things (which, let’s be honest, is more fun than buying jewelry or I wouldn’t be making that choice!)
Jacie says
OOOH SHINEY!
I wear my same ol’ boring silver (or gold) hoops everyday…so I think I really need some more jewelry! haha!!
Robyn says
OOH SHINY!!! I always wear a simple silver necklace with a leafy/lacy heart charm from my one true love and a claddagh ring from my mom. I wear them to remind me of where I come from, and where I’m going. (I also recently pinned a gorgeous bumblebee ring to Sherry, I love symbolistic jewellery!)
Susan says
OOOOH SHINY!
I have a fabulous Michael Kors watch that is light yellow, tortoise shell, I get more compliments on it than anything else I wear!
Liz B. says
OOOH SHINY!
I have an irish claddagh ring that I have worn for 7 years now. I also have a gold toe ring that my dad made my mom. Over ten years ago when I was helping my mom pick out some jewelry for an outfit I saw it and she said I could have it. Put it on and hasn’t come off since. (Well every few months I make sure I can still take it on and off.) Sometimes forget I have it on until someone points it out. :)
Liz V. says
Oooh shiny! I wear my wedding ring everyday! I also wear a silver ring my hubby got for me on our honeymoon.
Sarah says
Ooooh shiny!
I don’t have something to wear every day…
Ashlene M says
OOOH SHINY! I have two pieces of jewelry that I wear everyday my wonderful wedding ring, from my high school sweetheart and my mother and child necklace that I got for Christmas last year before my little boy was born, haven’t taken it off since.
Sandy says
OOOH SHINY!
I am always wearing my wedding ring.
Emily says
OOOH Shiny!
For my college graduation, My mom gave me the necklace my dad gave her when they were dating. I have only taken it off twice in 4 years, once for my wedding day and once for a friend’s wedding. It is the thinnest gold chain with tiniest diamond built into the chain. I love it because it is so simple but so meaningful.
Lorna says
Oooh Shiny! I always have hot pink toenail polish on.
Melissa says
OOOH SHINY!
Never leave the house without my wedding ring and anniversary necklace :)
Amy says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a wedding ring every day, but all the rest of my jewelry changes with my mood.
Ange says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement and weddings rings all day, every day.
Lee says
OOOH SHINY – i wear my engagement ring and i still love it more than 15 years after my then 21 year old boyfriend gave it to me:)
kristin says
OOH SHINy!
I do not wear anything everyday! I like variety!
Amanda says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day.
Emily says
OOOH SHINY! Yep, always wear the wedding bands (purchased at an antiques store in Asheville) and earrings. But not always the same earrings. People who pull their hair back/tuck it behind the ears just have to wear earrings!
Amy says
OOOH Shiny!
I wear my interlocking hearts necklace every day because one day my son, Max asked me if meant I loved his daddy and well… yes it does!