***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
Cara! says
ooo Shiny!!
I wear a tiny diamond necklace every day that my parents gave me when I graduated from my undergrad. It’s subtle and goes with everything.
Laura M. says
OOOH SHINY! My grandmother loved wearing a certain brooch, I put if on my dress coat in the winter and always think of her.
Michelle L says
OOOH SHINY!
I usually wear my wedding ring everyday but have gained a little too much weight after having 4 babies in 5 1/2 years and they won’t fint anymore. Boo!
Jennifer says
OOOH SHINY!!
The only thing I wear daily is my earrings. This is only because I got a 2nd hole in each ear and am still waiting for it to completely heal. Otherwise I change it up.
Brenda says
Oooh Shiny! I wear my cross necklace everyday, my mom gave it to me when I was 16 and I almost never take it off. I also wear my wedding ring, but I take it off at night and sometimes forget to put it back on!
Micah says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday. Infact, I kind of wore it everyday even before I met my husband. I was given my mother’s original wedding ring when I was 18, so when I met my husband he had that same diamond put into a new setting.
Ingrid Anderson says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear a silver ring my mum gave me for my birthday – it has sentimental value and makes me feel more dressy, even if I’ve wearing daggy tracksuit pants.
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!
I have a tattoo on my wrist, so I have just a couple of generic bracelets that I wear every day when I go to court. But I could really use some new ones to change up my style!
Alison says
OOOH SHINY!
The secret love of my life is my Eli Jewels wedding band! I never take it off & love it like crazy! You’ll also usually find me with my perfect diamond hoops given to me by my hubby on my first Mother’s day, still in the hospital after having our little sugar! They back me up even if I’m still in pj’s ;)
Lindsay @ A Design Story says
Oh Shiny… I wear my wedding rings every day! I also wear a engraved “S” heart bracelet that was my grandmother’s! I also wear a Tiffany’s heart ring!
Sherry– I hope you’ll stop by my $50 Pottery Barn giveaway this week! xoxo
Caresse says
OOOH SHINY! I wear two rings on my right ring finger everyday. One from each of my grandmothers.
josh says
oooh shiny!!
Andrea says
Oooh shiny! I wear my wedding ring, engagement ring, and pearl earrings everyday.
Andrea says
OOOH SHINY!
At the moment I don’t have anything that I wear every day…yet. Hoping for a ring soon!:D I love earrings and wear different pairs all the time!
Erin says
OOH SHINY!
I usually wear my wedding ring, but sometimes if I’m not leaving the house (ack!), I don’t bother putting it on.
Virginia says
OOOH SHINY! There’s not a single item that I wear every day, but I do wear some piece of jewelry every day – usually earrings plus a watch, bracelet, or cocktail ring. But my favorite “shiny” thing is a small diamond cluster ring that my grandmother left me. She called it a “dinner ring” and always wore it when she dressed up.
Jessica says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding band everyday!
penny says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding band
Kayla says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing I wear every day is my glasses, but if I could afford to have 7 pairs, I would probably wear a different one each day!
Emily Lawson says
OOOH SHINY!
Wedding band and ring, and a silver Tiffany’s ring from the Hubster
Jenn says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day I wear a trio of David Yurman pieces my ex-husband gave me. I live by the motto that you dont have to give up the jewelery when you give up the man.
TamaraC says
OOOH SHINY!
I am FINALLY back to wearing my engagement and wedding rings after too many months of post-pregnancy finger swelling. Yuck. So happy they fit again and didn’t need resizing!
Cheryl says
OOOH SHINY!! This is amazing! I always wear my (fake) diamond earrings :) And wedding band, of course.
Nicole says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding ring. I’ll rotate earrings, necklaces, and bracelets according to the outfit!
Monica says
OOOH SHINY! The only piece I wear daily is my engagement ring. Love to change everything else up!
Lianne says
Ohhh Shiny!
I wear a watch every day, boring but true. It has a classic, enormous face with brown leather band. My mother on the other hand (which is whom I would end up giving this to) collects artisan jewelry like there is no tomorrow, and gets complimented on it every day at her office. She even has a whole apothecary-spice drawer thing that has each drawer dedicated to a colour!
Kari says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band everyday. When do you stop wearing the engagement ring? I haven’t taken it off for over 5 years now. It’s too pretty.
Gwynnie says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear 2 pieces of jewelry. I wear my wedding ring as well as a gold claddagh ring that I got in Ireland about 12 years ago,
Leila says
OOOH SHINY!
My weeding ring and a diamond earring.
Caity G. says
OOOH SHINY. I always wear the watch my parents gave me when I graduated from college.
Valerie says
OOH Shiny!
Wedding Ring and Diamond Stud earrings. I bought the earrings myself, and it’s the only “real” jewelry I’ve ever bought for myself.
Beylah says
OOOH SHINY! Every day I wear a simple ring with small diamonds that my guy got for me for my birthday last year, and usually a pair of simple pearl studs. It feels strange NOT to wear those items at this point! :)
jackie says
OHH SHINY! I wear my wedding/ e ring everyday as well as my diamond stud earings. Just too lazy to take em out each night!
kim says
Ooh, Shiny!
Nothing that I wear everyday, but of all the jewelry I have I wear my wedding/engagement rings the most. I don’t wear them all the time as I’m not a morning person and in my hurry to get out the door I forget about them.
Hillary says
“OOOH SHINY!” aunt passed away in June and on our trip to Colorado for her funeral my grandma, her mother, bought me a ring to remember her. I wear it every day. :0)
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!
The only jewelry I wear every day is the white gold tanzanite and diamond ring my husband bought me while we were vacationing in the Caribbean.
Jennifer says
Ooooh Shiny!
I wear my engagement & wedding bands daily as well as my watch. I used to wear the hear shaped pendant my husband got for me on our first Christmas together, but watching babies every day means frequently broken chains!
Jaclyn says
Oooh, shiny! I wear my wedding ring and pearl earrings that my husband gave me when I visited him in basic training.
Kaitlyn says
OOOH SHINY!!!
I always wear a silver ring my parents bought for me when they visited Bali. Very special :)
Amanda says
OOOH SHINY!
There’s nothing I wear every single day, but I have one necklace that I wear most days. It has a silver pendant of interlocking rings – hard to describe but very elegant. My boyfriend gave it to me on the day I moved in with him (more than two years ago, now).
Courtney says
OOOOOOOh Shiny!!
I wear a ring my boyfriend got me for Christmas and soon will hopefully be wearing that engagement ring ;)
Laura says
Ooohhh shiny! Just engagement and wedding rings!
Henna says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding bands every day.
Kelly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my anniversary ring every day – I had to stop wearing my wedding band after my first pregnancy. My husband had promised me a ring with a stone for our 10 year anniversary, and now I have a lovely, delicate, silver ring with a small oval sapphire. More recently, I have been wearing stud earrings every day because I got my ear repierced a few weeks ago.
Sarah says
Ooooh, shiny!
I wear my wedding ring every day, but that’s it! I could use some help in the jewelry department.
Kristin says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my wedding ring. I only take it off to shower or if I’m doing something messy. I definitely don’t feel right if I don’t have it on!
Nami says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a wedding ring (every day) and a topaz necklace my husband gave me when we were dating (almost everyday).
Most importantly, I try to wear my big smile every day!
Ainhoa says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear my watch and a Tiffany’s bracelet that was a gift from my parents a few years ago!
Karen Lachapelle says
OOOH SHINY!
I never leave the house without my wedding band and engagement ring. I consider them my good luck charms!
Ann P. says
Oooh shiny!
I always wear three rings… one that was my grandmother’s, one that belonged to my mom when she was younger, and one that was a gift from my parents. All unique, but very simple.
Thanks for the giveaway!