***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
Amanda Feste says
Oooh Shiny —
I think I’m going to steal everyone else’s answer but I wear my wedding ring daily – I’ve actually been on the search for another ring!! :-)
Kate V says
Ohhh Shiny!!
Let see…I wear my saphirre and diamond necklace, my earrings, my engagement ring & wedding band & when we got engaged my husbands gave me his grandmothers engagement ring.
Jane says
OOOHH SHINY!!! I wear my wedding band everyday (since nothing else will fit being 5 weeks away from having our first girl). I also wear my fossil watch my husband got me last year for Christmas. I also wear a pair of earrings (silver and green) from an Etsy seller that made them after the Twilight film. They are so pretty!!
cecilly martinez says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement ring everyday and i work with children, they get beat up! The engagement ring is my favorite piece of jewelry of all time created especially for me by my husband.
Kelsey M. says
OOOH SHINY!!!!
I wear my Grecian gold purity ring every day. My dad gave it to me to wear as a reminder to stay pure until I get married and have it replaced by my husband’s wedding band.
Heidi says
OOOH SHINY!
My mum gave me a claddagh ring when I was 4 and I’ve been wearing one ever since. She told me it was to remind me to always be myself, no matter where I was in life :)
Tegan Aubrie | Twelve13 says
OOOH SHINY!
Of course my wedding ring (which happens to be new and shiny :)) but also a necklace with birthstones representing two babies– one who will be three in January and another who we didn’t get to meet. Just a reminder that God is good!
Erica says
Oooh, Shiny!
I wear my watch, and a silver ring I made myself (it is a knotted design) everyday!
Michelle says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band everyday. I know, not an original response! :)
Emily Glicksman says
ohhhhh shiny!!! and yes, my wedding band and engagement ring and the “first daughter’s” band that was my great-great grandmother’s wedding band – I love being connected to so many generations of women :)
Breanne says
OHHHHH, SHINY!
I wear a Black Hills gold ring of my mother’s every day. I also usually wear gold studs or gold hoops in my ears!
Emily says
In love with the OOOH SHINY jews!! I wear my nana’s heart necklace almost everyday.
Elle says
Ooh shiny!!! I wear my engagement ring and wedding band everyday. Usually the other item that is almost always on me (lately) is a simple gold necklace with my new last name initial “n”
Christina Vi says
OHHH SHINY!!!
I wear 3 pieces of jewerly everyday… all from my husband… engagement and wedding rings and diamond studs. I feel naked when I forget to wear them.
Kinsey says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band/engagement ring every day as well as the same pair of earrings in my second hole. Otherwise, I mix it up.
Stephanie M. says
OOOH SHINY!
The only thing I can honestly say I wear everyday, is a hair band around my wrist. I feel lost without one. God forbid the one in my hair breaks and I don’t have one to replace it. I would go crazy. HAHA!
Kellie says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday as well as a crossing ring set my husband got me in New York. Love the giveaway!
Jill says
Ooooh Shiny! I always wear my wedding and engagement rings. Oh, and I also always wear a hair elastic on my wrist or in my hair. Classy, I know.
Alice says
OOOH SHINY!
I have a necklace my mom gave me that says “Live ever in a new day”. I love it.
Meggan says
Ooh shiny! I wear my wedding band and a pearl ring. I actually made the band myself at my friends house (her dad owns a jewelry shop and makes all his own pieces). The pearl ring was made by her dad, and my husband gave it to me to replace the custom designed engagement ring I lost after I only had it four months! Together they would probably cost around $30, but I wear them as my wedding set and love them.
Chelsea says
OOOH Shiny! My wedding/engagement rings plus pearl earrings that were a 21st birthday present :)
Jennifer says
OOOH Shiny!
Can’t live without my CZ studs!
Clara says
OOOH SHINY! I try to wear my wedding ring everyday and emerald earrings in honor of my son’s birthdate.
Jasmine says
OOOH SHINY!!!
Besides my wedding rings, I wear my pearl stud earrings everyday. My sweet husband gave them to me, and they go with everything.
Kimberly says
Oooh Shiny!!
I never take my wedding bands off, and I usually have a watch on. It’s liberating to not have to pull out the cell phone to check the time. ;)
Allyson Dunton says
OOOH SHINY!! I always wear my wedding rings, and my class ring.
Sarah V says
oooh shiny! I wear the tiffany’s bracelet my hubby gave me for my 30th b-day everyday!
Vicky Sweet says
I always wear my wedding band. Having a little girl just a bit younger than Clara means i can’t wear necklaces or earrings everyday but if i could id wear my necklace that my husband had made, it has 3 love hearts and says “Vicky.Georgia.Anthony” our little family :)
Jennifer Lentz says
Oooh Shiny!
The only piece of jewelry I wear everyday is my wedding band (without my engagement ring). I love the simplicity of it.
Emily B. says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday and usually this cool fish necklace my aunt in Germany gave to me for Christmas when I was young.
Lissy says
OOOH SHINY! My wedding/engagement rings….other than that I switch it up.
Melissa M says
OOH SHINY!
Good gracious, this jewelry is pretty! I like your taste in jewelry, Sherry. I never thought I was a big jewlry girl- I always wear earrings but rarely anything else, until I got engaged last summer. My husband proposed to me overseas, sans ring – I got to help pick it out when we returned back home, which I loved! I ended up with a fabulous ring I never would have imagined I would have fell in love with. And, now that we’re married, every day I wear my gorgeous rings with shiny sapphire and diamonds! I’ve now caught the jewelry bug for sure. I love my bling.
Sarah says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my wedding band all the time. I think I’ve taken it if only once or twice since we got married, and both times were because I was having an allergic reaction on my hands.
I also have a heart pendant with a tiny diamond in the center on a silver chain that my husband gave me when we were dating. I change it sometimes, but husband pouts when I don’t wear it for more than a day or two at a time.
Alison K says
OOOH SHINY!
I always wear the diamond earrings my parents gave me. THey are simple and beautiful and I love them.
Michelle says
Oooh shiny!
I wear my wedding ring and a pair of diamond earrings that my husband brought home for me as a random surprise one day (he rocks). Cause I am boring like that.
Katie D. says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring/band every day as well as the pearl ring that my now-husband gave me as a promise ring a while back.
carly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday!
Jen says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday – took me so long to get used to it though!
Sarah says
ooh shiny! I wear my wedding band and engagement ring everyday, the only time I didn’t was when I was in my last weeks of pregnancy and couldn’t get them on or off!
Erin says
OOOH SHINY!!
Definitely my wedding band/engagement ring … but I can’t leave the house without earrings, either.
Meg says
OOOH SHINY!!
Kimberly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring every day and a diamond band on my right hand that I bought to celebrate finishing business school.
Sarah says
OOH SHINY!
I wear a sterling silver ring that I bought for myself to remind myself to keep looking forward after a bad breakup. I don’t need to wear it anymore, but I like to have it on because it reminds me how far I’ve come since last year when things were bad.
Christy C says
Oooh shiny!
Veronica says
OOh Shiny! I wear diamond stud earrings everyday that I got from my boyfriend on our one year anniversary. We are now going on six years. :)
geraldine says
OOOH SHINY!! I convinced my hubby to buy into the “stackable” wedding band concept based on the vintage look of piling several thin bands rings on one finger. I wear four beautiful stackable wedding bands/engagement
ring(s. Makes a huge impact! Any well there is always room for more bling with each anniv.
Camp says
OHHH SHINY! In addition to my wedding ring I wear a ring that I bought myself after my first promotion at work. I still get tons of compliments!
Tricia says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my simple gold wedding band. I love that jewelry becomes a part of you.
Tonya says
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding ring never comes off but that is partly because I can’t get it off! :) I also have a personalized necklace I where most days that has family initials and my favorite scripture on charms.
Erin says
OOOH SHINY! I currently wear my engagement ring, wedding band, and a ring from my husband’s grandmother everyday. Like to mix up the other accessories.