***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
Anna says
OOOH SHINY!
Apart from my glasses, I wear a sports watch (I can set three alarms that I will never not hear because I am in another room) and a silver claddagh ring.
I also have two earrings in the cartilage of my right ear that I never change. I wear other earrings in my lobes every day, but those change very very often. I have quite the collection of shiny dangly things for my ears.
Rachel - Richmond Food Collective says
OOOH SHINY!!
Each day wear my wedding bands. They are made from my grandmother’s diamonds and diamonds from my husband’s family.
Emily says
OOOH SHINY! I always wear my wedding band and my engagement ring, which was made from the diamonds of my grandmother’s engagement ring, combined with those of my husband’s grandmother’s. So special to me.
Laura says
ooh shiny!
i always wear my engagement bands and wedding band, I also like to wear my birthstone earrings that my hubby got me a few years ago for my birthday!
jillian says
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding ring- it is simple white gold, and I love it. :)
charm bracelets says
I’m always wearing a ring, but which one it is varies over the years. It used to be a chunky black Tiffany ring, but now it’s a silver one I bought in Taos, NM that was crafted on a reservation?
Tam says
OOOH SHINY!! I tend to wear the exact same pair of earrings (partially sentimentally as they were given to me by my gran, partially laziness), I also always wear my wedding and engagement rings – on seperate hands because the designs mean one would wear away at the other if they were on the same finger!
Tiffany Matteau says
Ohhh Shiny! I wear my wedding set everyday!
Tae says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding rings every day, and also a silver toe ring my boyfriend-when-I-was-16 gave me (not the same person who gave me the wedding rings!). Nothing to do with sentimentality, I just can’t take it off!
Michelle says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my engagement ring every day. It is sparkly and I love it. I don’t have a wedding band, even though I am married, so my engagement ring serves as both, which makes it extra special to me. :)
Alisa says
OOOH SHINY! I always wear my wedding/engagement rings, and I never leave the house without my watch!
Jamie says
Oooh shiny! No bling allowed in surgery…sigh. Here’s to weekends and days off =)
Sarahm says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my engagement ring every day. I am getting married in less than 8 months!
AImee C says
OOOH Shiny!
I wear my wedding rings and a watch my husband gave me the day I graduated college. <3
Katie V. says
OOOH Shiny! I always wear my wedding band and almost always wear my engagement ring.
Mary says
oooh shiny! I wear my wedding band every day.
Rebecca @This Nest is Best says
OOOHHHH SHINY!
My wedding ring and engagement ring :) Previously my belly button ring, but I recently removed that!
Ginger armstrong says
Oooh, shiny!
My simple, gold-band wedding ring. Everyday for 10+ years. I love it!
… And my very first “good” watch makes the appearance most days, too– Christmas gift from my hubby 12 years ago!
Janelle says
OOh Shiny!
I never leave with out my wedding band and my watch. I’m a teacher and I would be totally lost without my watch!
Elizabeth from DC says
Ooh, shiny!
I wear my wedding ring and watch everyday.
Tara says
OOOH, SHINY! I don’t wear one item every day. I do tend to wear my watch almost every day…it’s from my grandma.
Sara says
OOOH SHINY! I wear the two rings my grandmother gave me (one she got in 1961 and the other she bought me when I was 17) and my class ring! I never take them off unless I’m doing dishes.
Stephanie Silverstein says
“OOOH SHINY!” Besides my wedding and anniversary ring I wear a sterling silver bracelet that my husband had made for me when we were newlyweds.
Brittany h. says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my engagement ring and my watch everyday. I also wear earrings everyday, however not the same ones.
Emily says
Oooh shiny!!!
I wear a small gold chain my godfather uncle gave me as a toddler…except on Friday. On Friday, I wear pearls.
Courtney says
OOOOH SHINY!!!! I wear my wedding ring every day.
Kimberly says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring everyday.
Karen says
OOOOOH SHINY!!
My everyday jewelry routine is my college class ring (Go JMU!), an antique spoon ring, and a silver bracelet that all of the women in my family wear.
Ali says
Oooh, shiny!
The only pieces of jewelry I wear every day are my engagement ring and wedding band. Anything else is based on my mood and outfit!
BethanyB says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding ring all the time. I only take it off when I clean it and when I work with dough.
Heather says
OOOH SHINY!! I wear my wedding ring every day, and mix everything else up.
Allison R. says
OOOH SHINY!
There is nothing I wear every single day…hopefully someday a wedding ring, though :)
Ashley Mc says
“OOOH SHINY!”
I always wear my wedding band and engagement ring. I’m working on my accessorizing!
Nicole says
Oooh Shiny!
I wear my wedding rings most days, and today my husband bought me a Pandora bracelet with a heart charm and a bootie with a pink stone in it because it is a) our anniversary, and b) the day we found out we are expecting a girl!
Sarah Jane says
OOOH SHINY!
I almost always wear the simple gold hoops that my mother got during the college summer when she worked at Tiffany’s in New York. She bought herself three pairs of earrings that year and I love them all. (Confession: I wear big, cheap earrings when I’m not wearing my classy, understated ones. I love both.)
Amanda T says
OOOH SHINY! I wear two items every day. My wedding set, which my husband designed himself, and the watch he gave me for our first anniversary. I feel naked without them!
Caroline says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding rings and a watch everyday!
Cathy says
OOOH SHINY!!
I don’t wear one particular piece every day, but I have several pieces I wear regularly – a Tiffany necklace from my mother-in-law for my 40th birthday (and then turned it into a tradition to give all the girls in the family a Tiffany piece for their 40th), my Aunt’s diamond stud earrings, a Paloma Picasso necklace from my husband and my old Cinderella watch (from when I was 7) on a chain.
Lucia says
“OOOH SHINY!” I always wear my wedding band. I love how it’s simple and elegant.
Karissa says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding set everyday which has my maternal grandmother’s diamonds in it and I wear a ring on my other finger that has my paternal grandmother’s diamonds in it. It is so meaningful to me to have a memory of each of them with me daily.
Bernice says
OOOH SHINY!!
Stefanie says
OOOH SHINY!! I wear my wedding ring everyday, but I also wear a simple necklace I received long ago from a friend. Both are so special to me. :)
neri says
OOOH SHINY! i love what they offer!
i wear a gold band my parents gave me. I used to not like rings but after this gift i am crazy about them now :)
Cris says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my wedding band and engagement ring every single day.
Rhonda says
OOOH SHINY!!!!
My ring wedding ring…
Megan says
Oooh shiny!
Always wear my wedding band and engagement ring. Proud to be married to my hubby – almost 5 years!
DeeJay Conley says
Oh shiny!
As soon as I read that I saw Jack and Karen (from Will & Grace) this morning. They do that to distract one another….
guess you had to have been there
Molly says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring and a ring my husband gave me when I went away to college 18 years ago!
Candice says
OOO SHINY!!
My favorite piece of jewelry is my wedding ring and the other is two hot pink mini rubber bands around my finger to put my daughters hair up in pig tails in a moments notice! i also have a necklace of my grandmas thats in the working of getting fixed!
Jen J. says
OHHH SHINY!!! :) there’s not really any jewelry that I wear every single day since I’m not yet engaged or married – but I do have some favorite pieces that I wear very often including a cute pair of gold flower stud earrings