***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
Melissa says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my wedding ring.. and a nursing tank.
Sarah says
OOOH SHINY! The only pieces jewelry I wear everyday are my engagement ring and my wedding ring. Aside from that I don’t have much classy bling.
Sara says
OOO SHINY!!!
I always wear my wedding band on one hand and my engagement ring on the other hand(they don’t fit together). I change up my earrings/necklace.
Sarah says
Ooooooooh shiny! Every day I wear my wedding ring…..
Jenny says
OOOH SHINY!! My wedding ring. The diamond in the wedding band was from my husband’s Grandma’s wedding ring, and the diamond in the ring is from his mom’s ring.
kelly says
ooh shiny.
i wore a (tiny dot of silver) nose ring every day for about 10 years. then one day about 2 years ago i decided i was done with it. now, i want it back. oh well
Megan says
OOOH Shiny!!! I wear pearl earrings every day! I’m a nurse, so no matter how yucky things get, my earrings always make me feel at least a little bit refined at work!
Jennifer Clark says
OOOH SHINY
Everyday without fail I wear my three heart diamond necklace that reminds me of my three children. It was given to me by them on Mothers Day and hasn’t left my neck since!
Lora Kearns says
OOOH SHINY! I wear a simple silver necklace from my mother in law. I love it, it is a small, silver circle, with a tiny hole in the middle.
Ann says
Ooooh Shiny-
I try to always wear my wedding rings and an anniversary band but if I am staying home for the day, I don’t wear any jewelry to avoid scratching the baby!
Peter says
OOO SHINY!!!
I always wear my wedding band.
Kelsey says
My aquamarine “push present” ring. :)
Christina @ Christina's Adventures says
OOOH SHINY!! :)
I wear my wedding/engagement rings everrrry day…but I also can’t leave home without earrings! I feel so naked if I do accidentally!!
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!
I just wear my wedding and engagement rings every day :)
vanessa rae says
OOH SHINY!
i wear my diamond heart necklace that my boyfriend gave me for our one year anniversary, and then my purity ring that says “pura vida,” which was bought from etsy.
Kathryn S. says
Oooh SHINY!
The only thing I always wear is my watch. I feel naked without it!
Jenn says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday, and I love what it means in my life.
Joy says
OOOH SHINY!
The only jewelry I wear daily is my wedding ring and engagement ring. Even though my seven month old son gets scratched by the diamond at last twice a week, I refuse to stop wearing it. My husband worked hard for that ring!
kera says
Oooh shiny!
Wedding ring every day- unless I am digging in the garden!
Megan A. says
“OOOH SHINY!”
My wedding ring and a watch are my go-to basics. I love jewelry so I usually swap everything else out daily!
chelsea says
Ooh shiny!! I wore my wedding ring every day, but then gained too much weight during my pregnancy. Now I can wear it again but sometimes forget since I got out of the habit (oops!)
Farrah says
OOOH SHINY! Just my wedding ring. :) Minimalist.
Sarah K says
Oooh Shiny!!!
I don’t really wear a lot of jewelry except earrings but I would love this prize!!!
Tiffany says
OOOH SHINY!
I used to wear my wedding rings everyday… but I fear I’ll scratch my very squirmy baby. So I really only put them on when leaving the house.
SUnita says
OOOH SHINY
I always wear my wedding ring.
I rarely comment here but I adore you guys
Lara says
Oooh shiny!
Every day, I wear pearl earrings that I got on a family vacation to DisneyWorld when I was 5 (not saying I’ve worn them every day since, but every day for the past year or so.)
B. Davies says
“OOOH SHINY!” I have a couple things that I wear every day; my wedding band and engagement ring as well as a necklace and charm that was my grandmas. She had a charm bracelet and every time a grandchild was born she would get a new charm with their birthday engraved on it. Once she passed each grandchild got the charm, I love wearing it and it makes me feel very connected to my family history!
Kathryn says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a silver watch everyday which was a university graduation present from Mum and Dad; as well as white gold hoops from my boyfriend which he gave to me last week as a replacement for a pair I accidently lost down the bathroom sink. Ooops!
Andrea says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear a necklace from my grandma and simple stud earrings everyday.
PS– What a cool giveaway! These designers have such beautiful creations.
Julie J. says
OOOH SHINY!
I wear my engagement ring and wedding band every day.
Varsha Sinha says
OOOH SHINY!
Love to wear 2 simple silver bracelets – one from my mom, one from my boyfriend :)
Love your blog!!! I’m in medical school and seriously, this is like the best break I get everyday from studying haha
Caity says
OOOH SHINY!
I actually don’t wear any jewelry everyday. I like it occasionally but it usually ends up annoying me by the middle of the day. BUT, my sister in-law LOVES jewelry and this would be a great way to get her some fun new stuff for Christmas.
Kristin M says
Oooh Shiny! Such pretty hardware!
Wedding ring and the classic diamond stud earrings. Little baby hands will grab a hold of any other earring and I don’t want to know the outcome to that.
Lauren says
OOOH SHINY! I wear an awesome hand-crafted ring I bought for myself from an artist in Asheville, NC daily!
Phoebe says
OOOH SHINY!!
I wear my engagement ring every day and starting next September I’ll also wear a wedding band :). I also wore a pocket watch on a long chain that I got in England while studying abroad for years but it’s currently broken! [I could use a new necklace. Eh? Eh?]
monica c says
OOOH SHINY!
i wear two earrings, because i can’t take them out. well, i could, but i’d never get them back in. and i stick my wedding band and engagement ring on (separate fingers) atleast once a day…but have a hard time leaving them on while doing housework. that sounds so lame. but with 4 little ones, i only throw on jewelry these days if i’m heading out the door without the kids. i would love to pretty myself up with some jewels. :)
Katie says
OOOH SHINY!!
I actually wear my mom’s ring from her highschool boyfriend because its the only ring that has ever fit me well!
Rebecca says
OOOH SHINY!
Every day I wear my wedding ring. I got it off of Etsy – it’s a gold branch-y band with six small diamonds on it. I was totally nervous to order something so expensive from a hand-made jeweler off of etsy, but i love the ring, it’s super unique and I get a ton of questions about it all the time (and of course it symbolizes the love between my husband and me, etc. etc. ;)
Lauren says
OOH SHINY!!
I wear my gold cross necklace every day. It goes with everything!!
jackie says
Oooh, shiny!
I wear my wedding set daily, but I also wear a silver cuff bracelet I bought in Santa Fe when I was a teenager.
Laura Davey says
Ooooo shiny! I wear my wedding ring every day. Would love some more bling
Amy Grout says
OOOH SHINY!!! I wear the wedding rings my husband designed and had made for me…not because I have to, but because I love them :) The other ring I wear (almost) every day is a wide silver band with a turquoise stone in the middle because it is totally ME!
Jessica says
oooh shiny. my wedding ring of course!
Dawn Gahan says
“OOOH SHINY!”
My reading glasses from the Dollar Store and ACE Hardware. They’re in every room of the house. Without them I’m a trombone slider kind of reader, back and forth under my eyesight trying to figger out what the heck is it I’m looking at.
But one thing is for sure . . . I can spot pretty jewelry from a mile away!
OOOH SHINY! says
I wear my wedding and engagement rings everyday, and a Tissot gentlemans watch!
Kristen says
OOOH SHINY! I wear my wedding ring everyday.
Megan says
OOOH SHINY!
My wedding ring is probably the only thing I wear everyday, but I technically only wear it when I leave the house.
Zed says
Oooh, shiny!
Wedding ring, of course!
Rachel says
oooh shiny.
Wear my new wedding band and engagement ring!
Nicholin says
“OOOH SHINY!” For every day, I wear wedding and engagement rings. My “go-to” earrings are a pair of white gold hoops my husband bought me for my birthday.