To celebrate their 100th anniversary, Since1910.com will be holding a contest in which they give away 100 pieces of Tacori jewelry. Tacori jewelry, people! The grand prize will be a 1 carat Tacori engagement ring valued at $7500. There will be 4 second prize winners of a 18k925 necklace worth $1500, and 95 winners will receive the 3rd place prize of Tacori jelly bean earrings, worth $125.

Since1910.com has been family owned since, yes, 1910. Five generations have run this New York based coutoure jewelry business, and they are celebrating their 100th anniversary in a big way! You have until May 1st to enter, and all you have to do is head over to Since1910.com's Facebook page and like them, leaving a comment explaining why you should be a winner. It's that simple.

One winner will be announced each day from May 1st, 2011 until August 1, 2011. The grand prize winner of the 1 carat Tacori engagement ring will be chosen on August 1st. So head on over to their Facebook page and get yourself entered. You can find more information about Since1910.com and official rules of the contest at their website. Be sure to let me know if you're a winner!

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Okay, let's admit it. Sometimes, we just don't get what we want for Christmas. Significant others or loved ones may fall a bit short of the mark, despite their best efforts. So, who says you can't buy yourself what you REALLY wanted for Christmas? I say every woman should treat herself once in a while. You deserve it!

And what almost every woman wants is jewelry. I met a fabulous woman this fall at the Type-A Mom Conference who makes some amazingly beautiful jewelry. Lisa Lehmann is the artist behind Studio Jewel. You may know her better as @thebeadgirl on Twitter. Lisa is as lovely as the jewelry she creates, and she very generously offered me the opportunity to receive a piece of her jewelry for review. She probably felt sorry for me after she saw me coming back time and again to salivate over her table of baubles at the conference mom market.

I'm so glad that she did because she sent me the most gorgeous set of stack rings. I told Lisa my children's birth stones, and she chose to send me a plain silver band with one adorned with an amethyst colored stone. I was very pleased because this is my daughter's birthstone, and I don't have many jewelry items with this stone. Take a look at how gorgeous these rings are.

Please excuse my photography skills. But you can see how delicate and shiny these rings are. I love their classic look. I wanted a ring I could wear for every day. What I really like about these rings is the timeless style and how comfortable they are. As a busy mom, my jewelry for everyday wear has to be comfortable and unobtrusive. I can't have stones sticking up that will poke my toddler when I pick him up. So I appreciate the design of these rings. And I love the simplicity but unique style statment of these rings and how you can add to them with other stack rings. I plan to get rings with my boys' birthstones as well. I wish you could see them in person.

Lisa sends each piece in a beautiful gift box. Even if you're getting a Studio Jewel design for yourself, it's so nice to receive that beautiful box to open, with your jewelry encased in a soft pouch. I love that touch! Lisa also includes a card with information about herself and how to care for your jewelry.

So if you didn't get what you wanted for Christmas, head on over to visit Lisa at Studio Jewel. You deserve it!

I've decided to enter another fun contest at MomDot - this time the prize is jewerly!  By the way, I did not win the blog header contest, though I was one of five chosen to be put into a random drawing.  Oh well, I'll keep my pretty flowers.

From flowers back to jewelry.  The prize in this newest contest is a $50 gift card from Little Windows.  This company makes beautiful photo jewelry.  The frames are clear resin, allowing all the color from you photo to be seen - no frame obscuring your picture.  They're very classy looking, and I just love personalized things (as you may know!).  So I'm in it to win it!

But I forgot to tell you the fun part of how I'm going to win it.  All I have to do is get a picture of myself with the UGLIEST piece of jewelry I own.  MomDot will pick the ugliest piece from all entries received by today's deadline.  So here it is.  These earrings came from my mom.  They're clip-ons.  I gave them to my daughter to wear for playing dress-up, and even she won't touch them!

So what do you think?  Are these earrings ugly enough to win?  Go check out the competition and let me know!  I just got my hair cut yesterday.  Do you like it?  I do.  It's so easy to take care of.  I need all the help I can get at making my life easier.  Have a Fun Friday and a wonderful weekend!