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04January   {Giveaway} 3 stackable rings from Marie Bruns
Marie Myers is giving away three stackable rings to one lucky FOF. Enter to win by answering in the comments below: Do you like to stack your rings, or wear one per finger?

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Twelve years ago, almost-FOF Marie Myers, a finance executive, started a side business making jewelry. "I was always interested in fashion--my grandmother and mother were both dressmakers but encouraged me to do something more lucrative, which is why I went into finance. For my corporate job I traveled often and collected new jewelry wherever I went," says Marie. "When I started creating my own pieces, my friends encouraged me to sell them." Marie began selling jewelry from her home in Texas--at first, she received mostly bridal orders, and eventually her line got picked up by a local Saks.

But, as many FOFs would attest, life didn't follow an uninterrupted. The birth of her first child put her jewelry business on hold for a few years. ("I couldn't keep beads and small pieces around my home with an infant," she says.) In the meantime, Marie got a masters in business (her fourth degree), wrote a formal business plan for her jewelery company and redefined her market as the economy tanked. In 2010 she relaunched her business as Marie Bruns Jewelry (Bruns is her married name). She sells her pieces online and through trunk shows.

Marie says her line is based on the "eclectic layered look" with signature pieces such as her multi-strand "messy" pearl necklace and stackable rings made from real gemstones set in gold Vermeil. "My line is for professional women who want to be able to buy new pieces every year to add to their jewelry wardrobe at an affordable price," says Marie.

Her jewelry business's second coming is already seeing success. Marie was named a 2011 "Texas' Next Top Designer" and her pieces will be featured in InStyle magazine this spring. Meanwhile she still holds her finance position, and this February, 43-year-old Marie is expecting twins. Move over Sarah Jessica Parker--we don't know how she Marie does it.

Enter to win three stackable rings from Marie Bruns Jewelry by answering in the comments below: Do you like to stack your rings, or wear one per finger?

One FOF will win. (See all our past winners, here.) (See official rules, here.) Contest closes January 12, 2012 at midnight E.S.T.
  

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  1. ruta fox

    These rings are wonderful! I would stack them in a minute depending how big they are on my finger. Each piece of jewelry has it’s own “vibe” some are meant to be stacked and some are best left alone.. These are darling and would go great with deep auburgine nail polish!!!

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    1. Poppy

      the hot chocolate was your new’ fvruoaite thing-yeah right, i think you have had that love affair for a long time .oh by the way-do you have a tattoo on your hand? xxMay 17, 2011 5:26 pm

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    2. Masiel

      GFC jenniferI am not a huge scneice fiction fan. But just read Glow, which was also set on a spaceship. I didn’t think i would love the spaceship idea. But it was pretty cool. This book sounds interesting. Thanks.jlkalman26 at gmail dot com

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  2. DJBilis

    I usually wear them alone unless they are simple bands. I think to many rings on one hand can “age” the hand

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  3. Starla Nye

    Actually I do both. Sometimes stacking, sometimes one on each finger on the same hand. So many options. Would LOVE this. They are beautiful!

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  4. cmpease

    I love to stack rings! It is one way to personalize accessories. Some rings are too large to stack and best worn alone.

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  5. Cam

    Other than my wedding and engagement rings, I haven’t stacked rings in the past. But I really haven’t had any rings that would be suitable for stacking. It’s something I would like to try. Over the years, I’ve lost rings or changed what I am wearing so I have less emphasis on rings. I would like to go back to that look because it is fun and really makes me feel glamorous.

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  6. lisa

    i do both! certain rings beg to be stacked and others are best worn alone.

    these rings are beautiful – i hope that i win!

    i’ll wear all the time.

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