Sun and Swim

This Texas weather is getting hotter by the day, that means swimsuit season is upon us. While shopping online during our lunch breaks we have found some of the cutest swimsuits known to man. According to our Facebook fans, jewelry with bikinis are a must (we think so, too!). Here are some of our floral favorites, along with the jewelry we think should be rocked with them.

Anthropologie's Mai Tai Bikini, with Olivia Hoop gold/pink opal.

Free People's Cottage Rose Bikini, with Taylor large/gold earrings.

Maya Napali Coral Ruffle Bikini, with large silver Angela Hoop.

Good thing jewelry never makes you look fat! After all the swimsuit shopping, I think it's time for us to go and work out now....

Hello, Real Simple!

We are so excited to announce our latest press, in the prestigious Real Simple magazine! Its beautiful pages have everything from fashion, to recipes, to home decor and entertaining. This editorial is breathtaking and our "Elsa" earrings in turquoise just look gorgeous! Turquoise really is the best summer gemstone, don't you think? You've got to check out the magazine, on newsstands now!

Check out the Elsa earrings, here.

A Note from Amanda

Hi all!

For those of you who find these updates interesting, I just wanted to share that we have completed- and are currently having photographed my latest collection, Fall/Holiday 2010. We took the brand new collection to NY this past May 3-5 and it had an outstanding reception from all clients. This was our strongest market EVER, and the response was positive, energetic, and self-fulfilling for me. Stores seem to be performing well with it- selling out of their stock quickly, following a very strong series of trunk shows (we actually conducted 15 major events between markets in Atlanta, Dallas, and NYC, and our store's trunk shows since the beginning of January, in just 4 months). Atlanta is a new market for us, which we will be participating in 5 times per year with Ambrosia & Co., in addition to our 5 Dallas markets, with Thirty2Thirty, and 3 New York shows per year (independently). I am wiped, to say the least, but am definitely seeing the rewards of all the hard work from all of us here, including our jewelry makers (3, of which are brand new), Jordan, and Andrea, my assistants who literally hold me up, and Jessica, our public relations representative.

Of all the amazing highlights of the recent NY show, I have to say, when the Cosmopolitan Accessories Director, Brooke Lucks, walked into my booth with my earrings on and stating what a huge fan she was, I was reminded why I work so hard! Which brings me to thanking Jessica George, my public relations representative, who has also been a busy bee, getting us into tons of local press, InStyle (several times), and coming up, Cosmopolitian, Real Simple, and InStyle (they love us)!

Andrea Glanzer, Jordan May, Jessica George, and all of our workers are constantly reminded how important they are to me, our now flourishing business, and in the general karma of Amanda Sterett Jewelry Design, LLC. I can design and create an amazing piece of jewelry, but these women are the reason for our forwarding success. I toast them, daily!

So cheers to all of us: the fans, family, and friends- stores who represent us, the workers to make all the pieces, and everyone who truly support and believe in my work.

It would not be possible without you,
Amanda

Best of Big D 2010

We are all so excited here around the studio! Amanda just left for ENK Accessories Circuit in NYC to launch our fabulous new Fall collection, and we've been nominated in the Best Jewelry Designer category for the Best of Big D 2010 in D Magazine. Voting starts today, and you can vote every day, until May 16th. We feel so honored, this is obviously because we have the best fans and stores in the world! Thanks for being so supportive of us and thank you for voting!

Click here to VOTE!