The Women Behind the Breast Cancer Collection

Andrea from Amanda Sterett walking in the Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure, which she does every year!

You all are now familiar with our Breast Cancer Collection, and how we're giving 20% of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Awareness & Research, but we wanted to give a little insight into the women behind the collection. Each piece is named after a woman that has battled the disease, and here is a little bit of information about each of these courageous women.

The Bev Hoop, a delicate huggie-style earring hand-wrapped with faceted pink quartz. This earring is in honor of Bev Sorenson, who was diagnosed in 2009 and is currently undergoing treatment.

The Bonnie Earring, a delicate linear earring of faceted pink opal. This earring is in honor of Bonnie Sheets, a 20-year breast cancer survivor.

The Bridgie Earring, a linear chain of four hand-wrapped circles with faceted drops of pink quartz. This earring is in honor of Dolores "Bridgie" Cowan, who was diagnosed at the young age of 29, and after undergoing treatment, was in remission for 10 years before it took her life at a young age of 41.

The Danielle Earring, a small hand-wrapped 14k gold-filled circle adorned with faceted pink quartz and pink opal. This earring is in honor of Danielle Miller, who was diagnosed in 2009, underwent treatment, and is now cancer-free today.

The Foster Hoop, a 14k gold-filled hoop hand-wrapped with: pink opals, pink quartz, and 14k gold-filled frosted beads. This earring is in honor of Claire Foster, a dear friend to Amanda and her family, who was diagnosed at the age of 81 in 2002 and after undergoing treatment, is free of breast cancer today.

The Monica Earring, a small stone of pink opal nested in 14k gold-filled wire. This earring is in honor of Monica Taylor, who has been cancer-free for a year.

The Virginia Earring, a faceted stone of pink opal wrapped with pink garnets. This earring is in honor of Virginia Adams, Amanda's grandmother, who was diagnosed and battled breast cancer during her life.

The Debbie Necklace, a delicate chain made of hand-wrapped pink quartz dropped with a pink opal pendant wrapped in faceted pink quartz. This necklace is in honor of Deborah Stephens who was diagnosed October of 2009 and is currently undergoing treatment.

The Maria Necklace, a delicate necklace of hand-wrapped faceted stones of pink quartz on a 16" 14k gold-filled chain. The necklace is in honor of Maria Melgarejo, who was diagnosed early in 2008 and passed away just before Thanksgiving in November of 2009.

The Tara Necklace, a delicate 14k gold-filled chain with a small hand-wrapped 14k gold-filled circle adorned with faceted stones of pink quartz. This necklace is in honor of Tara Hohenberger, dear friend to Amanda, who has survived breast cancer at the age of 35 and has been cancer-free for one and a half years.

Looks We Love: Jewel Toned Velvet

We’d like to think that this fabulous fall trend is inspired by the tones and rich colors found in the latest Amanda Sterett Collection. With its usage of deep tones like red garnet, pyrite, olive pearl, and onyx it perfectly coincides with the Jewel Toned Velvet trend. Velvet dates back to the 1300’s and is traditionally associated with the noble and elegant, but velvet can also be edgy.

Take the royal blue velvet blazer from Juicy Couture. It instantly adds some depth and texture to an ordinarily plain outfit. Put on the Tina earrings of blue moonstone and you have a dramatic and sophisticated day look. To take it to a night-time look, add the Gable Choker in chunky chains and edgy stones.

If you want to just ease yourself into the velvet trend, these House of Harlow ballet flats are a great embellishment to jeans and a plain t-shirt. Don’t forget the Annie olive pearl and pyrite earrings to further spice things up.

The Brian Lichtenberg leopard print red velvet dress is for those risk-taking fashionistas. It mixes together two fabulous trends this fall, velvet and animal print (which we’ll talk about later!). To be worn only with the black Grace Earrings, they’re the perfect dramatic match!

The Free People Foliage Dress shows the sweet side of this trend. It goes wonderfully with the Emma Necklace, a beautiful harp-harped treasure, and with the Alexander Wang Duffel as a cross-body bag.

So whether you’re sweet, edgy, elegant, or it just depends on the day, velvet can be an easy addition to your wardrobe. Just make sure you’re adorning it with some complimentary rich toned baubles!

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Introducing the Breast Cancer Collection

Everyone knows an individual who has been affected by breast cancer in some form. According to research, 1 in 8 women (roughly 14%) will have breast cancer during their lifetime. In 2009, 40,170 women were expected to die. This number has been decreasing since 2009 due to treatment advances, earlier detection through screening, and increased awareness. Although Amanda has never been infected with breast cancer, a few of her loved ones have, as well as those close to her family and friends. This is her opportunity to remind others how important it is to remember we can help!

Each piece of this collection is named in honor of a woman that has battled Breast Cancer, hand-made in pink opals, pink quartz, and 14k gold-fill. 20% of proceeds from each piece sold from this collection will go to Breast Cancer Awareness & Research. Check out the entire collection here.

Maria Necklace
Delicate princess necklace in 14k gold-fill with faceted pink quartz.

Latest Collection Up!

It's almost that time of year: fall. I know it probably doesn't seem like it will ever get here, with the over 100 degree weather we've been having here in Dallas, but its spirit, or at least its jewelry, is upon us. We've launched our latest collection to the Amanda Sterett website. The look is edgier with emphasis on large earrings and full necklaces, with options of delicate and drapey designs for the neck. Check out the website and let us know what some of your favorites are!

Veronica Earrings, gold/greens/pyrite

Thank You to Fans

As a thanks to all of you for voting for us for Best Jewelry Designer in D Magazine’s Best of Big D 2010 we’d like to offer you something special. From August 2nd to midnight on August 8th use coupon code BESTOFDALLAS2010 to get 30% off of your entire order. The new fall collection is out now, so stock up on gifts, party jewelry, and everyday essentials while this fabulous deal is going on. Thank you again, you guys are the best!

As of today, our latest collection is available on our website, go check it out and take advantage of this awesome discount!