CEO of SOS Children’s Villages testimonial.

SOS Children’s Villages is one of the chosen charities to receive funds from The Greener Diamond. We chose SOS for their extreme commitment to children and for the active “hands on” approach they take in every aspect of their outreach. Heather Paul, the CEO of SOS, wrote us this nice letter and we would like to share some of it with you

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MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® Timeless Halo. “Madelyn” Eco Friendly Engagement Ring.

The “Madelyn” Engagement Ring shown here is set with a 1 carat Round Brilliant, Hearts and Arrows cut MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® placed in a very classic Timeless halo setting. The setting itself is created in Eco-friendly, recycled 14K white gold. The Madelyn holds .32 carats of natural pave’ set accenting diamonds. The Madelyn is also owned by BETTER TV corespondent Nicolle Camarata. Nicolle actually bought the Madelyn on TV during MiaDonna’s, Better TV, interview.

“YOU” on Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

Thanks to our dear friend John Littlefield from Extreme Makeover Home Edition we have an exciting opportunity for 2 people to win a trip to be on the show. Spend two days on set with Johnny and the rest of the design team and get in on the action. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to meet everyone, including the surprise celebrity guest.

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Zink Magazine features Miadonna and The Greener Diamond.

The Greener Diamond founder and MiaDonna & Company CEO Anna-Mieke Anderson was recently interviewed by the iconic New York based, high fashion magazine, Z!NK. The article covers both MiaDonna’s efforts to offer beautiful, affordable, ethical diamond alternative jewelry while at the same time feeding The Greener Diamonds philanthropic efforts in Africa. The article is in Z!NK’s current Men’s issue in the “Its not easy being green” section.

It’s not easy being green: MiaDonna Diamonds, Baubles are the new green.

We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Unfortunately, not many of us are aware of the trials and tribulations that go into getting the bling we love so dearly. Founder of The Greener Diamond, Anna-Mieke Anderson has dedicated her career to raising awareness of the detrimental mining processes associated with the production of diamonds, on both a cultural and an environmental level.

“Back in 2005 when I began my research, nobody I asked could guarantee me a conflict free diamond,” explains Anderson. This prompted monumental research that finally led to Anderson following an unconventional approach for developing a chemically identical diamond created synthetically in a lab. With technology improving quickly over time, Anderson was able to launch MiaDonna, a diamond retailer that offers hybrid and synthetically grown diamonds that are gorgeous and guaranteed 100 percent conflict free. With profits from MiaDonna, Anderson is able to bring contributions back to The Greener Diamond.

Although Anderson is ecstatic that people now have a “safe and affordable diamond option,” as she likes to put it, her true passion lies with The Greener Diamond Foundation. In conjunction with organizations such as YAI (Youth Action International)  and with support from like-minded philanthropists as Johnny Little field of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, the Greener DIamond is now moving forward with a project that will transform an old diamond mine of the Sierra Leone into a community beneficial rice field. The plan is to employ former child soldiers and teach them how to use the resources of their land in a positive manner. Research shows that the Konor region of Sierra Leone, located on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is riddled with unemployment with half the residents living off less than $1.00 a day. With this new plan, The Greener Diamond hopes to remove children of the Konor from the dangerous world of diamond mining and strives to “improve the livelihood of vulnerable rural youths by promoting household level food production and community cohesion.” If successful, the cultivation of this region will be enough to feed the direct community as well as provide enough supplements to vend to larger markets.

Anderson, as well as other contributors to the cause, have visited Sierra Leone and surrounding areas first hand, and will continue to monitor each step of this restoration process. If you feel drawn to the efforts The Greener Diamond has set forth, Anderson suggests sponsoring a child in Africa or visiting The Greener DIamond website to purchase an ENOUGH T-Shirt (all profits benefit the project). Either way it’s great to see green sparkle. TheGreenerDiamond.org

Rachel Sutton – Z!NK Magazine April 2010

For more information about The Greener Diamonds ENOUGH project you can visit The Greener Diamond or follow our updates here. ENOUGH shirts are available at MiaDonna.com.

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Extreme Makeover Home Edition: John Littlefield in the ENOUGH shirt with Christian Slater

Last Sunday the Extreme Makeover Home Edition team traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi with celebrity guest Christian Slater to help out the very deserving Heathcock family. Sherman Heathcock decided after 9/11 to join the National guard and defend our country. Sherman is also an active deputy sheriff, a member of the SWAT team and the coach for his sons Football team.

While Sherman was serving in Iraq Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the Heathcock family home leaving Sherman’s wife and kids in a very bad situation. Ty, Johnny, Page, Michael and celebrity guest Christian Slater are more than ready to help out this very deserving family

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Eco-Friendly Wedding Ring set. The “Gretchen” by MiaDonna.

The “Gretchen” Eco-friendly Wedding Ring set shown here was created in 14K Eco-friendly yellow Gold, also available in white or rose gold, Palladium or Platinum. The Gretchen is set with a 1 carat Round Brilliant, Hearts and Arrows cut MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid®. There are .80 carats of natural accenting diamonds in this Wedding Ring set. The Gretchen  can also be purchased as an Engagement Ring with the option to add the matching Wedding band later.

Cheap Engagement Rings

Cheap Engagement Rings

For a lot of us when we say the words “Cheap Engagement Ring” what we’re really thinking is affordable engagement rings, especially if your planning on proposing and paying for everything that comes along with a more traditional or even destination wedding. I don’t think anyone wants a cheaply constructed ring or something that is just some sort of CZ fashion jewelry. Most of us want inexpensive engagement or wedding rings that are high quality, at affordable prices, that will still take our loved ones breath away and will be something they’ll wear with pride. Is such a thing even possible?

There have been some great advancements in man made diamonds over the past few years giving the consumer options to the traditional and very expensive mined diamond. However, while at one point these man made diamonds may have been considerably cheaper than an earth mined diamond, in today’s economy, I think you’ll find that they are about the same price, if not only slightly less than a natural diamond. Man made diamonds are an eco friendly, conflict free option and are without a doubt very beautiful, but the cheap engagement ring that we are looking for is going to require something a little less expensive, after all, the diamond accounts for nearly all of the expense when you really look at what your paying for when you purchase an engagement ring.

At MiaDonna & Company we offer a product called the MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid®. The MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® consists of a core crystal that has an infused layering of man made diamond on it. The great thing about our Hybrid stone is it receives an unbiased grading by the Global Gemological Laboratory and typically comes in a D to F in color and a VVS1 to VS2 in clarity giving you third party verification as to its visual qualities. In fact, upon your request, we will send your finished ring to the Global Gemological Laboratory to be graded for you individually, giving you additional insurances that the standards you are looking for are being met.

If that isn’t enough, the MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® also has some other benefits that consumers in search of a cheap engagement ring might be very interested in. Because of its man mad diamond integration the MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® has a refractive index of 2.24 giving it a realistic brilliance nearly identical to a natural diamond that is also far superior to anything that has ever been offered before as a mined diamond substitute. The MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® has a hardness nearly two times greater than its CZ predecessor making it incredibly tuff, a friction co efficient lower than that of Teflon giving it a non-pores, easy to clean surface with a superb ability to repel dirt and grim caused by make up and lotions. As well, every MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® is cut by hand to ideal “Heart and Arrows” cut standards and comes with a lifetime warranty against clouding, fading or lose of brilliance.

With a starting price tag of only $358.00 per carat and finished Solitaires starting at $630.00 the sky is the limit when you buy an engagement ring from MiaDonna & Company. Whether you are looking at the available styles or are contemplating a custom design MiaDonna & Company creates every ring by hand right here in the USA using only the finest grade eco friendly Gold and Platinum. In the end, an engagement ring from MiaDonna is not only an affordable one, but is also an eco friendly, conflict free choice giving added social and environmental benefits to your engagement ring.

If your looking for a cheap engagement ring and don’t want to sacrifice quality or beauty, I invite you to come have a look at MiaDonna & Company.  With a 15 day “In your hands” return policy, McAffe site secure ordering and free fully insured shipping you can purchase the ring of your dreams with piece of mind for a lot less than you may have ever thought possible.