MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid® Princess cut versus Round cut

Finding it hard to decide what type of center stone to choose for your engagement ring? In the end the most important thing to consider is your personal preference’s and individual style. Of course, once you’ve selected the perfect setting it’s then time to decide what shape center stone you will be placing in it.  With so many choices ranging from some more unique shapes like asscher, cushion, pear and oval cuts to the more traditional shapes like the princess and round cut.

Below you can compare the MiaDonna brilliant Princess cut Diamond Hybrid® to the hearts and arrows, round cut Diamond Hybrid® side by side in the magnificent Bella antique engagement ring setting. Approximately 90% of all engagement rings and wedding rings sold are set with either a round cut or princess cut center stone.

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Sierra Leone youth begin harvesting crops with support from Greener Diamond.

We’re pleased to announce that our 100 acre farm in Sierra leone has began to produce for the Kono youth. We recently visited the youth and the farm with Greener Diamond endorser Johnny littlefield and couldn’t be happier about the progress being made.

From our friends at YAI:

Sierra Leone youth begin harvesting crops.

Close to 500 youth benefiting from YAI’s agriculture project in Kono District, Sierra Leone have begun harvesting rice and other crops planted thanks to Youth Action International with support from The Greener Diamond.

Through Youth Action International’s sustainable agriculture program, the young people (a majority of who are former child soldiers) received training, bought seeds, tools and worked with YAI agriculture experts to plant and harvest the farm.

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MiaDonna eco-friendly wedding ring set- The “Allure”

The Allure wedding ring set pictured here is set with a 1.85 carat miadonna diamond hybrid® and accented with .50 carats side diamonds. Both the ring and matching diamond wedding band were created from eco-friendly 14K white gold. The Allure Engagement ring can be set with any diamond hybrid® shape center stone available in either a 4 prong or 6 prong setting.

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EMHE Halloween at OSD and Johnny’s in The Greener Diamond shirt

Last nights episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was in Salem, Oregon for the Halloween episode. Ty, Johnny, Paige and Michael showed up with celebrity guest Rob Zombie to help the kids attending the Oregon School for the Deaf. The School runs a haunted house that is vital in creating enough revenue to help run the school through out the year. The design team not only showed up and completely re built the schools haunted house named “The Nightmare Factory” but also created new dorm rooms for the attending kids to stay in.

Greener Diamond endorser Johnny Littlefield was in the greener diamond shirt during the episode and even hung out for a while with the crowed and handed out some greener diamond t-shirts to some lucky fans.

To learn more about the Greener Diamond and the work we are doing with Johnny in Africa please visit thegreenerdiamond.org. The Greener Diamond is passionately sponsored by MiaDonna & Company.

Click here to see Johnny behind the scenes speaking with some fans from the show and signing some Greener Diamond shirts.

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MiaDonna Diamond alternatives on TVNZ Breakfast, New Zealand

MiaDonna & Company CEO Anna-Mieke Anderson recently traveled to Auckland, New Zealand for a segment on TVNZ, New Zealands leading media resource. While there Anna-Mieke spoke about both our man made (grown) diamonds and our Diamond Hybrid® simulant as well as the availability of recycled precious metals and the charity work we are currently doing in Sierra Leone, Africa through The Greener Diamond foundation.

Anna-Mieke was born in the small town of Hastings, New Zealand and was thrilled to head home and introduce her native country to the fine line of eco-friendly engagement rings and wedding rings that are now available from MiaDonna.com

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Eco-friendly gemstones from MiaDonna

At MiaDonna & Company we offer a wide range of eco-friendly gemstones like Emeralds, Sapphires, Rubies and Alexandrite. These are lab created gems that are grown in a lab and are physically, optically and chemically identical in every way to a natural gem. In fact, the only difference between our gemstones and natural gemstones is the elimination of any imperfections within the stone, the mining and the conflict associated in the harvesting of natural gems.

Every gemstone at MiaDonna is individually grown in one of the most scientifically advanced environments ever produced by man that mimics the earths natural growing process. Every MiaDonna gem is only offered in the finest “Gem Grade” cut available and in the rarest of colors.

Every Wedding Ring set and Engagement Ring sold at MiaDonna can substitute our Diamond Hybrid® center stones for any lab created gemstone. Looking for a wedding gift to give to your special someone on the night before the big day? Consider a right hand ring or pair of earrings with their favorite gemstone.

Categories: Blog Home, Lab Created Gemstone Jewelry Tags: alexandrite, Chatham, emeralds, Gems, gemstones, Ruby, sapphire

MiaDonna Custom Solitaire Engagement Ring – Hayley

The Hayley Solitaire Engagement Ring was designed for those looking for a delicate solitaire ring that would compliment larger center stones. The Hayley comes set with a 3.0 carat round brilliant, hearts and arrows cut Diamond Hybrid® center stone and is accented with pavé set diamonds running down the shank.

At MiaDonna & Company we can custom create any ring your heart desires. The CAD images, below, are identical to the images a customer receives during the custom creation process. Once a customer receives their custom CAD imagery they can go over it and make any changes they see fit until the design represents the vision of its creator.  For more on custom ring creations please visit our special services.

and here is Hayley all done and ready to shine.

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