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Kwiat's Silver Teardrop For Charity

The latest charity initiative from Kwiat is a partnership with charity:water, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. The Kwiat Waterdrop bracelet features a silver water drop set with a tiny .02 carat diamond on a woven leather bracelet. It is available in two lengths and is unisex. It sells for $100. Order by today Wednesday, February 9 in order to get it in time for Valentine's Day. All profits from this Kwiat diamond waterdrop bracelet will go to fund the charity: water organization and allow them to give one hundred percent of public donations to fund water projects.

This isn't Kwiat's first foray into charity jewelry. Last year they partnered with golfer Cristie Kerr to bring attention to her Birdies for Breast Cancer foundation selling a pink sapphire version of Kwiat's Signature Platinum Star Collection.

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Stephen Webster's Malaria No More Locket

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Filed under: Jewelry, Charity

Last year jewelry designer Stephen Webster created a ring to support the Malaria No More campaign and had Victoria Beckham as his celebrity supporter. Webster is back again with a new piece to support the effort, a locket with a glittering mosquito and this year Olivia Palermo and Yasmin and Amber Le Bon have signed on as the celebrity faces of the initiative.

The silver plated belcher chain necklace holds a red enamel pendant with a diamante encrusted mosquito. It comes in a branded pouch and sells for $163.78 in the U.S., £95 in the UK exclusively on ASOS.com. All proceeds go to Malaria No More UK. The charity uses all money raised on the ground in Africa to fund local malaria prevention and treatment programs. Complete info is on mylocket.net.

[via InStyle UK]

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Dorothy Hamill Introduces New Breast Cancer Awareness Jewelry Line

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Filed under: Jewelry, Charity, Sports, Celebrity Design

Olympic figure skater and breast cancer survivor Dorothy Hamill has teamed up with Helzberg Diamonds on a new fine jewelry collection that benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. "Love, Help and Hope by Dorothy Hamill" is exclusive to Helzberg. Pieces range from a ribbon ring for $79.99 to $1,499 for a 14K white gold heart necklace with a 1/2 carat total weight diamond pendant with a pink sapphire ribbon. Helzberg will donate $5 from every purchase to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and will guarantee a minimum $100,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure through Sept. 30, 2011.

[via National Jeweler]

Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer jewelry, cause jewelry, dorothy hamill

Shery Shabani's Pricey Breast Cancer Jewelry

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Designer Shery Shabani has come out with a new ultraluxurious version of breast cancer jewelry. The new collection features pink sapphires in gold and silver settings. The 14.5 carat pink sapphire bracelet on 14K gold and silver sells for $6,600. The 7.5 carat pink sapphire earrings in 14K gold and silver sell for $4,2000 and a 42" triple cluster necklace of pink sapphires on onyx beads sell for $4,000. Five percent of proceeds from the sales of Shery Shabani's pink sapphire collection will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Gallery: Shery Shabani Pink Sapphire Jewelry

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Kimberly McDonald Sea Turtle Bracelets Raise Money For Oil Spill Relief

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Filed under: Jewelry, Charity

We've seen the work of jewelry designer Kimberly McDonald before. She's most known for her pieces featuring geodes, agates and quartz accentuated with gold, diamonds and semi precious stones and she has an avid celebrity following that includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Hudson and Brooke Shields. McDonald has recently created a new limited edition "Sea Turtle Macramé Bracelet" collection in support of the National Wildlife Federation's efforts following the Gulf oil spill. McDonald has created 50 limited edition, hand crafted Sea Turtle macramé bracelets with 100 percent of all proceeds going towards NWF's efforts to respond to the wildlife crisis unfolding in the Gulf.

"When I learned about the amazing work that the National Wildlife Federation is doing to support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation efforts in the Gulf, I immediately knew that I needed to do everything in my power to support their efforts in easing the devastation occurring to our wildlife" McDonald said. "It is my hope that the collection will inspire people to get involved and take the state of our environment seriously. At the end we hope to protect vulnerable species such as the sea turtle by raising $100,000 for NWF."

Each bracelet is made from 18K recycled gold, reclaimed diamonds, a diamond briolette, and hand-woven silk macramé. The bracelets will retail for $2,000 - $2,500 and are available at Mitchells in Westport, Connecticut, Richards in Greenwich, Connecticut, Marshs in Huntington, New York and Wilkes Bashford in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California. The Mitchell Family of Stores have also foregone any profits on these bracelets in support of this great cause.

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Jewelry Line Raises Awareness And Funds For Gulf Oil Spill

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Filed under: Jewelry, Charity, Green

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has generated plenty of conversation, controversy and compassion. New Orleans-based jewelry designer Mignon Faget, has a new line of cause jewelry to raise awareness and funds for the environmental disaster.

The new collection, called simply "In Mourning" pulls together animal-centered pieces that Faget used in previous collections. The collection takes the oysters, redfish, speckled trout, pelicans and other animals and uses them as tie tacks on black ribbons and pendants on black cords. Blackened oxidized silver pieces represent the effect of the oil on the oysters and other wildlife. The pieces are designed both to celebrate the diversity of the Gulf's marine and wildlife habitats but also to remind people of the tremendous losses caused by the spill.

Pieces retail from $65 to $300 and benefit the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, a nonprofit organization that has been around since the 1980s working on restoring and protecting the Louisiana coast. The collection is available at MignonFaget.com.

[via National Jeweler]

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Kwiat's Birdies For Breast Cancer Jewelry

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Kwiat partnered with golfer Cristie Kerr to bring attention to her Birdies for Breast Cancer foundation and came up with a pinkified version of Kwiat's Signature Platinum Star Collection. The set includes delicate, diamond-drop earrings as well as a pendant of the same design set in 18-carat pink gold and with a pink sapphire and surrounding diamonds. Kerr will wear both pieces on tour throughout 2010 and 10 percent of all proceeds will go directly to benefit Birdies for Breast Cancer. The pieces are available at Kwiat retailers nationwide.

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Joan Hornig's Help for Haiti Jewelry

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We've been a fan of Joan Hornig's cause-centric jewelry for a while. She uses what she calls the Philanthropy is Beautiful model which means that 100% of the profits on each piece go to charity. Her latest pieces for Help for Haiti will be donated to the Haitian relief charity of the purchaser's choice in his/her honor. The Joan B. Hornig Foundation lets the buyers determine where the money goes and which nonprofits receive funds. Hornig chose the symbolism of a wrench for the Haiti initiative, the wrench has a dual meaning, representing the heartwrenching situation in the earthquake-ravaged nation and the tools needed to repair and rebuild. The sterling silver 'working together' necklace features both an open and a closed wrench on a 24-inch sterling silver chain. It sells for $65.

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Temple St. Clair Harvest Pendant Helps The Homeless

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One of my favorite jewelers, the always elegant Temple St. Clair has, for years, had a series of medallion-like pendants embellished with her three signature granulated beads. Now she's turned her style into a charity effort. The Temple St. Clair's Special Edition Harvest Pendant benefits Services and Food for the Homeless, a non profit organization providing food and assistance to the homeless in New York City. The 18K pendant is available in white or yellow gold and sells for $550. Temple St. Clair's book, Alchemy - A Passion for Jewels, is included with every purchase of this pendant.

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New Breast Cancer Awareness Jewelry

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October is breast cancer awareness month and companies are already getting ready with pink merchandise. National Jeweler reports that jewelry designers Jane Basch and Andrea Candela are both debuting jewelry collections that will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Jane Basch's latest collection is called "Tribute" and for every piece purchased from he collection Basch will contribute 5 percent to the Komen foundation.

Andrea Candela's limited-edition "Pink Ribbon" collection is made with sterling silver, enamel and stainless steel. It includes a bracelet for $50 and two pendants accented with a pink ribbon, for $100 each. A portion of each sale will also be donated to the Komen foundation.

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