My fashion style is very simple, so when I get dressed I love jewelry that gives my outfit a punch of color. Something that when I wear it people are naturally drawn to it. I love to wear an outfit that is simple, yet classy and dress it up with fab jewelry. You would be amazed how great a simple white tank will look when paired with a great piece of jewelry. It has a huge impact.
I recently received some jewelry from The Andean Collection. I received the 3 in 1 long strandedacai necklace, the diamond tagua earrings, and the pambil bracelet with matching earrings. All of these pieces are fabulous and add that visual impact of color that I desire, are made of natural materials that are good for the Earth and the people who inhabit it and the jewelry is touchable and fun. There is something for everyone.
The Andean Collection creates socially conscious fashion that is fabulous. The idea behind The Andean Collection is to create great fashion forward design that has a positive impact on our planet while providing artisans a path out of poverty by using fair trade principals. The Andean Collection pays its artisans a fair wage and also provides the artisans a share in the profits by giving them partial ownership of The Andean Collection.
The Andean Collection was founded by Amanda Judge who currently lives in Manhattan’s East Village. Amanda grew up spending hours with her godmother creating necklaces out of glass beads. Amanda holds a M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University where she studied development economics and poverty reduction strategies. Amanda created The Andean Collection in September 2008, in order to introduce the indigenous artisans of northern Ecuador.
Another thing that I love about The Andean Collection is that the natural materials that are used to make the jewelry line, such as seeds, are sustainably harvested from the South American rain forests. This means that the forests were not harmed for these seeds. My favorites are the pieces of jewelry made with Acai and Tagua seeds.
Amanda @ The Andean Collection has been so lovely to offer ONE of my readers a $25 gift certificate to use to purchase anything from The Andean Collection. This would be a lovely gift for a family member, friend or even yourself for the upcoming holidays.
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I’m already an email subscriber:) and my fav piece would be the 3 in 1 jabon necklace. I LOVE the style of it. Thanks for the chance to win! origamibysisi at gmail dot com
I’m a subscriber. My favorites are the huaruro hoop earrings, although they are sold out, so my second choice is the huaruro bracelet. Jenifer reshadar@gmail.com
The Jabon Necklce would be a wonderful gift for my eco-friendly cousin. She does so much to help our enviornment it would be nice to give her something back. waterlily4love@hotmail.com
I think my favorite piece is the Acai Earrings (sky blue). Simpler than some, but I like that – and my partner (who would wear them, not me) is into bold colors these days.
My fashion style is very simple, so when I get dressed I love jewelry that gives my outfit a punch of color. Something that when I wear it people are naturally drawn to it. I love to wear an outfit that is simple, yet classy and dress it up with fab jewelry. You would be amazed how great a simple white tank will look when paired with a great piece of jewelry. It has a huge impact.
The Andean Collection creates socially conscious fashion that is fabulous. The idea behind The Andean Collection is to create great fashion forward design that has a positive impact on our planet while providing artisans a path out of poverty by using fair trade principals. The Andean Collection pays its artisans a fair wage and also provides the artisans a share in the profits by giving them partial ownership of The Andean Collection. 
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i love the classic tagua bracelets – multicolored!
OOPS forgot!
already a subscriber!
my favorite piece is the jabon choker
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I’m already an email subscriber:) and my fav piece would be the 3 in 1 jabon necklace. I LOVE the style of it.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I subscribe & it was a hard choice but my favorite item is the moon sliver tagua earrings
in grape. Gorgeous color!
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I am a subscriber
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Fav piece is the moon sliver tagua earrings
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The acai wrap bracelet is my favorite.
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I liked the waterfall necklace. Wow it’s an eye catcher.
I get your emails.
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My favorite piece is the acai earrings in multi purple that they are unfortunately sold out of! waaa! LOL
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My favorite piece is the raindrop choker in orange.
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I’m a subscriber.
My favorite piece from the Andean Collection is the 3 in 1 long stranded acai necklace in Spring Green.
I would choose the circle choker
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I’ve twittered.
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Love the multi-strand acai necklace!
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The Cloud Forest necklaces are beautiful!
Subscribe to Sweet Greens and love the pambil bracelet!
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The Hibiscus Pambil Earrings.
I love the coconut branch bracelet, they have such awesome stuff! 🙂
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I subscribe via email, and my favorite piece from the Andean collection is the Waterfall necklace 🙂
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I shared the Andean Collection on twitter and follow sweetgreens.
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I’m a subscriber.
My favorites are the huaruro hoop earrings, although they are sold out, so my second choice is the huaruro bracelet.
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I’m a subscriber 🙂
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I love the 3 in 1 long stranded acai necklace!!! So pretty.
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whoa, hard to choose!
the spring green, 3-in-1, long stranded acai necklace is pretty sweet.
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It was a hard choice but I settled on the accented tagua necklace in forest green. Love the collection!
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I think the coconut branch bracelet is cool!
I like the acai earrings
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I am a subscriber and I like the tagua hoop earrings.
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I am a subscriber, and this giveaway is fabulous! I really love the accented tagua necklace!
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The Jabon Necklce would be a wonderful gift for my eco-friendly cousin. She does so much to help our enviornment it would be nice to give her something back.
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My favorite is the Tagua hoops!
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I was really drawn to the circle cascade necklace. The deep red interlocking shapes really spoke to me.
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My favorite item is the half moon coconut bracelet. Email subscriber
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I think my favorite piece is the Acai Earrings (sky blue). Simpler than some, but I like that – and my partner (who would wear them, not me) is into bold colors these days.
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I like the turquoise diamond tagua earrings. They are understated but would still bring an essential bit of color to some of my darker outfits.
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The huaruro necklace is beautiful!
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I like the huaruro hoop earrings
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