With our mission to create affordable and fabulous fashion, Emitations has also been committed to make a difference with our jewelry. With the purchases of Shae’s Peace Sign Bracelet (featured in People’s Style Watch) and Sug’s Breast Cancer Pink Ribbon Pin, we are able to empower women across the globe through the supported programs Susan G. Komen and Women to Women International. Susan G. Komen is the global leader of the fight against breast cancer while Women to Women International is a program established to help underrepresented women across the globe realize and empower their rights. With each purchase from our Breast Cancer Jewelry Collection and our Peace Sign Bracelet, 25% of the profits go to support these charities while you show your support for the cause by wearing it!

Here at Emitations we also strive to empower women to pursue their dreams and reach to their best potential. This is a belief exemplified by Emitations founder Au-Co Mai who established this company in 1990 with the vision to create a branded jewelry line that was affordable and kept up to date with the latest fashion trends in Hollywood and across the globe. This once little website has now grown into an ecommerce leader ranking #14 in jewelry sites in ecommerce and #1 in costume jewelry according to Fortune 500. With a collection of thousands of affordable and trendy jewelry pieces, many products have been featured on fashion-based sources such as Glamour, InStyle, People, Oprah, and The View. Along with continuously improving and growing her company, Au-Co regularly speaks at conferences and universities all over lecturing about the latest trends, ecommerce strategies, and other hot business topics. Au-Co has also been noted by San Diego’s 944 Magazine recognizing her as one of the ‘leading ladies’ of San Diego. As this ‘Empress of Bling’ has proven, you can pursue your dreams with hard work and dedication. Anything is possible, and we believe the same goes for you too!

Along with this philosophy of women empowerment, we have a collection of jewelry that makes a positive statement. This includes our Peace Jewelry Collection, Faith Jewelry Collection, and our Friendship Bracelet Jewelry Collection.

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With our commitment to global women empowerment in mind, we are pleased to announce our very first Jewelry Designer competition to add to our collection of positive statement jewelry! In this contest YOU are given the chance to design your very own customized bracelet or necklace of something that is symbolic to you. One lucky winner will have this piece created, win a $500 Emitations gift certificate, have $500 donated to a charity of their choice by Emitations, and get the first copy of their design.

Here are the Contest Rules:
1. Submit a drawing showing your jewelry design for a woman’s bracelet or necklace by either uploading your image on our Facebook page or by emailing us at info@emitations.com with subject titled “Women Empowerment”.

2. Submission must include item measurements, colors, and product details. IE: 4×4 Inches, Green, Sterling Silver.

3. Jewelry design should be symbolic of something that is meaningful to you.  Feel free to share your story! You must also give your design a name.

4. Winner will be selected by a public vote via Facebook and the Emitations Blog.

5. Winning design will get:

• Their design produced by Emitations.
• The first copy of their piece of jewelry.
• $500 Emitations Gift Certificate for themselves.
• $500 donated by Emitations to their favorite female charity.

6. Winning design will also be manufactured and sold on Emitations.com with a portion of the proceeds being donated to a charity of the customer’s choice.

7. Deadline for Submission is October 31, 2011.

**Disclaimer: Entry deadline is October 31st, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Any submissions received after this time will not be included in the contest. All entries must include a name, color specifications, and measurements. Emitations will have the winning design produced as close as possible to the original specifications. Depending on manufacturing capabilities, we may have to alter the design slightly. Production time can take up to 2 weeks for original sample and up to 8 weeks for full production of the item.

Good luck and don’t miss this amazing opportunity to have a custom design and make a significant impact! Who knows? You could have your design featured on our CZ jewelry page!

Congrats to our lucky winner: Courtney Fanning! Emitations would like to thank everyone for participating in this contest. We know you all love keeping up with the hottest celebrity styles as much as we do, so stay tuned for more celebrity inspired jewelry contests and giveaways! Check out our Jennifer Aniston inspired collection for more of this classic all-American girl’s looks!