Blog

THREE brand new continuous hoop styles launched today and I’m so excited about this little family of earrings! And in honor of 4th of July weekend, we're gifting you a FREE pair of Small Classic Circle Hoops with every earring purchase. You'll get a free gift. A BOGO, if you will. No ear stack is complete without [...]

If you’ve been following CMD for a while, you’ve probably noticed something shifting over here. After years of doing traditional wholesale, large markets, and nonstop event schedules, I’ve been slowly moving toward something that feels far more aligned with where I want [...]

A man who wears what he wants without explanation? To me, that’s wildly attractive. Sexy, even. Long before modern American menswear decided men were only allowed to wear a plain wedding band and maybe a watch, men across cultures wore rings, chains, signets, adornment, heirlooms and [...]

The truth is, many people are sitting on their next favorite heirloom piece without even realizing it. And often, those pieces are tucked away because people don’t know what’s possible. At CMD, we frequently reuse original stones from heirloom and sentimental pieces while [...]

I wish more happily married women knew that redesigning their original wedding ring isn’t disloyal. Sometimes, it’s simply overdue! Cara and Cor have been married for well over twenty years. The kind of couple that instantly makes you smile. They are deeply connected, effortlessly funny, incredibly cool without [...]

The Colleen Pinky Stack started because people wouldn't stop asking me the same question: "What's that?" (pointing to my pinky set). Originally part of my own everyday stack, the design became such a customer favorite that we turned it into a permanent member of the CMD fam. And it's been one of our best [...]

Since the beginning of this year, clients from coast to coast have been mailing, carrying and carefully placing deeply personal jewelry into my hands. Old engagement rings. Broken chains. Inherited heirlooms. Pieces tied to marriages, grandparents, milestones, grief, growth and entirely different [...]

There’s a conversation we’ve been having more and more often lately at CMD. It usually starts with someone asking about solid gold. Sometimes it’s because they’re marking something important: an engagement, a milestone birthday, a push present, an anniversary [...]

We’re streamlining the CMD collection to make room for more custom work and new designs, and that means saying goodbye to some beloved earring styles. For a limited time, we’re offering discounts on select pieces that are being discontinued. This is the last chance to own them [...]

I wish more divorced women knew that redesigning and reconstructing their original wedding bands would make them feel like a powerhouse. Lorie is one of my clients who already knows the power of reclaiming her story through jewelry, and this is her reconstruction story! The pieces that carry our histories are rarely [...]

I don’t have a traditional brick-and-mortar… and I like it that way. For many years I was the proud owner of a storefront on Valencia Street in San Francisco — seven days a week, 56 hours a week. It was an absolute labor of love and one of the ways I truly connected with my community. During the pandemic, my [...]

What an honor to be raised by a warrior. We share the same genetics, the same taste for food, the same drive and focus and the same fire (look out, world!). There's no knocking her down and I dare you to even try. Maureen is also known as Ma and now all the grandkids call her Moma. Not only is she quite petite, [...]

There are some trips that feel like coming home. My annual visit to The Phoenix in Georgetown is exactly that — part pop-up, part reunion, and always a reminder of why I love what I do. The Phoenix has been a longtime partner and friend to CMD. We’ve been showing up together for years, and every time I walk through  [...]

Some clients walk through the door and you just kinda know. Carol was one of them. I caught a glimpse of her and felt it immediately. I've always had a strong intuition about people — it's something I've learned to trust completely over the years. And the moment I saw Carol, I could feel the weight she was [...]

There’s something shifting over here at CMD — and if you’ve been following along, you’ve probably started to feel it. After years (and honestly, hundreds) of markets, shows, and wholesale relationships, I’m moving into a new phase — one that’s more intentional, more personal, and much more rooted in direct [...]