Adventures

After a few magical weeks out west, I’m back on the East Coast — full-hearted, sun-kissed, and feeling deeply recharged. This recent trip took me back to where it all began for CMD. I set out west with a few quiet intentions: to reconnect with dear friends, to have slow mornings with the people I love and miss, and to feel grounded again. Life on the [...]

When I was 25, I embarked on a 6 month backpacking trip that seriously changed my life. It was the catalyst that gave me the guts to start CMD. Here I am 20 years later, I’ve been hustling ever since to build and grow a sustainable company. It’s been thrilling, exhausting, defeating and empowering… all in one and [...]

As the days grow warmer, longer, and as I’m packing for my cross-country trip, I find myself thinking a lot about the process of curating a concise summer wardrobe. For me, it’s not about following trends but more so about creating a collection that reflects my personal style [...]

I’ll never forget the first time I learned about Burning Man. It was 2001, I had just moved West and was working in an Oakland warehouse at a furniture design company. There were some people building these large sculptures for the event. When I asked what they were [...]

If you know me well on a personal level, you’d know that I’m the type of person who likes to “make things happen.” If I’m honest, it’s one of my strongest personality traits and a bit the Aries in me. With that, I’m also a self-proclaimed procrastinator and things often take me longer [...]

I'm going LIVE with my best friend, Lisa on SATURDAY at 5pm PST and we want you to join us for a fun jewelry happy hour and cocktail tutorial! Everyone who joins the IG LIVE will have the chance at winning a CMD gift card, so grab your bestie and let's all have a bevvie! :) You'll need a few ingredients if [...]

It took years of trial and error, but I stuck with it and always believed that if I worked hard, I could make anything happen. Starting a business takes at 26 take a lot of courage and perseverance, but I knew that living my life as a creative is what I was put on this planet to do. [...]

Lots of my customers mix shapes and sizes when they’re at the ring bar, and it totally works for them. Your jewelry style and pairings should be an extension of your own style. If you’re a person who mixes patterns and accessories, don’t stop to think twice. This is part of the fun of creating your own stack!

This is a very special week, as my beloved grandma turns 100 years old on July 29! Does she look incredible or what!? I feel so grateful that my life has been surrounded by strong, inspiring women, and my grandma is a huge part of that unshakeable foundation. Gram has been a trailblazer since she was born in 1917, and [...]

This past week, I was so fortunate to travel back to Virginia Tech and spend time with my 13 (yes, 13!) closest college friends in honor of our 15-year graduation anniversary. Being back at VT after all these years was refreshing, exciting, nostalgic, and made me incredibly thankful for such wonderful lifelong friendships.