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 [...]
Each and every morning, I stack up on both hands, donning at least six of my ten fingers in my CMD rings. I like to think of it as my daily armor, helping me to walk through the world feeling fierce and confident. There are MANY ways to stack, but let me share three tried and true methods for building a killer set [...]
“What’s the right way to stack, Colleen? How many rings is too much?” No such thing, my friends! I always feel so inspired after my Dream Stack appointments. I love learning about you, your style and watching it all come together in the form of a stack. stack form. Starting this [...]
Introducing Marilyn Schlossbach - serial entrepreneur, restauranteur, mover and shaker who is always on-the-go and looking to fullfill her creativity. She’s the owner of Langosta Lounge, Pops Garage, Asbury Park Yacht Club (my fave!), Salt Water Market, The Whitechapel Projects, and most recently, Oshin Oil [...]
Introducing Tina Kerekes, a completely bad ass and RAD force in our little city of Asbury Park. When I first met Tina, I was struck by her style - she wore a patterned vintage suit with rocker tee and Bowie inspired boots paired with her funky hair and damn cool vibe. Tina’s a self-proclaimed tri-state gypsy. Jersey is home but Tina moved around with [...]
Introducing Alexander Samuel Hudson AKA Hudson who is a very dear friend of mine. We met in the literal dust at @burningman back in 2007, and I was delighted when he agreed to be part of the Hand Project. Born and raised [...]
Meet Asbury Park’s local pop star, Blaise Anthony Lucarelli. When I first met him I was struck by his exuberant energy and his authentic spirit. You’ll find Blaise performing at music venues like the iconic Georgies, The Saint and House of [...]
2020 was quite a year, I think we can all agree. It was challenging for everyone and forced us to think of new ways of working, socializing and living our lives. As a small business owner in a pandemic, I had to completely shift the way we were doing things to stay afloat. By the beginning of April 2020, my Valencia retail shop was boarded up, I had to furlough my SF team and part of my NY Team. [...]
Mother's Day is almost here, and I'm all about celebrating the irreplaceable mom-figures in our lives. The word "Mom" can mean a lot of things and elicit all kinds of memories and emotions. They could be a grandmother, an aunt, a sister, a cousin, a furmom, a dad who fills the role of mom, or a friend who doles out the best maternal advice. I honor each and every one of those selfless people [...]
Giving Tuesday is the global generosity movement celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This day unofficially "opens the giving season," and harnesses the power of people and organizations to support their communities [...]
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we wanted to spotlight one of our amazing customers. Robin is an amateur jewelry model with some incredible #CMDSTYLE. This born, bred and raised Californian loves mixing her CMD faves with her other jewelry [...]
When I started offering Dream Stack virtual appointments, Sankil and Christopher signed up and together we designed these unique sets with the channel band as the main focus. Sankil's is all about the mixed shapes while [...]
