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 [...]
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 [...]
Be sure to tune in tomorrow (Friday 7/31) at 5pm PST for another Ring Bar Happy Hour on IG Stories! Last time, I showed a few of my favorite ways to start or build on your current ring stack, and I'll be sharing a few more ideas this week. The goal is to get you stacking, so scoop up [...]
It’s my absolute pleasure to introduce you to Anyea -- THE Anyea behind “The Anyea Stack” that we welcomed into to the CMD collection earlier this week. I had the best time with Anyea designing her Dream Stack over FaceTime, and she has such amazing #cmdstyle that we just [...]
One of my nicknames growing up was "Mauer Power" and The Colleen Power Stack is my heart and soul. This set combines two pieces from my newest Black + White Collection (I wear the original samples, in fact). It's made up of the channel ring, line ring, a thin [...]
Courtenay is a designer, a dreamer, a cheerleader and a treehugger -- and we adore her #CMDSTYLE. This mama of two boys is also a boss lady, a third generation San Franciscan (a rare breed!) and a licensed architect. She loves clean squares, sharp lines, and mixed metals [...]
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and we're all about celebrating the fabulous, irreplaceable women in our lives. Mom can be a mother to tots, teens, or fur babies. She might be a grandmother, an aunt, a sister, a cousin, a dad who fills the [...]
We can’t thank you enough for all your support of CMD the past few weeks. We feel grateful we can keep doing what we do, even if that means that we work at a limited capacity during the quarantine. The SF Shop and NY Studio [...]
It’s funny that after all these years, I still get an excited nervousness right before I release a new collection. Even with plenty of avid CMD supporters by my side, there's still some anxiety and emotion that rises to the surface of it all. Over the years though, my confidence and design skills have definitely improved, and it’s taken a lot [...]
People want simple pieces that they could wear every day. They don’t have to think about what outfit it goes with… it just works. It's a piece that becomes an essential part of their wardrobe, and a signature part of their unique style. Personally, I like to make a subtle statement in all that I do. [...]
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. [...]
I often get asked what my favorite part of being a designer is. For me, it’s surely the creative design process – the part where I sit down, put pen to paper, and sketch and sketch and sketch. When I’m in the studio by myself, there’s something about the quiet that allows my brain to flick on… well, on a good day anyway. [...]
