The deadline has passed for booking new Sample Sale shopping sessions, but you can still tune into Instagram Stories for sale treasures! We're standing in solidarity and won't be posting to our static feed this week, but we're here via appointment, email, call or text should you have any CMD jewelry needs.
We'll also be donating 10% of our sales this week to the Rebuilding Oakland Black Businesses fund organized by Shayla Jamerson. Head to the gofundme page for more information on this cause, and please consider donating and sharing. This is the time for us all to come together and show love for the people and businesses that have added light, and value to the San Francisco and Oakland communities - and we need your help, too.
You can still tune into Stories tomorrow for the Ring Bar Happy Hour to get ideas for your Dream Stack! We won't be announcing this week's winner of the #CMDSTYLE Photo Contestjust yet, so you still have time to submit your photos to marketing@colleenmauerdesigns.com to be entered to win next week!
I will never fully understand, but still I stand.

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