I just abso-positively adore this little farmer gal, @hilaryatthecircus. Okay, fine... Hilary Williams is one of my besties but who's countin' :) Hilary and I met waiting tables back in 2005 just after I came back from a trip around the world. We instantly bonded on our love of crafting and making things. In fact, one of both [...]
Want a signature set that's all your own? Build Your Dream Stack and get 20% off 4+ rings, and 15% off 2+ rings when you shop with me via FaceTime. I still have available time slots this week, so book here and tell me a little about your personal style and metal preferences [...]
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 [...]
This year's Sample Sale has been one for the memory books.The deadline to sign up for new sale sessions has passed, but we’ve booked appointments through Saturday, June 13th. So, that makes this the final week of the 2020 (First-Ever) Virtual Sample Sale... and [...]
Two months into these very wild times, and CMD is definitely hanging in there. Earlier this week, we welcomed back Julia, the third and final leg of our NY team trifecta. Kelsey, Jen and Sam feel as much a part of the crew as ever before [...]
Back in mid-march, CMD began offering virtual shopping sessions for this year's Sample Sale. This event has always been THE biggest and most popular sale of the year among locals. Previously, we held the sale in person at The SF Shop. Due to the current health crisis and restrictions [...]
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 [...]
Our Product Development & Production Guru, Sam joined the CMD Team over three and a half years ago. She came onboard with no jewelry production experience, but you'd never know it. She's one of the hardest workers and quickest learners I know, and she quickly [...]
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 [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re not able to eat out at restaurants right now, but we can still support them! I’m personally trying to order safe takeout once a week to support my favorite local businesses, and the workers that keep them running and make them so special. It’s a nice treat for me to start [...]
Last week, I was interviewed by the amazing Julie Fogh of Vital Voice Training. We talked about CMD’s plans and strategies during the pandemic, and about the ways we’ve been able to adapt and pivot during these wild times [...]
I had such an incredible time last week thinking about how these FaceTime calls for the Sample Sale have brought me all over the place. On Friday alone, I was in Sacramento, Washington State, Michigan, New York, and France! [...]
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 [...]
We’re all going through some very trying times, and we know CMD isn't the only small business impacted right now. Our thoughts are with all whose jobs, businesses and lives have been affected by the virus so far and we are continually looking at other ways we can [...]
Like many, I’ve spent a lot of the last week feeling overwhelmed by our uncertain times. I’ve texted and messaged many of my small business friends and that has offered me a lot of comfort. It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the spread of the COVID-19 is affecting many people - our friends, our colleagues, our families [...]
