We know that you can’t wait for our Sample Sale tomorrow, and neither can we!  If you live in the Bay Area, or if you are just passing through, join us tomorrow to get great deals on our jewelry.

Overstock items, discontinued jewelry and as-is pieces will all be on display for you to try on and take home.  Our jewelry in 14 karat gold, sterling silver and semi-precious stones will be at 20-70% off of retail.  We’ll see you there!

Date: Saturday, August 28th
Time: 11am to 2pm
Location: Our Production Studio
2500 Market Street, Oakland, CA 94607

For any of you MJM fans who might happen to be in Tokyo this week, one of our favorite Japanese stores, SOURCE, is hosting Melissa for a full week-long trunk show.  And if Japan is just one of those countries that happens to be on your “To Visit” list, make sure to put Source on your itinerary!  Thanks to Shinji and Asuka for making the trunk show possible.

Melissa is taking some fabulous one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces to Katy Beh this weekend just in time for Mother’s Day.  Please stop by if you happen to be in New Orleans!

Trunk Show at Katy Beh
3708 Magazine Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

May 7th & 8th

Happy Friday!!  Melissa is in the Lone Star State this weekend to share some of her most exquisite pieces.  The flier below is courtesy of Forty Five Ten.

We had a busy start to December with sample sales in Oakland and NYC!  Things were so frenetic in Oakland we didn’t even have time to take pictures but we were able to snap a couple at the Equinox event in SoHo.  Drinks from Bulldog Gin and food from Delicatessen made for a festive atmosphere as customers tried on jewelry.  Thanks to Gretta, Melissa, and Tessa at Equinox for making everything run smoothly!

Pictures from the Oakland Holiday Party at Dona Thomas!

Sara, Amy, Sharon, Melissa, Gemma & Taiko

Melissa & Amy

Marshall & Lihn

John, Gemma, Amy & Carly

Marshall & Don

If you are on our e-mail list you probably received our Season of Giving promo for 20% off, with similar discounts from fellow Certified B Corporations.  Melissa Joy Manning Inc. recently went through a thorough evaluation process to become one of the now 200-or-so businesses certified by B Lab as meeting their comprehensive and transparent social and environmental standards, joining the ranks of well-known green brands like Method and Seventh Generation.  B Lab’s goal is to create a marketplace of B (which stands for Benefit) Corporations that will form a collective voice of social responsibility and comprise 5-7% of the US GDP in a generation.  Just last week, Philadelphia became the first city in the nation to provide a pilot tax break to certified B Corporations, and we are hopeful that B Corporations will continue to gain this kind of recognition over time.  At Melissa Joy Manning we are committed to operating in a sustainable and socially responsible manner and we are proud to now be a part of the B Corporation community.  For more information, go to www.bcorporation.net or read these articles from The Nation, Inc. Magazine, and The New York Times.

Pearl sent out this great invite to their e-mail list…

We have some great events coming up in the next week on both coasts and Melissa is racking up those frequent flier miles to be at all of them!  Make sure to check our events section under the Stores link frequently to see when we might be in your area.

Pearl Wonderful Clothing Trunk Show

Come meet Melissa!

Friday, December 4th

12pm - 5pm

1219C Main Street

St Helena, CA

Wine poured by Kind Cellars

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Oakland Sample Sale

Sunday, December 6th

11am - 3pm

2500 Market Street, Unit A

Oakland, CA

Who needs brunch when you can have mimosas with your jewelry!

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NYC Holiday Sample Sale

Tuesday, December 8th

5pm - 9pm at SoHo Equninox, 568 Broadway (enter on Prince)

9pm - 12pm After Party at Delicatessen

Free drink coupon with purchase of $250 or more

Equinox will be offering a $0 initiation fee to join!

This holiday season we are teaming up with three partners who are just as design-minded and eco-conscious as we are to offer 20% of all online purchases with the promo code MINDFUL.  Shop the online stores of Set Editions, Blik Wall Graphics, Yogitoes and, of course, our own for great gifts from now through December 15th.  And while you’re at it, sign up for our mailing list to be the first to receive word of future promotions!