A Quick Update One Year On

Modern champagne sapphire engagement ring in rose gold

What have we been up to? It’s been just over a year since we announced the re-launch of CustomMade as a custom jeweler, so we thought we’d step back to take a look at this past year. As you can ima … [Read more]

Re-introducing CustomMade

We’d like to share a bit about some changes we’ve made here at CustomMade. But first, let’s take a quick look at how we got here. How to succeed a little and still fail: a classic startup tale In 201 … [Read more]

LEEDing the Way

Greening Buildings with LEED Certification

Greening Buildings with LEED Certification LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program. From sustainable site development to indoor … [Read more]

Pollution Revolution

Pollution Revolution: How to Combat Air Pollution

How to Combat Air Pollution Air pollution has a variety of contributors from stationary sources, like factories and power plants, to natural sources, like forest fires and dust storms. Air pollution … [Read more]

24 Eco-Friendly, DIY Wedding Ideas

24 Eco-Friendly, DIY Wedding Ideas

Wedding planning can be really (really) stressful. For earth-loving folks, the process can get even trickier, as most classic wedding decorations, favors, and traditions are far from eco-friendly. … [Read more]

Tropical Treatment

Tropical Treatment: Replace Toxic Household Products with Coconut Oil

 Replace Toxic Household Products with Coconut Oil Coconut oil is best known as a curry ingredient, smoothie additive, and beauty product. It also belongs in the cleaning cabinet as a natural and … [Read more]

Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure: Preserve the Harvest in a Root Cellar

Preserve the Harvest in a Root Cellar Imagine eating homegrown cabbage, beets, potatoes, onions, carrots, apples, and other produce on a winter evening, without the use of canning or refrigeration. … [Read more]