Made, Co.

Necessary. ☕️

Featuring one of our artisan partners with in Kenya. 🇰🇪

Headed into the weekend with our eye on all things fair trade. 🙂

If “affordable” comes at the cost of fair wages to often the world’s most vulnerable — we don’t want it.

Providing a job that pays unfairly, forces unsafe conditions, and keeps families trapped in poverty, often with kids in children’s homes and vulnerable to trafficking is NOT OKAY. Find out the story. Know what you’re buying into and friends — let’s stop celebrating “affordable” that often just means “unfairly paid labor.”

Ready for summer days. ☀️

JULY WORKSHOPS ARE HERE! ✨ We’ve got a few sweet opportunities to gather around the workshop table to make together.

Check the link in our bio and get your tickets to reserve your spot!

Happy Juneteenth 🎉 from our family at made! Let freedom ring, friends.

Everything we buy tells a story that started before we showed up. May we give weight and honor the value of the stories we may not naturally see.

ALL WEEK, our tote bags are $15! 🫶 spread the word: people matter more.

Our favorite hand towel are made by the incredible artisan partners of . 🫶🏽 It’s the kind of piece that is full of everyday function and good story.

What are some of your favorite summertime activities?!? 💜We’d love to know what you’re looking forward to this summer.

Alsooo, we’ll be for their summer market on Saturday, June 29th! We’d love to see you.

There are so many good stories happening all around us — it’s just about being a little intentional to choose them.

Stories of hope, dignity, freedom, new beginnings, process, overcome.

Let’s stop settling for what’s convenient and instead pursue the good.

When you understand what we mean when we say ethically made or fairly traded, you may start to wonder —

“Wait, isn’t everything ethically made? You mean there are things I am buying that are not paying people fairly?”

YES. Unfortunately, that is what we mean. So often companies chase the cheapest price no matter the cost that is being asked of the most vulnerable in the exchange — acting as if providing a job excuses them from the fact that the jobs create cycles of poverty, dependence, family separation, vulnerability to human trafficking, and more.

You want to understand more? Here are a few resources we love that address this from many different angles:

Books
The Story of Stuff, by: Annie Leonard
Overdressed, by: Elizabeth Cline
Worn, by Sofi Thanhauser

Film



Organizations + partners

Yesssss. Book club recap. ✨

People matter more than more stuff. May we live this value well.

Cards for the moments, some really special + some just in need of a little acknowledgment. ✨

If you didn’t know, we got started because of seeing the impact of fair, stable, people-first employment in Haiti.

Our hearts are so grieved by all that has been happening in Haiti these last years + our prayers are with our friends, artisan partners, and non-profit partners.

This weekend our friends are celebrating 13 years of locally led support being given to families and children in Haiti. We want to be a part of this beautiful work, so all weekend, we’re doing two things:

1, 5% of all sales in store and online are going to their birthday campaign!
2, when you give to this weekend, you’ll get a 20% off code to shop with us. Just forward over your receipt and we’ll send you the code.

It may mean we need to do this shopping part of life differently — perhaps not allowing algorithms and advertising to determine what we need in our lives, but instead buying less and better.

For the sake of others.

May we be those who willingly forsake privilege for the sake of what is best for all those involved.

Slow down for a moment.

The shop is open today and to celebrate this warm weather, we’ve got iced coffee brewing.

SUMMER HOURS ARE COMING! 🎉 Starting in June, we’ll be open till 5pm during the week, still closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Soapstone beauty.

Ultimately, this whole thing is about living life in a way that acknowledges and honors the stories involved with the writing of our own — the precious hands, people, countries, and cultures that are impacted by our decisions and doing better for each life. Because people matter more than material possessions.

So much more.

THIS WEEKEND. ✨🌷

Grab a ticket at the link in our bio if you want in!

While we anticipate a lovely weekend of celebrating mommas and so much of what we do here at made is about supporting great jobs for moms so families can thrive together, we are mindful this week of those who may be struggling a little for all the reasons. Please know - your story matters.

We have a few sweet workshops happening this weekend! 🌷

Also, if you are local - our mom gift baskets are here!

It’s not just about knowing a ton of facts about sustainability, fair employment, or even the heart behind fair trade.

It’s about doing life differently as a result of what’s known.

Thank you for all the ways you let us in to your why, which often invites us into your how. We’re big believers in slow change, no shame, and living more consistently with our values.

Go ahead, be who you were made to be and change it.

It’s an easy misunderstanding, because paying for fairly made clothing will often cost a little more, but don’t think that just because it is designer or luxury or cost you a little more, it automatically paid someone a fair wage.

A few clothing brands we love that are working hard to do it right:






Any that you love and recommend?!? We’d love to know!

Scrunchie days are here. ☀️

We’re open today from 11am-4pm!

Ready for all the outdoor picnics full of berry bowls and charcuterie spreads.

Smells like warm weather and we’re here for it. Our favorite spring + summer scent is back!!

As we remember Rana Plaza and take part in , we want to take a moment and look at the clothing industry and the lives impacted as a whole.

May we not settle for a system that creates jobs when it still leaves those employed, hungry and unable to provide for their children.

If we have the honor of providing jobs and doing business in another country, let it be GOOD business that creates good jobs and makes room for good stories.

Let’s talk about these planters.

Each one tells a beautiful story of fair employment to women in China + offers work that protect from the risk of exploitation + trafficking. Made from one piece of jute rope, because no part of your story needs to be cut out in order to make something beautiful.