Eclipse Solar Gear: Solar Backpacks and Messenger Bags
:: 4 watts of mobile charging power :: Reasonable prices :: Growing collection
Wide variety of backpacks and messenger bags are made in the USA. Not all their products are domestic, but their Eclipse Solar Backpacks and the new Treads Product Line are made here. Treads are made from recycled tire rubber and 100% post-consumer plastic bottles!
All you see here are Made in USA. Eclipse has won editor’s choice and innovative product awards. Let’s hope they can bring their other bag production to the US, because they have quite a range.
Potting Shed Creations: Artistic and Gifty Gardening
:: Great packaging for gifts :: USDA organic :: Attractive designs :: Variety
These are just a few of the beautiful designs and plant varieties available at Potting Shed Creations. Packages are great to get children or friends (or yourself) involved in gardening – to see and to tend to your food growing is a very rewarding experience, and this company makes it easy and readily available… trees, flowers, vegetables, herbs and more.
Planters are eco-conscious and made with either US recycled metal, sustainable bamboo, or similar. Pocket gardens, growbottles, bonsai boxes, tree-to-be, garden sprinkles, garden-in-a-pail, and potting shed plants are some of their offerings (among other nice concepts).
Consumer, fundraising or wholesale options available:
http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/pottingshedcreations/StoreFront
Barclay Butera: Traditional and Contemporary Furniture
:: High-end craft :: Customizable :: Large selection :: Heirloom quality
Classic, clean, and transitional line of furniture that is defined by casual elegance. Every item is 100% customizable; and with hundreds of fabric selections available, multiple options are available.
Grounded in European, American and Eastern influences, Designer Barclay Butera adds his own twist – and has the pieces manufactured in the US by trained craftspeople. All types of furniture, lamps, carpets, artwork, pillows… something for everyone with a decent budget.
http://barclaybutera.com/default.aspx
Gary Fong: Camera Flash Diffusers and Accessories
:: Award-winning design :: Creative products :: Reasonable prices
Gary Fong started his product line with a simple attachment diffuser that fits over standard flashes, called the Lightsphere. One style evolved into another, then they were adapted to different models, adding pop-up diffusers “Puffer”, diffusers for point-and-shoots cameras, and then into collapsible silicone diffusers (that’s when I bought mine!). All solid hardware, Mr. Fong’s factory is in the USA and they are now making camera tripod mounts for iPods and transformer-like cages (flip-cage) that open up into mini-stands.
Have a look at the before and after photos using the Lightsphere and you’ll be convinced that it is a requirement for quality flash photos. The small cost is easily justified for your beautiful photos… I am sold.
http://www.garyfongestore.com/
Deva Lifewear: Comfortable, Functional Cotton Clothing
:: Made with love :: Huge selection :: Great prices :: For the whole family ::
Deva has been making clothes in the USA for a long time now. Starting as a small network of at-home sewing team, they have evolved into a larger organization that is still dedicated to high quality, high value comfortable clothing, and still maintains an eco-conscious philosophy. Garments vary from shirts, skirts, shorts and pants, to socks, underwear, hosiery and yoga clothes, to hats, vests, jackets and carpets. Special categories for work and travel too, and there are even a few models for kids.
Most fabrics are cotton, but some items include hemp-cotton blends. My father has worn his Deva cotton jacket almost every day for the past decade – he says it is his favorite clothing, and a few designs are unisex.
Check in often, because their clearance and sales prices are ridiculously low!
http://www.devalifewear.com
Aussie Grills: Meco: Electric, Charcoal Grills and Smokers
:: Tabletop or freestanding :: Good pricing :: Solid reviews :: Wide variety
Meco has a solid reputation for electric and charcoal grills -as they have been at it since 1959! Read the user reviews and you’ll see this could be the grill for you – especially if you have a condo or apartment balcony, the electric grills are very clean, simple and reliable (and easy to maintain), and the tabletop models are easily portable.
Models come in many permutations – they come in different colors, and some have wheels, some are for tabletop, and some have simple legs. Others come with one, two, or zero folding side-tables. The smokers are versatile because you can adjust volume by adding ore removing extension segments.
The catalog is great because they have a special “Made in USA” section!
http://www.aussiegrills.com/grills/made-in-the-usa.html?___store=default&p=1
Bondhus: High Torsion Hex, Torx, and Socket Tools
:: High torsion protanium steel :: Good pricing :: Great selection
Bondhus has a great selection of tools for hex, star and TORX fasteners. L-wrenches, T-handles, screwdriver, socket, fold-ups, bits & blades, and nut drivers are the many different form factors they carry. Each format has several different packages to cover your options.
The ball end allows flexibility in angle as well as easing in and out of your fasteners. Mostly 5-star reviews by those that know. Bondhus is made in USA and is always adding new products!
Jones Rustic Sign Co: Custom Weathered Signage
:: Custom hand made :: Hundreds of pre-made options :: Many fonts :: Great prices
Jones’ Rustic Sign Co. has hundreds of templates to choose from that are ready for your own verbiage. Lorna and Ken Jones (or their production team) start the process by sanding and staining each piece of pine wood, then they are painted and stenciled using their special technique of artistic weathering. These are meant for inside display or under covered front porches. They will last a long time if kept out of the elements, but if they get wet they may be ruined. Made in USA!
http://www.jonesrusticsigns.com/