Mmm...garlic!

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love garlic, so when I spotted the Garlic Twist at our local spice shop, I was thrilled.
The Garlic Twist food mincer is made by NexTrend and proudly wears a made in USA logo.

Y'all want pie?

While shopping at a local kitchen store last month, I ran across this colorful selection of Haeger Natural Stone deep dish pie plates made in the USA.
The plates are oven, microwave and dishwasher safe and are lead free.
Haeger makes a wide variety of pottery items. Visit their website for more information.

Etsy

If you like to buy items made in the US, Etsy is a great resource.
I have purchased several items from Esty including two purses, a wallet, a dog collar, a shirt and a wooden spoon, all made by artists and craftsmen from the United States.
The sellers are not limited to the United States. I also bought a fun iPod case made by a lady in the Netherlands.
You can find tons more things on Etsy as well, including jewelry and furniture.
Want to buy things locally? Etsy is great for this. You can narrow your search to items near where you live by using the Shop Local link, and you may even be able to pick your items up rather than paying for shipping.
Concerned about wastefulness? You can even find vintage and upcycled items on Etsy.

The toaster

Let me preface this first post by saying that my husband and I have made great efforts to support made in USA merchandise since about 2003.
One Christmas all the gifts we bought each other (and yes, we came up with several) were made in the US.

We've had our toaster for a few years. It was a hurried replacement for one that broke, and we did check the labels in the store and there were none made in USA, so we bought this cheap white toaster.
Recently the toaster has started acting flaky, which led me to search for a toaster made in the USA. Barring that, perhaps one made in Italy or something like that.
So far I have struck out, but I did run across an interesting thread on a forum where someone mentioned a guy who restores vintage toasters.
"Why not buy a vintage toaster," I thought? I could have a made in USA toaster with great style, would be reusing an existing item and wouldn't be creating any demand for another made in China toaster that would last a couple of years.
When I brought it up to my husband, he mentioned his grandma's Toastmaster toaster that lowered the toast automatically, and got excited about the prospect of owning one.
So, the quest is on. I did bid on one on eBay and got outbid, but I am on the hunt now, and know we will soon have one of these beauties on our kitchen counter.