I live in the U.S.A. and I believe we should support our local business's and I am all for buying from local artist or artist who live in the U.S.A.. Last spring I found this blog called Every day Keepsakes with homemade charms and such and fell in love with her items. When I saw this camera wax seal charm with the heart I fell for it, I had to have it! Wow!
I used to play with wax seals on letters and envelopes and this was just too cute to pass up! It is silver but I decided to go with the oxidized version. I've always been a gold person but the past few years I've starting mixing silver with gold and love the combination. She now is also selling bronze items too!
Michael wanted a wax seal charm too and he chose the dog paw print, he loves it! He wanted the shiny silver!
The service was absolutely wonderful too and each item came in a cute little gift box. This weekend she is having a buy one get one free special and also a weekend giveaway on her blog.
or to check out more of her items as she doesn't just make wax seal charms, there is soo much more...
Support an awesome artist that makes quality items! She can also personalize items too!
9lbs 4 oz's and 22.5 inches long 
8 yrs old and 60lbs, ekk...He's our boy and we love him!!
Michael wanted a wax seal charm too and he chose the dog paw print, he loves it! He wanted the shiny silver!
I think toads have the most beautiful golden eyes!
I've been seeing these gorgeous green dragonflies flying around and I finally managed to get a photo, I love green!
A female ruby-throat hummingbird
We've had a few hummingbirds here through out the summer but it looks like the migrants are coming back and headed South for winter. The last couple of days I've had swarms of hummers coming in and of course the drought isn't helping matters. I have 2 feeders up and I'm thinking it's time to put the 3rd feeder up too.
A fish out of water does not go swish, swish, swish...Sorry we read Dr. Seuss books tonight, lol.
I was bored and standing in the back of the truck...we are fixing to do some major cleaning and picking up around the pool, hopefully this next weekend! We got a few items on clearance and are going to add some (I hope) nice touches to the pool area...We also got some free wood from some friends and that always comes in handy!
South Texas Sunset...
And off to the North, later after the sun had set a beautiful Thunderhead. Of course it passed us by and fizzled out!
Evening skies to the West at Sunset...Afternoon heat showers popped up to the North and Northwest of us and then slowly moved away and fizzled out, sigh!
Looking North!
OMG!!
She had tears of joy!!
Her sister, Trina, pinning on her Birthday badge!
Her friend Karie (sp.) giving her a big Hug!!
And her beautiful cake!!
Lydia was on the stock trailer...
And Ralph was on the roof of my truck, sigh! I hate when I have cat swoosh marks on my windshield in the mornings...Ralph!!!
The sky to the North-West was gorgeous!
And the Moon was Full!
