The oil spill is something that weighs heavily on my mind…
photo credit: IBRRC

You read about it, you hear about it and yet, what can you do?

So, you try to live your life and ignore the problem because you feel helpless.

What if you could live your life and help save the Gulf all at once? You can!

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I first heard about Matter of Trust on NPR. Then a neighbor also shared the story of the hair booms with me as well and I thought it worth sharing here. Just because you are one person doesn’t mean that you can’t help with the oil spill. Your donations of hair and especially nylons will help Matter of Trust make hair booms that will help soak up oil from the recent spill. Your donation is a gift and you can find out more here.

Happy gifting!

You can visit Wildpen’s Etsy shop to purchase these one of a kind pieces.  100% of Wildpen’s net profit is donated to bird rescues, so this is one of those gifts that give back, something you and your recipient can feel good about.

Items like the ocean vials would make a lovely gift to a beach lover (As a housewarming gift, perhaps? You could frame the photo of the beach that the glass is collected at so that they have some art for their new home – two gifts in one!).  The earrings and pendants are just right for the woman in your life – be it your wife, mother or sister – this is the type of woman who wears the simplistic beauty of jewelry like these well.  Look at the women you are close …read more