Why not try this too?
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Cool Mom Picks: Help Us Save Handmade!
HELP!
Overview
We're all for strengthening the safety standards of mass-produced toys, clothes, and accessories made in China, and banning toxins like phthalates and lead. But this year, congress passed the ill-conceived Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act, a law which goes into effect in two months and will absolutely decimate the small toy manufacturers, independent artisans, and crafters who have already earned the public trust. The very same ones that we often feature here and in our yearly special edition gift guides.
With this act in effect starting February 10 2010 [edited to add: enforcement has be delayed one year from it's original scheduled date in 2009--sort of--but the guidelines remain in effect] so many people we love will be impacted: Moms who sew beautiful handmade waldorf dolls out of home, artists who have spent decades hand-carving trucks and cars out of natural woods, that guy at the craft show who sold you the cute handmade puzzle--even larger US companies who employ local workers and have not once had any sort of safety issue will no longer be able to sell their goods. Not without investing tens of thousands of dollars into third-party testing and labeling, just to prove that toys that never had a single toxic chemical in them still don't have a single toxic chemical in them.
Plush-a-holic
A girl who loves plushies as much as me! Except she writes entries that are ALOT longer then mine. Also has the same backround as me!
The Manual « The Werewolf’s Guide To Life
For anyone who’s on Team Jacob. Please note im not on any team.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Welcome to Folksy :: Sew, mould, solder, cast, sketch, carve, go!
Kinda like Etsy.com give it a try!
Welcome to Folksy :: Sew, mould, solder, cast, sketch, carve, go!