New Product

Hot/Cold Neck or Shoulder Flaxseed Wrap




If you like our Li'l one's Booboo Bags, Mama you're gonna love these! We've sold these on request to our locals for awhile and have had some online requests, so here they are!

Just like our Booboo Bags these are great hot or cold. Also designed with our removable (washable) cover. These are theraputically and evenly weighted to aid in relief of sore muscles, pinched nerves, achey joints....

Choose your print from our fabric collection and add it to your notes upon checking out.

Bags are filled with Flax Seed. Flax seeds natural oils excel at retaining cold or heat giving off moist heat as it cools. Flaxseed remain durableand effective for the greatest length of timeover cheaper fiber fill alternatives, conform to the body, provide a therapeutic weight.

Simply microwave the neckwrap from 1-2 minutes (time varies per microwave) and layback and enjoy it's comfort.

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)

I have been reading and reading and reading some more. There is so much out there on this new act and it is written to be almost impossible for the common person to possibly understand and absorb/process all aspects of this thing.

There is no point in trying to reinvent the wheel - Karen over at Hyena Cart has summed it all up as nicely as I've seen it and here's a post from her blog.
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By now, many of you have read or heard discussions regarding the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) which is scheduled to take effect on February 10, 2009 (this link will take you directly to the government’s informational page). I’ll quote from Jen Taggert’s blog, The Smart Mama, as she sets up the background very succinctly:

On August 14, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). It was drafted as a toy safety law in response, at least in part, to the numerous recalls in 2007 for lead in children’s toys and jewelry. It was also drafted in response to the tragic death of a 4 year old after ingesting a charm that was almost pure lead.

It was designed to be a toy safety law, but its reach is much, much broader. And, like all broadly written, reactionary laws, it has very significant, it appears largely unforeseen consequences. Like perhaps putting out of business thousands of small manufacturers of children’s products, including some of my favorites - the small manufacturers of reusable cloth diapers, natural wood toys, handcrafted costumes, and innovative children’s products.

I want to address two specific points with regards to this legislation: 1) how will this specifically affect what you sell on HC / will HC be making any changes in reaction to this law? and 2) what actions can you personally take to keep this law does not negatively affecting your business?

So, point 1: how will this specifically affect what you sell on HC / will HC be making any changes in reaction to this law? In short, HC will not be taking any action at this time. The law is not clearly written, and it would be premature to do anything differently for now. If you, as a seller, wish to make changes to the items you offer, that is, of course, your choice. Just bear in mind that there is a lot of misinformation and rumor in the internet community and your best bet is to refer directly to the government’s site for answers. In addition, it seems there is still time to amend the law (more on this in point 2). Finally, a CPSC spokesperson has been quoted as saying, “There are exceptions to the testing rule for crafters making only one unique copy of each item.” (see this article).

On to point 2: what actions can you personally take to ensure that this law does not negatively affect your business? Three things:

1. By Jan 30, 2009, follow the directions on this document to suggest changes to the law, for example:
1. Exempt products made from materials that are very unlikely to contain lead - fabric, paper, wood, etc.
2. Exempt categories of items such as books, unadorned textiles, or handmade items made in the USA and Canada.
3. Exempt products from Canada or the EU that are already certified under standards that meet or exceed the CPSC standard.
2. Write to your Congressperson, notifying them of your concerns regarding this law. This site has excellent suggestions for the content of your communication.
3. Starting tomorrow, vote for this issue on change.org to bring it to the attention of the new administration as soon as possible.

There’s no doubt that this law is a cause for concern. However, rather than panic, the best thing to do is to take action to influence the legislation and ensure that it fulfills its intentions while allowing our businesses to continue. Please consider taking the actions outlined above to protect our handmade community.

Thanks!

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a a great New Years. All the website maintenance is finally complete. All orders except one have been shipped as of yesterday. The last order from 2008 should be gong out tomorrow.

I plan a new resolution to keep this blog much more up to date than this last year. :)

January Plans

On my table I have fleece for shorties (yup, shorties) thinking of warmer days ahead already! I will also be opening custom slots for KCK^tmOne's and SW diapers. The KCK^tmOne now has snap options!

February?

There is a new Consumer Safety Protection Act that may impact many of the WAHM families and what we can/can't make and do. I am reading up as much as I can on this while congress irons our details and glitches. As soon as I know more definitive details I will pass the info along to you.