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I feature various meet the artists interviews, projects I've worked on or am in the process of working on, treasury features, and other miscellaneous stories.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'cpsia law'
Meet Janae from ClaireandJanae
I am happy to introduce you to a fellow team etsyBABY member today... Janae of ClaireandJanae. She makes some fabulous things and I hope you enjoy meeting the artist behind the craft!Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.When ...
Meet Shepard from Alphabulous!
Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Shepard from the etsy store Alphabulous! It is a cute and whimsical store that will help you personalize your child's clothing (or yours if you chose!) Enjoy!Tell me a little bit about your background...
Meet TweedleBee!
TweedleBee has an adorable shop on etsy with a variety of sewed and quilted items. I hope you enjoy meeting her and don't forget to take a minute to visit her shop: http://www.tweedlebee.etsy.com/! When did you first start creating things?My parents ...
Meet Liz from DaisyCreek!
Today I am going to introduce you to another fabulous Team etsyBABY shop: Daisy Creek! Enjoy! Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.** I have been doing arts and crafts since I can remember! In the town that I grew up in, we h...
An Interview with Julia from MommysMonkey!
Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.I have a long history in hand crafted items as small businesses. I originally started by designing and hand crafting unique hats for babies and children (Ratty's Hats). Sadly, 10 years ago...
Meet SnooliBaby in my 100th blog post!
*When did you first start creating things?I first started creating precious baby items after my son was born. I needed to find a way to make a little extra money as a stay at home mom. It started with a craft fair and then I found Etsy! The rest is ...
An Interview with Peg from KuddleZoo!
Yes, we have a stay of one year before the CPSIA Law for third party lead testing comes into affect. That's one small victory for us, the little guy...but that still means in a year all these wonderful shops that sell amazing children's items are n...
YEAH!
mattEtsy Admin matt says:Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously(2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated ...
An Interview with Nancy from TuTuCuteandMoore
Do you really not want to be able to buy your child/granddaughter/niece/friend an adorable handmade tutu from TUTUCUTEANDMOORE? SAVE HANDMADE! Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.I grew up watching my mother sew and run a sm...
An Interview with Hilda from WarmandFuzzyBaby
Time to meet Hilda from WarmandFuzzyBaby...yet another adorable shop about to basically be closed down if something doesn't change...Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.I am a stay at home mom. I was a critical care nurse wh...
An Interview with ME! (KimsCraftyApple)
For the past week or so I've been doing interviews with shops that are going to be affected by the CPSIA Law starting on February 10th, 2009. Turns out...my shop is also going to be affected so I thought I would do an interview with myself so you can...
TREASURY Saturday!
Yup! It's Saturday again and even though I'm featuring etsy artists' that will be affected by this CPSIA Law, I'm still going to show off the treasuries that I either made or my items made it into!ENJOY!This beautiful treasury was put together by sew...
An Interview with Renee of TadpoleCreations
I'm sticking to the same theme...another store, Tadpole Creations to be affected by the CPSIA Law.... Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.A child of the seventies, the daughter of a ceramist and woodworker turned into succes...
Ban on BOOKS for kids under 12 AND BAN kids under 12 from our LIBRARIES!?!?!?
This is INSANE!from http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1573January 22nd, 2009 Category: Government InformationWASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today expressed dissatisfaction with a public meeting held by the Consum...
Great Blog Resources for the New CPSIA Law:
From BuggaLove:The Cost of Compliance with CPSIA:http://buggalove.blogspot.com/2009/01/cost-of-compliance-with-cpsia.htmlThe Cost of Compliance with CPSIA Volume 2:http://buggalove.blogspot.com/2009/01/cost-of-compliance-with-cpsia-volume-2.htmlThe b...
An Interview with AmyRoseDesigns
And yet another interview with another super cute shop that will be affected by the CPSIA law...I'm pleased to introduce you to AmyRoseDesigns:♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥Tell me a little bit about your...
An Interview with PammyDawn
Another interview with a great shop, PammyDawn, that will be affected by the CPSIA Law...Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.Creating has always been a source of satisfaction for me. My mother and grandmother were crafters, ...
One More Interview Today - Meet GoldtoneDesigns!
I'm doing two interviews today because I'm pretty sure I won't be able to post one tomorrow and I want to keep the momentum going...another wonderful shop we're endanger of losing...GoldtoneDesigns...Tell me a little bit about your background in arts...
An Interview with BabyCheeks and The Trendy Tot
Yet another interview with a wonderful shop endanger of closing because of the new law....BABYCHEEKS and The Trendy Tot...Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts. I come from a long line of crafty and artistic people. My mom is ...
An Interview with Stephanie of Artopiary - A Beautiful Shop that Will Be affected by the New CPSIA Law
After posting yesterday's interview with SushiForBaby, I realized that now is the time I should be focusing on great shops that are going to be put out of business or rerouted because of the new third party lead testing law. These next few days/weeks...
An Interview with Jen from SushiForBaby
I first saw SushiForBaby's things when I was putting together Capri's (my daughter) Birthday Wishlist Treasury. I fell in love with her adorable, unique items and asked her for an interview. Here's what she had to say: Tell me a little bit about your...
SAVE HANDMADE
My team EtsyBaby has teamed up with the EtsyKids team to have a sale to promote awareness of the new CPSIA law. KimsCraftyApple will be offering FREE SHIPPING with the purchase of 2 or more baby/kids items and/or purchase over $100!Save Handmade with...
