It is such a treat to give and receive a handmade gift that has such play value. I hope you feel the same.
***** In August 2008, Congress passed legislation requiring all toys and clothes for children, even handmade, to be certified by third-party testing facilities to be free of lead and phthalates. While product safety is important (I'm a Mom TOO), the problem with this is that it can cost $100 or much more per item for testing. This is just not financially feasible for anyone making handmade items. Would you want to pay $103 for my mini cupcakes?
The CPSC has issued a one year stay of enforcement on the testing portion of this law. This is good news for small businesses. However, this struggle is far from over.
It is very likely that anyone selling handmade toys or clothing for children on Etsy or anywhere will have to cease operations as of February 10, 2010. If you feel as strongly as I do that this not happen, please find out all you can about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and write to your representatives and the CPSC to see if there can be some sort of amendment to keep small businesses up and running!
http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/
And for those of you who speak legalese... this is how the law stands today.. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf
Thanks for your time! *******
PARTY FAVORS!! I have had custom requests to make up batches of cupcakes, cookies or chocolate covered strawberries as party favors. If you are interested, please contact me. I would love to work with you! If I don't have any current listings of these items, you can find pictures of them in my past sales.
