CPSIA: Overcoming Obstacles and Fighting for Change
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was passed just over a year ago, and since a stay was put in place in February, Etsy makers of children's items have kept the conversation going on the special Etsy Forum. From major newspapers to the blogosphere, from mom and pop stores to multi-national …
Gingeroni1 Works for Caregivers' Rights
UPDATE: We just heard from Kathi, "Just a quick update to let you know the spousal caregiver bill HB39 has been signed by the Governor and should go into effect immediately. Thank you so very much for writing the original article in the Storque and the exposure that it gave to the bill." Congratulations, Kathi …
Guest Curator: Father's Day Fun with Extreme Craft's Garth Johnson
Garth Johnson is a California based writer, artist and educator with a raging craft problem. Extreme Craft is a compendium of art masquerading as craft, craft masquerading as art, and craft raising its middle finger.Ah, Father’s Day: It smells of oiled wood and cheap cologne, with just a whiff of regret. I know …
The Candidates & the Caregivers
UPDATE: Gingeroni1 let us know the latest on the Caregiver's Bill:"After three long years of Introducing this Bill every year it is finally on the Governor's desk for signature. It was a long journey. Here is a radio interview I just did Thursday about our upcoming ALS walk, as well as talking about the Spousal …
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Spinstersummer's Ode to the Queer Animal Kingdom
Nicole Georges, a.k.a. Spinstersummer, has been making zines since she was thirteen. Her ongoing autobiographical zine Invincible Summer is about bands, relationships, animals, vegan food and beehived hairdos. Nicole's Etsy shop is full of goodies, from fun zines to stuffed sock monkeys, narwhals and queer …
Tax Time for Artists: Give Good Deeds Their Due
Chuck from DownToTheWireDesigns checked in with us after his New Year's Resolution to donate a piece of his jewelry every week for the entire year. Committing to a project like that is quite an undertaking for any artist, and Chuck wants to share an important message about a new piece of legislation that …
Artistic Endeavors: Knitta, Please
"The apartment I moved into has a tomason," said Rachel, my friend Tom's girlfriend. "A what?" I asked, thinking it was some sort of poltergeist. "It's this old, weird metal thing sticking out of the wall," Rachel explained. "I'm not sure, but I think it used to be a fixture when there were gas lights." "A tomason," my friend Tom, a …
CPSIA: Blog-in, Updates & Clarifications
UPDATE: MomsRising.org shared this letter with us. Click here to sign their petition. "Ask the Consumer Products Safety Commission to Clarify New Child Products Rules to Protect Safe Handmade Toys and Clothes." [The following was originally posted on January 28, 2009.] Today, bloggers are converging with a …
An Historic Day: Obama's Inauguration
On this historic day in the U.S. — with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day just yesterday — let us be thankful that the United States as a nation has made so much progress. Whether you're watching the inauguration from the crowded streets of Washington D.C. or from your television set, it's sure to be a monumental day full of …
In Honor of the Inauguration
Barack Obama will be sworn into office next week on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, and along with the official ceremony, many unofficial celebrations will be taking place. Washington DC locals are preparing their homes as swarms of guests descend on the capital. This collection should help with the …
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