Save handmade and blog about it!
January 25, 2009
I have been meaning to blog about this for a while: CPSIA and the death to nearly all unique, independent, and handmade products (not to mention library books, used and thrifted items) for children in the US starting February 10th. Sounds eggagerated? It is true.
Read here, here, here and here.
I am saving my words for WEDNESDAY JAN. 28th to unite my blog with all of yours in an effort to RAISE MY VOICE about this terrible law.
IF you have a blog, and feel so inclined to spread the word and the support to do ALL WE CAN to change this, PLEASE BLOG on Wednesday! Here is the link to add your blog to the list (you may need to be a member of ETSY to add yourself to the list, but NOT to join the BLOGATHON). And get your own blog readers to write their own as well. The more the merrier!!!
If you don’t feel like writing your own post, here is one that you are welcome to use, or modify to your own voice.
I will have more updates on current info on this act on Wednesday, what it all means and what we can do about it. Until then…get blogging!
**above softie image from Persimmon and Pink
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i do wonder how schools are going to function without books or toys for those under 12. we don’t have tv at the moment so i don’t know what kind of coverage this is getting, but i have to wonder why i am still telling people about this who haven’t heard a word of it yet.
I personally plan to address this issue with a statement in my etsy shop stating that due to the fact that I cannot afford testing of my products, I cannot recomend my products for children under 12. I will also state that I trust my customer’s judgment, and their purchase of any items implies that they understand that my items have not been tested. I don’t understand why more people (thrift stores, etc.) haven’t seen that this might be one way to side step this wave of stupidity that is CPSIA.
I have received some great feedback from the Senators I wrote to last month regarding the CPSIA. Both responses have indicated the unintended harmful effects of the CPSIA on small and hand crafted business and have referred to efforts and discussions to amend the law. This was really encouraging to me. I hope that the momentum of blog activity will continue to get our lawmakers attention and that it will be amended right away!