It has been an incredible month for BuggaLove! A sincere thank you to all my buyers for making this event a wonderful success. As a thank you, I am having a GIVEAWAY (no purchase necessary)!
What you'll win:
3 Onesies in the designs of your choice. You choose the size and sleeve length.
How to enter:
Leave a comment about your favorite item in my Etsy shop with a link.
Want extra entries? You can earn 1 extra entry for doing each of these things. You must add a comment to my blog for each one that you do in order for the entry to count.
1. Twitter about my Sale or Giveaway with a link to my blog, website, or Etsy Shop.
2. Blog about my Shop, Sale, or Giveaway
3. Follow my blog
Deadline: Midnight (Eastern Time), June 30, 2009. The Sale and the Giveaway ends tonite!
How to win:
Each entrant will be given a number in the order their comment was received. I will use the True Random Number Generator on Random.org to choose the winning number. I will announce the winner on Wednesday, July 1st! The winner can then email me with their full name, mailing address, and which onesies they would like
Good luck to all!
I am writing today to express my concerns with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) passed in August 2008. As the mother of two small children, I am pleased to see that actions are taken to ensure our children’s safety when it comes to toys and clothing. However, this well intentioned law has some unintentional consequences.
I write today not only as the mother of Arden, age 2, and Braden, age 4 months. I also write as the owner and sole proprietor of a small online business called BuggaLove. I create handcrafted nursery décor items and embellished children’s apparel. These items are made from non-toxic materials. None of my materials or supplies contain lead. According to the CPSIA, I am a manufacturer. Further according to this law, I need to have my products tested for lead. My items are not created in batches of thousands, or hundreds. My items are custom made, individually, specific to the needs of my customer at a reasonable cost. The law currently does not take into account one-of-a-kind or made to order items in its testing regulations. Furthermore, the costs of testing and certification on a small businesses, like mine, are burdensome. If amendments to the law are not made, I may be out of business as of February 10, 2009. I very much would like to find a reasonable way to comply with the law and maintain my growing fledgling business.
There are thousands of small business owners like me. We work in our garages, at our dining room tables, and in our spare bedrooms. We lovingly create items with care for our children and children around the world. I realize that this law was well intentioned and necessary due to the toy recalls that took place in 2007. I ask that you please consider a hearing to analyze the unintended consequences of this law and analyze the economic impact of CPSIA due to its broad terms.
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