Today is the day of the CPSIA blog-in. If you’ve been here before, you know this is an issue near and dear to my heart. The clock is counting down; there are only thirteen days until the CPSIA goes into effect and handmade toys are outlawed.
I am so angry at the unintentional consequences of this [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Stop CPSIA - The Blog-in
She’s So Unusual*
Are you wondering about Turtle Cove Farm and the “Gothic farm girl” behind it? Well, here’s the story, Morning Glory:
In 2010, I’ll be moving my family from Florida to a small farm in North Dakota. In addition to our Satin Angora rabbits, we’ll raise Icelandic sheep, producing our own naturally colored lopi yarns, premium spinning [...]
Putting On My Tin Foil Hat
Sentences have been handed down in China’s melamine scandal. Two men have been sentenced to death and a handful of others have been sentenced to life in prison. Many believe that these people are scapegoats for the Chinese government and its cover up of the tainted milk, and I tend to agree. [...]
Ice Flower
As seen in January’s Phat Fiber Box
Get it now at Turtle Cove Farm!
Welcome to the new blog!
Excuse the mess, the new blog is still a work in progress…
And it’s not the only new thing around here: Turtle Cove is now on Art Fire! Don’t worry, you’ll still find soaps and sundries on Etsy; the new Art Fire shop is where I will list odds and ends like stitch markers:
Or [...]
CPSIA Updates
The word is getting out! Save Small Business From the CPSIA is number three on the Change.org page. Voting closes at 5:00 pm EST, Thursday, January 15, 2009. If you haven’t registered and voted yet, do so now! (You could vote to stop NAIS while you’re there, but that’s a whole [...]
Save Handmade Toys From CPSIA
If you only read one blog post from the House at Two Palms, let this one be it. Something is about to happen, my friends, that will adversely affect crafters, parents, grandparents, and anyone who loves the idea of handcrafted toys for children.
Reeling from the backlash of lead tainted imported toys and thousands of [...]
