Bracelets for Valentine's Day

These are the bracelets I made today




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This For A Special Little Girl

I made a little girl a very special valentine's day bracelet with gold teddy bears charms and hearts. Her Mom does not know that I made her one to. This little girl has autism and she does not have that many friends. She invited a few little girls over for her birthday and none of them could come over. Hearing the story broke my heart because my oldest daughter had been going through the same thing expect she does not have autism. She has learning disabilities, her biggest is her speech. The picture in the center is for Ava and the picture on the right is for her mom.

This is what her mom wrote:
As most of you know, I have a beautiful little 6 year old girl named Ava. Ava is on the "high funtioning" end of the autism spectrum, she has aspergers. I feel lucky because she is able to attend public school, and does very well but of course she has an iep and is in special ed. It is a common misconception that autistic children are incapable of displaying emotions and affection. Luckily Ava is very verbal, she does lack a bit in creative speech, mostly echolalia and scripted speech, but she is a very sensitive and loving child. She loves school so much, and is such a sweet girl with a wonderful heart. Even being autistic, I knew it would be hard for her to make friends. Honestly before therapy it would have been impossible. She has learned in the last year how to interact with other children. It has been a huge breakthrough for her and I have never been so proud as when she started talking to other children. She tries so hard to get everybody in her class to be her friend, almost too hard. She had me send invites to three of her classmates and their parents to make a playdate. Well the three kids she thought were her friends apparently are not. They coldly refused her invitation and they want nothing to do with her. She is very confused and I dont know what to tell her. It hurts my heart to know how hard she is working to make friends and she is getting picked on by these kids. She told me all about this last night when we were going to bed and I didnt know what to say. She is so hurt, and I had to try my hardest not to burst into tears when she asked me "Mommy, will you be my friend?" I told her she would be my best friend in the whole wide world forever and ever. Then I went to my bed and cried myself to sleep. Thanks for reading my vent I had to get it out and my husband couldnt possibly understand how much this hurts me to hear.

This was posted at cafe mom. I just to say to all you ladies that responded thanks because this made me think of my daughter also.

Made for Valentine's Day

I made these for Valentine's Day. As I make more I will add them.

Please Save thrift stores and People who make childrens Items this Includes Jewelry too

Here is the link to the petition. This is for the removal of the law where you can no longer buy children's clothing second hand. If i could not do this my children would be naked!!!

http://www.petitiononline.com/clo123/petition-sign.html

CPSC Clarifies Requirements of New Children’s Product Safety Laws Taking Effect in February
Guidance Intended for Resellers of Children’s Products, Thrift and Consignment Stores

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In February 2009, new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) take effect. Manufacturers, importers and retailers are expected to comply with the new Congressionally-mandated laws. Beginning February 10, 2009, children’s products cannot be sold if they contain more than 600 parts per million (ppm) total lead. Certain children’s products manufactured on or after February 10, 2009 cannot be sold if they contain more than 0.1% of certain specific phthalates or if they fail to meet new mandatory standards for toys.

Under the new law, children’s products with more than 600 ppm total lead cannot lawfully be sold in the United States on or after February 10, 2009, even if they were manufactured before that date. The total lead limit drops to 300 ppm on August 14, 2009.

The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s products made after February 10 meet all the new safety standards and the lead ban. Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.

The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit. Those resellers that do sell products in violation of the new limits could face civil and/or criminal penalties.

When the CPSIA was signed into law on August 14, 2008, it became unlawful to sell recalled products. All resellers should check the CPSC Web site (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html) for information on recalled products before taking into inventory or selling a product. The selling of recalled products also could carry civil and/or criminal penalties.

While CPSC expects every company to comply fully with the new laws resellers should pay special attention to certain product categories. Among these are recalled children’s products, particularly cribs and play yards; children’s products that may contain lead, such as children’s jewelry and painted wooden or metal toys; flimsily made toys that are easily breakable into small parts; toys that lack the required age warnings; and dolls and stuffed toys that have buttons, eyes, noses or other small parts that are not securely fastened and could present a choking hazard for young children.

The agency has underway a number of rulemaking proposals intended to provide guidance on the new lead limit requirements. Please visit the CPSC website at http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html for more information.

I got this off of the CPSC website http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html

Just Starting Out

One day I was looking in the craft store and I saw a couple of different bead kits. I bought the both of them and mixed and matched them together. I love to put different colors together. This started out as just making jewelry for family and friends. I decided that I would start making jewelry and sell it since so many people have been commenting on how much they love the jewelry that I have made.

I have made cancer awareness necklaces and bracelets.One of them I gave to my aunt for my cousins wedding. She has had many compliments on it. The necklace was teal cats eye beads. It is also a cancer color for ovarian/cervical cancer.