My love Affair

I ordered my first set of wooden dolls to make a set of our family for my daughter. I then went to the craft store that weekend to get some paint. I still remember the AHHHHH!!!! moments with bright lights and fireworks as I walk the wooden aisle! I think I sat on the floor for an hour. Yes!, right there on the floor playing with wooden shapes and putting them together. I was in love ever since!

I am a very busy mom who toils away the day in service to my family. Don't get me wrong, I love my life and they are my pride and joy, just sometimes it is hard to find the joy while you clean a toilet after 3 boys. Then at the end of the day I get a few moments to create and bring my little people to life. They make me laugh, down right giggle!

Somedays I can't contain my creativity and I drawl out my new playset. I love to get to see the kid's faces when they play with them for the first time. Also to know that my toys were waiting under the treee this last Christmas was like being a little girl once again. Now as I move into the new year I have added a new store on 1000 Markets and I look forward to may sales and happy ingaged kids around the world playing with my creations!

As parents and concerned citizens I’m sure most of us at one time or another have been confronted with the question of lead poisoning. But have you asked yourself what your government is doing to protect your children from lead contained in toys? The answer? They're banning toys, taking books from schools and libraries, hurting low income families, killing entrepreneurial spirit and risking putting the economy in an even greater depression than we've seen in decades. I'd like to introduce you to their solution: the CPSIA.Do you know about the CPSIA? No? Then I ask you to take a few minutes to find out about it.The CPSIA stands for Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, a new set of laws that will come into effect on 10 February, 2009 and will impact many, many people in a negative way. Make no mistake, this is very real. View it for yourself. If Forbes, the American Library Association and numerous other media are paying attention, perhaps you should too. How will these new laws affect you? Well, here are a few examples: To the Parents of Young Students:Due to the new law, expect to see the cost of school supplies sky rocket. While those paper clips weren't originally intended for your student to use, they will need to be tested now that your 11-year-old needs them for his school project. This law applies to any and all school supplies (textbooks, pencils, crayons, paper, etc.) being used by children under 12.To the Avid Reader:Due to the new law, all children's books will be pulled from library and school shelves, as there is no exemption for them. That’s okay though, there's always television. Our children don’t need to learn the love of reading after all.Article from the American Library Association http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1322To the Lover of All Things Handmade:Due to the new law, you will now be given a cotton ball and an instruction manual so you can make it yourself since that blanket you originally had your eye on for $50 will now cost you around $1,000 after it's passed testing. It won't even be the one-of-a-kind blanket you were hoping for. Items are destroyed in the testing process making one-of-a-kind items virtually impossible. So that gorgeous hand-knit hat you bought your child this past winter won’t be available next winter.To the Environmentalist:Due to the new law, all items in non-compliance will now be dumped into our already overflowing landfills. Imagine not just products from the small business owners, but the Big Box Stores as well. You can't sell it so you must toss it. Or be potentially sued for selling it. You can't even give them away. If you are caught, it is still a violation.To the Second-Hand Shopper:Due to the new law, you will now need to spend $20 for that brand new pair of jeans for your 2-year old, rather than shop at the Goodwill for second hand. Many resale shops are eliminating children's items all together to avoid future lawsuits.To the Entrepreneur:Due to this new law, you will be forced to adhere to strict testing of your unique products or discontinue to make and/or sell them. Small businesses will be likely to be unable to afford the cost of testing and be forced to close up shop. Due to the current economic state, you'll have to hope for the best when it comes to finding a new job in Corporate America. To the Antique Toy Collector:Due to the new law, you'd better start buying now because it's all going to private collection and will no longer be available to purchase. “Because the new rules apply retroactively, toys and clothes already on the shelf will have to be thrown out if they aren't certified as safe.” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123189645948879745.htmlTo the American Economy:Already struggling under an economy that hasn’t been this weak in decades, the American economy will be hit harder with the inevitable loss of jobs and revenues from suppliers, small businesses and consumers. The required testing is far too costly and restrictive for small businesses or individuals to undertake. To the Worldwide Economy:Due to this new law, many foreign manufacturers have already pulled out of the US market. You can imagine the impact of this on their businesses. If you think this is exaggerating, here is a recent article from Forbeshttp://www.forbes.com/2009/01/16/cpsia-safety-toys-oped-cx_wo_0116olson.htmlAnd for those of you prepared to be stupefied and boggled, The New Lawhttp://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.htmlDid you know? If this upsets or alarms you, please react.

One World One Heart

Wow I just found this and had to join! It's time for the One World One Heart blogger event!! OWOH was started by Lisa Swifka, and is a worldwide giveaway that serves as a way for the blogging/crafting community around the world to meet and greet. It has been going on for 3 years, helping to make the blogging and crafting world more like a family!
Welcome to you first timers to my blog. You can take a look at the rest of my blog and get to know me. I am a happy person trying to make the best of everday for myself and my family. I have just recently started to blog and love getting to share my life with others. I was a Certified Professional Nanny for 12 years before becoming a mom. I always used my creativity to solve my problems and have made what I could not find. I challenge myself to be creative and try something new every week! The items I make are made out of a need I had as a Stay-at-Home-Mom of four and Homeschooler. I love things that spark the imagination.

To enter this giveaway please leave a comment on this post by Feb. 12 to be entered to win. You will win one of the two dolls shown here, one from each of my Etsy shops.

The Enchanted Cupboard
To start off the celebration of little people coming to our shop we are offering this sweet little girl. She is all dressed up for the day and it looks like she may have an admirer. You will recieve one little girl and her valentine heart card.


The Fairy Ring


Lavender and her fairy friends are here to meet you.. These girls love tea time, midnight parties,and enchanting adventures. You could buy just one or add a few fairy friends to a playset to make it more fun.