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I’m a big fan of irony. HUGE. And I’ve always loved the image of the anvil–loved it even more and found it delicious, incongruous & unexpectedly pleasing to put on an infant onesie or toddler t-shirt.
Anvil was one of my first block designs, which I carefully, experimentally carved with my son napping in a sling. I remember the sense of excitement I had starting my own company! The feeling that this design, in particular, captured what I wanted to do, which was to offer something different than all the other Tom, Dick & Hannas, something artisanal-yet-everyday—washable, wearable art–and affordable. Three years later, Anvil remains unabashedly my favorite, though it is nowhere near my biggest seller.
Anvil:
-Something abstract, retro, connoting the skilled, autonomous craftsman and all-things artisanal.
-Something reaaalllly heavy, painful and life-altering when it blindsides you over the head with a CLONK!
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is that proverbial Anvil on a Onesie. I, a flagrant lover of metaphor, feel it sitting on my chest, as an artisan—but also as a mother, a business owner and a consumer.
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With our deep concern over toxins like lead and phthalates in our children’s products, we were thrilled when congress passed HR4040, The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). When we learned of the details though, excitement gave way to grave concern over the deep-reaching impact this law will have on all small handmade toy makers, clothing designers (like those that you enjoy from our store), and store owners in a way that could put many of us out of business.
To grant authority to the Consumer Products Safety Commission to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the USA, the United States Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act in August, 2008. CPSIA bans lead and phthalates in any product for children 12 and under, mandates third-party testing and certification for all products and requires product-makers to permanently label each product with a date and batch number.
The way the bill was written endangers the livelihood of thousands of American craftspeople, artisans and small business that make handmade toys, clothing, school supplies, cloth diapers, car seats, boy scout patches, bicycles, sippy cups—everything—across the United States.
With the bill going into effect on February 10, 2009, so many of the safe children’s products that you and your little ones love will be impacted, even larger US companies who employ local workers and have not once had any sort of safety issue will no longer be able to sell their goods.
There are a few reforms to this bill that, if enacted, could make this the effective legislation it was meant to be.
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