There’s a massive effort underway to help the survivors of the bushfire that devastated parts of Australia over the weekend killing more than 180 people.  I’ve read the media reports online and the destruction is hard to fathom. According to Reuters, the disaster area is more than twice the size of London and encompasses more [...]

Download the show (you may need to right-click the link) Subscribe to CraftSanity on iTunes RSS feed for podcast The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a one year stay of enforcement Friday postponing most requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that requires testing for lead and other toxins for all products intended for [...]

Awesome news, everyone. Well, at least I think this is a step in the right direction. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a one year stay of enforcement that will postpone the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act crackdown. I’m gearing up to get my little darlings ready for bed, so I can’t blog in-depth [...]

Like so many other makers and fans of the handmade movement, I’m very disappointed that lawmakers passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) without carefully considering how it would impact small handmade businesses. I’m all for making sure kids have safe toys, but disagree with the language of the law that will require handmade [...]