heatherknitz June News!

Heather Knitz News

June 2009The Knitty Gritty... Welcome to heatherknitz! ♥Unique rag bags and rag bag kits♥Sassy hair and jewelry accessories♥Funky art and crafting supplies♥DIY patterns and tutorials Have you downloaded any of my free patterns on ravelry? *Knit and Felt Ruffled Flower--just perfect for your summer wardrobe! Turn it into a pin or embellish your favorite purse with it! *Knit and Felt Heart Strings! Happy creating! How will you dress up your summer reading list? Perhaps with some of these new button bookmark clips!!! I just finished making about 100 new jumbo bookmark clips...Have a look! The "knitty" gritty... -Each clip is approx. 4" long and about 1" wide -These are super sized jumbo paper clips for the base and then I securely attach a button to it -These are great to clip your coupons together, to mark your place in your summer books OR to hold your place in your journal! -These make the greatest gifts for people of all ages! New Button Bookmarks But, if you are a DIY-er, I also made the tutorial on how to make them! DIY Button Bookmark tutorial Are you on Ravelry? Join the Fabric Knitting and Crochet Group This is a general discussion group as well as CAL/KAL group for anyone interested in knitting and crocheting with fabric strips instead of traditional yarn. Anyone can join our group to eavesdrop or to participate in our monthly/bi monthly challenges! Fabric Knitting & Crochet Knitty Fun Fact... “And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?” ~Bill Bryson Hot Links Fabric Knitting & Crochet Hk Pattern Blog Heather Knitz Designs All Things Cupcake Hk Wholesale Catalog June Rag Bag Kit Giveaway! Head on over to my patterns blog Hk Pattern Blog to sign up for my rag bag kit giveaway in June! A $35.00 value! Heatherknitz po box 3311 cincinnati, oh 45227

*BREAKING NEWS* the CSPIA takes action!

source: one year stay granted

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously
(2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger. These requirements are part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which added certification and testing requirements for all products subject to CPSC standards or bans.

Significant to makers of children’s products, the vote by the Commission provides limited relief from the testing and certification requirements which go into effect on February 10, 2009 for new total lead content limits (600 ppm), phthalates limits for certain products (1000 ppm), and mandatory toy standards, among other things. Manufacturers and importers – large and small – of children’s products will not need to test or certify to these new requirements, but will need to meet the lead and phthalates limits, mandatory toy standards and other requirements.
The decision by the Commission gives the staff more time to finalize four proposed rules which could relieve certain materials and products from lead testing and to issue more guidance on when testing is required and how it is to be conducted.
The stay will remain in effect until February 10, 2010, at which time a Commission vote will be taken to terminate the stay.

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