CPSIA delayed
While some news posted here on Handmade Detroit.com is sad, it’s very exciting to announce that the CPSIA has been delayed for further ruling until Feb. 10, 2010. Check out…
Posts Categorized: Business Time
Help say “no” to the CPSIA today
Photo by Hasenpfeffer Incorporated Here’s an important call to action. From Handmade Detroiter Amy, via the Handmade Toy Alliance: The issue: In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production…
Crafty Biz 101: So you want to be legal?
We’ve got a new, awesome feature on Handmade Detroit for 2009. Please welcome our resident record notebook girl Beth, who will be posting about crafty business matters. You started out…
Help Save Handmade Toys in the USA from the CPSIA
Check out Amy’s Make-Out Goods blog for a news update on what’s going on with handmade toys in the U.S.
Indie Biz Chicks
Our own Bethany “Reware Vintage” Nixon was in Flint yesterday attending the Indie Biz Chicks conference. We asked her to report back on what she took away from the event,…
Promote your Etsy shop
If you’re like me, you haven’t gone anywhere for Memorial Day Weekend and instead are getting caught up on all sorts of things, from cleaning your gross bathtub to updating…
IndiePublic up for sale
Well, here’s something interesting. Crafting social networking site IndiePublic is up for sale… You’re always reading NY Times reports of how much Facebook, MySpace, etc. go for, but this is…
Etsy on Martha Stewart
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=8RK-76sQoxg[/youtube] How surprised was I to see Etsy on Martha Stewart on Friday? Not that much, actually. Martha has been featuring Etsy artists, like Betz White, for some time now.…
Business Week and crafters
Handmade Detroiter Amy sent over a great link from Business Week this morning about crafters dealing with the anxiety of becoming “a big deal.” A must-read. Creative Artists Confront Sales…
WalMart eliminates stitchery department
I happened to be looking at the DMC web site this evening and saw this news update from the embroidery floss company: We would like to advise you that Wal-Mart…