in the paper

wow! check this out!

my cute little sister sara, who makes adorable "little pretties" for little girls,

was on the front page of the
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER!

it is an article about the new CPSIA law that was supposed to take effect on february 10th, but luckily it was postponed a year! if you don't know about this, sara has links about it here. basically this law will make it illegal for sara and many others to sell anything she has made for children on etsy, or even give it away for that matter! quite ridiculous! it also will greatly affect thrift, consignment, and second-hand stores that sell children's goods. don't get me wrong, i want my children's items to be safe, but this law does take that to a whole new and ridiculous level!

read the newspaper article here.

oh, and savanna LOVES her little pretties...she has adorable jewelry that sara has made.

and this doll quilt is so so cute.

savanna has had this for a while and plays with it all the time and loves to wrap her dolls in it. i am also lucky enough to have been given lots of cute skirts, shirts, dresses from sara that are adorable, handmade by her, and one-of-a-kind.

there really is something so special about handmade. i grew up with much of my wardrobe handmade by my mom. i never really learned to sew, but want to learn now. luckily, in the meantime, i have sisters who have that talent and i can call on them for that handmade touch... and believe me i do!