Toys n Play

On the 7th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Great fun toys to play with!!

Like this cool wood rolling chimpanzee by Arksandanimals

These lovely paper animals by Monkeypuzzle

This fun clip on dinosaur tail made by Theblueorange

And these soft felted vegetables sewn by Thefeltedpear

What a fun holiday this will be with fun toys all around!

Modern Handmade Child magazine

Etsy Kids has put out a wonderful online FREE magazine titled Modern Handmade Child. It has wonderful showcase of different children's items all lovingly handmade, as well as recipes, craft ideas, interviews, etc!
My waddle doll was featured on one of the pages!
Be sure to grab some tea and take a break to browse this wonderful FREE magazine!

AAh Summer..Finally?

Looks like summer weather is finally here, it's only July 24th! HA! Geez, where did it all go? I've been doing the farmers market, keeping busy with home projects and making more ecoleeko items! Newly posted on Etsy is Bock Bock Chicken.

Made of soft sustainable bamboo fleece and all natural fillings of course! Also coming soon are Fuzz Baa Lina Sheepy Farm Friend and Touch Me Snake! Bock Bock is inspired by my 23 chickens that love to bock at each other. We now also have a brooding hen barred rock that won't let you at the eggs when we collect them. The Sheep is inspired by sheep of course! I've always loved them and used to go to sheep and wool festivals in Maryland. The snake is inspired by our gardener snake family that lives in our back garden bed. They love to sun themselves on the steps and sometimes I almost step on them. They are fun to watch and slide and slither around the flowers.
I'll be also doing some local craft shows to feel my way in CNY. First is the Clinton Art & Music Festival on August 29th in Clinton NY. I also am doing one in November, The Herkimer County Arts & Crafts Fair on November 14th & 15th in Herkimer, NY. Please join my newsletter on the side for more upcoming information on these shows and new products!

Change.org Needs You!

Attention Small Toy makers, Handmade baby Companies, Etsians, People who purchase 2nd hand kids toys, clothing, furniture, books, Mommies, Daddies, Everyone who buys gifts for babies or kids...We need your help to spread the word and vote at Change.org!!!!

Help us Save Small Business From the CPSIA. I ask you to vote and highly recommend you check it out. You can read more and vote for the idea by clicking the following link:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia

This law will stop many small handmade businesses from existing that create anything for babies or kids under 12 years of age related from existing after February. It is very important for you to know what your government will decide for you and your kids futures! Along with small companies, you be be unable to purchase any kid related material at thrift stores including clothing, toys, games, dolls, shoes, jewelry, used book stores from selling kids books, many large companies will have to discontinue carrying items due to the crazy testing fees, etc small manufacturers will have to pay to keep items legal.
Please help me, Ecoleeko, and many other companies from not disappearing..We all need your help!!!
Mommies..Please pass on to your mommy blogs,friends and groups!!!!!!!!

Search the Handmade Toy Alliance and CPSIA as well for information.
The bill is HR 4040 effective Feb 10th, 2009

The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run by Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen leading nonprofits after the Inauguration. So each idea has a real chance at becoming policy.

Thanks so much for reading. Please vote!!!If you voted once before, you can vote again!

Handmade Toy Alliance Needs your help!

It has recently been brought to my attention that the U.S. Government will be making some serious decisions about the toys available in the U.S. in February...This is important information for U.S. toymakers as well as all Consumers, especially parents of small children..We need everyone to write to their Senators and congressman to save small toy manufacturers! Please visit the links below to find out how and why...

Are you aware that many safe, natural toys &
children's products made or imported by small US
companies will disappear next year? This is due
to needlessly expensive & complicated compliance
requirements contained in the new children's
products safety law. Please learn more and help
us save the natural/specialty children's products industry.
(Excerpt taken from the handmadetoyalliance)

See:
www.handmadetoyalliance.org
www.cpsia-central.ning.com

New Ecoleeko Newsletter

I am proud to announce the First Ecoleeko Newsletter subscription is up and running! Just click on Subscribe to newsletter on the right side or below, and enter your info. You will then receive Sales, promotions and announcements of new Ecoleeko products and much more!!!It's a great time especially for the Holidays! The First should be sent in December, Just in time!


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Ecoleeko now sold at Bitsy Birdie!!

You can now find Ecoleeko products at Bitsy Birdie

Bitsy Birdie says..Why shop with Bitsy Birdie?

Bitsy Birdie was founded to provide an alternative to big chain toy stores. We provide innovative, fun, well-made toys emphasizing safety and quality. Toy and apparel makers' dedication to children and the environment are important to us. Our mission is to provide safe, high quality, eco-conscious toys along with relevant information to help customers make informed purchases.

Take a look at all the great products they carry!

New Etsy Team

This is a new Ecoleeko Blog..I was looking for something more user friendly, so here it is! I will repost some of my other posts from the other blog, but for now..I'll get up to date..
First..I'd like to introduce a new Etsy Team...The Upstate CNY Etsy Team..I decided to start to find and get together all the great Etsians and Etsy artists in the central New York area. If you live in Central NY and are a part of Etsy, please take a look..I set up a main page on Ning You can contact me through Etsy at Ecoleeko.