More Holiday Bazaars!

Mister Judy will be at two bazaars this weekend in Portland, OR:

On Saturday, Dec 5, come visit us at the French American International School-





French American International School

and then on Sunday, Dec 6, come see us at Laurelhurst School-

Laurelhurst Winter Artisan Bazaar

All Saints Bazaar this Saturday, Nov 7!!!

Mister Judy will be at the All Saints Bazaar in Portland, OR, this Saturday, Nov 7.



We are discounting all of our clothing, so there are some great bargains to be had in time for the holidays!

Here are the details:
November 7, 2009
9am to 5pm
All Saints Church
3847 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR
at the intersection of NE Glisan and 39th

Hope to see you there!
Wendy and Lori

Modern Economy Sale!!!

We will be participating in the online Modern Economy Sample Sale on Sept 9. This is a one day sale with great deals from fabulous independent designers. Modern Economy is handling all the merchandise, so you only pay shipping once, regardless of how many different designers you order from.



The discounts that we are offering at this sale are greater than what will be on our website, so take advantage of this opportunity!

NW Kids Article

The ladies at NW Kids have featured our Little Hostess Tea Linen Set on their blog! Take a look and enjoy all their helpful tips and ideas for family fun. Jessica has been so great at featuring local designers and their products. We were delighted when they asked to feature our Tea Linen Set.

New Scrapbook

We have updated our old image gallery with our new and fabulous scrapbook:



When you visit the scrapbook on our site, you can click on each image, and they will enlarge. It is a great improvement over the old image gallery. We thought the word "scrapbook" was a little more fitting too. The picture frames were scanned in from some of our family photographs.

Evergreen Moms

Evergreen Moms posted a wonderful entry on their blog about our Little Hostess Linen Sets. Thank you Lori! I met Lori at the Mom Shop last month. She and her blogging mommy partner, Heather, write about all the wonderful products made in the Pacific Northwest for families.








We are also running a discount of 25% off your entire order through the end of the month for this feature. Enter the code: EVERGREEN at checkout.

Mom Shop Photos

We had a very successful Mom Shop. We have great sales and made many new connections. One of our products will be featured next week on the Northwest Mom Finds site.

Our booth photos....



... note the lovely hand painted sign in the background....



Here are some of the little models in our product:

New Sign

I just finished our new sign. We have been sort of making do with a sign for each of the shows that we have been at. Coming up with a good sign that is at a good height, readable, and doesn't take up much floor space... and oh yeah, doesn't tip over is a challenge. I purchased a bird cage stand for 10 bucks... sold the cage that came with it for $8... and will hang this oval sign in the space where the bird cage was.


It's at a good height and the base is heavy enough that it won't tip over. So we can place it anywhere in our booth... and done just in time for the Mom Shop 2 tomorrow.

Come stop by!

Come see us at the Mom Shop 2!

The Portland based Mamapreneurs are hosting another Mom Shop. The first one was two years ago and was a great success. This time around we need more space. This show is bigger with many different types of products and services being offered by entrepreneurial mom's. There will also be a fashion show... giving us apparel minded mom's a chance to show off our goods.

WHERE:

Oaks Park Pavilion
7805 SE Oaks Park Way
Portland, OR 97202

WHEN:

Saturday, April 18, 2009
9am to 2pm

Lori will have the Mister Judy line in one of the booths. We will be running some show specials and also will have many items on sale.
If you register before April 15 online at Mamapreneurs, you will receive $2.00 off your admission to the Mom Shop. Please use the coupon code MS2MEDIA.

Hope to see you there!

Spring is up on the site!

We have our beautiful spring merchandise out on Mister Judy in time for Easter or any other spring festivities.



We do all of our photography and website work ourselves. We think it looks pretty good.

W&L

The CPSIA and Small Business

In August of last year, Congress passed bill HR4040--the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This bill is aimed at protecting our children from toys containing lead and phthalates and addressing other safety issues. However, parts of this bill will directly effect all small handmade toy makers, designers and store owners in such a way that many may not have the means to continue operating.

The CPSIA now requires all children's products, including natural handmade toys and clothing to be tested by a third party lab, often at a cost of up to $4,000 per item. That could cost a small company more than $20,000 a season. That could easily put many small companies out of business.

The CPSIA simply forgot to exclude the class of children's goods that have earned and kept the public's trust: toys, clothes, and accessories made mainly by small businesses in the US, Canada, and Europe. This must be amended before it's too late.

We strongly urge Congress to amend the current legislation to exclude small businesses from this exorbitant type of testing, similar to the exemptions granted by the FDA for small producers under the food labeling laws.

It is our small businesses that have worked hard to maintain the trust of consumers by ensuring handmade toys, clothing and accessories are safe. It is unfair to punish the businesses who truly are the backbone of our country and who have been committed to producing safe toys and crafts for the consumer.

For more information, visit the Handmade Toy Alliance. You may sign a petition here.

Please help us and our fellow small business owners by contacting your congressmen and requesting them to clarify the CPSIA and exempt small businesses from the third party testing in the US.

Thanks- Wendy and Lori