All Good Things Must Come to An End

...and some good things come to an end long before we want them to.

It seems that just as soon as a really got rolling and had a stack of great ideas for all of my customers (read: friends), that the rug is pulled out from under me. 

Due to some new light on old laws and new interpretations of who has to follow those laws as well as stricter enforcement and new policies pertaining to these laws, I am sad to announce that I am shutting down Star Spangled Babies.

As a mother, child safety is a serious concern for me.  As a Christian, being a law-abiding citizen is also serious business.  Child safety laws are in place to protect our children against anything potentially harmful.  While I am satisfied that all my products are safe (I use them with my own children), the government can not be satisfied of my  product safety without rigorous testing.  New laws that will soon go into effect require lead testing of all products used for children and babies as well as testing for BPA (the chemical that used to be found in plastic).  In order for me to sell my products, I would have to have them tested (very expensive) and labeled appropriately.  This is too expensive for my business as I couldn't test just one burp towel and be good.  Every time I change a material (i.e. fabrics or threads) I would have to have the product retested.  Since my work is custom, I would have to test everything. 

With the new laws in place and becoming active soon, I have decided to pull out of the "baby stuff" business.  If the government saw fit to make it easier for cottage industries like my own to be compliant, I might consider re-opening, but for the time being I will cease to operate. 

However, I have not stopped being creative, nor have I stopped sewing.  You can still get cool creations for MOM  (or any other person over the age of 12) over at my other business, Star Spangled Bags.  That's right.  Star Spangled Bags is back in full swing.  I am working on a whole line of ladies' accessories right now.  I have some awesome stuff headed your way in the coming weeks.  Please share your love of Star Spangled Babies with Star Spangled Bags.  Head over there and check us out! 

Thank you to all of you who stopped by, supported me, and bought stuff.  I  haven't gone away, I've just changed a little bit!