Valentine's Day Hair Clips

Break out the hearts, Valentine's Day is right around the corner! To celebrate, why not spruce up with a heart or candy hair clip or pin?

My Sweet Valentine Heart Hair Clip or Pin

Strawberry Cream Pinwheel Lollipop

Heart Felt Letter

I Heart Edamame - Soy Bean Pin Brooch or Hair Clip

Edamame Soy Bean Pin Brooch or Hair Clip

Can't get enough of this fantastic legume? I sure can't! Proclaim your adoration for this delicious and healthy snack with a 100% wool felt version. Available as a pin brooch or a hair clip - please indicate your preference at checkout.

Edamame measures 2 inches by 1.75 inches. Encloses either a 2 inch snap clip, or 1.5 inch snap clip. French clip also available.

Small Business Impact of CPSIA

As you know, this past year I've been working at creating a small business creating and selling 100% wool hair clips for children and women. My business was steadily growing, and I enjoyed heart-felt pride for each piece being enjoyed by families around our nation and internationally.

This August, congress passed a law intending to protect children from the toxic effects of lead in imported and manufactured toys and other products. However, the way the law was written requires ANY and ALL producers (including hand-made, natural products, intrinsically free from lead) to test each component and product for lead by 3rd party laboratories at a cost upwards of $180 per component. This test would be required for every style/product created for the use of children. Essentially, the only companies that would be able to afford to remain in business, are those conglomerates guilty of importing tainted products in the past. Small businesses here in the United States will be put out of business if the law is not amended. Please join me in signing this petition to draw attention to the law's impact on small businesses in this time of economic turmoil. Thank you - if you have any questions about the law, you may visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission website here:
http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.HTML

To sign the petition, please click below - there are 3 petitions. It is free to sign (it does ask for donations after you sign, but that is OPTIONAL, and you may close the window after you sign the petition)

Impacts on Children's apparel
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/economicimpactsofCPSIA/
Impacts on Children's Toys
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/handmadetoys/
Impacts on Small Business Green Toy/Clothing Companies
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Legislation/

If you think saving local and small businesses in our country is an important and worthy goal, please pass this information along to your friends and families!

Mariposa - Monarch Butterfly Pin

Mariposa - Monarch Butterfly Pin Brooch

Mariposa - the inspiration for this mini felt sculpture, is butterfly in Spanish. It is also the home in which I grew up, in the rolling foothills approaching Yosemite National Park. Sadly, you don't see as many majestic Monarchs there as in the past, but it is still one of the most beautiful places I know come Spring and the blush of wildflowers.

Mariposa has been hand-crafted using 100% wool felt. Each piece has been hand-cut and stitched, making this butterfly as unique and without duplicate as it's fluttering inspiration.

Backing this wearable art-work is a 1 inch bar pin, securely stitched to the fourth layer of felt. Nearly life-sized, Mariposa is 3 inches across with wings fully extended, and about 1.5 inches tall.

I Love Sushi Hair Clip or Pin Brooch

I Love Sushi Hair Clip or Pin Brooch - $8.00

Craving sushi? Get your chopsticks on this hair clip or pin before they're all gone!

Made of 100% wool felt, this hair clip encloses a 1.25 inch snap clip or French clip, and measures almost 2 inches from tip to tail.

Store Re-Opening!

PammyDawn will re-open for BLACK FRIDAY (otherwise known as, the day after Thanksgiving)! For visitors to my blog, enjoy this re-opening sale!

For orders of 5 clips or more, please take 10% off (not including shipping) your order price, excluding gift-certificate purchases. To redeem, enter "HolidayBLOG" in the notes at checkout, and I will email you an adjusted invoice.

Happy Thanksgiving, and HAPPY SHOPPING!

Preparing for the Holidays

Thank you for visiting!  I've put my shop on a temporary "vacation mode" as I gear up for the holiday season.  Please check back soon!  Thank you for your patronage.  

Any orders placed prior to "vacation" will be shipped as usual.

~Pamela

Pink and Yellow Rubber Ducky Hair Clips

Classic Rubber Ducky Hair Clip or Pin Brooch

I'm not sure why I haven't thought of doing rubber duckies before now, but I had a request for some ducky hair clips, and so, voila!

If only they squeaked....

Made of 100% wool felt, the duckies measure just under 1.5 inches across, and enclose a 1.25 inch snap clip.  They are also available in a larger size, enclosing a 2 inch snap clip.  Also available as a pin, and would look adorable gracing a diaper bag.

Jingle Bells Penguin Hair Clip or Pin

Jingle Bell Penguin Hair Clip or Pin Brooch

My newest made-to-match creation:  Jingle Bell Penguin.  Ringing in the holiday season, Jingle Bell Penguin is festive and ready to celebrate. He is decked with a fluffy green wool wreath, embellished with tiny jingle bells. He measures about 2.25 inches tall, and about 1.5 inches across. This felt creation is 100% wool felt.

Etsy Front Page - Fall Oak Set

Etsy Front Page 11-5-08

Wednesday I was surprised to see many new hearts in a short period of time, and thought, was I on the front page??  I searched the Flickr website for screenshots, and sure enough!  A lovely treasury by LuLusWoobies made it to the front page, and I was lucky enough to be included in that group!

Green Baby Giggles Feature

I recently had the opportunity to send a hair clip to Brooke at Green Baby Giggles, a wonderful blog dedicated to healthy baby products for both the Earth and your little munchkin.  See the full review, and see pictures of my Green Earth Flower hair clip!

Etsy Sellers Featured in Bakersfield - The Southwest Voice

Here is a scan of the cover, and full article featuring the crafty talent in Bakersfield!  Enjoy!