a handmade holiday

i worked for weeks and weeks on having a handmade holiday. the link is a couple of things i made for the kidlets, the book of spells is for my kidlet for his birthday. ftr he loved it! i also gave him a rune stone set (handmade) and several other things. this was an incredible way to gift loved ones with something special. instead of spending money i dont actually have or having to save up for months to spend it all at the holiday (i dont use nor do i have credit cards) i saved up time and creativity. felt quite good too.

i have several toher things i need to take pictures of but just havent gotten around to it. i made conditioning and coloring hair oil, bath salts, bath oil, lower back rice packs, loverly cloth crowns with button jewels, recycled wool slippers, recycled wool arm warmers, and a couple of other things.

if you care about handmade products, family business, kids and the ability of the economy to improve

go here, vote for this. i am not a eloquent writer and will not pain you with pages of reasons you should do this. i will say today is a special birthday and i am taking time away from that to post this. because i want to be able to make a living, i want the mostly women, i know to continue to financially support their families i voted for this http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia

and this: http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/it-s-not-just-toys

thanks so much!