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Spring into Summer with Aline Dresses from Infinitely Sweet! Wholesale & Retail available

2010-05-07T19:17:00.002-04:00

Spring into Summer with Aline Dresses from Infinitely Sweet! Wholesale & Retail Available

Infinitely Sweet proudly announces the arrival of the Polka Dot Line!

2009-09-06T20:32:00.001-04:00

Infinitely Sweet proudly announces the arrival of the Polka Dot Line!

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JYB Creations ~ Featured Shop 5.18.09

2009-05-18T20:09:00.006-04:00

JYB Creations is the latest Infinitely Sweet Etsy Team shop we are featuring. Please take a moment and check out Joycee’s shop. JYB Creations creates beautiful Aline dresses. If your little princess likes frogs, ponies, or sailboats check out her wonderful dresses.

About JYB Creations

Custom handmade boutique outfits and gifts are my speciality. I personally make every item in my pet and smoke free studio. Check back often to see what is new. Convo me if you see an item you would like in a different color or team fabric. Your ideas are welcome.

Twirly Tots Bowtique ~ Featured Shop 4.22.09

2009-04-22T20:07:00.003-04:00

Twirly Tots Bowtique is the latest Infinitely Sweet Etsy Team shop we are featuring. Please take a moment and check out Renee’s shop. Twirly Tots Bowtique creates beautiful tutu’s and bows. Plus some other great items that you must see. Leave a comment about some of the great things you found.

About Twirly Tots Bowtique

Hi! My name is Renee. I began making boutique hairbows, headbands and tutus for my two sweet little girls who love to dress up and look pretty! I am a stay at home mommy of two girls, ages 5 and 3 and one little boy who is 2, and I love to create all types of new items. If you have a special request, please feel free to ask me! I have created a number of specialty orders for weddings, photographs and gifts.Twirly Tots can now be found in many online boutiques and shops all over the US. My products are also being worn by celebrity babies!

S-n-K Creations ~ Featured Shop 4.08.09

2009-04-08T13:10:00.003-04:00

S-n-K Creations
is the latest shop to be featured from the Infinitely Sweet Etsy Team. Please check out Karen's shop and feel free to post some comments here about what you find! She has a patriotic red, white, and blue pony streamer that is perfect for Memorial Day or July 4th.

Easter Basket Ideas ~ Etsy Forum Posting

2009-04-01T09:50:00.004-04:00

Etsy has a great tool for promoting and showing your shops. The etsy forums has a category called promotions. I started a post called Unique & Different Easter Basket Items See Forum Post The idea of the post is to promote something in your shop that would be a different or unique item for an Easter basket. If we all post 1 or 2 items in our shop that we think someone might want for an Easter basket we can get our post noticed and people will be looking at our shops. Every time a new thread is added the post gets bumped to the top. This is how we can get eyeballs on our shops! So take a moment and promote your shop!

Let's see how we do!

Totes and Lillies ~ Featured Shop 3.23.09

2009-03-23T14:28:00.003-04:00

Totes and Lillies is the newest shop we are featuring from the Infinitely Sweet Etsy Team. Please check out Jamie's shop and feel free to post some comments here about what you find! There are fabrics, ribbon and some iron on patches from various sports teams.

Promoting Your Etsy Shop - Quick Tips

2009-03-23T10:07:00.003-04:00

Good Morning Everyone,

Since we all have etsy in common I thought why not start out our Monday with some great tips on promoting and growing our etsy shops. I found a great blog Etsy Wiki it has lots of great info on how to create and promote your etsy shop. Check it out to learn some great ideas. Here is a sample of some of the tips from the blog:

Promoting Your Etsy Shop – How to Sell on Etsy
Here is the deeply simplified how-to on promoting and marketing your Etsy shop:

1. If possible, list an item daily.

2. Announce your new items in the promotions forum on Etsy; there are community threads every day where you can add your items to group promotions posts. Keep single promotions listings to one new item per day. “Bumping” posts is frowned upon.

3. Make the most of your listings, in the description copy, your storefront, and especially in product photos. Good photos prompt clicks. Bad photos will prevent purchases.

4. Etsy is more than a venue; it’s a resource. Any seller on Etsy has access to the talents required to create graphics and promotion items necessary for a diy/arts business.

5. Use relist when possible; only really committed buyers look beyond the first two pages.

Happy Etsy Shopping
Remember to check out some of our team shops!

CPSIA Update 2/6/09

2009-02-07T10:12:00.000-05:00

CPSC Spells Out Enforcement Policy For New Lead Limits In Children’s Products Effective February 10
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Starting on February 10, 2009, consumer products intended for children 12 and under cannot have more than 600 parts per million of lead in any accessible part. This new safety requirement is a key component of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) aimed at further reducing children’s exposure to lead.
In an effort to provide clear and reasonable guidance to those impacted by this important law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing its enforcement policy on the lead limits established by the CPSIA.
Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers should also be aware that CPSC will:
Not impose penalties against anyone for making, importing, distributing, or selling
a children’s product to the extent that it is made of certain natural materials, such as wood, cotton, wool, or certain metals and alloys which the Commission has recognized rarely, if ever, contain lead;
an ordinary children’s book printed after 1985; or
dyed or undyed textiles (not including leather, vinyl or PVC) and non-metallic thread and trim used in children’s apparel and other fabric products, such as baby blankets.(The Commission generally will not prosecute someone for making, selling or distributing items in these categories even if it turns out that such an item actually contains more than 600 ppm lead.)
Sellers will not be immune from prosecution if CPSC’s Office of Compliance finds that someone had actual knowledge that one of these children’s products contained more than 600 ppm lead or continued to make, import, distribute or sell such a product after being put on notice. Agency staff will seek recalls of violative children’s products or other corrective actions, where appropriate.
Issue an interim final rule effective February 10, 2009, which establishes alternative lead limits for certain electronic devices, in order to prevent unnecessary removal of certain children’s products from store shelves.
Accept a manufacturer’s determination that a lead-containing part on their product is inaccessible to a child and not subject to the new lead limits, if it is consistent with the Commission’s proposed guidance or is based on a reasonable reading of the inaccessibility requirement. Paint and other coatings or electroplating are not considered barriers that make a component inaccessible.
This enforcement policy will remain in effect until superseded by action of the Commission.
CPSC still expects companies to meet their reporting obligation under federal law and immediately tell the Commission if they learn of a children’s product that exceeds the new lead limits starting on February 10, 2009. Companies also should know that the CPSIA generally prohibits the export for sale of children’s products that exceed the new lead limits.
As announced on January 30, 2009, the Commission approved a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers. Significant to makers of children’s products, the ‘stay’ provides limited relief from the testing and certification for total lead content limits, phthalates limits for certain products and mandatory toy standards. Manufacturers and importers – large and small – of children’s products will not need to test or certify to these new requirements, but will still need to meet the lead and phthalates limits, mandatory toy standards and other requirements. Certification based on testing by an accredited laboratory is still required for painted children’s products and soon will be required for children’s metal jewelry, as well as certain other products for non-lead issues.
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CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing & Certification Requirements

2009-01-31T09:24:00.002-05:00

For those following - the following press release was sent out yesterday by the CPSC - looks like we are making some headway! Does this mean we are all done with it- NO, however, it looks as if they are realizing the impact and the scope of such a "general" law that it affects to many small businesses.

Here is the release (in part). To read the whole release and any other supporting documents please click on the following link:
http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia09/brief/stayenforce.pdf

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger. These requirements are part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which added certification and testing requirements for all products subject to CPSC standards or bans.
Significant to makers of children’s products, the vote by the Commission provides limited relief from the testing and certification requirements which go into effect on February 10, 2009 for new total lead content limits (600 ppm), phthalates limits for certain products (1000 ppm), and mandatory toy standards, among other things. Manufacturers and importers – large and small – of children’s products will not need to test or certify to these new requirements, but will need to meet the lead and phthalates limits, mandatory toy standards and other requirements.
The decision by the Commission gives the staff more time to finalize four proposed rules which could relieve certain materials and products from lead testing and to issue more guidance on when testing is required and how it is to be conducted.
The stay will remain in effect until February 10, 2010, at which time a Commission vote will be taken to terminate the stay.

Infinitely Sweet Team Etsy Shop's Slideshow 2

2009-01-29T22:11:00.004-05:00

New Members are being added almost daily!

2009-01-28T15:55:00.002-05:00

Welcome to all the new members of the Infinitely Sweet Etsy team!
We are up and running and new members are being added almost daily. When we are all here - we will start an exciting launch or on-line party or a little something to celebrate!

The Infinitely Sweet Theme Song!!

2009-01-14T23:35:00.002-05:00

Finally, you can all hear the IS theme song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbmtjQppsao

how infinite & sweet,
this love so rescuing
O' how INFINITELY SWEET,
this great love that has redeemed........
As one, we sing - Hallelujah!

2009-01-14T17:08:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the home of the Infinitely Sweet Etsy Team.

Infinitely Sweet is an established yahoo group of creative and talented women. We created our Etsy team as a way for us all to help promote one another’s businesses and talents. Etsy is about promoting and showcasing handmade items by crafters. Please check out all the great Infinitely Sweet Etsy Shops. Every few weeks we will be featuring a member’s Etsy Shop. The featured shop will have a product photo in the right hand corner and their shop name will be listed. They will also get a blog entry about them. Be sure to check your fellow team members shop out and check back for the next featured shop.

Infinitely Sweet Team Etsy Shop's Slideshow

2009-01-14T16:39:00.003-05:00