If you aren't caught up on these things (and there's a good chance you aren't) the US government is changing laws about what can and can't be in products for children. In case it's not obvious, the stuff on this website is NOT for kids. Honestly. Everything is in adult sizes. Almost everything contains dangerously small pieces. Everything is handmade in the US. It all should be handled like hand made art pieces, and owned by adults. Think about it, a fake piece of candy with a pin back sticking off the back isn't a great thing to give a kid. Even the smartest kid has bad days and might decide to try that out in their mouth.

That said, every attempt is made to be sure everything here is as safe as possible. All supplies are are labeled "lead-free" from the manufacturer, and most of this stuff can't contain lead (no really, it's science.)

So, basically, Luster's not for kids. Thanks for reading this!

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Kris

If you want to know more about the CPSIA (and it's potentially devastating effect on small, responsible, independent businesses) you should check out this post by the very smart Dale Dougherty from Craft Magazine or this update on Etsy. I know there are a lot of things to care about in this world, but if small business matters to you this might be a good time to get involved.

Hey, I'm a real person and I like having friends. If you haven't already tracked me down somewhere, here are some places you can find me:

Myspace

Facebook: Kristin DeGraeve

Buzznet

Twitter

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Kris

I just turned comments on because so many people seemed to want them on. Be nice or I'll turn them back off ;-)

Orders are going out REALLY SLOWLY right now. The reason is pretty simple - the midwest has been repeatedly drowned in snow over the last couple weeks. Not only are my orders shipping slowly, my supplies aren't getting to me as quickly. It's -20 outside right now (Fahrenheit - that's -28 Celsius for everyone outside the US ;-) If the cold wasn't enough we got 7 inches of snow last night, which was on top of a few inches the night before. When the plows come through and I can get out I rush to the post office, and then usually the grocery store. The weather is getting more promising into next week - the snow should (mostly) stop and it will be warmer - so I should be able to get everything caught back up then.

Thanks for your patience!
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Kris