photo courtesy of Tara Farrell

We would sincerely like to thank Tara Farrell Photography for emailing us these wonderful photographs. If you would like to become a fan on Facebook please visit Tara here. We can’t decide which one is our favorite! Click on the image to enlarge.

The big news today is the push back of the February 2010 deadline. Many manufacturers are breathing a sigh of relief and preparing for yet another deadline while more decisions are being made. While this might bring about more of the holiday spirit it also brings further frustration. We have tried to remain positive and have taken steps to comply but it is difficult to run a small business with so many unanswered questions.

Our line in particular has been tested with the XRF. We have held off adding anything new to our product line as we wait to see what cpsia does next. We have lowered our prices in order to reduce our inventory even further. In the screen printing industry there are still a flurry of unanswered questions. We have been in contact via email with Marci Kinter, SGIA.

1.) Why can’t screen printers use msds sheets to show the lead content? I’ve been told that they can’t because the limits are different than what the cpsia is requiring. It would make sense that the ink suppliers get on board and help the situation.

2.) If I contract a print job to a screen printer to print my graphics on infant apparel who becomes responsible for the testing? Would the screen printer be responsible for testing it before selling it? Would we be required to test it yet again before we distribute the product?

Still many questions are left unanswered. If you have listened to some of the audio for the meetings that have been held there are many manufacturers that are asking the tough questions! The bigger manufacturers are having the same issues as the smaller manufacturers. Every company would like to comply but please, give us a cost effective way to comply. Help us implement a system that makes sense! We watched many companies close their doors a year ago. There have been even more closing this year and yet again we have another stay. We remain hopeful that we can continue to thrive and do what we love to do best, dress babies!

Happy Panda and friends have designed a one stop baby shower party diaper cake for the mom to be in your life. We have made it simple for the hostess. No more running around town gathering games and prizes. We have done it for you.

Color schemes can be based on gender. Baby name can be added to cake or if the name is unknown the last name can be used. Put information in the message box when placing your order.

Place your order here!

The other day I made an outfit for his sister using this graphic and today he said, “Mommy I need you to make me a green shirt like Silly’s.” He’s happy now. This is just one of the perks for him.

We have had a few folks trying to link up to last year’s Black Friday Sales post. We thought we should post this opportunity to link up again! Link up if you have a sale or know of a sale. Find yourself a deal and shop online.

Happy Thanksgiving

We are consistently working to stay compliant with the latest CPSIA regulations. We are still waiting to hear more about the testing methods that so many businesses will be required to use (xrf or digestive testing) as of February 2010. In the meantime we can offer this cute holiday design in a lap t, t-shirt or snappy and our Holiday diaper cake.

In The Public Eye: Size Tracker interviewed us for their blog. Click here to read the interview. Happy Panda products were reviewed by: Julie @ Momspective Reviews. Click on the hyperlink to read the full review. We are available on Twitter and Facebook if you would like to follow or become a fan. We’ve also added the the Facebook badge for Networked Blogs and you can add yourself there too.

Upcoming:

Our products will be reviewed by: Carrie author of Over Thirty Mommy.

We are also sponsoring prizes for these upcoming parties! You know we love a good party.

Are you ready for Fall?

We are consistently working to stay compliant with the latest CPSIA regulations.  We are still waiting to hear more about the testing methods that so many businesses will be required to use (xrf or digestive testing) as of February 2010. In the meantime we can offer this cute Fall design in a lap t, t-shirt or snappy and our Halloween diaper cake.

In The Public Eye: Happy Panda products were reviewed by: Marina @Energizer Bunnys Mommy Reports and Michelle @Flying Giggles and Lollipops. Click on the hyperlinks to read the full review. We are available on Twitter and Facebook if you would like to follow or become a fan. We’ve also added the the Facebook badge for Networked Blogs and you can add yourself there too. If you are interested in more money saving coupons or entries to win Happy Panda clothing, sign up for our monthly newsletter on our home page.

Events and Contests: Our monthly newsletter subscriber winner this month was Janice Borges in Florida. Congratulations to our winners Marcy Strahan in Texas and Jessica Borges in Florida winners @Energizer Bunnys Mommy Reports , Randi Schmid in Nebraska winner @Flying Giggles and Lollipops,  Leane entered Best Baby Gear @Thrifty and Chic Mom,  Sarah Nguyen won at the Moms Rock the Economy Twitter party and Kaye Swain winner @Twin Happy.

Features: We have added cutie Pinkie - 1 year old to our Happy Pandas page. This kiddo got rave reviews in our products!

Upcoming:

Our products will be reviewed by: Carrie author of Over Thirty Mommy.

We are also sponsoring prizes for these upcoming parties! You know we love a good party.

Flying Giggles and Lollipops caught us on Twitter one day and invited us to join in the birthday bash for Chloe. How could we resist dressing this cutie pie for her birthday? Chloe is now a big fan of ours. Find out more about her birthday bash here.  You could be our next winner!