Children jewelry sold in Hawaii recalled

The Hawaii based company called Aloha 808 Trading, has just recalled around 12,800 pieces of jewelry due to them containing high levels of lead. All this jewelry was for children and they were made in China. Ouch.
It seems that the jewelry was sold in Honolulu from April to November this year for between $2 and $5 US.

It seriously makes you re-think buying other than artisan, handcrafted jewelry, since there is no such danger of lead and other 'strange' materials entering the piece, except what we manually work with. But of course, there are always people who are prepared to buy pieces worth $2 from their local Wallmart and face the risk of their child getting cancer or whatever else these products might contain.

Just for curiosity's sake, here are some of the pieces recalled in Honolulu...

Welcome Xiuling from Sweetlittlezthots

I would like to welcome Xiuling of Sweetlittlezthots to the club. She is based in Singapore. Below is self-introduction by Xiuling:

"I have always wanted to set-up my own business. After leaving my job in the financial industry for several years, I have been pondering what to do next and setting up a handmade accessory store becomes an obvious answer. I have been creating handmade jewelry since my primary school days. SLT is my first venture in the business world. I hope more people will appreciate handmade jewelry and wear them, as every piece of handmade jewelry is delicately made and unique."

Below is one of the creations by Xiuling:

Wanna to find out more about Xiuling? Visit: http://www.sweetlittlezthots.blogspot.com/.

Xiuling, I hope you will be successful in your business venture and hope to see your sharing in the club soon.

Cheers