I love hand made items for my home. They are usually much better made than store bought with the added bonus of supporting a family business. So when Toockies offered to let me review their handmade organic household products I was so excited!
Toockies is a company that works with women and their families in Nababpur, India to produce these lovely hand crotcheted dishcloths, potholders, hot pads, trivets, and washcloths. This helps these women who struggle with desperate poverty earn money for themselves and their children. You can see the artisans HERE.
I have to say I love the idea of this company! The women who founded it have such a heart to help women in third world countries earn a living. Not only that, but the products they produce are beautiful and extremely well made. The pot holders and washcloths I received are made from 100% organic cotton with no chemicals or dyes. They are all hand crocheted by women in India. I think its pretty cool that I am getting something made by a woman in India anyways!
I really liked all of them but my favorites are the pot holders because they are extra thick. These are certainly thick enough to pick up anything hot and work great at hot pads too. I use allot of cast iron for my cooking and the handles get super hot so an extra thick pot holder is essential. The washcloths are durable and clean dishes extremely well.
They are affordable and I have washed them several times already and they are still in perfect condition. These would make a lovely gift. Think of it, not only are you buying something useful, beautiful, and unique, but you are helping a mother support her family! You can purchase their products HERE.
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Giveaway!
Toockies has been super generous in offering to give one Thrifty Housewife reader two the same items I received for review! Use the rafflecopter to enter, all entries are optional, all winning entries will be verified for completion. Good Luck!
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ReplyDeleteI, too, use cast iron so I would love some pot holders but would like to try the exfoliating gloves, too.
ReplyDeleteThe Sunflower Trivets are pretty. I'd almost hate to use them, but I'm a very practical person so they'd get used!
ReplyDeleteI like the sun trivets and the loving heart pot holder!
ReplyDeleteThe sun and sunflower trivets are just lovely, so I'd love to win one of those!
ReplyDeleteLove the sunflower trivets too, but I know the dish cloths would be used ALL the time!
ReplyDeleteI love the scrub cloths I saw, but the trivets would be used a lot in my house.
ReplyDeleteI like to get the scrub pads.
ReplyDeletelove the scrub pads. thankyou, ken pohl19@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness these products are so amazing!!!! I would love any of them but I would really like to try the organic cotton & Jute dish cloths. i have yet to find a great organic dish cloth. Thank you for the fabulous review and awesome giveaway. Good luck to everyone :)
ReplyDeleteI like the Apple Trivet. So cute!
ReplyDeleteI really like their products being handmade. I would probably want to get the dish cloths or scrubber cloths.
ReplyDeleteWash cloths!!
ReplyDeleteScrub pads
ReplyDeleteHAND MADE SUN TRIVETS/HOT PADS
ReplyDeleteI like the heart pot holder
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