Kimberly has been happily married for 10 years and has two boys, ages 2 and 8 weeks (brand new!). She has been a crafty gal for as long as she can remember. Her shop has a focus on earth-friendly products that support a sustainable lifestyle. The inspiration for this has come primarily from seeing what things have worked for her family and creating these products for others to use as well. This includes the paperless towels and wipes, as well as organic cotton lunch sets, cloth shopping bags, and flannel hankies. Kimberly says, “I really believe in the products I make and love that with every sale I am helping someone else live a little ‘greener.'”
Paperless towels are cloths meant to replace paper towels in your home. They are not only gentle on the planet, but also gentle on your wallet in the long run! I predict that these napkins will pay for themselves within about 6 weeks at my house, and depending on how often you use paper towels, they might pay for themselves even faster in your home. Kimberly is selling a set of 6 handmade cloths for $5.50. You heard right, just $5.50. That’s a downright bargain, folks. A jumbo single roll of Bounty can cost as much as $2.00, and of course it has to be replaced frequently. I was so impressed with the quality and the pricetag, that I ordered sets for about half the folks on my Christmas list!
There are a rainbow of colors from which to choose, which was really nice. I ordered a set that would match the color scheme in my own home. While some paper towels have cute little designs on them, I don’t know of any that coordinate with your color scheme, unless of course your entire house is white. Kimberly will do a custom order for you, with any combination of colors that she has. She will even customize the thread color around the edges, if you so desire! And if you like those adjust-a-size paper towels so you can use the right size for the mess, she can make smaller or larger towels for you, as well.
I laid out one of my paperless towels on top of a paper towel. At 10 1/2 X 10 1/2″, they are just slightly smaller than a standard paper towel. These are made from a very soft flannel. They certainly feel a lot nicer than paper towels do. I can see how they would also make very good reusable napkins. I’ve even grabbed one of these a few times to wipe my infant’s face. One other great feature of these paperless towels is that they aren’t going to tear on you in the middle of a job that involves a bit of scrubbing. I really appreciate that! I’m also happy to report that they are holding up just great after going through the washer and dryer a few times.
In addition to my order, Kimberly was nice enough to send me a sample set of reusable wipes to try out. I’ll be honest; I was REALLY nervous about this! Since I don’t use cloth diapers (at least not yet), I wasn’t sure if I would really be cool with having cloths with pee on them sitting in my laundry bin. But the truth is that I do laundry so often (every other day now) that it’s no big deal. I will confess that I didn’t use the wipes for poo situations. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it, and that’s ok. One step at a time, right? But seriously, I really didn’t mind using the reusable wipes. They were very soft and sturdy, and the wipes solution recipe that Kimberly sent along was even more simple that the one I’ve used before, and it worked great. I will keep these wipes on hand to use with pee diapers, and that is going to seriously cut down on the amount of money I have to spend on wipes. Yay! UniqueRabbit also sells double thick wipes, which are perfect for, well, messier messes! You can get 12 single or 6 double thick wipes for $6.00. I think 12 wipes is enough to get you through one day, at least most of the time!
Edited: I noticed that Kimberly has taken a break from the business, but no worries! You can find a rather amazing selection of reusable paper towels on Amazon! I’ve tried the Skoy products (read my review here!) and quite liked them, myself.
Buy it!
In addition to selling reusable cloths of all sorts, UniqueRabbit also has other earth-friendly products and hand-made toys and accessories. The prices are incredible, so hop on over! Kimberly is even offering Stuff Parents Need readers an additional 10% off until Sunday, November 1 at 7:59pm CST! To get the discount include a note when you check out on Etsy with the coupon code “Stuff Parents Need” and don’t pay until you are sent an invoice by Kimberly with the discounted total.
Win it!
Kimberly has generously offered to give one lucky reader a set of paperless towels and a second lucky reader a set of reusable wipes! You will even get to customize the colors! The contest will run until Sunday, November 1st at 7:59pm CST, when the winners will be chosen at random and emailed. The winners will have 48 hours to reply with their contact information. You must include your email address in your comment or make sure it is listed in your profile! If I can’t find your email address, a new winner will be chosen. You must complete the mandatory entry in order for any subsequent entries to be counted. Open to residents of the United States.
How to Enter:
Mandatory entry: Go check out Unique Rabbit. Come back here and tell me your favorite item sold there other than items mentioned in the review. Also tell me if you would prefer the paperless towels or the wipes.
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Disclosure: I purchased the paperless towels myself, and received the reusable wipes as a sample for the product review. No other form of compensation was given for this review.
I also love the EARTH FRIENDLY Flannel Hankies with Pocket Size Holder OWL DESIGN, thanks!
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I like the Polka Dot Wipes Case. And I'd prefer the reusable wipes.
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I love the EARTH FRIENDLY Flannel Hankies with Pocket Size Holder GUITAR DESIGN and I would prefer
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I'd love the paperless towels.
My favorite item is the Pocket Size FIRST AID KIT complete with 30 supplies Hand Stitched PINK
I like the ORGANIC Lunch Set Sandwich Wrap and 2 Baggies FUNKY RETRO print. Thank you
I would prefer the paperless towels. Thank you
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I love the Large Cloth Shopping Bags!
If I won I would choose the paperless towels.
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I love the Soft Flannel Napkins Wipes Hankies SET of 12 single or 6 double thick SPACEMAN PRINT 🙂
If I win i'd pick the towels. I have a ton of cloth baby wipes already.
I like the funky retro lunch set!
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I would like the organic lunch set. I would like the paperless towels.
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Mini 1st aid kits are sooo cute!
Prefer the towels!
Thanks for the chance
I like the ORGANIC Lunch Set Sandwich Wrap and 2 Baggies FUNKY RETRO print.
I'd prefer the reusable wipes.
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I love the pocket-sized first aid kit in pink! Please enter me into the contest for the reusable wipes. Thanks!
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I like the flannel hankie with guitar design. Very cool! I prefer the paperless towels. Thanks!
The Vintage Pillowcase Tote Bag Retro Bird Print is my favorite. I would like the paperless towels if I win. garrettsambo@aol.com
I'd love to try the organic lunch set in blue stars and moons! I'd also like to try the paperless towels!
Love the sandwich wraps.
Id like to try the paperless towels.
Always up for helping the environment
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I like the Vintage Pillowcase Tote Bag Brown Plaid Print.
I'm not too picky on which Unique Rabbit product I get. I know I can use either of them.
I like the ORGANIC Lunch Set Sandwich Wrap and Two Baggies FAIRY print.
I'd prefer the paperless towels.
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the funky floral tote bag
I Like the paperless towels
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I really like the Re-usable Flannel Hankies with Custom Designed Box Trees
I like the box of trees for the reusuable flannel hankies.
I would prefer the wipes
Thanks for the Giveaway!
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i would get the moon and stars lunch set. I would prefer the paperless towels.
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I like the Vintage Pillowcase Tote Bag Retro Bird Print.
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i like the funky retro brand lunch set and i'd be happy with the wipes or the towels!
I picked the Pocket Size FIRST AID KIT complete with 30 supplies Hand Stitched BLACK and I'd like the paperless towels
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I would love the paperless wipes- we've been using cheap wash cloths but they're starting to show some wear.
I love the organic lunch set! That's so cool!
All the items are really cute. I love the pocket size first aid kit
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I love the funky-retro lunch set. I've been moving toward reusuable lunch packaging, but I'm not 100% there yet.
I'd prefer the paperless towels.
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I like the organic lunch set, and would probably use the paperless towels more.
I love the ORGANIC Lunch Set(Sandwich Wrap and 2 Baggies)in FUNKY RETRO print
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I love the Pocket Size First Aid Kit, those are too cute. I would prefer the paperless towels too!
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Love the paperless towels.
The cowboy sandwich bag is kind of cute, too.
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I am loving the EARTH FRIENDLY Re-usable Flannel Hankies with Custom Designed Box TREES. This is a GREAT idea.
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Also, I forgot to say that I'd love to try the paperless towels, they sounds great!
What a great idea! I really like the ORGANIC Lunch Set Sandwich Wrap and 2 Baggies FUNKY RETRO print, it would be nice to stop buying plastic baggies.
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I like the race car print baggies. The paperless towels would get a lot of use in my house.
The first aid kits are cute!
I'd love to win the towels.
Great products.
I love the organic lunch wrap that is retro kitchen.
LOVE all the vintage pillow cases! I think the cowboy lunch sacks are cute too!
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I like the vintage pillowcases. Trying hard to get DH to stop using paper towels! :o)
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I like the ORGANIC Lunch Set Sandwich Wrap and 2 Baggies RACE CARS print. I would prefer the wipes.
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The Hankie holder in Skull and Crossbones!!
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I like the "hankie" holders. That would be handy for my purse.
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I like the ORGANIC Lunch Set Sandwich Wrap in the funky retro print. Very cool. 🙂 I would pick the paperless towels. What a great way to go green. 🙂
Thank you for the giveaway!
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I would love to try out the paperless wipes
i really like their shop
my favorite item was the
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and i forgot to say i would prefer the paperless towels. We are already trying to cut down on paper towels and using dish towels instead but we only have 2 brown ones or 2 christmas ones. neither matches our living room (well except maybe at christmas).
I think the EARTH FRIENDLY Re-usable Flannel Hankies with Custom Designed Box TREES is such a good idea! It would be perfect for my FIL. He is always using hankees!
I love the moon and stars sandwich wrap lunch set.
I would prefer paperless towels since I already make my own reusable wipes. 😀
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I like the Soft Flannel Napkins Wipes, Hankies. Too cute. If I win, please send me the towels. Thank you
The flannel hankies sound so soothing for a sore nose!
The mini First Aid Kits are cute and small enough to keep in the car or a handbag.
PAIR of Large Cloth Shopping Bags!
prefer paperless towels. very nice items, could use them all!