Helping Beautify Monotonous Chores

This week we are happily skipping along with our theme – of holiday spent in the kitchen! This week we meet Rose, the shop owner of Kitchen Sink Crafts, on Etsy.com. Having only been open since this past June, she is off to a great start! Be sure to read on for her story and a review of a pair of her embroidered kitchen tea towels!

THE STORY

I am married with three sons who all love football. When I am not working and cleaning up after the boys I enjoy sewing and machine embroidering. My other hobbies include gardening, baking, and crocheting. I came up with the name of my shop as 'kitchensinkcrafts1' since the products I first listed were kitchen towels (items used by the "kitchen sink"). I like to make a lot of things kitchen related. The towels in my house have to hold up to a lot of wear and tear, especially with three boys around!the world!

I officially opened my shop June 15 of this year. I don't know why I waited so long. I have always handmade towels for gifts as well as sold other items I make to friends and family. I could never find a kitchen towel that was cute, lint free, and the perfect size so I started making my own. After making several different sized towels I settled on the towel sizes that are currently listed in my shop. They are a nice size, hang over an oven handle nicely, dry well, and look cute. Using a nice item can make a chore like drying dishes a bit more pleasurable. I will be adding dish rags and embroidered aprons to the shop very soon.

I will also be taking custom orders in the future. I will be adding a Christmas Ornament area to my shop. Mainly very classy freestanding lace ornaments that can decorate a Christmas tree or even be used to decorate gift packages. There are so many things I enjoy creating! I can't wait to share them with the world!
 

                                                            THE REVIEW

Set of two hand made tea towels made of Osnaburg fabric ( 97% cotton and 3% polyester). They measure approximately 18" long by 15" wide. The stitching designs are done with a dark brown polyester thread. Osnaburg looks like linen and has slight fabric variations which add to its charm. These towels are excellent for drying glasses and silverware. They will hang nicely over your oven handle as shown. Towels have been washed and pressed and are shipped ready to use. If you have any questions please message me.
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To fit right in with our theme, Rose was sweet enough to send us a pair of her embroidered kitchen tea towels! What can be more festive in a kitchen then pretty towels?? Nothing that's what!

The Look: Most women purchase an item based on how it looks. It's very easy to fall in love with one of Rose's tea towels because of the beauty of each embroidered stitch! She uses a lovely polyester thread that just really helps the artwork to shine!


The Feel: Moving on the the feel of the cute little towels which is also  
VERY important! Sometimes you aren't sure when buying online, maybe it's cheap feeling, or has an itchy texture. NEVER FEAR for there is none of that here!! These tea towels are so soft that I could even wash my face with them, but I won't because I couldn't fathom ruining them! An A+++ is given on the feel!

Durability: These towels are thick enough to be able to dry dishes and not wilt like a soggy napkin. That may sound harsh to other tea towels out there, but hey the truth is the truth! And these towels are fantastically glorious for dish drying, which I prefer, because like I said I would hate to ruin them by using them to wipe up counter stains, I'll save that for the towels bought at the grocery store! Hehe

The Overall: I am in love with these handmade towels. Rose has outdone herself on her embroidery work! They can be used for the every day baker, cook. chief, or whatever you prefer to call yourself OR they look fabulous hanging in the kitchen for decorative purposes! Rose was so sweet to also share this beautiful lace snowflake ornament with me! I cannot wait to put up my tree this Christmas and hang it on my tree!! Thank you so much for being unbelievably sweet!

Rose resides in Decatur, Illinois with her husband and three sons. She can best be reached via Etsy convo. Please check out her shop HERE! Shop local this holiday season, Etsians love to bring joy to their customer’s faces – plus it always beats standing in line!! Thanks so much for allowing us to feature you and review your towels! Many blessings to you and your shop!