Children love bright, colorful toys and dolls. Adults appreciate an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Bring those together and you have blabla, a company formed through the friendship of two women with artistic talents and a combined passion to share these skills in fair trade market.

Through the quality of natural fibers and the skill of Peruvian artisans knitting the designs of Florence Wetterwald, a co-founder of blabla, they’ve developed products that found their niche in the hearts of parents and children. The company grew from its initial offering of knitted finger puppets to products that include dolls, rattles, backpacks, puppets and keychains, blankets, mobiles, clothing and even a design of paper goods.

The artistry and designs of blabla products are distinctive in a style reminiscent of years gone by before synthetic products provided the basis of most toys. The knitted animals have character and personality in their simple thread faces—it’s amazing what a curve of pink thread can do for a smile.

Spanx products offer slimming apparel for every occasion and style of snug fitting clothing. What originally started out as women’s products have expanded to include Spanx undershirts and underwear for men.