NY Times Travel Article

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/travel/how-the-tough-get-going-silicon-valley-travel-tips.html?pagewanted=all&utm_source=Nau%3A+Off+the+Grid&utm_campaign=d49e56e4c4-120807_OTG_AUGUST&utm_medium=email

Will clean this up later.  For now, the information is worth a dirty post!

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Scooter Luggage?!

yes, very { packable } !!!
get it here : kickboard - micro luggage

need . now
...and when Ben turns 7 or so!!

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Mokuyobi Threads Bedford Bag on Kickstarter

This is awesome! Very { packable } in so many ways...

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studio everywhere

 

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Organic + Colorful Fabrics

Rock Paper Scissors - Montclair, NJ

Need some awesome fabrics...prefer organic brands like Birch & Cloud 9 or awesome prints by Lotta Jansdotter, Kaffe Fasset, and/or Michael Miller?  GO!  It's amazing...sigh, I spent too much and it was just my first trip.  

Expect to see these in projects soon:

(these four are organics from Birch and Cloud 9...it's like my perfect Airstream Trailer)

(these are not organic...I wish they were)

**And I forgot to take photos of the two wonderful laminated cottons I bought for changing pads...score!**

I already want to go back...but for now, I am smiling & working away in my studio!

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20 Cool Carry-on Bags : Daily Traveler : Conde Nast Traveler

  Fabbrica da Ponte Swiss Post satchel ($325, fabbricadaponte.com)

For the FULL LIST :

20 Cool Carry-on Bags : Daily Traveler : Conde Nast Traveler

Filson wheeled carry-on bag ($475, filson.com)

 

I knew Filson would be a part of this, but I also loved the limited edition Tumi at Opening Ceremony and a few of the others, as well!  What a great list...you will find something you like here!

Tumi for Opening Ceremony 22149 small soft travel satchel ($295, openingceremony.us)

BLK Pine Workshop nylon and canvas rucksack ($192.99, blackbirdballard.com)

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Convertible Dress/Skirt : Completed

What do you think?  It can be worn as a dress or a skirt, and at a few different heights.  The knit fabric also allows it to stretch over my 32 weeks pregnant belly...very nice.  (More photos here.)

{Entered in to the BurdaStyle + Indygo Junction "VintageModern Design Challenge."}

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Maternity Convertible Dress\Skirt in Process

A few ways to wear plus belt can be switched out for different colors and patterns.

Here comes {Packable}!

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My Mantra

"Creating functional art and community purpose through honest design and love of craft."

(After hours of re-working, taken from the Type I Toolkit in Drive by Daniel H. Pink.)

And more; motivational questions from Drive:

1. What gets you up in the morning?

 -  Believing that each [purposeful] step I take leads us closer to our ideal, independent, and autonomous lives.

2. What keeps you up at night?

 -  Wondering if I did enough "good" today.

Here's to Packable truly getting on its own two feet and seeing the world!

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Source: 3.bp.blogspot.com via Brittany on Pinterest

Two million plastic bottles...

Two million plastic bottles recycled for car seat fabric

This, I am impressed by.
(Though not by the design, that's for sure!)

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