Shop Local

While I will admit to doing a very large amount of online shopping, I also try to support small and local businesses. This Christmas I will be buying gifts from a fantastic Portland maker called Non-perishable Goods.

All Non-perishable Goods products are entirely hand-crafted using only natural fiber materials including linen, wool felt, vintage wool, vintage textiles, recycled cotton/hemp, repurposed denim, leather, cotton and paper. npg's linen napkins are sewn locally in portland, Oregon.

The teal with navy are my favorite! I plan to pick-up a set for myself while I am buying for others.

Have Baby, Will Travel

In preparation for our upcoming travels, I took advantage of a promo code to order more of one of my favorite "organization" products, Bambino Toy Bags. These are awesome storage bags for all things kid related (and for adult things for that matter). 

These bags are so awesome I thought I would share them with you. Here are some photos of the Mini Fashionista's things being prepped for our big trip to Europe. One bag holds crayons, stickers and coloring books. Another bag is full of new books and another DVDs and her headphones. 

It will be so easy to have these in my bag ready to go when we need something new to entertain her on our long, long journey. 

I'm also going to use these bags to store things like socks, underwear, etc. in my own suitcase. For any of you who are organizational freaks like me, you can get these amazing bags for %25 off through the end of the month using the promo code "25holiday".

The company is owned and run by a local Portland mom.  Who doesn't love to support small business owners, especially women? So shop, organize and travel! Shop here!