New designs added to the collection

Most of my products come about as the direct result of my own life experience. That's how I started designing bags and how I continue - if I need it, stands to reason that other women do too.

I took a short vacation in January - a few welcome days of sun and sand. However the night before departing I found myself scrabbling around my apartment at 1am trying to find a clear pouch to take my toiletries through the airport security line.

Added to that was my toiletries bag being an ugly old thing from an outdoor store that was falling apart. And it was hard to identify my standard black rolling bag from all the others in the airport, and particularly in the plane's overhead bin.

So I spent some of my time on the beach brainstorming, with the help of another designer friend, the first two ideas for my new line of travel accessories: a travel toiletries case and a luggage tag.

Like the rest of my collection, I wanted these to look great and also be very practical, usable and durable.

The travel toiletries case comes with options of two or three pockets with zip closures. It opens out to be laid flat on a surface or hung from a rail or hook. One of the pockets is in clear vinyl, which can be detached for airport security screening.

The luggage tag can be easily and securely attached to any bag or suitcase and has a clear vinyl pocket to put in your name and address.

Both items are made to be robust and durable and I'm using lots of fun fabrics, like the lovely new fabric featuring Japanese Geishas pictured here, which fit with the rest of the Red Delicious collection.

I have plans to add more items to the travel accessories collection - stay tuned for these.

For now these new items will only be available at my Pike Place Market booth.