Wear What When

Slideshow: Meet Cammie Cole, a locally based Etsian, and look inside her Craft Pantry

“After years of floating around the office world, I began creating the Craft Pantry in my head around 2004 and started structuring a more permanent business that would allow me to create regularly and sell my work,” says Cole. Here, her new office world.

Cole says her inspiration “is an unruly sibling that arrives unannounced when I’m super busy, or doesn’t call at all when I could really use a friend. It usually emerges from seemingly benign places: watching my children, shopping at the market, dining with friends.”

Of her homebase: “Though I’ve traveled away at times, I’ve always returned to Seattle and really cannot see myself anywhere else.” Cole’s camera-printed tote bags make good travel bags.

“The creative pockets of art and culture are all over the Pacific Northwest and serve as a tremendous springboard for any artist’s practice. From Bainbridge Island, to the markets and fairs of Eastern Washington, I love reaching out to experience the creative vibe,” says Cole. Here, market bags for those east-of-the-mountain (or neighborhood grocery store) trips.

The Craft Pantry’s recycled paper cards.

Cole’s favorite Craft Pantry item? “Definitely the personalized family market tote. I had the idea for this tote in the middle of the night about two years ago and it’s been more popular than I ever imagined. It’s a great token to family and works well for market, beach, or travel.”