Handbags and Totes

Oh dear, how I love handbags and totes.  What girl doesn't?  I actually have WAY more totes than I do handbags.  I generally stick with my Louis Vuitton Batignolles Horizontal in the winter and most recently, my new Kate Spade Maryanne in the summer (thank you Husband for my fabulous Mother's Day gift....yes, I received it early).  :-)

I do love clutches as well.  My favorite is my handpainted Susan Tancer Studio Designs pink and green clutch.  I don't use it often, but when I do, I get loads of compliments.

And I would love to add Elaine Turner's raffia clutch to my collection. Gorgeous!

 

But my totes....I have tons of totes.  Boat-N-Totes, Ballard Designs totes, Francesca Joy totes (my hand-painted custom design pink and green shell below), Thirty-One, Mixed Bag Designs, random totes from random boutiques.

What is your favorite handbag or tote?

Happy Thursday Y'all!

Monogrammed Handbag

I think Ashleigh and I both need one of these!  More her than me....since she has a new monogram and all.  Closer to fall maybe?  Something to ponder?

$49.99 at Marley Lilly!

Happy Friday Y'all! 

Fashion Crushes

Jamie Hoodie - Tory Burch
2814 Mid Rise Cigarette jeans - J Brand
Fit to Be Tied belt -  Lilly Pulitzer
Adena Boots - Michael Kors
Ditra Dress - Lilly Pulitzer
Bracelets - David Yurman

Lexi Crew shirt by Lilly Pulitzer (I could use in every print and color) - Lilly Pulitzer
Murfee Scarf in Drama Queen (SO ME!) - Lilly Pulitzer
Murfee Scarf in Skye Blue Standing Ovation - Lilly Pulitzer
Shuffled Spade Shopper - Kate Spade
Maryanne Small - Kate Spade
Metallic Mini Ella Tote - Tory Burch
Gold Metallic Reva - Tory Burch
Truce Pump - Kate Spade
Mariel top - Kate Spade

Beach House, Etc., CordoBags and Unframed Studios

Recently, I've come across some absolutely gorgeous, and unique handbags, beach bags, clutches...from some wonderful women that fit right into the SLPS preppy, pink and green, Lilly-wearing motif!  I mean, to.die.for!

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First up is Beach House Etc.

Suzanne has the most adorable beach bags I've ever seen!  They are unique and fun, adorned with raffia and starfish, and yesterday, I got to meet Suzanne and see her bags in person!  I can't wait to see the rest of her bags (I'm spying that pink and white polka dot one....hands off y'all!)  :-)

Are these not the most darling bags?  If you think so, you can visit Beach House Etc. and you can follow Suzanne's blog HERE. 

Be sure to keep up with Suzanne as right now her site is only selling bags, but she also sells accessories and clothing as well....she's the next hot thing in South Florida for sure!

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Next up is UNFRAMED STUDIOS Palm Beach.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet Susan or Liz yesterday, but I can't WAIT to see what they bring to the women's exposition. 

They are unique and bright and handcrafted right here in South Florida!  I've seen some of these bags in person and they are quite unique.

I am loving the Tribal Winter 2011 designs.

 

I love this Wedding Silver Anniversary set....and check it out...pictured with my favorite sandal....the Stephen Bonanno Sandal!

I love the colors and beadwork in these two clutches, even though orange is not normally in my color palette, this one is just gorgeous!  I'm partial to the pink one though (I wonder why?)

Be sure to visit UNFRAMED STUDIOS Palm Beach!

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Last up for today is CordoBags.  Have you ever heard of CordoBags?  I hadn't until last year when I attended a fundraiser where they were an exhibitor.  The bags are very unique and quite reasonably priced.

Of course, knowing me, I tend to stick to the brighter colors (again...I wonder why?).  Aren't they just darling?



Be sure to visit CordoBags to look at all the wonderful hand-crafted bags they have for purchase!

Happy Friday Y'all! 

The Eco-Friendly Bag.....Gone Oh So Colorful!

I am simply in love with these bags.  I love eco-friendly bags.  I try to remember my Publix brand bags whenever I go to the store but always forget.  And I don't dare walk into Nordstrom carrying a Publix brand bag, right?

Well, The Love List posted a blog about these bags yesterday.  I'll admit, when I first so them, I thought, these are not going to fit my wallet (or my Lenten sacrifice, but hey, there's my website list waiting for me :-)

Nope, these are very affordable and come in all different sizes.

These are from Mixed Bag Designs and come in all sorts of sizes (pictures are all courtesey of their website).

This is the Department Store bag in Carribean Pineapple for $12.00

The Grocery Store bag in Sunshine Gerber Daisy for $12.00

The Drugstore bag in Newport Links for $8.00

The Hold Everything Tote in Seaside Gerber Daisy for $19.00

The Box Store bag in for $16.00

Sign me up please, I want one of each!

Wish List - Dream Big

Everyone always says to "dream big," so I shall do just that on my wish list! Of course, this would be if I were rich - okay, really, really, really rich. But still, one can dream, eh? :-)

Notice how I'm not calling this my Christmas wish list - there is a reason for that. I want not and I need not, and I am extremely and truly blessed. I have everything I could ever possibly need, plus some, so to say this is a Christmas wish list, to me anyways, would be completely against the true meanig of Christmas. This is purely for fun!

Okay, moving on....I have broken this down into categories. First ME!

I love this Milly Ruffle Sleeve Merino Wool Dress. It's the classic cocktail dress, with just a tiny bit of flair. Perfect for any cocktail occasion and can be worn with some simple shoes or some great shoes. As Pretty In Pink Megan said in her blog post yesterday, wearing a matching color shoe is so passe!

I love White House Black Market. I do own several things from there. They have great sales and are much more affordable and in my price range, while looking like (and feeling like) I'm wearing a more expensive outfit. I've tried a similar shirt, but it was much longer and poofier, this style would suit my body type much better as it doesn't gather in the waistline.

Of course, the shoe of the year is Tory Burch Lissie, which is apparently hard to find. I hear Nordstrom has sold out! I love the silver (very versitle) with the studded logo. So pretty!

Ah, the Chanel (09/2010) Lambskin Quilted Captoe boot. I love these and this is just a "nice to look at, pretty to hold" but not to buy. It must be a $1,200.00 boot! But is this NOT gorgeous! (I'm not sure how I feel about the lambskin either - I keep thinking about Husband's cousin's wife who has lambs on her farm, she would not approve!)


Okay - moving onto the family! We would love to have a sectional for our new living room. It would suit the room perfectly. I love this one from Pottery Barn, with a different fabric/color and the extended ottoman on the other side.



We haven't purchased pool deck furniture yet, really don't need any (we have a faux wicker set which works perfectly), but again, I would love all teak. Since we live in Florida, the cushions would never work (moldy = yucky!), but if California - most definately!

Next comes Lallie! She will be moving into a big girl's bed in just a few months. Husband wants a princess bed for his little princess. Isn't this darling and I already have the bedding set!



Everyone knows how I love Lilly. Normally, I go for the pink and green, but with winter, navy has been my color choice for this year. This Odile dress is so cute and I think Lallie would look adorable in it!


Last but not least, for the man of the house, the one who always provides but never asks for anything, a Rolex. Just a simple Oyster Precision Submariner Chronometer Stainless Steel watch (okay, how is that simple? I had to look 4 times to get that name right and don't even know what half of it means, I'm sure Husband does!) He loves watches and I think for him, this would be the ultimate gift!

So, that's my "Dream Big" wish list!