These gorgeous bags are from Collectible Today. The one above is the Coynes Best Of Friends Kitten Handbag. The photograph featured on the purse is by acclaimed photographer Keith Kimberlin and is adorned with shimmering red and white crystals.

The purse below is the Coynes Best Of Friends Cat & Kitten Handbag and also features the work of photographer Keith Kimberlin and is offset with “necklaces” of red and white crystal.

Click either link to take a closer look at the bags and their very agreeable prices.

Below is a third handbag from the site - from the same series as the ones above. Also freakin’ cute!!! - I honestly want all three.

We all know how important individuality is in…..well…..okay, in everything.  Whether it’s the meal we’re cooking for the people we love more than our next breath, the header we use on our fashion blog, or our bangles - we all want to be original.

It can get a little tricky, sometimes, with jewelry.  I mean a ring is a ring is a ring - right? Not so fast.

Brilliance.com waxes even more brilliant than you’d expect.  They allow you to design your own ring, thank you very much.  So you can put your….excuse the pun….fingerprints all over it.

They’re one of the most elegant and tasteful jewelers you can find online.  Everything they do is sheer class.  Click the glossy banner above, or the button below, and give them a good look.  The closer you look, the better you’ll like.  You’ll find the Design Your Own Ring link at the top in the black bar.  Have fun!

Marilyn Monroe Signature Product Marilyn Monroe Cosmetic Bag M2115 - Women’s Top Zip Bag

There are certain things in life that are just impossibly sexy, and Marilyn Monroe merchandise is near the top of the list.  Like the infamous Playboy bunny, Marilyn’s image makes people sit up and take notice.  Kind of like a sign above your head flashing the words, “Look Out:  Sexiness Below.”

All in all, that’s a good thing, right?

Have you ever shopped at Pink Mascara.com? 

Have you ever even heard of Pink Mascara.com?!?!

If no is the answer to either/both question, the jewelry, above, and I would like to suggest you find a yes or two.

First up:  Look timelessly elegant and elegantly timeless with this beautiful Adina Circle Stackable Ring set.  The set of three rings are sterling silver and hell-bent on making your world a more glamorous place. 

Second: The gorgeous Adina Tiny Circle with Diamond
necklace speaks for itself without any help from me! It has a tiny diamond connected to the circle and is, literally, the perfect necklace to wear with anything. 15” 1/2 long on a double chain.

Last but certainly not least:  The Adina Large Signature Circle Earrings are not your ordinary hoops. Adina’s signature circle hoop earrings are the exact same hoops from her necklace but in an earring style that you’ll love madly and gladly. Hammered silver looks super shiny and glams up any outfit without even trying! Easily make these your everyday Adina earrings. (1.5” Diameter 100% Sterling Silver)

One of my favorite places to get my handbag fix is TJ Maxx.  They have THE most gorgeous bags, clutches, shoes and other accessories in town.  I also love their body lotion, pillows, and skin care.  But their claim to fame in my world is their designer handbags (Baby Phat, Gwen Stefani’s line, Giorgio Armani, Dooney & Bourke, Chanel, Kathy Van Zeeland, Tommy Hilfiger, etc…)- bags you can’t find anywhere else…and certainly not at the prices they sell them for.

So when I got an e-mail alert telling me that TJ Maxx is having a “Designer Handbag Event” starting this Sunday (August 5, 2007), I nearly dropped my coffee.  With my birthday this month, I can definitely see a handbag or two in my immediate future. Now to backtrack and give a definitive answer to a few of those family members who asked what I wanted.  “Ohhhh, noth-ing…” has been upgraded to “Ohhhh, a TJ Maxx handbag….”

See their website for the store nearest you, as well as to whet your appetite with their goodies.