Designed by Dutchy from Couture Candy the Peety Tara Bag Handbag in Tangerine is a bucket-style carryall with many features. The double straps fit comfortably on the shoulder and also have adjustable buckles to make them shorter or longer. The Peety Tara Handbag has vintage-inspired brocade lining, two inside pouches, and an interior zipper pocket to store those private things. A beautiful tangerine color, this handbag is all leather and has stud detailing. It is just the right size without being too big to contain everything essential. It has just the right amount of fashion without being over the top and best of all is the cute, chubby crescent shape. The Peety Tara Handbag in Tangerine costs $255. [more info]

Forget those clunky old kitchen timers filled with cruddy and boring white sand. Bring in the new and improved Multiple Minutes Sand Timer from Organize. A brushed stainless steel frame encapsulates three different timers. Each timer is filled with a different color sand representing a different incriment of time. The pink sand measures time for one minute, the green measures three minutes and the blue measures five minutes. These chic timers not only look good, they help when cooking eggs, pasta, deserts and much more. The Multiple Minutes Sand Timer is priced at $10 making it a fun, modern kitchen accessory that makes use of it’s purpose time and time again. [more info]

Exotic. Sensual. Exhilarating. These words describe the Velocity Eau de Parfum from Mary Kay. This striking fragrance is made from rare banana flower, mangosteen (a purple and white fruit from Asia), and clementine oranges. All of these colorful fragrances combine for a perfume designed to delight the senses. Priced at $28 the fragrance comes in an luscious, stylishly designed spray bottle. The Velocity Eau de Parfum is a unique and beautifully intoxicating scent. [more info]

For those with a feisty side, or a sassy flower side, comes the Fiery Red Brooch from Tilting Swifting by guest designer Feisty Elle. Measuring six inches accross from petal to petal this brooch is not for the faint of heart. The passionate red and orange colors of the fire shaped petals boldly proclaim independence and strength of mind. The pin is made entirely from wool, including the petals and stamen, though the pearly yellow stamen are not. Stand out with this brilliant lily pin. This Fiery Red Brooch is $40 - a hand made, picked fresh flower. [more info]

Even if you don’t currently have a small gerbil or hamster residing within your residence the Small Animal Kindgom Fruit Hideaways are too adorable to resist. From PETCO comes these fun produce inspired hideaways which add a fruity touch to any small rodent’s humble abode. They also give your little buddy a place to curl up in and sleep comfortably. The Small Animal Kingdom Fruit Hideaways are made of plastic so they are easy to clean and the paint is safe for your pet. From my personal hamster experience my hamster used to love to snuggle up in little hideaways just like these. They are priced at $4 which includes a choice of pear, strawberry, and orange - or you could just buy the whole set! If cute, gentle animals are scary or unappealing then the hideaways can be used around the house for other rodent-free purposes like storing bobby pins, matches or other commonly misplaced, but highly used, items. [more info]

Brighten up in more ways than one. The Effervescent Chandelier from Anthropologie provides a boost in decor as well as lighting. Try not to feel a little bit more effervescent after hooking this chandelir up to the ceiling. The aquamarine blue glass bubbles are complimented with transparent glass bubbles, all hanging at various length from a stainless steel support for an artitistically skewed look. Don’t try to hang this baby up alone though, a professional is needed for this important central lighting fixture. Priced at $2000 making this sparklingly expansive collection of glass bubbles a sure bet to light up any room imaginable. [more info]

For those days when your self esteem plummets there are items like this. The I’m Lovely Notepad from PixelGirl Shop designed by marilyn patrizio is a small reminder of how great you truly are, as told by a cute little pear in the bottom right corner of the notepad. A bright buttercup yellow sets the sunny tone and little mini-pears dance to and fro on the top border. This high-quality notepad comes with 50 sheets so forget about running out of paper anytime soon. Perk someone’s day up or just brighten your own for only $7. [more info]

Alice’s crazy world of color and patterns lies imprisoned beneath the austere structured card suites. From Disney Couture the Alice Card Suites Fabric Bracelet is a far cry from the children’s cartoon the idea of the bangle is taken from. A richly hued fabric is layed beneath diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs creating a multi-level design both delicate and intriguing. Priced at $90 the Alice Card Suites Fabric Bracelet is also plated in 14 kt. gold. It is mind-blowingly ingenious to combine the artistic talents at Disney with jewelers to create such a gorgeous bracelet. [more info]