I love handbags! You know how much I will pour over bags everyday thinking of the next one that I absolutely have to add my collection. To that end, I am very excited to tell you about Handbag Designer 101's 3rd Annual Independent Handbag Awards will be held on June 17th of this year at the New York Historical Society! Currently, you can submit your designs (from now through April 15th) which is an exciting thing as one of the many judges will be none other than amazing handbag designer Carlos Falchi! Handbags will compete within the following categories: Best use of Swarovski Crystalized, Best Handmade Handbag, Best Handbag in Overall Style and Design, Best Shoe in Overall Style and Design, Best Student Made Handbag, Best Green Handbag, Most Socially Responsible Handbag and Audience Fan Favorite. This award is predominantly for handbags; however, shoes will also be judged as well! I am definitely excited to see who will be apart of this and will let you know as we get closer to the event! If you would like to attend this amazing night, you can buy your tickets as well.

I love it! Blume is known for the fact that they have customized items for women, men, babies and even your four legged friends! They have so many styles that are perfect to wear - all you need to do is decide what name you want to put on the apparel! What has really caught my eye is their election collection. I think they are so cute and they have great pieces for Republicans, Democrats and Independents - what's not to like. In addition to the vote you will give on Nov 4th, you can vote on their site about the shirts (what I also love is that these 3 images can be placed n various shirts). Take some time to check out the site and to order your Election Collection items and then of course, get some items that will be perfect for gifting as well.