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I’ve been going through a handbag phase lately…I keep finding cute ones…this is really dangerous for my spending budget, let me tell you….VERY tempting to buy all that I see…

…and Pretty Girl Handbags {also known as Rebecca Handbags} is no exception. Owner + designer, Rebecca has some really nice designs! Simple, functional, and super-stylish….I’m drooling over the “balloon tote” on the left.

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was fun…BUT…my dogs were sprayed by a skunk on Saturday, and we’ve spent the last two days trying to rid our dogs and house of the funky smell. UGH!!!

There’s no segue between the skunk, and tuesday tunes…I just felt the need to complain about our plight a little more!

I have a new favorite band. Again. I’m fickle, I know…but THIS band is my current 2009 favorite. And this song….is AMAZING….I couldn’t find a real video for you to see online, so I thought I’d post the only one I could find. Hope you enjoy!

What’s your favorite song so far this year?

I’ve been a fan of the blog Down and Out Chic for a while now, and was excited to see blogger-extraordinaire Christina’s Etsy shop open up last month! I especially love her necklaces…oh, and the bluey-greeny hair pins…Sweet!

Congratulations to Lisa from the New Hampshire based shop, GlenShire!! {my daughter called New Hampshire “New Hamster” when she was little, and we’ve always called it that since}. Thanks to everyone who entered!

coming up later today…a sweet new shop from one of my favorite bloggers…

I think Ohio based, TsuruBride is my new favorite designer. Not just because of the name, and story behind it, {read about it here…I’m a huge *Decemberists fan too} but because you just can’t go wrong with a gold lamé dog purse!! Seriously. All her items are adorable. TsuruBride will be at Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago on the 12th and 13th, so I look forward to seeing her goods in all their fabulousness in person!

*If you don’t know the Decemberists, you should give them a listen…the older their music, the better it is, in my humble opinion…