Another Handbag....?!!!

After the school pick-up yesterday, we headed to TK Maxx to get some Easter Bonnet 'stuff' as I reckoned they'd have lots of furry chicks and bunnies I could stick on a hat...surprisingly they didn't. (On an aside - for any of you doing Easter Bonnets my tip is to head to your local florist. Later in the day,  seeing the amazing window display, I called into the florist near our school and they had a fab selection of decorative eggs, bunnies, feathers and ribbons...and we even got a load of that yellow stringy stuff that looks like straw for free!)

But back to TK Maxx because I wasn't going to waste a visit to one of my favourite shops and surely having the kids with me would curb my spending??....

I have been searching online for navy handbags over the past month as I'm using my navy Canonbury Clutch so much but have been finding it too small at times - especially when I want to bring my good camera out with me. This beauty from Dune called out to me for just £39.99 - down from an original price tag of £70.


Now it's not leather - though it took considerable hunting for labels to confirm this - it really is made of an excellent pleather. So it breaks my golden rule of not buying non-leather bags but what sold it to me was the similarity to the Miu Miu Matelasse tote - which I'd drooled over last year on my 40th present hunt.



This particular handbag is not available online - but there are a few other Dune totes on this link. I did dither over this Paul Costello leather shopper in navy but it was very plain in comparison and a bit too wide but it's priced really well at £59.99 from an RRP of £225 and it most definitely *is* leather.

But I didn't stop at just the handbag...oh no....my friend Emma (who blogs here) reminded me over a coffee yesterday how great TKM is for sunglasses, so I had a quick look as my favourite grey M&S ones have gone missing. There was an good selection of well priced options from Superdry, Cole Haan & Kenneth Cole to name a few but I opted for a pair priced at £9.99 (RRP £39) from a brand I've never heard of - guaranteed to not make me cry when they're lost or squashed as they are likely to be by the end of the summer. The UVA & UVB protection was highly rated and I liked the simple lines and neutral colour. Not really a brown, or a grey...somewhere in between...tho I appreciate they look black in the photo!

The last purchase was a till-point one - these shoe liners from Pringle were snapped up - £4.99 for three pairs..perfect for easing your feet back into wearing ballet pumps again. I like that they have a silicone detail around the heel to keep them from slipping off and they are a cotton mix to allow the feet to breathe. I wore them with my Gap metallic pointy flats all afternoon and it was virtually impossible to see them around the edges.

I did a good job of ignoring the shoe department...I could see these beautiful flats (also from Dune) calling to me but I resisted..just about!


Running out the door now to post lots of parcels as the Flower Statement Necklace is back in stock in the shop and lots of you want one! But before I go, just a reminder that the LK Bennett bag competition has only a few days left to run. Thanks to everyone who's entered so far but if you haven't - be sure to check it out on this link...

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