Last year (or maybe the summer before?), there was definitely a new girl in town when it came to the fashion gal’s handbag of choice.  Straw, bamboo, round, boxy, and even (gasp) plastic – it just had to be a little fun.  And bonus points for tassels, pom poms, embroidery, and tid bits of flare.   Cult Gaia’s pretty little bags were EVERYWHERE, and as much as I wanted to go against the grain, I just couldn’t resist.  I finally caved and got the black acrylic version and have seriously LOVED it.

This spring and summer, the party bags aren’t going anywhere, and I, for one, am so pleased.  Why not have a little fun in the handbag slash beach bag department?  I’m all in, y’all.  I’ve already got the pretty at number two and am about to eeny, meeny, miny, moe which one comes next.  (And if I’m being honest, I’m kind of dying over the wristlet at number three.  She is just so cute.)  So today I’m rounding up a few fun faves, and a bunch of these are totally affordable.  Because having a little fun shouldn’t break the bank, right?

Happy Friday, gals – here’s hoping everyone has a great Easter weekend ahead!

xoxo

Blame it on my recent trip to Mexico or an upcoming trip to Palm Springs (or blame it on the fact that my name is Nikki and I have a handbag problem), but I’ve got a serious itch for fun, summer bags this year.  (And every year?)  Yesterday after uploading this photo to Instagram it seems that some of you gals have a little thing for summer bags too, so I figured I’d share a few favorites here.

Y’all, how cute are these?  I snagged number 4 in yellow before Mexico and love how it easily transitions from the beach to dinner or whatever the day brings.  The same can be said for most of the bags here – day to night for an easy vacation vibe.  Number 7 is seriously cute with pretty much any outfit (check it out here), and I just discovered that it comes in so many more colors than I thought.  The decisions, y’all.  But whether small bags are your thing (hello, number 10) or you need a little more space (numbers 6 and 13), you can’t go wrong with one (or all) of the bags here.  So which would you take along with you on your next vacay?

xoxo