Would you believe that these handbags are crocheted from recycled soda pop cans like Coca Cola drinks?  They are not only gorgeous looking but totally eco-friendly!  Even celebrities Jennifer Garner and Pamela Anderson are said to be fans!

Handmade by Neide Ambrosio and a small group of women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, each bag is weighty and extremely well finished, worthy of the high-end designer attention they are currently receiving.  Like the mini-shimmery silver pop-top bag you see above made with shiny aluminum poptops with brass hoops, creating a shimmering beauty of chain mail with visual textures in vertical stripes.  Definitely unique and unusual if you ask me.

Welcome to the world of Melissa.  The original much-loved jelly shoes that hail from Brazil.  

Funky. Hip. Modern.  They’re gorgeous eye candies which are comfortable on the feet and seriously durable. 

I know, because I’m a fan since last year.   

Melissa is available in all shapes, colours and designs for every occasion.  Beach sandals, fashion shoes, flip-flops, heeled jellies and more. They’re all cheeky, fun and stylish with a 21st century edge and come complete with that bubblegum smell.  Basically, anything but safe and boring. 

That’s right.  Shun sparkle if you want to be in fashion.  Because uncut, unpolished diamonds are now in favor. 

It’s no longer about brillance in the stone anymore.  It’s about how natural the stone looks and how it is being worn.  So, raw rough diamonds are good.  Better still if it has just been unearthed with its organic sense intact.  Just get it set in a unique design and it’s good for wear and show.

I’m not exactly a shoe addict.  But I’m a lover of shoe bags.  Good thing I bought several of them when I travelled to Vietnam years back.  It’s always a delight to have a chance to use them when I have to pack an extra pack of shoes for work or for travel. 

The thing I love most about shoe bags is the shoe stitched detail, like what you see in this satin polka dot Elise Caarels shoe bag from Adore Beauty.  You know, the little things that make our hearts flutter and go ooh and aah.