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Pink and red for Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day gifts from top left: pink suede handbag / red nail polish / pink nail polish / pink lipstick / red convertible hobo bag / heart earrings / pink earrings / red slouchy bucket bag / heart ring set / heart handbag / heart sneakers / red mini bag /

Normally I would create a Valentine’s Day gift guide, but this year, I was more in the mood to share pink and red for Valentine’s Day. After all, why not give the gift of love to ourselves? Love this!

Since red is a lucky color for the Lunar New Year, as well as a classic hue, it is always a fabulous color to invest in! Also, let’s talk about light pink. It’s back. In fact, light pink might be more popular than mocha in 2025. Yup! That’s right! Invest in pink now!

So, while we all hope someone we love buys us the things in this post, we can also invest in pink and red for Valentine’s Day, spring, and the entire year, for ourselves! Love that! Love us! Love! It’s all about love.

That being said, without further ado, here are a few fabulous pink and red gifts for Valentine’s Day which will also be perfect investments for 2025.

Have a fabulous Valentine’s Day filled with love!

XOXO

Cathy

Lunar New Year Gift Ideas and Lucky Red handbags

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Year of the Snake

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Lunar New Year gift ideas from top left: sweatshirt / crystal snake / lucky red nail polish / snake barrettes / lucky body wash / Lunar New Year gift set / slouchy red bucket bag /

Happy Lunar New Year! This Lunar New Year is the Year of the Snake. What can we expect from the Year of the Snake? Babies born during the Year of the Snake will be very intelligent, good conversationalists, determined, hardworking, goal orientated, kind, and perhaps a bit mysterious. In short, they will make fabulous friends! Love that!

To celebrate, I assembled a few of the best Lunar New Year gifts from around the web to give, not only to those who were born during a Year of the Snake, but also to give to anyone on your Lunar New Year list!

Or, if you are like me, you would like to give yourself the gift of lucky red. I love a fabulous lucky red handbag!

Lucky Red Handbags

lucky red handbags lunar new year 2025 year of the snake gift ideas

Lucky Red Handbags from top left: mini shoulder bag / mini hobo bag / mini red handbag / slouchy red bucket bag / medium boxy bag / convertible red hobo bag /

How beautiful are these lucky red handbags for the new Lunar Year! Love! I really want to snap up a new lucky red handbag, so I am leaning towards the convertible hobo bag, the slouchy bucket bag or perhaps the boxy bag; which has been on my wish list for quite some time!

All of these handbags fit into the current handbag trends for 2025 and beyond. They are anonymous, high quality, made with excellent craftsmanship, and offer the current IT bag silhouettes. In 2025 we are seeing hobo bags, slouchy bucket bags, mini bags, and more! Love these!

So, without further ado, have a fabulous and lucky Lunar New Year!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

Small Business Saturday 2024

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Small businesses to support: HNW Luxury / Tiff’s Jeweldom / Compass Rose Design / Spirit Sox /

Happy Small Business Saturday! Today I want to highlight four businesses from the San Francisco Bay Area which are also women owned. All four also happen to make products which can be fabulous gifts for the holiday season. Love that!

The United States is powered by small businesses. Without them, we wouldn’t have the thriving commerce we enjoy. So, without further ado, make sure you support small businesses, and let’s talk about my favorite four!

HNW Luxury is a fun shop owned by a fabulous female and mom in the Santa Cruz area. She makes lighthearted tee’s we can wear everyday. They make great additions to our wardrobes as well as gifts this holiday season. Plus, they are under $50. Love that! You can check out her shop at Etsy.com.

Tiff’s Jeweldom is a Mother/Daughter designing duo based in Silicon Valley. They make beautiful and affordable gemstone bracelets you can stack with each other, or with other bracelets; you can also wear them alone. Most of their bracelets are under $100, with some under $50. You can find them on Etsy.com.

Compass Rose Design is a fabulous jeweler who creates her pieces using vintage parts and inspiration. Based in the Bay Area, this amazing designer creates unique jewelry with a story you won’t find elsewhere. I own a few of her pieces and I have given them as gifts too. You can find her at CompassRoseDesign.com.

Spirit Sox is a company owned by an amazing woman in Silicon Valley. She started her company as a fundraising idea, and it blossomed into a large-scale business which gives back to the community. You can find Spirit Sox at Sam’s Club! LOVE! These are comfortable, high-quality socks you will instantly become addicted to. They make the perfect stocking stuffer! Check them out at SpiritSoxUSA.com.

Well, there you have it. Four fabulous, women owned, small businesses which are located in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County. Please support small businesses!

Have a fabulous holiday weekend!

XOXO
Cathy