I reached into my handbag yesterday and something was terribly wrong.  I didn’t really know how bad it was until I pulled my hand out and there was ink all over it.  You guessed it.  A pen had exploded in my brown cross-body bag and ruined it :(

Of course there are WAY worse things happening in the world but for a split second my fashion world had ended.  Straight handbag blues. BUT my frown quickly turned upside-down where I realized that this meant I could search for a new one…and the race was on!

I looked up the one I had, no luck, but then I found some that brightened my day in 2 ways; 1) they were ca-uute and 2) the colors were so bright that they literally brightened my day (#supercorny:).

Cross your body in color.  Check the links below.

CROSS BODY BAGS IN COLOR. Featured styles from left to right: Marc by Marc Jacobs ‘Preppy Nylon Sasha’ Crossbody Bag (top left, $178, Nordstrom.com), Michael Kors Lily Shoulder Satchel (middle left, $348, Macys.com), Hobo International Aster Small Cross-Body (bottom left, $138, Endless.com), ROXY Shangri-La Sling Bag (middle top, $42, Zappos.com), Prada Striped Canvas Flap Bag (middle bottom, $795, Saksfifthavenue.com) and Leatherette Embossed Reptile Skin Handbag (right, $20.80, Forever21.com).

Direct Links:

MARC BY MARC JACOBS ‘PREPPY NYLON SASHA’ CROSSBODY BAG at Nordstrom.com. $178. Shown in vibrant red. Also comes in black.

MICHAEL KORS LILY SHOULDER SATCHEL at Macys.com. $348. Shown in Sun. Also comes in vanilla and black.

HOBO INTERNATIONAL ASTER SMALL CROSS-BODY BAG at Endless.com. $128 - $138. Shown in spring green. Also comes in black, ivory, sea flower and apricot.

ROXY SHANGRI-LA SLING BAG at Zappos.com. $42.

 PRADA STRIPED CANVAS FLAP BAG at Saksfifthavenue.com. $795. Shown in fuchsia. Also comes in green.

LEATHERETTE EMBOSSED REPTILE SKIN HANDBAG at Forever21.com. $20.80.