Today's store is for the girls! It's called Lyssy May and the store specialises in beautiful hand made hand bags. The actual store is based in Melbourne, but Alyssa who is the creative genius behind the brand, has a fantastic web site, which just makes me drooll every time I have a peak.
Originally when Alyssa started her shop she was based in Brisbane and I used to often drive past and get stopped at the red light out the front. I was always looking in the window until one day I finally went in and became hooked. This is my own collection featured above. The one at the back with the red stick handles is called "chopsticks", as they are actually chopsticks. I use my bags for special occasions, or when I know I'm not going on site, as I'm always worried about them getting covered in plaster board dust. And like any woman who appreciates shoes and handbags; I love them all!
When Alyssa was based in Brisbane I hosted an afternoon tea handbag party. It was a lovely excuse to have a girlie afternoon and get dressed up and enjoy champagne and nibbles, whilst "shopping" all under the shade of the jacaranda trees. These lovely ladies above are Di Dalton (my best friend's MIL) and Suzanne McCarthy (my sister in law)
Half the fun in hosting a girl's afternoon tea is the planning and decorating and all the little touches. I sent out hand made invitations and then decorated the trees with these simple hanging silk flowers, all in the same colour scheme as the invites. They looked very effective "en mass".
My gorgeous and always stylish friend Rachie Dalton (above) enjoying pink champagne and browsing.
Some more decorating touches that I'd potted up a few weeks earlier and painted the simple terracotta pots to match the colour scheme also.
Check out the latest Lyssy May range and I bet you'll become hooked too.
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