Tång Shoulder Tote

If I have one weakness it's sharp bags. handbags, totebags, hell grocery bags so long as they are cute or gorgeous or just plain cool. If I have two weaknesses it might just be bags and scandanavian design and that, my friends is why my current achilles heel jusst might be Lotta Jansdotter's simple , elegant and modern tote bags. I just bought a new totebag on etsy the other week, but I just really 'need' one of these Tång shouder totes. $48.

Greenberries Laptop Tote

The quest for the perfect laptop bag continues. I absolutely love this greenberries laptop tote from Anthropologie. But, like just about everything else that wonderful awful store sells (awful becasue everything is so great, but out of my price range) I won't be ponying up it's $368 pricetag. So, the hunt continues.

Swiss Army Mouse

I'm a bit of a rubbish blogger I fear, I keep disappearing, because I got a new job and I've been swamped, but I'm getting into a routine again so maybe I'll really get on the ball. Anyway, I've just recently bought a spiffy new Macbook and so I've been hunting for the perfect laptop sleeve (I have a feeling I'm just going to have to look for a plain one and screenprint it myself in the end, I've not liked anything I've seen in terms of its looks.) Whilst hunting I saw this absolute must have at Flight 001 I've never been a big fan of those little touchpads you use intsead of a mouse on laptops so this little travel mouse with retractable usb cable is the perfect answer and with that Swiss Army styling it's even cuter. $32.

Redwoods Tote

I really love Jill Bliss' illustrations. I'll be buying my wall calendar from Blissen again this year, and I'm not much of a totebag person, but this might make me one. I'd better heurry and decide though because these limited edition totes probably won't last long $36 at Blissen

Double Flask

Cooler weather and that perfect recipe for greek lemon orzo soup means I'm bringing the thermos for lunch more often. This ingenious double sided thermos means you don't have to drag around one thermos for tea and another for a lunch full of soupy goodness. £20 at Lakeland Limited

pom-pom umbrella

It's proper autumn now. Rain, Rain and more rain. (ok so that's not proper autumn for where I live now, but it's proper autumn back in Boston.) So here's a cute umbrella at pareumbrella $53

ghost salt and pepper shakers

All the grocers near me have had their halloween aisles stocked to bursting for the last month. When did the Halloween season get longer than the buildup to xmas? Halloween is, however, my absolute favourite holiday and these Marcel Dzama salt and pepper cellars would be a perfect way to celebrate the saeson whilst eating dinner. $50 at velocity art and design

magnolia necklace

Who'd have thought shrinky-dinks could be put to such good use back when we were making holiday ornaments with them in grammar school? This lovely necklace is hand drawn. $145 at we dream in colour

hook and eye knee-highs

Autumn and Winter are all about cute tall socks and these knee-highs with a hook and eye backseam are unique as well as cute. $14 at sock dreams

Purple rubber dish gloves

Doing the dishes is never much fun, especially when you're like me and don't have a dishwasher. The dish gloves from BasicFrench online at least let you finish your chores while pretending you're a mad scientist plotting world domination instead of getting that stubborn stuck on egg off your plates. $9 a pair.

Salt-chan enameled canister

If there's one place where I have an addiction to cute and quirky items, it's the kitchen. This enamaled canister from Aranzi is not only adorable it has a nice retro feel. Sugar-chan with a smiling face is also nice. 1,300 Yen (about $11)

Eclectica vintage and estate jewelry

This vintage 1940s bracelet is $44, but I'm here to talk more about the shop, eclectica, which is one of my favourites for vintage, unique estate jewelry items. I first discovered it during my pop-bead mania, but on top of having a great selection of pop-beads, they've also got a really fabulous array of all kinds of vintage treasures.

alessi cico 3pc egg set

$15 at fitzsu

circuitboard luggage tags

Now that travel woes mean you've a 50% chance of your bags sitting in a pile of 10,000 in the back of Heathrow, don't go for those boring, samey-samey paper tags the airlines give out. Opt instead for these stylish tags made from recycyled electronic circuitboards from fractal spin $4 each.

Three's a Crowd print

I really can't wait to finish this overseas move so I can start buying some art again. This adorable and really great print by Ashley Goldberg would make an excellent wall embellisher. $28 available at Pixelgirl shop

Natalie Wristlet

I love the idea of restricting all the junk I lug around in my handbag to the bare necessities. Maybe if I had enough cute small clutches I'd get on top of that. $59 at India*Romeo

Blue necklace

Custom-made jewelry from Veronica Riley Martens contact artist for prices and to purchase.

Just Friends Tea Cup

It's almost Autumn and that means exchanging iced tea for the warm and cosy kind. This tea cup from little flower designs is perfect for a cuppa the good stuff. $30 each.

Kusco-Murphy Beach Hair

This isn't just a covet item, I actually own and use this stuff and it's great. It makes my messy hair look cute and pruposefully messy. $29 at C.O. Bigelow Chemists.

fused glass cufflinks

There is nothing sexier on a shirt than a nice pair of cufflinks. I'm serious, I really wish they'd make a comback on everyday shirts. In case you're hip enough to rock the French Cuff, you'll be glad to know that Happy Owl Glassworks has you covered with a delightful assortment of cufflinks for only $35 a pair. (My personal favourite is the Porcupine.)

Corace Address Book

With this cute address book you'll never again hunt through random scraps of paper jammed in your wallet wondering whose phone number that is. $24 at Giant Robot. (Just in case you can't live without scraps of paper, it has a pocket to hold them as well.)

bacon wallet

It's treyf and it's meat, but even though I don't want to eat it, it makes a pretty cool quirky wallet. $8 at day-lab

pear wristlet

this pear wristlet from stitchpixie is a perfect choice for your resolution to stop carrying around half your life in your handbag. $29.

Asymmetrical Skirt

While we're speaking of asymmetrical clothes, Amet and Sasha's Asymetrical Skirt has been the top item on my wishlist for an age. At only $65 it's really reasonable for a hand tailored item, plus it's totally cute. As soon as I've hit my fighting weight I'm going to reward myself by ordering one.

Funnel Neck Cardigan

I have a thing for asymmetricality in clothing, that little bit of mess that keeps something from looking too neat and therefore imbues the item with real character and ease.
And this cardigan from Anthropologie may just be this season's biggest covet for me. I only wish it came in a colour like brown or a dark pea green, rather than grey, but at $198, it's not like I can afford one anyway.