I posted last weekend about the cool contest that Kelly Ripa is doing with Electrolux. If you haven’t already registered, go ahead and sign up to play the game to win a suite of Electrolux appliances and designer handbags. Since I started playing Saturday night, I have had a LOT of fun. It’s pretty cool to match up Kelly’s outfits and see her fashion style choices.
The bags I initially chose were:
Cate Adair Collections – “Verbena”
LaCroix Designs – “Adaya”
Tracy Reese – “Large Satchel”
Kara James – “Anika”
Jen Groover for Butler Bags – “Allure Hybrid”
You can take a look at my page here. …read more

Over at my business blog at Biz Chicks Rule, I talked a little about how my Mother’s Day was, tongue-in-cheek. But what I didn’t share with my readers over there was my Mother’s Day present. I was saving that to share with my fabulous readers here at Banging Bags. You will appreciate this.
I “mentioned” to my husband that I wanted a particular bag for Mother’s Day. More specifically, a Dolce & Gabanna that I had seen in a little specialty boutique here. However, when I looked at the price, I knew it wouldn’t happen, or so I thought. But guess …read more

OK, so she really annoys me with overly-fake bubbly television persona, always talking about how wonderful her life is. ugh!
Anyway, no matter how annoying she is, Kelly has this way cool contest going on! The contest is to help Kelly find a stylish handbag(s) and enter to win Electrolux appliances in the meantime. All proceeds from the contest support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF).
Read more about it here. The contest ends May 18, so hurry and enter to win.
Now what I’m loving about this contest is the chance to do like a virtual makeover with Kelly, helping …read more