Sweet Little Baskets For May Day and Beyond

There's a few things that people just don't tell you about having kids. They tell you about the lack of sleep, the mess, the general havoc that pregnancy and kids can wreak on your body, home and schedule. But it's the little things ...

I personally, never knew that maternal law required my purse to be the resting place, not only for diapers wipes and a few things of my own ... but also for all the things my kids (and sometimes my husband) insist on bringing with them, but get tired of carrying. The Wolverine action figure? Check. Plastic dinosaur figures? Got 'em. My husband's sunglasses and my daughter's blankie? Uh-huh. It's all in there. And all this for a quick run to Target.

For the most part, I've accepted this new role as the carrier of all things for all people. I've invested in a few fashionable mommy bags (right now I'm alternating between my black Kate Spade and my pink Seatbelt messenger bags) and they are just fine thank you very much. Perfectly respectable for a fashion-conscious girl like me. But sometimes, I find myself missing the cute little purses of my pre-offspring days. The adorable little clutches ...those bags that held nothing but a lipstick, keys and my driver's license. Oh the freedom!

Well, the Phyliss' Fleur a Deux bag , by the aptly named company, My Cute Bag, is just the thing to entice me back to my days of carrying, ummm, well .... cute little bags. Just in time for spring, the bag is made from a 4x4" basket with wood handle, lined with vintage-inspired fabric, adorned with an adorable silk flower (in your choice of three colors), a jeweled clasp and a ribbon closure.

And the greatest thing about it, is that it looks just as fabulous perched on a shelf as it does as a purse. So, since on most days, the necessity of my mommy bag will have to prevail, my Fleur a Deux can earn its keep corralling the jewelry on my dresser, until a kid-free outing affords me the pleasure of carrying it.

The bags retail for $25, but Mommies With Style Readers will receive 25% off their purchase of one, using the code mws. Shop for the Phyliss' Fleur a Deux on the company's web site, and don't forget peek at their other styles as well!