Admit it, the classic line from Steel Magnolias is your mantra: “If you don’t have something nice to say, come sit next to me.” When it comes to juicy gossip, kind isn’t exactly your specialty.

Try acting sugary with Be Sweet handbags, a color-happy collection made in South Africa by female artisans. Bright patterns are formed with recycled t-shirts, and the bold hues continue inside with retro printed cotton. Some of the one-of-a-kind bags are crafted by Zimbabwean bead workers, others are made with hooked rugs, and each purchase empowers a woman in a developing country.

Leave sweet-as-honey to those Southern belles. You and Weezer have some outfit-scrutinizing to do.

Available at Paseo.