After yesterday’s bright and colorful gift ideas, I’m toning things down today with a few neutral and metallic picks.

1. Gold heart stickers by Knot & Bow. Perfect for sealing handwritten letters! ($4 for 36)

2. Soft striped linen scarf ($35)

3. Faux fur ear muffs from Payless ($13 — hopefully still available in stores!)

4. Wicked Good moccasins from L.L. Bean ($59 — here’s your one suggestion over $50!)

5. Wicker bike basket from C. Wonder ($40)

6. Metallic dot iPhone case from Kate Spade ($40)

7. Tortoise double old fashioned glasses from C. Wonder ($10 each)

8. Mini heart from Ban.do ($10)

9. Spot coasters from Furbish ($18 for set of 4)

P.S. Last year’s neutral and metallic gift guides.

Yahoo! These colorful gifts are pretty fun.

1. The Perfectly Imperfect Home ($19.80)

2. “Days of Summer” pencil set by One Fine Dae ($8 for set)

3. Letterpress perpetual birthday calendar from Linda & Harriett. I bought one of these for my Mom for her birthday, and I definitely wanted to keep it for myself! ($30)

4. 2012 desktop calendar from Snow & Graham ($18)

5. Favorite throw from West Elm ($19)

6. 15″ tapers from Kate’s Paperie (set of 12 for $8.50)

7. Print from Katie Daisy ($15)

8. Illustrated handmade dish towel from Lisa Rupp ($18)

9. The Guide to Living Colorfully by Kate Spade ($35)

10. Dot glass votive from C Wonder ($4)

Let me know your favorite pick below! Out of this group, I think I’m going with the birthday calendar.

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the Minted giveaway!

Today’s gift guide is full of green and blue beauties!

1. 15″ Bay leaf wreath from Williams Sonoma. Can be used for cooking throughout the year! ($30)

2. 2012 watercolor calendar by Oh My Deer ($9)

3. Tap is Terrific water bottle from Paper Source ($16)

4. Drop earrings from Kendra Scott ($45)

5. Pomfetti from PomLove ($3 for .5 ounces)

6. Felt mistletoe ($15)

7. Candy orb ornament from Anthropologie ($14). The photo doesn’t do these justice; they are GORGEOUS in person. I also found a less expensive version at Crate & Barrel (purple, gold, emerald).

8. Diamond pillow from C Wonder ($34)

9. Sea stripe Baggu ($8)

Let me know which is your favorite pick! I’m pretty partial to the felt mistletoe :)

P.S. Last year’s cool gift guide.

Happy Monday, friends! As promised, I’ll be sharing four brand-new gift guides this week, just in time for last-minute purchases! Since pretty much all of my gifts are best for girls (or are what I’d consider gender and age neutral), I decided to continue with my tradition of color-coded guides. I also kept everything under $50 (with one exception), because honestly, I very rarely give a gift that costs more than that. Just trying to keep it real. Most of the gifts are things you can pick up at a store or online, but I tucked a few DIY projects in there, too!

Today, the brights!

1. Set of two yellow chevron pillow covers from ElemenOPillows ($30)

2. DIY watercolor confetti via Oh Happy Day (approximately $8)

3. Design Sponge at Home ($23.10)

4. Small diamond notebook from C Wonder ($8)

5. A flock of chicks from Heifer International ($20)

6. Pretty custom calling cards from Minted ($30 for 25 cards)

7. Super soft and thin striped scarf from Turkish T ($45)

8. Extra large chevron serving platter from Adriel Originals ($34)

I’ll be back tomorrow with cool-tone gifts, but in the meantime, I would love to hear your favorite bright pick!

P.S. Don’t forget to enter my Minted giveaway!

P.P.S. Last year’s bright gift guide here.