Monday!  You have come upon us very quickly again, and man oh man do we love this post today!  I mean, we love our Etsy Picks every Monday, but this one is completely tasty!  I’m thinking the team of MayDae needs to host a “hair pretty” creating night, preceded, all the while, and followed by drinking lots of coffee.  FUN.

The thing that I love about these pretties is, how special they would make any mundane day.  What if you went grocery shopping, to the bank, or to the post office with a giant bow atop your head?  We think that it would make your day feel exciting!  We think we should do it!  We’ll vow that we will all make or buy a “hair pretty” and adorn our heads during an everyday, boring activity this week.  Are you in?  Which of these would you choose to wear, and what would you be doing while wearing it?

May’s Etsy Picks:

This hair color is yum yum.

Gorgeous photo and tattoo.  *Love*

How completely cute is this?

(Giant bow Aliceband by Chatham Girl, taupe headband by Heart Felt by Aviva, felt fascinator by J B Millinery, glass beaded applique headband from The Virgin Vintage, huge blue bow from Starry Eyed Bowtique, purple felt flower necklace from Crafts 2 Cherish, lace and tulle bow by Chastina, blue crochet flower fascinator by Love Charlie, leather flower fascinator from Schicki Mickis, tea cup pin by Le Chou Chou)

Dae’s Etsy Picks:

Fantastic

I wish this was me right now.

(Grey leafy halo from Dollface DeVille, Yellow beaded flower by Live In Style, Floral bouquet by Heart Felt by Aviva, Bead and feather headpiece from Liason, Bridal comb by Lily Lady Blue, Aqua pansy from Irisi, Golden afternoon bow from Love Penguins, Lori bird by Lil Birdie Blues, Bird on wire by Ginny and Jude, Knitted bow from Honey Pie Headbands)

It’s been a week since I posted my 4 Simple Goals (inspired by this blog), and I wanted to give you all an update on how it’s going.  I won’t be updating every week, but I will hopefully continue my goals well past August, and will check back in sooner or later.

Goal #1:

Not only have I kept my nails chip free and polished this week, but I haven’t been biting them either (miracle).  Most of the week I wore “Andrea’s Mint Green” nail lacquer that I got on clearance at Sally’s for $1.99.  The color goes really well with our vintage toy Petite Elite typewriter doesn’t it?

Goal #2:

I took several self-portraits this week, and these were among the few acceptable ones.  Honestly, it feels a little weird to be posting photos of myself…like I’m fishing for compliments.  Errrr, what do you think?

Goal #3:

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For my new recipe this week I made Monkey Bread.  It turned out sooo good (my husband Tristan loved it), and it was super easy to make.  Can you believe I had never had this?  It’s way way way easier than cinnamon rolls, and I thought it was equally tasty.  Here’s the recipe I used, minus the walnuts and raisins of course.

Goal #4:

This was the hardest goal for me to keep up on.  Unless I have a specific reason to be outside for an hour in the heat, I don’t really think about it or want to think about it.  Kind of sad considering that I live in Colorado and we have gorgeous mountains, sunshine, and almost no humidity.  I will have to try harder on this one this week.  Try try try.

I had a lot of fun trying to reach these goals, and succeeding in 3 out of 4 ain’t bad!  Have you made any simple goals?  How are they going for you?

*Thanks to everyone who entered in our giveaway this week!  Be looking for more giveaways in the future – we l-o-v-e doing them!  And now, for the randomly selected winner of the cute Melmac cup and saucer and embroidered sign(that was a mouthful!):

Doniree “That tea party looks amazing : ) And so does that teacup.”

Congrats Doniree – we hope that you love these as much as we do!  Be looking for a package from MayDae very soon.

Until next time,

I adore red hair.  At this time in my life, I can’t imagine having any other color.  I’ve already posted on this topic some months ago, but had to make a second attempt at conveying my love.  I don’t think I will ever get tired of browsing through photos like these.  What hair color do you love most on yourself?  Is there a color that you wish you could pull off, but have always been too scared to try?

(Claudia P, Gracie Fox, Mary Kate Olsen in Bazaar, Tahti Sryjala, Lua P, Florence Welch, Olivia Harrison)

We all laughed at the hilarity of Deb’s side pony in Napoleon Dynamite 6 years ago.  It was a throw back to the ’80s and was meant to add to the ever so slightly off style of the movie.  Hang on a second though, because side ponies are definitely back in full force and I couldn’t be more thrilled.  Hey – Napoleon brought back the moon boot, why not the side pony?!

Side pony + bows = mmmhmmmm

LOVE this.

Wait though…throw a side braid into the mix?  Even better!

C’mon, just sweep your hair off to one side and make a very smooth and perfect ponytail or swoop it with as much delicious mess as you can.  High on your head or low behind the ear, it’s all up to you – and admit it, you know you want to.

This is May.  Today is her birthday.  And don’t worry – the moustache isn’t real.

To some of you she might be May – to some just Stephanie.  To me…she is the wife of an awesome guy, the mother of 3 wonderful children, my sister and friend.  She is laughter, she is style, she is grace, she is really stinkin cool music, she is robins egg blue, she is the greatest thrift store and flea market shopper I know.

She is a beautiful singing voice that floats into your heart with ease like Zooey.

She is fiery red hair and New York fashion like Taylor.

She is of the mindset that you can and should wear high heels while pregnant.

She is my coffee and tea drinking partner.

She is my companion.

She is the Laura to my Kate.

She is the Carmen to my Milla.

She is the Jemima to my Sadie.

She is the May to my Dae.

Happy Birthday dear sister.

…New York…here we come!

(photos of Lily Cole taken by Arthur Elgort)

I get bored with my hair color every couple of months.  Normally, I change it a few times a year, but for whatever reason I have been stuck on black for a long time.  Too long.  At first I had black with a blonde patch in the back…sort of an asymetric Cruella Deville and when I got tired of seperating it out for a fresh dye job, I went all black – and now I want to change it.  Today I am dreaming of hair hues.

*Our cake stand giveaway is still going on!  Click here to enter and make sure you come back Monday when we announce the winners!

Sigh – color…I love it.

(julia)

While we are on the subject of great hair….what’s that?  We weren’t on the subject of great hair?  Well, now we are.

I go back and forth between loving the messy, just rolled out of bed look, and the ultra pomped sleek look.  I just can’t decide which one I like better.

(Andres Espinosa, Jak&Jil, Joona Worlin, Jak&Jil, John Mayer in Rolling Stone, Jak&Jil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Esquire)