Mother's Day

I hope all the moms out there had a fantastic Mother's Day.  We had a nice day and the kids took it easy on me.  My daughter and I went out for a walk and picked some wild flowers along the bayou and some from my backyard.  Then we assembled them into a vase for my mom and neighbor.  I found these cute little vases at Target.

She was very excited to be delivering special Mother's Day gifts.  

 

Mother's Day Corsage

I've seriously been slacking on my knitting lately.  I was making the cutest little jumper until I found out that I had it all twisted up and there was absolutely no way to save it.  I've been trying to will it to fix itself, but I finally gave in and painstakingly ripped each stitch out one by one.  Boo hoo.  I should have taken a picture so you can see what I am I talking about, but unfortunately I didn't get one. So, after I unraveled it, I wanted a quick project to make me feel better. I decided on a flower that I would make into a corsage.  Perfect little project for Mother's Day.  This is my kind of corsage since I'm usually holding my little guy and I know I'd end up smooshing a real flower. The flower knitted up really fast and you can find patterns all over the place for different kinds of flowers.  After I assembled it I embellished the flower with beads and added a pin to the back. Cute! Now I'm happy and will try to start the jumper once again.

Stepping Stone

My daughter and I made a stepping stone for my mom for Mother's Day.  It was a pretty simple project and I can't wait to make more for my own backyard.  I bought a reuseable stepping stone mold and the stone mix at the craft store.  They had all different types of molds and I almost bought a fun flip flop mold.  I already had plenty of glass on hand from when I dabbled in stained glass. We had a fun making it, but my daughter was disappointed that I didn't have her favorite color glass, pink. I plan on making another stepping stone soon for my mother inlaw and will take pictures of the process to post on the blog.

Mother's Day Gifts

Happy Mother's Day! I have to show you what my daughter made for me at preschool for Mother's Day.  She was so cute and proud of her work.

A bouquet of flowers

A canvas bag with her hand-prints as the flowers

A picture of a vase of flowers.  The vase is actually her profile if you look closely.  So creative!

The packaging was also adorable. They thought of everything.

 

Lastly, a picture of me and a little bit about me.  Haha!

Say Cheese!

Here is an idea for a Mother's Day gift. I'm going to show you how to make a tin picture magnet. 

First re-size the photo to fit the tin. Then trace the outline of the tin onto the picture and cut out the picture. Tape the picture to the inside of the tin.  You might need to glue the lid on.  They tend to fall off. 

Embellish by wrapping wire around the tin and stringing beads onto the wire.

Glue the magnet to the back.  Now it is ready to hang on your fridge.

Mini Scrapbook

I made a pocket scrapbook for my mom and my mother in-law for Mother's Day a couple years ago.  Everyone loved it so much that the our dads wanted one for Father's Day too.  You can tell the scrapbooks have been well loved. 

Here is how I made the scrapbook.  First I cut cardstock pages to the size of 3"x4".  Then I went ahead and punched two holes on the left hand side of the paper.  This allowed me to see how much room I had to work with on the page.  I found some quotes to go with the pictures and mounted them to the cardstock.  For the cover I cut a square out in the center for a picture to be mounted and then put the cover on a piece of cardstock.  After I completed all the pages I threaded a ribbon through the holes and added some metal charms.  I think any mother would love to have a little pocket scrapbook for Mother's Day.