'G' is for Grandma Book

My kids adore their Grandma's, and wanted to make them each something for Mother's Day.
As I searched around online, I came across THIS IDEA, and thought it would be perfect.

Here's our version:

Instead of having them each make a card, I stapled 2 paper sacks together to make a little booklet. 

Some of the answers my kids gave about their Grandma's were GREAT!  

My Mom especially loved that one of them thought she was only 30 years old!

It would be fun to make one every year to see how the kids' answers about their Grandma's change!

Mother's Day Card 2013

I've been wanting to make some changes around here for quite some time, but have been too afraid to actually DO it!  Well, I got brave over the weekend and gave my blog a little face lift.  What do you think?  

I'm not through with it just yet, so you may notice a few more changes over the next little while.

Now that Mother's Day is over (by the way...hope all you Mother's had a GREAT day!), 

I can finally show you the card I made for my Mom and MIL.

I was inspired by THIS CARD by Amy O'Neill.  

I've never thought of making my own flowers by using different circle punches.  

So glad Amy shared this...I'll be doing it a lot more!

Later this week I'll share a gift that my kids and I made for their Grandma's for Mother's Day.
See you soon!

Paper: Pebbles Inc. 'Sister' from Family Ties Collection
Sentiment: made on my computer
Punches: 1-3/4", 1-1/4", and 1" circle punches

From the Desk of...{Mother's Day Gift}

This is what I made my MIL for Mother's Day this year.  I seriously LOVE this gift idea!

I included a covered notepad... (tutorial can be found HERE)

...a set of 8 cards with envelopes...

and finally, some chocolate!

The tutorial for the desk set can be purchased HERE.

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite gifts to make!

My Spin on the Pin {5.25.12}

THIS PIN was the inspiration I used to make a card for my MIL for Mother's Day this year.

Here's My Spin on the Pin...

I decided to use the same color scheme on this one, but think next time I'll switch it up.

Happy Pinning, and have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Mother's Day Corsages

Mother's Day is just a few short days away...how did that happen?! 

I've been planning/working on gifts for my Mom and MIL for weeks, and am thrilled to be sending them these adorable Mother's Day Corsages!   

Oh, how I LOVE THEM!!  They were a little time consuming, but TOTALLY worth it!!  I wanted the packaging to be as cute as the corsages, so I used some empty plastic strawberry containers and left over paper Easter grass. 

Here's a closer view...

They went off in the mail yesterday just to be sure that my Mom and MIL will get them in time for Mother's Day.  And since I loved them so much, I may have made myself one (or two) as a Mother's Day gift to myself....shhhhhh! 

Mother's Day Giveaway!! {Closed}

************This giveaway is CLOSED************

Are you ready for an AWESOME giveaway?! I am seriously {giddy} about this one!!

Mother's Day is just around the corner....and if you're still needing something special to give to your Mother (or to yourself {wink}), this giveaway is for you!!

Let me introduce you to Sparkle Spot! Their mission is to "...create beautiful jewelry that is super stylish, affordable and fun to wear, for women and girls of all ages!"



They have ready made items for sale in their Zibbet shop, or if you'd prefer something custom made, they'd be more than willing to help you out! Here's just a sampling of what they offer.

Adorable watch bands (they have watch faces for sale too!)


I love, love, love these necklaces!!


They've even got stuff for the little ladies in your life!!

In honor of Mother's Day, Sparkle Spot is giving one very lucky person an item of their choice.....yes....you heard that right!!

Here are the rules for entering this giveaway:

**Giveaway will close on Sunday May 2nd at midnight (MST), and the winner will be announced on Monday, May 3rd!**

***Edited to add: Please leave a separate comment for each entry!!***

Entry #1: Mandatory!! Visit Sparkle Spot's Blog, then come back here and leave me a comment telling me what you'd pick if you won.

Entry #2: Become a follower of Sparkle Spot, then come back here and leave me a comment letting me know you are a Sparkle Spot follower.

Entry #3: Add Sparkle Spot as a favorite in Zibbet, then leave me a comment telling me you did.

Entry #4: Become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment telling me you're one! (if you're already a follower, just tell me so!)

If you do all of these, you'll have 4 chances to win!! And if you don't win, you can still get a great deal! Anything you buy from Sparkle Spot up until Mother's Day will be 25% off with coupon code "ILOVEMOM" at checkout!!

See...I told you this was a fun giveaway!! Good luck to you all....I'm already jealous of whoever wins!!

{Mother's Day} Candy Boxes

Remember THESE boxes that I made for Valentine's Day? I thought they'd be perfect for Mother's Day as well.

I made them the same way as the heart ones, but just used different shapes...in this case, squares and circles.

For the flowers, I combined two tutorials....using THIS tutorial for the big flower, and THIS tutorial for the small flower in the middle.

I love how they turned out and can't wait to give them to my Mom and MIL for Mother's Day (filled with their favorite treats, of course!)!!

Cute Tiles...

My girls made these cute tiles for me at one of their Activity Days. I'm the 10-11 year old Activity Days Leader, so I bought some tiles and had the girls in my group make them too. We gave them to their mothers at our Mother/Daughter Activity last Saturday.


They turned out adorable!! And they are so simple to make! All you need is some scrapbook paper, a picture, some Mod Podge, and a tile (these are 7x7)....my kind of project!

I ended up buying some extra tiles so I can make some Christmas gifts with them. Can't wait to get started!!

Mother's Day Gifts...

I'm a big fan of giving homemade gifts for holidays and birthdays. This year for Mother's Day, I decided to dress up notepads for my wonderful Mom and Mother-in-Laws!


I got a package of 3 yellow notepads from the Dollar Store. Here's an example of the "before" and "after".


And you know I can't give a gift without a homemade card too. So I made matching cards to go with each of the notebooks.




Remember the strawberry jam from my earlier post?
I used Mod Podge and scrapbook paper to make the lids match each set of cards/notepads.

Although it may not be much, my gift for my Mom and Mother-in-Laws comes from the heart. Those are the best kind of gifts if you ask me!!

Happy Mother's Day!!