Cheap and easy Mother’s Day gift idea – vintage cards as artwork
My mom has always had a thing for vintage cards, particularly valentines. My dining room growing up was filled with shadow boxes holding beautiful, textural Victorian cards and I remember just losing myself in them for hours. I figure I could recreate that idea as a...
A plate filled with love
Of course we want to make sure that each and every mom is treated like the goddess she is on Mother’s Day, but it’s also important to make sure that grandmas are not overlooked. After all, they had a little something to do with each of us being parents,...
Cool Mom Picks loves ebay’s World of Good
When World of Good by eBay invited us to pick our favorite fair trade Mother’s Day gifts, we replied with a resounding “yes!” What better way to celebrate moms than with products that support people and communities in need.So we scoured the thousands...
Psssst, your roots are showing
Traditional family trees may be great for tracing your family’s history back several generations, but this handmade custom family tree print from the Cozy Blue shop on Etsy is anything but your traditional family tree. Mainly because it only features your little...
This Mother’s Day, say I love you in wood
Growing up, we had a big framed photo of my family that was a Mother’s Day gift for my mom. How I hated that photo only five years later, with our embarrassing clothing, my poofy hair style, the cheesy backdrop. It isn’t something I plan to repeat with my...
What to do if you forgot to get a Mother’s Day gift
1) Make a donation in her name to a an organization like Global Giving which will send an e-mail confirmation right away. 2) Send this aweeeesome custom Mother’s Day video courtesy of Moms Rising. Seriously, you totally have to do this whether or not you forgot...
Looking for last minute Mother’s Day gifts? (And don’t do that “who me” thing. We know you are.)
The fact is, we’re all busy and busy doesn’t always bode well for the good gift intentions that we always have. But if you’re shopping for last minute Mother’s Day gifts for that favorite mother, grandmother, or best friend mother in your life,...
Mother’s Day gifts that give back to one of the best dot-orgs of all
I love the idea of a Mother’s Day gift this year that gives back in some way, and I especially like the idea of giving back to the March of Dimes, a cause near and dear to our hearts since the recent loss of a prominent blogging mom’s little girl to...
Nothing says I love you quite like recycled cardboard
I love the idea of making a small Mother’s Day gift (or really, any gift) more special through presentation, so these heart gift boxes caught my eye right away. Made from recycled cardboard and then laser cut to look cool, the inside is about 4″x3″...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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