10 on Tuesday – Mother’s Day Gifts
Mother’s Day will be here before we blink! This is always such a hard category for me because if there is one thing I’m good at it’s shopping for myself. I always have a hard time finding just the right gift for my mom and grandmother as well. Here are 10 ideas for the Mom’s in your life!
A Good Read
I love a great, uplifting read. For the Love
and Sparkly Green Earrings
are such fun and easy reads that will have you laughing and feeling like you can tackle anything at the end. I recently downloaded Looking for Lovely
based on a review from a friend and I also think this would be a great read for a mom or any woman in your life.
and Sparkly Green Earrings are such fun and easy reads that will have you laughing and feeling like you can tackle anything at the end. I recently downloaded Looking for Lovely based on a review from a friend and I also think this would be a great read for a mom or any woman in your life. Fun Coffee Mug
I cannot even count the number of coffee mugs I’ve given my mom over the years but she loves them (or at least I think she does)! I saw these at Morning Sunshine Shop on Etsy and I’m totally in love with them all! If you are crafty you might like to try your hand at making your own and here is a great little tutorial. My friend Holly also has a great little post showing how the Sharpie colors appeared before and after baking here. Add a Starbucks card or some gourmet coffee for an extra kick.
Graphic Tees
Now that I finally figured out how to Style a Graphic Tee, I’m definitely ready to add a few more. I ran across this tee from Oliver & Ottis (also found at Shop Ella Scott) and I knew it had to be mine! I think these cute pajama shorts would be perfect for mom paired with one of these two graphic tees. I have also already ordered the Pineapple tank (#deferredgratificationmuch) and the scalloped shorts arrived today so I can’t wait to see if I can pull this together with a blue jean vest.
***Update….I ordered the grey t-shirt in the top row in a medium and it is a perfect fit. The pineapple tank is absolutely adorable but a little thin and will require a camy or something underneath plus it’s super soft material which means it hung up in all the wrong places. I ordered in a medium and wish I would have snagged the large. Hoping the blue jean vest might help! ***
Pampering
I love massages, facials, pedi’s…any type of pampering really but I won’t often purchase a massage or facial for myself. This would definitely be a winner for me!
Flowers
Fresh flowers will always bring a smile to my face and it doesn’t really matter what kind. Keith has brought home hanging baskets for me and the grandmothers several times on Mother’s Day and it always makes me happy to have some color on my porch.
Pictures
Are you the photographer in the family? Well I am so I am always behind the camera instead of in the pictures. My family knows that one of my favorite things is to have our pictures taken professionally so a gift certificate for a professional sitting would definitely be a winner for me.
A Clean House
Even if it is only one time, giving your mom the gift of a cleaning service is an amazing gift. Or send your mom out and surprise her when she returns with a house that is spic and span. I promise she will be oh so grateful.
Car Detail
If you could see the state of my car right now you would understand why I would be totally ecstatic about my car being detailed. It isn’t even about the money but more the time to take my car to be detailed. Having my car nice and clean would definitely be a super Mother’s Day surprise.
Alone Time
A day to be free to stay in my pjs as long as I wanted, drink coffee in bed and read or watch Netflix admittedly sounds amazing to me. I love these people but sometimes a mom just needs some quiet to reflect and recharge. A few hours by
Sweet Words
Sometimes I think the most meaningful thing you can give a mom are words of encouragement or appreciation. Receiving a sweet, heartfelt card is often bigger than any gift. Do this for your own mom but stretch yourself a little further and grab a 10 pack of cards and think of some sweet moms out there you would like to surprise with sweet words this Mother’s Day.
I can picture it now, Keith brings me a cup of coffee and takes the kids out for the morning so I have some quiet time and they of course have some fun. They arrive home around noon with lunch, flowers and a gift certificate to the spa. I spend the afternoon getting pampered and come home to a clean house with dinner on the table and we have some quality family time. I’m laughing now because I know the likelihood of it actually happening is slim to none but it’s good to dream right?!!
Joining Karli for 10 on Tuesday and all the lovely ladies at Tuesday Talk today. Hop on over and see where else I may be linking this week here.
Perfect list! I want all of these things. We typically buy my mom something we secretly know she wants but won't ever pay for…like a nice handbag…but this year we're (my sister and I) taking her out for lunch. The gift of time?
Love this! My mom is getting some lake pajamas this Mother's Day.
Love those mugs and that first graphic tee! Haha!
Flowers are always the best! Kyle gets me just because flowers and holiday flowers I love it.
All of these ideas are great for a mother! I have no idea what we're doing for Mother's Day but I'm sure it will have some of these 🙂
liz @ j for joiner
Your description of the perfect mother's day in the last paragraph is just what I'd want too. I had a little laugh about the likelihood that all of those things would happen in one magical day though!
LOVE this list! A girl can dream, right?! 🙂
Perfect list!! I love those mugs. My mom is a hot tea drinker, so a mug & fancy tea are my "go to" gift for her, too!
Love all of these ideas!!
May the odds ever be in your favor for Mother's Day!
Thanks Lauren…hope you are having a super week.
I love buying coffee mugs that say funny stuff. It's like being able to express yourself with wit even when you aren't witty. haha
Dream on sister…..I totally hope at least one of those comes true!! haha
Haha…..loved your sweet little video today on Snap…your accent is totally adorable!!!
My nephew is graduating from college on the 7th out of town….if I have one of those come true I'm going to be ecstatic! It should be a whole week about mom don't you think??
Flowers are always a fave of mine….no matter what kind or where they are from I just love fresh flowers!
Sounds perfect! I actually ordered my mom a T-shirt from Oliver & Ottis that reads King George for President…she's going to die with excitement!
The gift of time is always a favorite for me!!
Tony knows that flowers are my love language, as is a beautiful purse. LOL……I love that pineapple tank but I was good and did not order it but my goodness I love the idea of styling it with a denim tank! Hope your Mothers Day fantasy comes true !!!
Yes please! That thanks mom I turned out awesome mug is the best. Baha ha! I should get that for my mom :P.
Great list! This is my first Mother's Day, so I think I'm going to have to somehow sneak this list to my husband. This past week I made mugs with our baby girl's footprint on them for her grandmas. Such an easy, and affordable, gift idea to make at home.
Ha! I'm speechless. You musta missed the snap video of me and Wayne this weekend! On the way home. From Memphis. In the car. It wasn't THAT kind of video!
I saw the snap but by the time I got my volume turned on it was gone!!
Bwahaha!! Now you sound like ME!! I have that problem all the time and it drives my kids crazy!!
The only way you are going to get any of these is the kids/husband has to read!! I tell my girls, bring me a bottle of wine and call it a day. This year all my girls and I are heading up to VA to a winery and spending the weekend together without anything except each other. Time with my girls, is all I need. And of course the wine!! Bonus!
Haha…I know right Michelle? At Christmas it WORKED! Carly Jo actually reads my blog and she told Keith who of course called his sister and I seriously got every single thing on my list but one. LOL….but I'm with you…a weekend with my babies would definitely be the best gift I could receive. I'll be missing Riley big time for sure.
Ahh…I remember my first mother's day so well. I still have the sweet card my Meme gave me. Enjoy every second!
These are great gift ideas! I love to read and always looking for new authors to discover.
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Alice
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