Personalized Gifts

Do you have  gift you look for each year?  Is there something you’ve gotten before that you just loved and you’d like a repeat?  Do you have preschoolers or elementary children that make you the cutest little things? 

I’m not sure if this is true or not but I’ve heard, statistically, that Mother’s Day is the busiest phone day of the year.  That’s not hard to believe that’s for sure.  Since I don’t live in the same town as my momma and now that my oldest is in school we can’t just pick up and go visit I have to call my momma.  I even think once on Mother’s day I’ve gotten an all circuits busy on my cell phone and had to try again.

This year, once again, I must send my momma something in the mail and give her a call on Sunday.  My Momma (that’s a southern phrase that’s always said together in case you didn’t know..hahahah..ever heard anyone say My momma said..)  anyway, so my momma chews lots of gum and her favorite is Juicy Fruit so this year I made her a paint can filled with some double bubble gum 12 small packs of Juicy Fruit.  I also included a picture of each of the grandkids as well as a personalized wrapper card (that’s what I like to call them…it’s a candy bar wrapper but I filled it with a gift card since chocolate will melt in this weather and volunteered my daddy to take her out to eat for Mother’s Day.  Of course she can use it anyway she likes since I chose a generic gift card that can be used anywhere!  My mom is rather hard to buy for.  She doesn’t really wear makeup, or perfume or any smelly lotions, and she doesn’t even really wear jewelry.  I decided on something practical this year.  She’s always buying gum so now she won’t have to buy any for a while, it comes in it’s own cute container and when all the gum is gone she’ll have a cool one gallon paint can to use for craft or other storage. 

Mother's Day Paint Can

There are tons of options for moms on Mother’s day and I’m sure you’ve thought of many yourself.  Remember when you get down to the last minute you can always grab a bouquet of flowers, a card and fill it with a gift card of choice.

Here’s another quick option get a standard size Hershey’s chocolate bar or any 1.55oz chocolate bar and a gift card or cash and download this free Mother’s Day wrapper.  All you need to do is print the wrapper on your color printer using regular paper cut all the white border and then wrap the chocolate bar like you would any other gift and don’t forget to include the gift card or money or even some movie tickets if that’s your momma’s thing. 

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As a mother myself here are some great options and I’m sure most of your moms would love them too!

• Professional massage
• GC to favorite hair salon
• Day out with girls–mani/pedis
• Breakfast out with family
• A day of no cooking and cleaning (you volunteer to do it)
• New spring outfit
• Any piece of jewelry
• Anything Mickey Mouse (tee hee)
• Handmade card
• GC to a Day spa
• a day of uninterrupted scrapbooking
• gift basket filled with bath stuff (bath and body works is my fav)

As you’ve notice many of these you can make at home or do yourself so you save yourself a little driving time and some money.  Sometimes what mothers want most is to just spend some quality time with just you, so maybe just take her for lunch or dinner and if she likes to shop do that too!

• If you want to give mom the downloadable candy bar wrapper and would like to get her a gift card but you’re pressed for time you can always click HERE to get a virtual visa gift card.  It works just like any other visa credit card but the virtual ones only work online since you don’t get an actual card.  When ordering you enter the amount you want mom to have (there is a $4 service charge) and it will email it to her.  If you want to include it in your wrapped candy bar just enter your email address and then print it out, fold it and put it in with the wrapped candy bar!  Voila…makes a great gift huh?

Keeping it Unique,

Kristal