Mother's Day 2013

Today is my second Mother's Day! It was slightly better than last year as Byron was able to spend the day with Hugo, Roxy and I. Overall I had a nice day, minus the snow that decided to return. I did not have to cook most of the weekend which was awesome. I was able to visit the Greenhouse (one of my favourite places). My boys know me well and spoiled me. The day was topped off with a delicious chocolate fudge cake that we all enjoyed!

 

 

 

The snow is staying on the ground {insert tear} ...

 



 

When I was making the Mother's Day gifts for our Moms, I made an extra one for myself and I am so glad I did!

 

 

I must say it was a perfect Mother's Day!! I am so lucky to have the opportunity to be a Mom. It is truly a blessing!!

APRON in a Jar ...

Thought I would share a gift idea that I put together for a Birthday gift a couple weeks back {finally had a chance to blog about it}. This would work great also for Mother's Day {which is this coming weekend if you have not checked your calendar} or part of a Bridal Shower gift -- an Apron in a Jar.

I found this cute apron with orange tulips and thought instantly of my mother-in-law's 60th birthday. Seeing as I still do not know how to sew and can not wipe one up myself {hopefully I will be able to unpack my sewing machine soon} I bought this one.

Then I went on a search for a jar that it would fit in and found the following one ...

Our table needs to be refinished please ignore the scratches.

 

 

 Once I returned home, I just fell in love with how cute this little jar was I realised I should have grabbed a couple extra for my craft supplies {I always do that}.

 

 

I then folded the apron in half twice ...

 

 



 

And rolled it up and stuffed it into the jar.

 

 

 

I printed a little tag on the computer and used my Cuttlebug to cut it and I attached it the lid. You could also put the apron in a mason jar and attach a recipe card with the ingredients. I was short on time and decided to go with the little tag.

 

 

Hopefully Oma enjoys it!

 

 

I would love to see your version if you give this gift idea a try! Happy Wednesday!