mother's day gifts

I love these for Mother's Day gifts...

lemon tree

red lantern

gift exchange

My sister is looking for ideas for a gift exchange party she is attending. It is kind of a fancy party so here are my fancy ideas.

In the recent issue of Martha Stewart Living, there was a how to demonstration for making your own etched Mercury vases. Tape craft paper on the outside of a clear vase and spray paint the inside. There may have been more, but that was the gist of it. This is Pottery Barn's version.

This star serving bowl would make a beautiful gift. Plus it is on sell.

I think anyone would be glad to receive these napkin rings.

music box

I saw this on House Beautiful, they have a segment on gifts under $25. It looks awesome. Also found one here.

father's day

hand stitched hanky

black and white striped tie


I only actually know one or two people who still wear cuff links but they seem to be a pretty standard Father's Day gift and these ones are cool.

A Handmade Baby Gift Guide 2

There is only enough fabric
for two more of these darling
dresses!

Monogrammed baby shoes.




Shower invitations



I think these are my favorite. Some art for the nursery



I love this hair clip, look at other clips from this seller!

Welcome to part 2 of a Handmade Baby Gift Guide. These are some of my favorites from Etsy today. If you click on the picture it will take you to the sellers listing. I fell in love with many of these sellers today, they have some great stuff!

Cakes and Cookies

I think Cake molds and cookie cutters make fun Baby Shower gifts as well. There will come a day when the Mother-to-be will need these for birthdays or just for fun (or so I assume.) Here are some of my personal favorites.





Train Cake
I don't love the way they decorated these trains but they have so much potential to be so fun!




Backyard bugs


I know some little girls who would LOVE these bugs.

A football stadium
I think this is any boys dream come true in cake form.








A giant cupcake
So fun for birthdays!

An airplane

This is the one I want someday. How fun would an airplane cake be for a little boy?

Shortbread mold
This is for cakes and brownies and although this really has no relevance to the child themed cakes here, I think it would turn out some pretty awesome brownies.
Vignette Springerle Mold
Again no overall relevance, but it makes such beautiful cookies, how can you resist? Do you think you could use sugar cookie dough on this? I wonder...

Castle Cake
I like this one because you can make it into a sand castle with some brown sugar sand but it also has potential as a more fancy castle with frosting.

Tilting Cake Turntable
This looks like something that could come in handy when decorating a cake but seriously what do I know?








Mechanical Pastry Bag

This is an essential when you are going to decorate cupcakes, cookies or cakes. And this one looks so much easier and user friendly. I think I may get one of these and try my hand at cake decorating this summer. (Although I prefer ice cream cakes, my husband likes the real thing, plus it could be fun!)

Baby Shower Part 1

Snake Shoes for boys and a baby sling

Bibs and Burp Clothes

Hat for fall/winter and bows for any season!

I think these shoes are my favorite! An organizer for holding diapers and wipes.

Another cute hat and a nursing apron.

It is baby season! I, personally, cannot wait to get some of these darling gifts for my friends with little ones on the way! Enjoy part 1 to my Etsy guide for Baby Showers! Click on the pictures if you want to check any of them out!