MOTHER'S DAY INSPIRATION

Infused with the perfect spring color palette of lavender, pink and light green, this setting is the perfect place to entertain mom on Mother's Day. Add a few personal touches like a photo of mom and her kids, a card and her favorite foods or desserts and she'll be thrilled. These colors also work well for a bridal shower.

Happy Mother's Day to all the hard working moms out there!

Photographer:   dani. fine photography//Heirlooms and extras:Cedar Chest//Specialty Foods:Cornucopia//Floral Designer: Forget me not Florist//Specialty Foods:Heavenly Chocolates//Event Designer:Megan Alissa Glanville for Dani Fine Photography//Other: Melanie Zacek of dani. fine photography//Invitation Designer:Noteworthy //

Submitted via Two Bright Lights

TODAY'S TAKEAWAY: PHOTO COLLAGE FOR MOTHER'S DAY

Over the weekend I was googling ideas for Mother's Day, and came across this sweet photo heart collage at My Sister's Cottage.  This was done using a program called shapecollage.com. You upload your photos and you can choose a shape to turn them into.  You can also probably attempt to do it yourself with real or scanned photos.  Either way, I thought it was a really nice affordable gift to give to any mom.  If you use the actual photos, make sure to mount them in a glass frame so photos don't get ruined.  If you use a printout of scanned photos, I'd bet it would look really nice mounted on a canvas.

Real Flower Boxed Monogram

Mother's Day is only a few days away.  Parcel Post shows us a different way to give your special mom flowers on Sunday.  Spell out MOM with paper mache letter boxes, some floral foam and flowers. I also love this idea as a centerpiece for a party, spelling out the word CONGRATS down the center of the table. Find the full tutorial here.

Pink and Plush Dessert Table

If you have a white dresser in your house, pull it out to recreate this stunning and very tempting dessert table.  The pink and white decor is perfect for Mother's Day or a girlie baby shower.  All the desserts are pink and white to match the decor.  The mouth-watering details have been photographed and submitted by Erin Johnson Photography.

Mug Cake Gift

Here is one last gift idea for Mother's Day–a mug cake! Yes, you cook the cake right in the mug! File or bookmark this one. The keepsake mug makes it a great gift for dads, teachers and grandparents, too. Get the complete how-to at Crissy's Crafts.

FREE Mother's Day Printables

I often feature free printables on my Facebook page. I have to admit, I take full advantage of them! Besides the fact that they're free, printables are a fast and easy way to jazz up a table. When I find a set of printables I want to use, they become my inspiration and guide for the rest of my table's decor. It's an easy way to start, and it really helps me narrow down my color scheme.

There are so many great freebies out there for Mother's Day, I thought I'd round up some of my favorites here. And it's only Wednesday, so you certainly still have plenty of time to print these out to use.

SUBWAY ART:
Put either of these in a frame as a gift, or place the frame on your Mother's Day buffet table. Left is from Holiday Snob; Center from Ladycrafter14; Right from a mama's two cents worth

GIFT EMBELLISHMENTS:

Anders Ruff is providing these lovely gift cards and toppers (toppers not shown) that can also be used as gift tags. On right is a charming "Garden of Love" set from Persona Pail that also includes printables kids can decorate with their artwork.

TABLE ACCESSORIES:

Want to add coasters to your table, use these free ones, along with a pretty sign from Sweet Metel Moments. On right, One Charming Party designed a beautiful citrus-inspired tablescape for HGTV.com here, where they provide an invite and menu card to use.

FULL COLLECTION:

Finally, here is a collection featured on Catch My Party from Love Party Printables. This generous collection includes banner, tent cards, toppers, napkin rings and more!

DIY Gift Cones

If you're hosting a brunch this Mother's Day or even a bridal shower, and want to keep favor costs down, this is a great option. Made with scrapbook paper and embellishments, these pretty cones are great to hold chocolate almonds, bath salts or small trinkets. Hang them from a small tree where guests can grab one on their way out. Or, print each guest's name on them, and hang one on each chair so it serves double duty–placecard and favor.

Find the full details at Homespun With Love.

Mimosa Bar w/Free Printables

Mimosas have definitely become a customary drink at brunches–and why not? They are simple to make, delicious and bubbly goes with everything!

I love this colorful setup from The Party Dress. They added vibrant color with different choices of fruit juices and garnishes, around a matching floral centerpiece. You can easily create this look for your Mother's Day or shower brunch. And The Party Dress helps you out by providing those colorful tags you see on the juice bottles for free! Visit The Party Dress for more info on this and a link to the printable download.

Merry Monday: Garden Party

Hope you had a wonderful Easter yesterday! I, for one, ate way too much candy! I always try to prevent the kids from eating too much, but then have a hard time limiting myself. ugh.

Since Easter was so late this year, we haven't spent enough time thinking about Mother's Day! That will be here before you know it. When I saw this lovely Pink & Yellow Garden Party from Dreamers Joy Events & Design on Pizzazzerie, I thought this couldn't be more perfect for Mother's Day–especially for a mom that loves to garden! Don't you love the use of the terra cotta pots–especially using the small ones to hold the cones? So clever. The small watering cans and galvanized pots bring a nice shine to the overall decor, and there is definitely something about the crocheted flowers that say "mom."

Check out the original post on Pizzazzerie here. And you can visit Dreamers Joy Events & Design on Facebook here. (Their actual site is still under development.) More for Mother's Day during the week!