Making Gifts For Mother's Day, Featured Mother's Day Designs

It seems like just a couple of months ago that I celebrated Mother's Day and here we are with another chance to celebrate the Mothers in our lives. I thought I would share a few craft ideas I came across to help you and your little ones create some Mother's Day gifts.

Check out this adorable tutorial for making paper flowers. These can be used to decorate a gift box or make them with a stem and put in a pretty vase for Mom.

Visit the full tutorial posted by Sara at her blog - Mr. Handsome Face

Another cute tutorial I found is on YouTube for making your own artsy card for Mom.

This tutorial is by the Illustrator Shoo Rayner and he does make it look quite easy to make. I'm sure you could use this idea and use pens, pencils, markers, color crayons or whatever you like. 

Maybe there are some Dads that want to help their little ones make a cute gift for Mom that is inspired by nature. 

You can find this tutorial at Our Big Earth.

Now for some Artsy Features to help get you even more inspired with gift ideas for Mom!

Moms grow Love Shirts by AbundanceLoveTrip
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Anne, Viscountess Pollington, Countess iPhone 4 Case by loudesigns
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Aged Beauty Pink Floral Flowers Bouquet Organizer by Itayasdesigns
Shop for another organizer.

Nerd Moms Rock iPhone 5 Case by AbundanceLoveTrip
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Creepy New Mom Key Chains by loudesigns
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Blue Hydrangea Flowers Lovely Floral Photo Laptop Computer Bag by Itayasdesigns
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Worlds Best Mom Sports Style Gift Mug by MainstreetShirt
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Basketball Team Mom T Shirts by tjssportsmania
See other Sporty mom T-Shirts

Cascading Pansies Purple Floral Bouquet Flowers Droid RAZR Covers by Itayasdesigns
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Birds In Tree In Sky Mother's Day Abstract Art Gallery Wrapped Canvas by Itayasdesigns
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Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers and Grandmothers out there. I hope you are spoiled and treated very special all day long.  :) 

Itaya

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Altering Children's Board Books, Free PR Day, Featured Artwork and Designs from Zazzle

Hello Everyone,

Today I thought I would share something I've wanted to make with several possibilities of mediums to choose from. I know that most everyone is familiar with children's board books. They're the story books that are made from chip board and don't use paper for the pages. I've watched a few tutorials and thought this would be fun to explore here.

What would you use an altered board book for? You could use it as an art journal, a scrapbook journal, a photo album, or as stand alone artwork. The possibilities are only limited to the number of ideas you can come up with!

A few supplies you might need depending on the style you want to create are - board books (easily found at Walmart, Goodwill, Thrift Stores, your children's bookshelf, etc.), decoupage medium, glue stick, gesso, acrylic paints or distress inks, markers, pens and whatever else you like to make art and write with. I like using white gesso for the first coat on projects such as this as it is quite opaque and a few coats will cover up most anything. If you layer your paints, you might not mind if the images of the book show through your end design. I rather like the idea of incorporating the artwork on the book as part of the overall artwork myself. Keep in mind copyright issues and only use your design for personal use or gifts if you do incorporate the artwork in the book.

Here is a video walking you through her process with how Michelle alters her board books to create  mini albums.

Here are a few links to articles and Pins on Pinterest to help inspire you and get you creating some awesome board book altered art -

Altered Board Book Tutorial

Altered Books For Kids

Altered Books on Pinterest

That ought to get you started creating for yourself or with your kiddies!

Now for today's featured links of artwork and designs from Zazzle.

Baby Boy Shower Woodland Rabbit and Owl Art Cards by Itayasdesigns
Design a personalized invitation at Zazzle

Jane Austen's Tea Party Invitation 2 by loudesigns
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It's Movie Night All Night: Sleepover Personalized Invites by AbundanceLoveTrip
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Starry Starry Night It's A Girl! From Original Art Announcement by Itayasdesigns
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Harmony Invite by loudesigns
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Dinosaur Baby shower its a Girl Custom Invitations by AbundanceLoveTrip
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Love Birds Falling Hearts Oak Tree Wedding Invite by InvitationBlvd
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Mason Jars Spring Flowers Bridal Shower Invitation by misstallulah
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Abstract Bouquet You Are Invited Invitations by Itayasdesigns
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If you have a store or blog that you feel would be of interest to other artists, authors, or creatives in general, feel free to add links in the comments section! We love visiting links and discovering more creatives out there.

See you next time!

Itaya

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