I Luv My Mom

I cannot forget that day when my little girl said: I love my mom till the counting ends........

She is 5 years old, of course she does not have the word "infinity" yet in her vocabulary. But I understood what she wanted to say. Such words cannot be replaced by any gift anyone could ever buy. She uttered these words when her brother said: "I love mama a hundred billion times more. She does not know millions, billions or trillions. She can barely count till 100 (with a little help each time she reaches the next tens).

Most of the time, it's the heart that is weighed, not the price. But, it is likewise true that the price weighs how much you meant to give. Nothing can compensate a mother's unconditional love to her kids. Yet, on mother's day, it is a quest we all should face: to make our mother happy on this special day.

We were deciding to go home from China so we were shopping for gifts. My daughter chose to buy DIY Rhinestone Painting Kit for my mom. She bought two - one as a gift when we arrive home and the other for grandparents day.

My mother was very amazed and so excited that they finished one of my daughter's kit for her to learn how to do it.

This DIY Rhinestone Painting Kits (or some product descriptions refer to it as Diamond Painting Kits) are great gifts to moms and grandmothers because it gives them a creative way of spending their free time. Most moms employ hobbies that are art-related. Since these kits are easy to make into a classy and beautiful work of art, moms will feel highly motivated to work on it.

Look at the photo - this is my daughter's kit. It is half way done. The technique is simple. It is the same as painting by numbers. See those small zip lock plastics containing artificial rhinestones? They are packed in numbered zip lock pockets. Simply paste those rhinestones on the figure you are working on following the number codes. Easy, right?

1. Something she like or she can use

This means that sometimes, the item I choose may change through time. When she was still teaching, I used to give her paintings - animal or marine plants. Or miniature or a coral reef or forest. She uses these as visual aids.

2. Something symbolic either of eternity or of past quality time we spent together

A mother's love is eternal. Something that does not vanish or wane.

3. Something that displays effort - either because I made it or because I worked to save for it

1. Pearls

Pearls are genuinely attractive to ladies, especially to the older generation. It is truly symbolic too - pearls lasts forever.

With the various line of pearl products, I can give my mother unique pearl gift for every occasion of the year and still, I will not run out of options next year. This is specially so because I create pearl jewelries. I buy pearl strands and sterling silver findings and create unique pearl jewelries. Thanks to the fact that pearls are relatively cheaper in my country.

2. Handmade Cards, Hand-painted items

Making cards is among my hobby. I can say that combinations of materials, designs, color are endless so it is impossible to run out of options. In folding the card stock alone, many possibilities can result to awesome output.

Get anything with enough surface to paint on and paint it. Example - a wooden spoon. Paint it with swirls or any design you think will delight her. If you say, what about a stone? Yes, why not! If you have picked a unique stone in one of your beach visits, it would turn out to be a good gift for your mom. The words or the figure you put in there matters. Select an item to draw there that will remind her about you and her during your childhood years.

3. Capiz Shells

Just like pearls, these elegant items offers wide variety of choices. Please check my other lens focusing on capiz shells.

1. Cruise family vacation

I wish I could pay for a cruise vacation for her and my dad. That would be a really great mother's day gift - a bit expensive though. She loves seeing nature and marine plants and animals. She's a retired biology teacher. A cruise vacation would perfectly be delightful for her.

2. A tour to a foreign land, maybe Thailand or Malaysia or China

I guess, she had always been busy minding how to make life easier for her kids that she had not thought of taking sometime for herself.

The photo here shows Laoshan, a province in China, the most recent place I visited. It was a beautiful place with lots of activities to do and wonderful sites to view.

3. I wish I could afford to buy for her peace of mind. Oh my! If only there is a way. She absorbs all the concerns her children have to face, trying to shoulder the load, as much as she could. If only peace of mind is available in Amazon, I'd buy a pile of it for her.

Sometimes, there are many things we wish we could give to our mom during mothers' day; some circumstances though constraint us to do so.

Online products abound. The only thing to consider now is the time. If you are looking for a customized item, it is better to place your order now. Consider too that some great items online are supplied by online sellers that are located really far from you. Give some time for shipping.

One way to avoid the rush is to list the days when you have to give gift to your mom and put it on your google calendar. Temporarily assign items for each day. For example, glassware like glass vases for mothers day; backing ware for her birthday, pearl jewelry for Christmas day and a big teddy bear for Valentines day.