Whether it’s a wedding, bachelorette party, girls weekend, family reunion, a summertime vacation or friends visiting from out of town, it’s fun to create a cute little gift to welcome the out-of-towners to your home.
Let’s get real. This takes the pressure off you to entertain or show your guests around. Hey, you’re busy and they can be high maintenance. Just sayin’.
Creating a “Welcome Gift” doesn’t have to be pricey. You can pull together things that you’ll use during your celebration, something that reflects the vibe of your city or create a theme.
Here are some super-cute examples linked to the creators so you can find out more about each gift.
Source: Martha Stewart Weddings
- Source: Martha Stewart Weddings
Source: Style Me Pretty
Source: Martha Stewart Weddings
Source: You are my Fave
Source: Hostess With the Mostess
Source: Lovely Package
Source: Blue Canary Events
Source: Style Me Pretty
Did you forget about Mother’s day? Need something quick? Here’s some overnight delivery options for you. Hurry!
Balloons, Gift Baskets, Flowers, etc.
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Gift Baskets, Fruit, Wine, etc.
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Flowers, plants, gifts, etc.
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Be sure to remember your mama on Mother’s Day. She deserves to be acknowledged for the hell you put her through!
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there!
Mother’s Day is coming up on May 12th. I mean, whatever. We’re totally breezy about it. I guess maybe we’ll go browsing for things we would love to receive and mask it as suggestions for other people.
We are last minute people, so coming up with ideas for Mother’s Day feels like we’re hanging out with the cool kids. You know, the ones who arrive early, are always prepared and don’t go shopping for cards the night before a celebration (not that you’d see us. Um…er…).
Mother’s Day is May 12th. Just FYI.
Serving Tray
(with chalkboard for special message)
Source: The Pretty Blog
SUPPLIES:
- 1 x large photo frame
- 2 x door or draw handles
- 4 x bolts (these usually come with the handles)
- 1 x electric drill
- 1 x long ruler
- 1 x pencil
- 1 x tin black board paint
- 1 x paint roller
- 1 x stick of chalk
Click the image above to see the tutorial.
Mod Podge Photo Flower Pots
Source: The Daily Craziness
SUPPLIES:
- 3×5 photos in black and white
- Clay flower pot
- Paint for pot
- Mod Podge
- Spray acrylic
- Brush
Click the image above to see the tutorial.
A Long-Distance Hug
Source: Roots and Wings Co.
SUPPLIES:
- Paper (with some length)
- Pencil
- Sharpie
- Art supplies
- Scissors
Click on the image for the full tutorial and see how cute this turns out.
Chevron Quilt Using Triangle Pieces
(I reeeeeeally wish I knew how to sew after looking at this)
Source: I Didn’t Say Banana
SUPPLIES
- Fabric
- Sewing Machine
- Other sew-y stuff I wish I knew about
Click on the image for the tutorial. Just FYI, I wouldn’t mind a black and white one, or dark grey and white. You know, just in case you’re wondering.
Photo Bookmarks
Source: Come Together Kids
SUPPLIES:
- Camera
- Photos (printed)
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Cardstock
- String
- Contact paper
Click on the image for the full tutorial and see how cute this turns out.
Source: Mod Podge Rocks Blog
SUPPLIES:
- Computer and printer
- Images to scan
- Mod Podge Gloss
- Scrapbook paper scraps
- Glass beads
- Magnets
- Hot glue gun
- Pencil or pen
- Paintbrush
Click on the image for the full tutorial and see how cute this turns out.
Art Expression Frame – Our Family Project
Source: organizedCHAOSonline
This is the project that our family does for, pretty much, every occasion. I took a picture of my gift from Mother’s Day two years ago from my son, Colton.
We just purchase a picture frame with some sort of matting. We choose the thick matting so Colton has a lot of room to express his artistic side (place stickers). It’s a fun project and there’s almost no cleanup. Now THAT’S speaking my language.
SUPPLIES:
- Frame with matting
- Stickers (we let Colton pick his out – regarless of their relevance to the holiday)
- Glue
- Art supplies
Instructions: Go to town. There’s no right way to do it. Place a photo in the middle and you’ve got yourself a gift.
When you’re prepping for a baby (especially your first), you register for all sorts of great things: Onesies, bedding, cute clothes, strollers, a crib – the whole nine yards. All that stuff is necessary.
What other things will you be completely dependent on when you are living on virtually zero sleep, are trying to adjust to this new life where you’re in charge of a human being and feeling like everything is coming at you all at once? Well, we made a a Top 10 List of Must-Gift Items for a baby shower.
I’m not saying that you should abandon the registry by any means because new mamas need all sorts of things. I’m just saying that while you’re out shopping, perhaps you can pick up one of these things to add to your gift in order to equip the new mom with the things she’ll need but doesn’t know about yet.
- Baby Briefcase – This little organizational tool is one of the most helpful and most-used items in our home (when it comes to kid-stuff). The baby briefcase just offers a very simple filing system for all the paperwork you’ll receive and collect throughout your child’s life. I used mine immediately following delivery. No joke. How about they give us a quick second to recover? Nah, that would be too simple.
- Little Giraffe Chenille Blanky – So many kids find comfort in a blanket or stuffed animal. I was gifted this chenille blanky and didn’t know the magical powers of this small piece of fabric. Almost 5 years later and it’s still holding strong, goes to bed with my son every single night (without fail) and isn’t this clunky go-to soft item. Coming from someone who likes to be efficient, this works perfectly. Yes, I just talked about my son’s comfort item as an efficient piece in our life. I gift it to others and haven’t ever heard of someone not using it. I’m telling you: MAGIC!
- Booginhead Pacigrip – Kids (starting with infancy) don’t get how GROSS floors, walls and seats can get. Plus, you don’t have time to continuously pick up that paci over and over and over and over again. You get my point. Connect it to that little bundle of joy and you’re not having to find or fish for that paci with a cranky baby.
- Johnson’s Baby Bedtime Lotion – This lotion does for babies just like it would do for us. The calming lavender scent slows the world down and lulls our little ones into a comfy sleep. Again, magic.
- Aquaphor – I’ve used this for everything from eczema to dry skin. I even put it on scrapes. It’s awesome stuff!
- Little Tummy’s Gas Relief Drops – When the babies can’t talk, we have to guess. More times than not, gas was the issue. We bought this stuff by the case. Mylecon is also a good choice.
- Boogie Wipes – I’m not quite sure how this is possible but kids seem to have a never-ending supply of bodily fluids. Instead of using tissues, we use Boogie Wipes. They don’t make the little one’s noses raw after the 7849647854th time of cleaning snot off their face.
- Jewel Lullaby – I wish I would have known about this album earlier. We just started listening to it and now it’s on every night. There’s nothing cheesy about any of the songs. They are all just very well done and soothing.
- Boppy Pillow – You can use this for cradling the baby while feeding, for propping the baby up, to tuck under your boobs or to just wear around when you’ve forgotten you had it around your waist. What? Don’t tell me I’m the only one! Grab a couple cute covers for this and you’re all set.
- Hook n’ Stroll Strollery Accessory – It seems that with a teeny tiny baby, also comes arm loads of stuff. You can’t do it all on your own. Hang your purse, shopping bags, totes, whatever, from these hooks. Push the stroller without sweating it out while balancing extra bags.
Also, some additional items include a post pregnancy tummy wrap (suck all that extra business in) and diapers. Diapers of all sizes.
So…what did we forget? Comment below with your go-to items for new moms.
To find all the items in one place, click HERE and start shopping!
