Mama Needs a Brand New Bag!

Mother's Day is May 11. Don't worry... that is still a few weeks away but have you always had Mother's Day sneak up on you so you've lost the chance for a customized gift? It has happened to me before too.

This year, I'm giving you a heads up and sharing some of my favorite personalized picks plus some classic stand-bys that will make Mom smile even if you picked it up on Saturday May 10.

First, Mom deserves to indulge herself so bath accessories are always a hit. Treat her to the LUSH Cosmetics Mum Tin which contains five of their bath time luxuries for her to relax with. Plus, the tin is a colorful spot to store her bathroom favorites long after bath time is over! If Mom doesn't have the time to indulge in five baths you can get her just the limited edition Rose bubble bar. This bubble bar has rosehip oil and cocoa butter to make skin feel super soft with rose and lemon providing a bright and floral scent! Or, give mom the Wonder Woohoo bubble bar which is inspired by Wonder Woman. The gold glittery bubble bar will rejuvenate mom and energize her to keep saving the day.

I always love gifts that can be put to daily use. It is so fun to indulge mom but giving her something that she can use daily and be reminded of how much you care for her is never a bad way to go. Mark and Graham has a slew of personalizable gifts that will suit every mom out there. Write her a short note or put her children's initials onto a Vertical Brass Bar Necklace so she can wear them close to her heart every day. Help her keep everything together in a personalized Colorfield Zip Pouch. Or give her a personalized Modern Tote which she can take to the farmer's market, office or pool this summer!

If Mom is almost as connected as you are, there are plenty of Tech-cessories to choose from. A personalized Tiny Prints iPhone Case is a fabulous way to spoil mom. Add in a Ban.do extra battery so she'll never fear the dreaded dead battery again! 

And, it wouldn't be a gift guide on Color Me Styled if I didn't put in a Kate Spade product! I'm really digging the vintage post card iPhone case. There's the "Telephono" one pictured and also a "Macchina Fotografica" one with a vintage camera pictured!

No matter what you get your Mom make sure you are planning far enough ahead to ship it or have it ready to give her on Sunday, May 11! (psst. you need to send your cards on Tuesday, May 6 to make sure they get there on time)

Color Me Styled - Happy Mother's Day

image via SomeEcards

Relationships with our Mother's range from fantastic to frenzied and sometimes both. Mother's have a way of knowing us better than we know ourselves... maybe because eventually, we become them.

Which is super annoying.

This Mother's Day take the time to thank your Mom for the good and the not as good that you've inherited from her. And write a really nice note in her card. If you can't be with your Mom this weekend be sure to call her and talk to her for as long as she wants. It is her day.

Ask what she was doing with her life when she was your age. You'll find it interesting to compare what you're up to and what she did at that time. Was she already married with children (you)? Was she finishing graduate school? Was she living somewhere interesting?

Ask to see pictures of her at your age. You'll be surprised by the fashions, the hair and the make-up choices that were right on the mark back then!

Just have a fun weekend together. And, make plans to do it more often than just once a year on Mother's Day. Plan a monthly movie date. Or a weekend road trip together later this summer. Actually take the time to properly teach her how to use Facebook, Pinterest and / or her iPhone.

It is the small things that count and expecially for Mother's Day, make the extra effort to thank her and maker her feel special!

Happy Mother's Day!