Countdown to Mother's Day

It’s going to be all about mom for the next few weeks. Mother’s Day is just a few weeks away and we have some ideas here for you, starting today, that will make for a special Mother’s Day for mom this year. 

A perfect way to start the day for your mom would be a nice breakfast in bed and over the next few weeks we’ll share with you how to create a very special breakfast in bed for your mom, starting with a recipe today and some crafts in the next few posts. 

I found this yummy sounding recipe for buttermilk pancakes on allrecipes.ca (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/buttermilk-pancakes-ii/) 

Buttermilk Pancakes

Makes 12 - 5 inch pancakes

 

3 cups all-purpose flour

3 tbsp. white sugar

3 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

3 cups buttermilk

1/2 cup milk

3 eggs

1/3 cup butter, melted

 

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together buttermilk, milk, eggs and melted butter. Keep the two mixtures separate until you are ready to cook.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. You can flick water across the surface and if it beads up and sizzles, it's ready!

Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, using a wooden spoon or fork to blend. Stir until it's just blended together. Do not over stir! Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/2 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Make a pot of your mom’s favourite tea or coffee, maybe some freshly squeezed orange juice, a few slices of bacon, and a fresh fruit salad that includes your mom’s favourite fruits, and you’ve got a perfect breakfast in bed that is sure to please your mom on Mother’s Day! 

Toppings 

If you want to spice things up a little and be more adventurous, try out these toppings (some can be used as fillings too) that you can treat mom with.

Toppings: Fresh Fruit, Cream, Sour Cream, Honey, Cinnamon, Lemon Curd, Chocolate, Caramel Sauce, Soft Cheese, Jam, Ice Cream, Brown Sugar, Yogurt, Mint, Dried Fruit, Frozen Yogurt, Fruit Compote, Different flavors of Syrup

Do-It-Yourself Goodie/Gift Bags

It’s Friday and today we are going to do a tutorial! We have been basically making cards for our Etsy store and to sell online, but I think it would be a good idea to branch out and try something new. Gift/goody bags are quite simple to make and very popular buys for people who are giving gifts and/or throwing a party. We made some simple fun goody bags a while back for my birthday party and I thought today I’d try out a few ideas that we could maybe sell online one day.

Here is a picture of the originals.

 

I’m going to use a plain brown paper lunch bag. You can buy these anywhere; I bought mine at the grocery store in a pack of 50. You could also use a white bag like we did for the originals (these are the same size as the brown paper bags and I got them at Michaels), a plain gift bag with handles, or any other plain paper bags that you can find. 

Pick out a style and a color scheme. I am going to do two bags. One a more fun one and another like the original, cute and sweet. 

Gather your supplies for the “Fun Bag” (I chose a blue theme):

One brown paper bag

Strip of light blue cardstock about ½ inch wide

Two ribbon about ¼ inch wide in a lighter color (I went with dark blue)

White cardstock 2x2 inch

Dark blue cardstock 3x3 inch

Dark blue ink

A stamp (I chose “Just for You”)

Three dark blue 1 inch circles and a light blue punched star

Scissors with a fun edge

Cut the top of the bag.

Glue on the light blue strip and then the two dark blue ribbons on either side.

Cut the dark blue cardstock around the outside with the fun edged scissors. Stamp “Just for You” on the white cardstock and then after heating, glue that layer onto the dark blue layer of cardstock. Glue this on top of the ribbon.

Glue the dark blue circles in a row near the top of the bag and then the single star in the center circle.

Now gather your supplies for the “Cute Bag” (For this one I’ve chosen a purple theme):

One brown paper bag

One ribbon about 1/2 inch wide (I picked dark purple with polka dots)

Two ribbon about ¼ inch wide in a lighter color (I went with lilac)

White cardstock 2x1 1/2 inch

Light purple cardstock 3x2 1/4 inch

Black ink

A stamp (I went with “Friend” for this one)

Lilac bow

Scissors with fun edges

Cut the top of the bag.

Glue on the wide ribbon and then the two lilac ribbon on either side.

Cut the purple cardstock around the outside with the fun edged scissors. Stamp “Friends” on the white cardstock and then after heating, glue that layer onto the purple layer of cardstock. Glue this on top of the ribbon.

Hot glue gun your bow near the top of the bag.