Happy Mudders Day!

Kelly here. 

I called Amy Saturday night and gave her the heads up that I will have a couple of fun things to share with her faithful followers this week.  And to wish her a Happy Mother's Day! 

My mom found this pillow in a boutique in Duluth, Minnesota...

Awwww...adorable.  My mom passed on it (mainly because my crew was restless and dying to get back to the hotel and SWIM), but not before I snapped a pic with my phone.  I surprised her and created the pillow for her for Mudders Day...

All I needed was fabric for the pillow, wool felt in various colors to match my mom's family room, embroidery thread for the stems, leaves and flowers, stuffing and a needle.  It was a BEAUTIFUL day in Minnesota so I cut everything and sat outside in the sunshine while the kids played and worked on this pretty pillow. 

My end result...

Eh, close enough.  This was my first time giving something like this a shot.  I picked some colors that were more "my mom" and I kind of did my own thing with the stitching on the flowers.  She LOVED it.  I was pretty excited to give her something that will remind her of one of our many get-aways to the North Shore. 

And, it wouldn't be Mother's Day without my mom making something that brings tears to my eyes...

How sweet is that?  I love to craft and create, but nothing I make compares to the things my mom whips up.  Those are my three little dear babies...when they were babies.  Seems like yesterday.  I can't wait to hang this in my home. 

I will leave you with something funny my oldest boy said to me on Friday...

We were waiting for the bus to arrive and with the weather improving day by day we kill the time by drawing on the driveway with chalk or he gives me his rundown on his thoughts on life.  He's four, by the way.  Lots of important thoughts on life.  We are working on spelling and letter recognition and he writes the names of people he knows on the driveway as "homework."  Mainly himself, his older sister and little "brudder."  Friday he wrote my name...MOM.  I asked him to spell my name for me and he says...

"McDonalds-O-McDonalds"

Um...we have some work to do.  That's an "M"...not McDonalds.

Happy Mother's Day!!   I'll be back with my big project to share this week :) Thanks for looking!