mothers day help please

Kandipandi

karenrel wrote: »

Just a quickie, I am desparately trying to teach myself to sew (insert laughter!)

Karenrel - you should have a bit of a look on the sewing thread there are lots of brilliant people on there who are all generous with their experience and time to help answer questions, I have found it a great help to me. - some good Mothers Day ideas on there too (if you can sew that is )

Tired_Mom

karenrel wrote: »

Which is better than hubby, who once drove around graveyards on a Sunday (before Sun openings) looking for ........

I'm so releaved, for a horrible moment I really did think you were going to say something else and my jaw was dropping at an alarming rate.

maria_and_the_imps

going to get the kiddies in bed now and attempt quilling my mum a card will let you all know how i get on !!!

mr_knight

sarahpowell wrote: »

I know I am new here but thought I would add to this to maybe gove you a little idea, its my mums birthday on the 2nd March so have had to come u with 2 cheapish ideas, although I would give her the world if I could.

Anyway for her birthday I am getting her the Dear Mum, from you to me book with this poem attached:
A book to create some history
For you to complete and pass back to me
There are questions I know the answers to
and some I would love to hear from you.
Your daughter and friend
/QUOTE]

Just seen that book on amazon and I want one now for my mum, mil and grandad. What a lovely idea. Can they just fill in all the answers and then give it back to us at a lter date? What kind of things are in the book?

sarahpowell

mr_knight wrote: »

sarahpowell wrote: »

I know I am new here but thought I would add to this to maybe gove you a little idea, its my mums birthday on the 2nd March so have had to come u with 2 cheapish ideas, although I would give her the world if I could.

Anyway for her birthday I am getting her the Dear Mum, from you to me book with this poem attached:
A book to create some history
For you to complete and pass back to me
There are questions I know the answers to
and some I would love to hear from you.
Your daughter and friend
/QUOTE]

Just seen that book on amazon and I want one now for my mum, mil and grandad. What a lovely idea. Can they just fill in all the answers and then give it back to us at a lter date? What kind of things are in the book?

Hi There

I have not recieved the book yet however yes the concept is each page or so has a question which the recipient can fill in and then when the time is right they give it back to you.

Once it arrives I will update here with some of the questions it asks.

Sarah

maria_and_the_imps

that is a really cool idea, wonder if there is a way we could make one !!!! thinking thinking thinking
does anybody know a good website to buy scrap booking supplies?

Tired_Mom

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

that is a really cool idea, wonder if there is a way we could make one !!!! thinking thinking thinking
does anybody know a good website to buy scrap booking supplies?

Ask on the card making thread and you will get the answer I'm sure. There have been previous threads about this in the past, they were to do with journal jars.

little_miss_moneysaver_3

kaz665 wrote: »

Decided that instead of making a gift for MIL I am going to buy her the Cath Kitson book "Sew" so that she can make her own gifts for occasions.

Hmmm...I was looking at this thread for ideas to make with my niece and nephew for my sister (she's a single mum), but when I saw the above I ordered it for myself. It's been on my wishlist for ages Thanks Kaz!

sarahpowell

Hello

As promised here are examples of the questions, it also has a nice little bit at the very beginning which says:

Here os a gift from me to you.... for you to give to me.

When we are children we are always asking questons......well now I have some more for you.

Please can you answer them in the way only you know howand then give the book back to me.

There might be a couple of questions you prefer not to answer, so dont worry just answer the others as best as you can.... I wont mind.

People say that we have at least one book in us, and this will be one of yours.

The story of you and me that i will treasure forever.

Thank you.

And some of the examples of he questions are:
Tell me about the time and place you were born....
What are your earliest memories......
What were your favourite hobbies when you were a child....
What are the first word/s you remember me saying......
Describe what you like about me.....
What are a few of your favourite things......
Describe somethig you still want to achieve in your life....
What piece of advise would you like to give to me....

Its an A5 size hardback book and I think its gorgeous!

Hope that has anwered some of your questions about this book.

Sarah

mr_knight

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'm going to get my mum and MIL one as well as my grandad. Think it is a great idea. I wish we had sone something like this with my granny, she had so many stories.

Thank you again Sarah