This is for Lisa who reminded me to enjoy the good things…. and Leah who just needs a blog to read!
Wednesday was my Mum’s 60th birthday. In usual style she didn’t want a fuss, and having just been on a holiday to Vanuatu as her present from Dad when we arrived mid morning with a lily plant we were the first present of the day!
I’d been wracking my brains for weeks trying to come up with a decent present and hadn’t been at all successful. In the end had decided I’d make her a mini album of the girls to go in a tiny little tin I bought at the craft show, but in my usual style I had left my run way too late to ever get that finished in time. But while looking at the spotlight catalogue the night before I suddenly had a brain wave 
and arrived at Mums insisting we needed to go shopping!
We took off and bought her a new white tea pot and two white mugs. We then headed off to spotlight to pick up some paint. My Mum is a big tea drinker and years before I had bought her a teapot with a pig on which she had loved. She broke it several times and glued it back together but the last break hadn’t been fixable and she’d been using a leaky tea pot for almost three years saying she couldn’t find another one she liked as much. But I knew how to get a teapot she’d like even better!
We let the girls choose a colour each and bought two pits of ceramic paint, and headed home to make a mess! The girls had a great time painting the teapot and cups, especially Izzy. Although their painting skills leave a little to be desired and they sort of look like someone has had a bad accident all over the teapot Mum thinks they are the best ever! Certainly no one else will ever have a tea pot and matching cups quite like these!
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Awwww, now isn’t this a great post!! Look at your gorgeous ‘boogers’ making the best ever present for someone so very special :) Love it!!!!
Oh gorgeous, I just love kids artwork !
how clever are you and your girls! great idea for presents!!!!
What a fantastic idea! you have just given me a great plan for mothers day!
What a brilliant idea! I’d be thrilled with that gift. Beautiful artwork Izzy and Zoe. :)
Kate you are a true inspiration, and I am sooo glad that Spotlight is just a 5 minute walk from my front door to theirs..literally!
I also have to say I adore that gorgeous blue shirt your princess is wearing, and my they look soooo grown up now!
Fab present indeed, hope your Mum had an awesome day!
A truly special present, from a truly gorgeous duo! Love it! What a fab idea! And it is indeed unique!
hehei was so excited last night when i saw someone had updated then your first line made me LOL!!
What an ace present for your Mum :) Do you have any pics of the finished product??
Wonderful idea. I have soooo stolen that.
THey are great kate, what grandmother wouldn’t love and treasure that. Beautiful.