A personalized Mother's Day (or any occasion) gift!

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

I knew I wanted to get my mom and MIL a special, personalized gift for Mother's Day this year. Having a new baby in the family makes gift giving much easier because hello, grandmas can never have too many framed pictures am I right?! I decided to go a different route for Mother's Day and use Vivi's sweet footprints to make a personalized gift for them.

We headed to our local Painted Peacock with images in my head of paint flying everywhere, a screaming baby and a less than ideal experience and I could not have been more wrong. The staff was SO helpful and clearly they had done baby footprints on pottery before. The way it works is you choose your pottery, pay a small studio fee to use all the paint and supplies, then go to work. We decided on a large serving plate so they could both display it and use it for serving food.


 I am thrilled with the way it turned out and both my mom and MIL loved it, duh! How could you not love something with tiny baby footprints on it?! My only regret is not making one for myself :(

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16 comments :

  1. Emily: Three boys and a girl blogMay 17, 2017 at 6:32 AM

    It's precious!!! I'm so glad to know there is a pottery place there. We used to go to one in Raleigh but it closed. I have the cutest hand and footprint platter for Christmas from jack and want to do an updated one w both boys!! You've got to go back and make one for yourself. It's a precious keepsake!!

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  2. KateMay 17, 2017 at 7:40 AM

    That's such a sweet gift and keepsake!! Love how it turned out :)

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  3. kerri @ cheshire katMay 17, 2017 at 8:17 AM

    oh my goodness so cute! and of course she loved it! just means you'll have to go back again and make some more - one for you, one for your mom, etc etc haha

    xoxo cheshire kat

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  4. Just JessMay 17, 2017 at 8:36 AM

    How cute! It looks like you will just have to head back to make one for your table soon. Jess at Just Jess

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  5. P!nkyMay 17, 2017 at 8:47 AM

    THIS IS THE CUTEST!

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  6. Pamela {Sequins and Sea Breezes}May 17, 2017 at 10:20 AM

    That is so adorable! And how sweet your mom will always have a cute reminder of how little Vivian was at one point! Love how this turned out girl!

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  7. Hanging with the HirstsMay 17, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    The plates turned out so adorable - love what they did with her footprints! I'll definitely log this idea away :)

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  8. LHWinsteadMay 17, 2017 at 2:18 PM

    I absolutely LOVE this!! What a special gift!

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  9. Life as the Mrs.May 17, 2017 at 3:39 PM

    So, so sweet! And did you write her name on that plate?! The handwriting is gorgeous!

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  10. Christina Lea LovesMay 17, 2017 at 5:53 PM

    So sweet! I'm glad you shared how you did this - the best gift! Christmas gifts are going to be so much easier this year with a newborn.

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  11. Bri RundeMay 17, 2017 at 9:35 PM

    SO cute!

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  12. sara [at] journey of doingMay 17, 2017 at 9:41 PM

    This is so cute!! Vivian has the sweetest, tiniest little feet!!!

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  13. Kristina @ Medicine and ManicuresMay 18, 2017 at 1:08 PM

    Oh my gosh, that turned out SO well!! You definitely need to go make another one for you!

    xo, Kristina

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  14. Klein Dot CoMay 19, 2017 at 7:20 AM

    Gorgeous!! Go back and get one made for yourself!! 👌🏻

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  15. BLovedBostonMay 19, 2017 at 10:18 AM

    Oh my goodness her cute little feet!! My sister did this for my mom with my first niece!! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  16. xxxxMay 25, 2017 at 2:03 PM

    Hi Owen! I love your blog :). This is so random but what diaper bag do you use? And do you like it?

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