What to get Mom??!!

Still trying to figure out what to get Mom?  Thank goodness for Real Simple Magazine for answering the question for me!  Maybe you'll find something that will be just right for your mom!  If these ideas don't work, check out these other links they suggested for the best flowers and other ideas :)

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Make one of these for the woman who has everything and insists she wants nothing.

Grant Cornett

For the Sentimental Mom

Container

A stylish file box to keep everything organized on her desk.
RS pick: Semikolon Folder Box, $32,seejanework.com.

Contents

• Elegant stamp holder. Since she still sends a hand-written note, she’ll need to keep her roll of stamps easily accessible.
  RS pick: Pewter Stamp Holder, $35,seejanework.com.
• Personalized rubber stamp. Upgrade her correspondence with a custom return address stamp.
  RS pick: Pearl Border Custom Stamp, $30, paper-source.com.
• Address book. To keep all her contacts organized and up to date.
  RS pick: Robin’s Egg Blue Saffian Address Book, $31, paper-source.com.
• Interview journal. Have her fill in this thought-provoking journal and see your mother in a whole new light.
  RS pick: My Mom: Her Stories, Her Words, $10, paper-source.com.
• Monogrammed stationery. Whether for thank you notes, sympathy cards, or just-because, you can’t go wrong with a personalized set.
  RS pick: Monogram Notes, $15 for 8 cards and envelopes, etsy.com.

Grant Cornett

For the Mom Who Loves to Entertain

Container

A festive ice bucket perfect for chilling that bottle of bubbly or keeping at hand while mixing drinks.
RS pick: Ice Bucket, $34, alicesupplyco.com.

Contents

• Coordinating coasters. Her bar set doesn’t need to be completely matched, but look for coasters in a complementary pattern.
  RS pick: Rosehips Floral Coasters, $8.50 for 12, rockscissorpaper.com.
• Drink mixer. Keep a bottle of her favorite drink mix in stock for any impromptu get-togethers.
  RS pick: Stonewall Kitchen Mimosa Mixer, $9, stonewallkitchen.com.
• Champagne flutes. What better way to toast than with a set of elegant flutes?
  RS pick: Ocassions Flutes, $10 for 4, bedbathandbeyond.com.

Grant Cornett

For the Mom Who Loves to Garden

Container

A patterned watering can, so everything can come up roses.
RS pick: Celia Birtwell Watering Can, $54,sprouthome.com.

Contents

• Gardening tools. Get her flowerbeds off to a good start with the right tools.
  RS pick: Soboten Heirloom Trowel, $8,sprouthome.com.
• Seed Packets. If you’re unsure of her favorite bloom, a wildflower mix is always sure to please.
  RS pick: Assorted seed packets, $2 per pack, wholefoodsmarket.com for stores.
• Gardening gloves and hand cream.Protect her hands while digging in the soil and after she’s done.
  RS picks: West Chester Leather Women’s Gloves, $4, homedepot.com and Crabtree & Evelyn Gardners Hand Therapy, $18 for 3.4 oz., crabtree-evelyn.com.

Grant Cornett

For the Mom Who Deserves a Getaway

Container

A chic straw tote for carrying all of her beach or pool-side essentials.
RS pick: Stripe Farmer’s Market Tote, $50,jcrew.com.

Contents

• Bright flip flops. You can’t go wrong with a classic sandal in the color of the season.
  RS pick: Two-Tone Skinny Flip Flops, $12.50, jcrew.com.
• Plush beach towel. Perfect for lounging about and drying off, bigger is better when it comes to beach towels.
  RS pick: Chevron Beach Towel, $10,bedbathandbeyond.com.
• Stylish sunglasses. The right pair can add a certain je ne sais quoi to her beach ensemble.
  RS pick: Ray Ban Cats 1000, $135, ray-ban.com.
• Lightweight scarf. As the sun goes down, she’ll need something to wrap up in.
  RS pick: Ostrich Scarf, $198, anthropologie.com.

Wendell Webber

For the Movie-Loving Mom

Container

A ceramic popcorn bowl. Holds a supersize amount of popcorn.
RS pick: Mixing Bowl, $20,crateandbarrel.com.

Contents

• Movie-theater gift certificates. Treat your mom to a flick even if you live far away. Available at your local theater.
• Her favorite DVD. Pick classic films that aren't yet a part of her collection.
  RS picks: The Graduate, $15,amazon.com; The Seven Year Itch, $15,amazon.com.
• Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide.A must for any closet critic. Contains more than 19,000 movie reviews, from smash hits to sleepers, plus an index of leading actors.
  To buy: $10, barnesandnoble.com.
• A pocket pack of tissues. For when she watches Lassie Come Home, Bambi, orTerms of Endearment.

Wendell Webber

For the Mom Who Bakes

Container

A jumbo measuring cup; she can measure and mix the dough in the same spot.
RS pick: Pyrex 8-cup bowl, $10,pyrexware.com.

Contents

• Alphabet cookie cutters. She'll be able to spell out anything: "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Take Out the Trash."
  RS pick: Alphabet Cookie Cutters, $30,surlatable.com.
• Wooden spoon. The essential and inexpensive kitchen tool.
• Flexible spatula. Supple enough to wiggle under soft dough.
  RS pick: All-Clad Stainless Steel Flexible Spatula, $24, williams-sonoma.com.
• An apron.
  RS pick: Personalized Apron, $29, williams-sonoma.com.
• Sweet smelling body scrub.
  RS pick: Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish, $38 fresh.com.
• Real Simple's Sugar Cookies recipe.

Wendell Webber

For the Mom Who Indulges

Container

A pink plastic trash can. Flirtatious yet functional―perfect in a boudoir.
RS pick: Umbra Garbino Can, $7,umbra.com.

Contents

• Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann. The 1960s trash classic about three bombshells who fail to make it big in the Big Apple, begin popping pills, and bottom out.
  To buy: $14, amazon.com.
• Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov. The Queen of the Banned. Nabokov's erotic, rhapsodic story about wanting what you shouldn't.
  To buy: $15, amazon.com.
• Good in Bed: A Novel, by Jennifer Weiner. A fast-paced modern fairy tale about a woman whose intimate secrets are outed in a magazine by an ex-boyfriend.
  To buy: $15, barnesandnoble.com.
• Pen Pals, by Olivia Goldsmith. From the author of The First Wives Club, a revenge novel about a Wall Street woman who takes the fall for her boss.
  To buy: $8, amazon.com.
• Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray. The renowned Victorian social satire about two status-hungry heroines.
  To buy: $9, barnesandnoble.com.
• Note cards. So Mom can write to you about all the dirty details.

Wendell Webber

For the Mom Who Likes to Relax

Container

A magazine rack. So she can clear the coffee table and really put her feet up.
RS pick: Iron Magazine Rack with Canvas Lining, $30, overstock.com.

Contents

• The New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles book. Because one puzzle per Sunday is never enough.
  To buy: $11, amazon.com.
• Slippers. For cushioned padding around the house.
  RS pick: Temperature Regulating Memory Foam Slippers, $20,bedbathandbeyond.com.
• Pajamas.
  RS pick: Cotton Mayfair Pajama, $39.50,victoriassecret.com.
• Bundle of pencils. For solving puzzles and making lists of the things she didn't do on Sunday.
  RS pick: See Jane Work Basics Pencils, $7 for 12, seejanework.com.
• Tea cup and loose tea.
  RS picks: Bodum Yo-Yo Mug Set, $18, bodumusa.com; Dammann Freres Loose Leaf Teas, Earl Grey with Flowers, $18, surlatable.com.
• Journals. To record loving thoughts about you, or observations on the birds she spotted out the window, or the number of times your father interrupted her.
  RS pick: Paperthinks Recycled Leather Notebooks, $17, katespaperie.com.