My daughters have decided I should make a post for the teenagers or even college students in dorms who wish to decorate for the holidays.. I guess each holiday I shall give a few ideas for a single room with the help of them.. For Mother's Day the idea is real simple even know most teenagers or colleage students could care less about decorating for their mom.. Its worth ashot..

• Find one spot that everyone can see as soon as you walk in..The floor does not not count (lol)


• Place a photo of your mom, grandma , or an important person in your life that reminds you of a mom in this place.. Use a simple dollar store frame.. If there is more than one person use more than one framed picture..


• Place a silk flower or even a real one nest to the photos.


• use a dry erase marker to write Happy Mother's Day on the glass. It will wipe off with a paper towel when mothers day is over..

See even a simple room decoration does count and means alot without spending alot of money..

Here is a picture of one of the neatest mother's day ideas...
You can buy plates, mugs or even candle holders that your kids can put permanent art work on. They can be found at craft stores or even some department stores. They aren't very expensive. I found them for 6.99 each..
Just follow the directions and they are so very simple.. Display them around the house or hang them with other plates like I did. The kids love to do them and there really isn't a mess.
Wouldn't be fun to make them every year and have a whole collection of art work from your children...

Mothers Day in the Kitchen

• For the kitchen curtains - use antique aprons, hankerchiefs, or old lace tabletoppers. Tie them to the rods with pretty ribbons or even use silk flowers and twist the the wire stems around the rods to attach the material.


• You can use lace for the table or old hankerchiefs under each setting for a fun idea. Use old place settings from your grandma or moms china. Add a few old salt and pepper shakers in shapes like houses or flowers or any thing that makes you think Mothers day.. Add a pretty vase of your favorite flowers and even some small frames of your children or mother, or even grandma

I hope this will give you a few ideas to get you started decorating for Mother's Day. I know to most people it is odd to decorate for Mothers Day but I think moms work hard all year and we deserve a special day too.. Besides that Iam always looking for an excuse to change my house around..

Now is a horrible but wonderful time....
It is time to go thru the entire house and put away everything birthday. Clean up whatever mess there may be and start again....
Now for the wonderful part- Mother's day decorations...

Some ideas

• Anything that says mom, mother , grandmother, etc.
• Anything your children have made for you
• pictures or items of your mothers.
• For right now just put away birthday and tommarrow I will begin the fun ideas for Mother's Day...

Some History

• After the rise of Christainity, Only the wealthy celebrated Birthdays. It was believed that they were the only ones important enough to celebrate their birth...
• Birthday cakes date back to the middle ages, the English would hide symbolic items inside. Agold coin meant you would become wealthy, and a thimble meant you would never marry..
• The song "Happy Birthday" was originally named " A Good Morning To All" composed by 2 sisters, Mildred and Patty Hill in Louisville, Kentucky in 1893
  
  

I think tonight Iam gonna give some ideas to decorate the room of the person whom the birthday belongs to..

• Hang a wreath or sign on the door to their room, stating Hey Its My Birthday.... Just a birthday sign or wreath will make them feel extra special for the day or week..
• Make a throw pillow case or two for their bed. It will make the room look well decorated.
• My favorite thing to do on the night before their birthday is blow up as many balloons as they are old (this may take a while- lol) and throw them in on the floor so in the morning when they wake there are balloons everywhere...

These ideas will make the birthday person feel really special because you put the time into it and thought of them.. Trust me even if they act like they don't enjoy it, they will.. Everyone claims to hate surprises....

I think now would be a good time to talk about the first thing people see when they walk up to your house, the front door and porch.

• Go to the craft store and buy a wooden plaque. Paint it whatever color you like ( bright colors look like birthdays). Drill holes in it. Hang it with curling ribbon in colors to match. Use a Paint pen in a bright color to write Happy Birthday. Its cheap and hand made, how can it be better...
• For another idea try buying a grapevine wreath an add lots of party favors or small boxes wrapped like gifts. Add lots of bright colored ribbons and even small birthday signs if you can find them.. If you buy a wreath you can change it for most holidays if you don't glue the items down but wire them instead.. Its like multi-tasking..
• On the porch you could stack several large boxes wrapped to match your decor. Add a few on the table or even in flower pots. Take a urn and place a box just big enough to lay flat on top, then start staking them in smaller versions untill it looks nice visually. don't forget to tie a pretty bow on top..

These ideas should help to make the front of your house say Happy Birthday! Hopefully my ideas help you come up with some of your own.. Then your house will really say Happy Birthday from you..