Making your own soaps has become very popular. And what mom wouldn't love some soap made especially for them. This is not a little child craft. You need adult help but it can be a lot of fun. If you've never done it. Lorann makes a kit to get you started. For about $20 you get Everything you need to make great-smelling soaps in a variety of colors scents and shapes. Before the soap is solid, drop in a little message in a bottle so when they are done using the soap they have a little message from you. The bottles are actually glass charms you can wear around your neck, so once the soap is gone mom can string the bottle around her neck with your message or even fill it with a little of her favorite perfume. 

What mom or grandma wouldn't love a bracelet or necklace with pictures of their kids. Frame beads are 3.99 for 6 frames. Add your mom or grandmoms favorite color beads or even birthstone beads, I even added watch face to the one I made. 

For younger kids you can make a magnet or pin. Take tri beads, a half of pipe cleaner and beading lace. You thread a bead and 1 hole of the lace onto the pipe cleaner alternating each one until the stem is full. You then twist the ends together into an oval shape. I glued a cameo piece on mine and baby beads spelling MOM. Once dry you can glue a magnet or flat back pin to the back. This technique is so versatile. I have a craft for almost every holiday doing this.

Another idea is a mom keychain. I took ceramic letter beads, some heart pony beads and the peyote threading method to string the letters and beads onto a keyring. A very quick, cheap and easy craft for a group of kids. 

If you make alot of items to give away or sell, a really great place to go is http://www.charmwoven.com/

Very inexpensive you can get personalized tags to sew onto the item you made. Some examples have "handmade by" or "made with love by"

Here are some other places to go for crafting for and with mom ideas.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mothersday/ has alot of ideas with paper. Like hand made mothers day cards and drawings. 

http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/mothersday.html has ideas for decorating soap and candles for gifts for mom. or 

New purse frames. if you make your own purse you want great hard wear. Sunbelt has just come out with 4 Clasic vintage purse frames which will retail from $7.99 - $35.99 Should be in stores this month.

Yarn:

1. •  Bernat has a new lightweight blend of cotton and corn with no synthetic ingredients. Comes in 8 colors. Gauge is 4" of 20 stitches on size 7 knitting needles. 
   

1. •  Vanna's Choice yarn has now been expanded to now 49 natural shades and 13 baby shades. 
   

1. •  Red Heart has a new brand Zoomy. A super bulky super quick yarn is 7 pastel shades. 
   

1. •  Aunt Lydia has also gone eco friendly with a new 100% Bamboo size 10 crochet thread in white and natural shades. 
   

If you would like to see colors available from these yarns

Please email me.

Needleworkers:

Sudberry House has a new footstool perfect to display your work and for 100.00 the Mahogany is a steal. 

Beads:

Blue moon has a new line of Frosted beads appropriately called Frostings. $3.99 ranging from 12 pieces for the larger beads to 34 pieces per strand for the smaller rondel beads. these are a beautiful addition to any bead collection. There are even coordinating Bead chips for 1.99 You can get started with Frostings with starter paks. For 3.99 you get 20 grams of seed beads and 116 pieces of coordinated pearls and faceted beads. 

Also from blue moon Refections Charms. Wisdom, Beauty and Life is the tag line for these metal beads and charms. from inspirational inscription to unique shapes these are a great addition to and bead line.

Kids:

A new line from Westrim. Project Runway. Design Cut and decorate your own clothing line for dolls. Doll kits start at 12.99 and Value kits are 29.99 with 2 dols, stencils, papers, shoe forms, ribbon and embellishments along with a showroom storage portfolio tote box.