Pix for Mom
You know how it goes—“a picture says a thousand words” (although at SavvyMom, we try really hard to keep it short).
All moms love pictures, especially ones of their own perfect angels. So, for Mother’s Day, we’ve discovered five great, photo-related gift ideas at a range of price points. Each provides a way to bring your favourite pictures into different aspects of your life, because we know you’re not sitting around flipping through albums much these days (let alone have those pictures in albums).
The gift is in the bag with the personalized canvas tote bag from Photolab.ca ($19.99). Mom can carry her loved ones over her shoulder for fun and practical summer toting (there is a lot of that to do, we’ve found). We’ve been assured that you can get your order in time for Mother’s Day by our insiders at Photolab. Just upload your picture and bag’s your uncle.
Turn your loved ones into works of art with Pop Art Portraits from Toronto Pop Art. Toronto-based artists and moms Claire Redden and Peggy McEwen take your favourite photos and turn them into pop art treasures to enjoy forever. Simply send your photos to them (head and shoulder shots work best) at torontopopart.com and they’ll transform them into art even better than Andy Warhol’s (from $235).
The oh-so-cute Mini Signature Picture Frame with Charm Keyfob ($28) from Coach has long been a SavvyMom fave. It allows mom to keep pictures of her kids with her at all times—from drop-off to pick-up and every soccer practice in between. In Coach’s signature jacquard fabric, it has a double mini frame with a tab closure, and, of course, a ring for keys, too. Available from Coach stores across Canada (they will ship direct from the stores for an extra fee).
There are lots of brag books out there but when we discovered the Felt Brag Book Photo Album by designer Jonathan Adler, always the source for stylish essentials for mom and baby, we couldn’t wait to brag about them! Each photo album comes with 17 pages that holds up to 34 (4”x6”) photos—a very manageable number—and perfectly captures the mod shapes, vibrant colors and eye-popping patterns that are the signatures of Adler’s designs.
Gift-giving becomes so much less puzzling if you order a one-of-a-kind photo puzzle from Black’s, a fun gift for cottage-loving moms who will enjoy both the picture and the fun of putting it together with their families. Bring in a fave photo of the children to any Black’s store and have it transformed into a unique jigsaw puzzle. Available starting at 8 x 10 inches for $16.99 and up.
Giving? Don’t forget your mother-in-law and all your new mom friends celebrating their first Mother’s Day.
Getting? Send this message to someone with a little ‘hint-hint’ attached, and you just might end up with one of these pictures that says those most-treasured words: Mom, I love you.