I am starting a little mini series today in honor of Mother's Day and the women - daughter, mother, grandmother and great grandmother - who have made me the person I am today.  Little bits and pieces of each of them that bring back treasured memories.

Diane gave me the idea several months ago when she told me I just HAD to share pictures of my Grandmother Gwen's Fiesta skirt that had just arrived in the mail from my Mother.

Two fabulous bottles of Mod Podge!  One 8 oz. size Outdoor Mod Podge and 1 8 oz. size Regular Formula Glossy.

Generoulsy supplied by Amy at Mod Podge Rocks!

Thank you so much Amy for sponsoring this generous Mod Podge giveaway!  From the comments received, it seems there are lots and lots and lots of crafty souls that love Mod Podge as much as I do!

And the lucky winner is:

Congratulations to QMM!

Please send us you full name and your address so we can ship your Mod Podge!

And again, thank you to each one of you who participated!

The lucky winner of the Mother's Day Giveaway is:

"HOLLY"

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your goodies will be on their way to you very soon.

To pick a winner from entries on both blogs, Diane selected a winning number from each blog and then ran the two winning numbers again to get a winner!  The "runner up" entered on Diane's post and we are sending her a copy of (Not So) Sweets.

Congratulations to Bonnita!

Thanks for entering everyone. 

And happy Mother's Day!

I always celebrate Cinco de Mayo by setting out my much loved Mexican painted wood trays and my sweet little Mexican pottery creature colletion. 

I have several trays and quite a few birds (and one frog) - all rescued from thrift shops and garage sales over the years.  I can't bear to leave them sitting unhappily in those musty places where they are not appreciated.  I have to give them a good home!  Just HAVE to!

Panna Cotta!   Chocolate Mousse!   Cream Puffs!   Cheese Blintz!

All perfect, deliciously decadent ways to celebrate Mother's Day!  And all made with very little or no sugar!

(Not So) Sweets is a perfect gift for Mothers, especially those who are cooking and baking for family members on restricted sugar diets. and for Moms who are just simply trying to reduce the amount of sugar in the family diet.

And, I am thinking, with all the tutorials in our crafty universe for making book covers, printing out a copy of the book and making a lovely paper or fabric  cover would make your gift both personal and unique.

To celebrate Mother's Day Diane and I are co-hosting a giveaway and my contribution is a copy of (Not So) Sweets so you can make a beautiful book for your Mom!

And Diane is sharing some of the crafty goodness she brought home from crafty play time aboard the Crafty Chica Cruise.

I picked Diane up at the airport when she returned from the cruise so I got to touch and see and hold every item you see here! You or your Mom will love having these bright, happy objects in your homes - made by Diane and inspired by Crafty Chica!

Adorable button boquet! Pop it into a tiny vase and it is a perfect color - accent almost anywhere.

Reconstructed T-shirt pillow case created using Tulip Fabric Spray Paints and stencils and glitter - all part of the Crafty Chica product line.  All you need to add is the stuffing!

Very colorful wooden shrine designed by Kathy's super crafty husband, Patrick the Mantastic Crafter!  Add personal images and tokens to it and make it a personal shrine for Dia de Muertos.

Hand painted silk scarf using Kathy's Crafty Chica Tango Fabric Markers.  This pretty scarf could be worn, of course, but it would also be lovely displayed on a table or on the back of a chair, or cut into pieces and framed!

So!  There you are!  The lucky winner will receive all of these gifts!

To enter, leave a comment below or on Diane's post here! International entries are most welcome!

Entries close on May 5th (Cinco doe Mayo) at noon, PST

Good luck everyone!