What is a pâtisserie you ask?  For those who don’t know, it’s a French bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets.  I don’t know if it’s my obsession with wanting to visit Paris, my planning a European vacation right now, or the fact that my best friend has been preparing for her family trip to Paris (and is there as I write this) but everything French is on my mind right now. So when a few friends and I teamed up with HomeGoods to bring you 4 different Mothers’ Day Gift Basket Ideas, I started walking down the aisles of this favorite home store of mine and the idea came to me…with a little French twist.  Here’s how to create a pâtisserie gift basket for Mom this Mothers’ Day.

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Let me just preface this with saying that we were all given $100 in gift cards and the challenge to only use that amount to create this gift basket.  I had already come up with a relaxation gift basket last year for Mothers’ Day and then another idea that I had in my head didn’t work out exactly how I wanted it to.  However, there were so many fun things and gift ideas so I knew it would come.

But then…I saw the cutest dessert stand that said “eclair au chocolat” with the recipe printed on it in gold script.  Ding ding ding!  Chocolate eclairs!  What mom doesn’t love chocolate or dessert?  And this is two in one!
(Eclairs were not found at HomeGoods obviously and would be an “extra” something to throw in the gift basket that you’d have to pick up later at the grocery store or bakery.)  

After finding that cute eclair stand, I knew what kinds of other things I wanted to put inside the basket but next I wanted to find the basket itself.  I thought a tray would be best.

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Hello, friends! I’m so excited you’re here today!  Whether you’re one of my regular readers or new to my blog, welcome!  It’s so fun to join this group of friends (and fabulous bloggers) to share our Mothers’ Day Gift Basket Ideas with you.  You may have come here from my friend Tana’s blog at Your Marketing BFF.  Tana is such a talent!  She not only designed this beautiful website of mine (feel free to explore more of my site by clicking on the HOME page after you’re done with the tour) but she shared such a fun idea for a picnic gift basket.  I love that idea so much!  Today I’m sharing how to create a luxurious relaxation gift basket for Mom on this Mothers’ Day.

Let’s start on a personal note…

Earlier this week I shared how to create the perfect bath experience at home so relaxation and pampering have been on my mind.  If there’s anyone who deserves both of those, it’s a woman who is called “Mother”!  My mom had 6 of us and did it beautifully!  I learned, and still learn, so much from her as she never stops loving and serving us kids and our children too.  Here’s one of my favorite pics of us from the ’80’s ha!

Mom & I at a Luau circa 1983

Her mother, my sweet grandma, passed away a couple of weeks ago and my mom has been with her and caring for her and loving her as she’s passed.  I know she’s physically and mentally exhausted. I have no doubt she’d enjoy a luxurious relaxation gift basket idea for this Mothers’ Day.

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Straw totes are on trend right now so instead of a traditional basket I chose to use a half-moon straw tote bag.  That way Mom can use it afterwards for flower-picking, taking on a picnic, using as a handbag, or even re-gifting.

Most baskets these days are accessorized with pom-poms or tassels or bows but I wanted this basket tote to have a touch of floral.  If your mom is local and you’re delivering this personally, you could add a small bouquet of fresh flowers.  If you’re in my shoes and shipping your gift basket, a pretty arrangement of faux florals is a perfect idea.

One of my favorite things to relax in is a soft, luxurious, feminine robe.  Every mother deserves one of these and it is the perfect addition to our pampering gift basket.  Plum Pretty Sugar robes are my favorites.  I’ve shared them before…Brooklyn and I have matching robes and I adore them.  I love floral robes and this blush peony kimono-style robe would be such a lovely choice for your mother.  I wear them when getting ready, fresh out of a bath, or at the end of a long day.

Another luxury for Mom is a lovely pair of house slippers.  There are so many beautiful choices that I’ll link at the end of this post.  These slippers are elegant and comfortable but also inexpensive.

Add other pampering items to your basket like bath and body oils, lotions, sprays and perfumes, and candles.  These are a few of my favorites.  Chanel Coco Mademoiselle is my signature perfume that I’ve worn for years and I get stopped constantly, by men and women, asking what I’m wearing.  It’s luxurious, feminine, sophisticated and Mom will feel like a queen when she wears it.  Every morning, I spray it on and instantly feel like a million bucks!

Whenever I’m winding down or getting ready to take a nice bath, I love grabbing one of my favorite candles.  I love Illume Candles and have several different scents.  The new design for the Coconut Milk Mango in the ceramic pineapple jar is not only adorable but it has notes of pineapple, mango, papaya and coconut milk infused with sugarcane and Tahitian vanilla that just makes it oh sooooo delightful and yummy!  Trust me, your mom will love this one!

To make it even cuter, this little jar of blush pink matches are pretty enough that Mom can keep them out on the counter next to her candle.

If you’ve been a reader of my blog for a while, you know how much I love partnering with IT Cosmetics.  As a former makeup artist, I love playing with makeup and trying out all different cosmetic lines.  I’ve promised to be honest and only share items I love with my readers.  IT Cosmetics just sent me another gift box of goodies for the spring and summer that I’m in love with and one of the things in there was this fabulous new Bye Bye Pores Bronzer of theirs and this Heavenly Luxe Wand Ball Powder Brush.  It is perfection!  I love the way it goes on, like a sun-kissed glow without looking orange.  It’s inexpensive and good for your skin and not too shimmery, which is perfect for those with more mature skin and their brushes are such fabulous quality and won’t break the bank.  Your mom will love this for the spring and summer!

Add some chocolates and a hand-written card from the heart and your luxurious pampering gift basket for Mothers’ Day is complete!  Mom will feel, smell, and look like a queen!  Doesn’t every mother deserve that on her special day?  I think so too!

Tip for gift-giving:  If this idea is out of your price range, call your sibling(s) or even your father and ask if they’d like to go in on this basket with you and split the cost.  That way, Mom receives something special, thoughtful, and unique that will make her feel spoiled!

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Please head on over to my sweet friend Leslie at Pretty Petals and see what beautiful gift basket idea she is sharing with us!

Make sure to visit all 8 bloggers that are participating in this blog hop today. They are listed below!

Just Destiny | The Posh Home | Shabby Fufu | Your Marketing BFF

Summer Adams | Pretty Petals | 2 Ladies & A Chair | Modern Glam

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Welcome, friends!  I hope you enjoyed Jeanne’s GORGEOUS Mothers’ Day Tablescape  and other tables you have seen in our fun blog hop!  I’m so glad you could continue on and visit with me!  Now….not before long it will be one of my favorite days….Mothers’ Day!  I LOVE BEING A MOM and I love MY MOM so much!!!  What a special and glorious calling to celebrate….motherhood!!!  So, CHEERS TO MOM! And to toast to you mothers, I grabbed my fanciest stemware and have picked up some of our favorite Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade from Home Goods and then added little flower stems from my faux floral arrangement (in the center of my table) for a lovely garnish.  Doesn’t that just add such a lovely, feminine touch?!  Come and see the rest of my Mothers’ Day Tablescape!

My mom is truly worth celebrating! She taught me how to decorate, toll paint (remember that craft back in the day? lol!), arrange flowers, clean our home well and keep it ready for guests, cook (we take a lot of pride in our cooking!), set a beautiful table and create tablescapes, entertain, decorate for holidays, create a beautiful home on a small budget, find fashion for less, take pride in my appearance, do my best, put God first and prove my faith in Him, stay a virtuous woman, love my family, become a strong and adoring wife and loving mother, and….to be kind.  I’ve seen so many of her flower arrangements and I just know she’d love these green snowballs with soft blush roses.  I grabbed them from Trader Joe’s for $4.99 and then went out to my backyard and cut some wildflowers growing from a bush (not sure what they’re called ha!) and added them into this bunch and I just love the way it looks!  Quite honestly, they’re beautiful but almost everything looks beautiful in these vintage milk glass pedestal bowls!  I’ve been collecting them over the years.

And as much as I just LOVE having fresh flowers, I find these other gorgeous faux arrangements around my home pretty enough to add to my tablescape and help create that feminine, floral, romantic ambiance.  Mixing them was a first but I thought it turned out quite nice.

If you follow me on Instagram, you know how often I share my Shabby Chic Ruffle Throw Blankets (in various colors) found HERE in my online shoppe.  They’re not only great as a throw blanket or baby gift, but I also loving cutting one up and using it lengthwise by turning it into a beautiful table runner.

As for the napkins, I knew I wanted something very feminine and chic (just like my mom) and what says that better than some pretty bow napkins?!  These reminded me of Audrey Hepburn so I felt inspired by her.

I folded the napkin long ways in half and then in half again, folded each side in to the middle (slightly overlapping).  Of course, Miss Hepburn would probably insist we used pearls somehow so I ran upstairs and grabbed one of my many pearl stretch bracelets from my shoppe and wrapped them around the center of the bow to secure it. Easy peasy and oh so elegant for this Mothers’ Day Tablescape!

Now, there are SOOOO many things I would serve for brunch that we’d be here all day discussing and deciding and sharing my fave recipes.  But let’s just skip to dessert…shall we?!

One of my all-time FAVORITE desserts that always hit the spot (and lovely to look at) is my Strawberry Shortcake!  Ready for the recipe?  Here it is….(don’t forget to pin this to Pinterest so that you have it when you’re ready to make it!)…..

Summer’s Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients:
5 tablespoons sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Strawberry/Whipped Cream Topping:
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (although I love Vanilla Bean Paste)
1 TBSP Strawberry Preserves
1 lb. stemmed and diced strawberries

Directions:
Mix strawberries with 3 tablespoons sugar and refrigerate while juices develop, at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Add heavy cream and mix until just combined. Place mixture in an ungreased 8-inch square pan and bake until golden, 16-18 minutes.
Remove shortcake from pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.
Top with a generous (ok, ginormous) dollop of strawberry-whipped cream mixture. Spoon more strawberries over the top and serve.

Strawberry/Whipped Cream Topping:
Using a mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Then beat in most of strawberries (after draining their sugar juice) and strawberry preserves.  Mix until pink but still thick.

I’m tickled PINK that you came to find some inspiration and hope you enjoyed this Mothers’ Day Tablescape I put together!  What are your Mothers’ Day Brunch plans?  I’d LOVE to see!  Now, don’t forget to visit all of my fellow blogger friends who are insanely talented and will spoil you with soooooo many fabulous ideas so make sure you’ve visited each blog post! From my blog, please hop on over to the very talented Designs By Laila for her gorgeous table!  I can only imagine taking something you love from each post and combining all of those ideas into one fabulous tablescape!! {{squeal}}  And a HUGE “thank you” to my dear friends Kelley Nan Lopez and Randi Garrett for putting this fabulous collaboration of talented designers/bloggers together!  It’s such a treat! Enjoy and thanks again for stopping by!

Laila- Designs by Laila
Mollie- Design Loves Detail
Amy- Crazy Chic Design
Kathleen- Lindsay Hill Interiors
Bree- ZDesign at Home
Annie- Zevy Joy
Ashley- House of Five
Haneen- Haneen’s Haven
Janet- Shabbyfufu
Erin- Sunny Side Up
Randi – Randi Garrett Design
Sarah- Sarah Sofia Productions
Kelley- Kelley Nan
Kara- Kara’s Party Ideas
Jennifer- Decor Gold Designs
Tamara- CitrineLiving
Jeanne- Jeanne Campana Design
Summer- She Leaves A Little Sparkle

xoxo, Summer

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