Mother's Day Decorations

Use this opportunity to take a trip down memory lane. When the moms sit down with their martini, they'll be thrilled to see the personalized photo coasters you've made as favors for them. Then, surprise the moms with old photo albums, video tapes and other mementos of motherly love. These pieces of history are sure to spur on conversations and story-telling that will last all afternoon.

Write letters of guests' names on sugar cubes with piped icing for a sweet personalized place setting. Purchase different colors of icing for cake decorating from the grocery store. The icing usually comes in tubes along with a writing tip that you c...

Make it a beautiful table to impress your mother. Show her that despite your indignation when setting up the table, you're totally capable of making a table to impress. Accent the table with beautiful flowers in tea-themed containers. You can arrange a spring bouquet in a teapot as a centerpiece or simply place single blooms in assorted teacups around the table. If you are serving food on a 3-tier tray, set a flower nosegay on the top tier for an elegant and fragrant touch.