Taylor Swift has just released a song about her mother called "The Best Day." The touching video is out just it time for Mother's Day and was made using Taylor's home videos. Taylor was sure a cute baby.
Australian Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr visits a Victoria Secret's flagship store in New York City with her mom and shares some Mother's Day gift ideas. Miranda says some past gifts she has given her mother for Mother's Day include some poetry she wrote just for mom and a mug she decorated for her mom. Miranda says, "I couldn't ask for a better mother." Take a look:
Frozen yogurt chain TCBY is saying "Happy Mother's Day" this Mother's Day by giving away free cups or cones to moms at participating stores nationwide. For the second year in a row, TCBY will open its doors to celebrate moms on Mother's Day with a sweet tribute to the women we all love. TCBY says its yogurt is low in fat and calories, when compared to ice cream, and contains live, active cultures (probiotics), which can help with digestion.
"We had so much fun celebrating Mother's Day last year with the free cup or cone giveaway that we wanted to do it again," said Steve Willes, Director of Marketing at TCBY. "Moms have been our most loyal customers for over 27 years, and we feel this is a sweet and simple way for us to say thank you."
The National Retail Federation new study conducted by BIGresearch has found that Mother's Day spending is expected to fall by over 10%. The NRF says Americans will spend an average of $123.89 per person, compared to last year's $138.63. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10, 2009.
Phil Rist, an executive vice president at BIGresearch, says, "No one will forgo celebrating Mother's Day because of the bad economy, but they will put careful thought into what they buy and how much they spend. Moms will understand that kids may be spending on a budget, so inexpensive, personal gifts will go a long way."
Of the four in five Americans (83.3%) who will celebrate Mother’s Day, the majority will focus on the women with whom they are closest. Most people (62.4%) will purchase gifts for their mother/stepmother or wife (21.7%) and scale back on gifts for daughters (8.8% vs. 9.4% in 2008), friends (6.8% vs. 7.1% in 2008) and godmothers (1.6% vs. 2.1% in 2008) in order to save some money.
"Retailers understand that people are on strict budgets, even for important holidays," said NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin. "Budget-friendly gift ideas will abound this Mother’s Day: discounted digital cameras, books and apparel still show mom how much she is appreciated."
The majority of people (66.8%) will buy flowers for mom, spending a total of $1.9 billion on those purchases. Slightly more than half (54.8%) will treat mom to a special outing such as dinner or brunch, for a total of $2.7 billion. Other comonly purchased items include jewelry, gift cards, clothing, fashion accessories, books, cds and spa gifts.
Swarovski and the Libby Ross Foundation have joined efforts to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. A group of creative celebrities has joined the cause to raise funds for this unique program by decorating yoga bags with Swarovski jewels. These decorated yoga bags are now up for auction on eBay.
That's the bag designed by Miley Cyrus and her mother Trish Cyrus pictured on the right.
Celebrities including Susan Sarandon and her daughter Eva Amurri, Hayden Panettiere and her mother Lesley Panettiere, Courtney Cox Arquette, Martina McBride, Lisa Rinna, Patricia Arquette, Kim Raver, Leah Remini, Ali Landry, Brooke Burke, Nancy O'Dell, Hoda Kotb, Debi Mazar, Cheryl Hines, and Melora Hardin all designed yoga bags. The yoga bags were designed by Global Design Concepts, Inc.
Here are links to a few of the celebrity designed yoga bags.
Land's End has a very cute idea for Mother's Day: the Artwork Tote bag. We love Land's End totes for their durability and multiplicity of sizes they come in. Now you can upload your favorite photo and put it on the bag. It's a great project for the kids to give to Mom (Dad, an older sibling or a caring aunt will have to step in with the emailing the photo and paying part, of course).
The totes start at $34.50. You can go to LandsEnd.com
and it explains how to do it. It's easy and if you order by April 28th, it will make it to mom by Mother's Day.
So, how do your Mother's Day plans stack up to everyone else's?
According to the NRF 2006 Mother’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey (one of the wordiest survey titles we've seen in awhile), Mother's Day spending is expected to reach $13.8 billion. The average person plans to spend $122.16 on mom, which us up from last year's average of $104.63.
The study also found that high prices at the gas pumps will not deter purchases of luxury gifts. Consumers planning to surprise mom with a trip to the spa or a massage will spend a total of $928 million, compared to last year’s $644 million. Those planning to splurge on jewelry will spend a total of $2.1 billion compared to $1.7 billion in 2005. Treating mom to a special outing such as brunch or dinner will cost consumers a total of $2.8 billion, up from $2.2 billion last year.
"On Mother’s Day, moms across the country will reap the benefits of having one of the hardest jobs in the world," said NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin. "Regardless of age or income, most people enjoy showering mom with lavish and thoughtful gifts to show their appreciation."
Other popular items include flowers (67.6%), greeting cards (85.4%), gift certificates or gift cards (31.9%), electronics or computer related accessories (6.7%) and books and CDs (25.8%).
One explanation for an increase in spending could be that people are celebrating "all the moms they know" on this special day. Shoppers will also make sure to pick up something for their wife (20.7%), daughter (9.1%), grandmother (8.5%), sister (7.0%), friend (7.0%) and other relatives (12.3%).
Not surprisingly, men will spend more than women with the average man expected to drop at least $148.51 on mom, compared to women who are expected to spend $97.72.
Another spending surge can be attributed to young adults, ages 18-24, who are expected to spend an average of $142.40 per person, compared to last year’s $96.08. The 45-54 year old age group comes in second at an average of $129.29 per person, followed by the 25-34 year olds ($122.39).
"Consumers certainly enjoy splurging on luxury items such as fancy meals and jewelry, but greeting cards and flowers still remain favorite tokens of their appreciation," said Phil Rist, Vice President of Strategy at BIGresearch. "No price tag is too high when it comes to showing mom the love and appreciation she deserves."
Greeting card/gift stores, jewelers, florists and electronics stores will be the favorite place to shop this year for gifts of all kinds, with 38.2 percent of consumers preferring specialty stores over other traditional places such as department stores (29.2%), discount stores (25.6%), online shopping (16.9%), specialty clothing stores (5.0%) and catalog shopping (3.4%).
Whatever your plans are for Mother's day, please do not print out and give to mom the horrific Mother's Day article by the New York Times in which it debunks just about every comforting myth about mothering there is.
Jewelry designer Jodi Jaffe has created a darling jewelry idea for mom with her new Babybands mother's stack rings.
The design is a modern interpretation of the traditional mother's ring. Shown are two stack rings in matte platinum with blue sapphires for a boy and pink sapphires for a girl. The girl's ring also is available with diamonds. The rings are also available in white or yellow gold, and in a Tri-Band Rolling Ring, which includes three interconnected babybands.
The rings are available at Babybands.net. The rings range in price from a simple 14k white or yellow gold band for $495 to $5,575 for one of the larger, brushed platinum rings with either pink or blue diamonds for $5,575. Any of Jodi Jaffe's designs would make a great Mother's Day gift.
Godiva and jewelry designer Aaron Basha have collaborated on a very luxurious mother's day present. In celebration of their 10th Anniversary of the famous Baby Shoe Charm's debut, Aaron Basha has created a limited edition baby shoe charm. With the purchase of the limited edition 18-Karat White Gold Lime Green Flower Power Shoe, customers will receive a two piece box of Godiva's G Collection. Godiva is featuring a picture of the charm on a piece of chocolate from the Palet d'Or G Collection.
The G Collection, limited edition, couture-style line of hand-made chocolates created exclusively for Godiva by world-renowned pastry chef Norman Love, will be available for the first time ever at Mother's Day 2006. "Norman Love's inspired creation from Aaron Basha on the Palet d'Or piece is an exciting direction for our brand, which we know will resonate with Godiva's customers and moms everywhere," says Godiva Chocolatier President Gene Dunkin.
"We are excited to be celebrating our 10 year Anniversary of the Baby Shoe Charm with Godiva. Our designs have been compared to the sweetness of candy and how better to celebrate with than with the whimsical style of the G collection from Godiva." For Basha, Mother's Day is everyday. Basha has been charming moms everywhere for years, and has a long list of famed moms that you can find out about on http://www.aaronbasha.com/.
We love those Aaron Basha charms! (And he does a lot more than baby shoes.) You can find all of the designer's work on his website, AaronBasha.com.
We love pearls. We love pink. So this pair of pink pearl drop earrings from
Gumps in San Francisco are just what we were looking for.
The earrings are 7/8" long, in 18 karat gold with a 8-8.5mm
freshwater cultured pearl drop. They retail for $525.00 and would make a stunning Mother's Day gift, don't you think?
Gifts for Mom in 2005 will include electronics and computer accessories as
well as more typical holiday purchases like flowers and mother's day cards.
According to the NRF 2005 Mother's Day Consumer Intentions
and Actions Survey, conducted by Bigresearch. total Mother's Day spending is
expected to climb 9.5 percent to $11.43 billion, up from $10.43 billion in
2004. This year, 83 percent of consumers plan to celebrate Mother's Day,
slightly more than last year's 81.8 percent. The average person plans to
spend $104.63 on Mother's Day, which falls on May 8, up from $98.64 in 2004.
"Consumers are purchasing a wider variety of gifts for Mother's Day, including
spa visits and electronics, but the average American still finds flowers and
greeting cards to be a holiday staple," said Phil Rist, Vice President of Strategy, BIGresearch. "Shoppers know that moms want to be pampered on Mother's Day, so they tend to buy the special women in their lives a gift that she might not buy herself."
Flowers and greeting cards remain holiday favorites, with more than half of
consumers polled planning to buy flowers (50.7%) and nearly three-fourths (73.6%) of them purchasing a Mother's Day card. The survey also says 16.3 percent will purchase a Mother's Day gift online this holiday.
We all know Mom is priceless, but a recent survey tells us how much we spend thanking her on Mother's Day.
According to a new National Retail Federation (NRF) survey the average consumer plans to spend about $100 on
Mother's Day gifts with total purchases exceeding $10 billion. Some consumers also buy gifts for daughters, wives, and grandmothers on Mother's Day, so the $100 average is not all spent on Mom. Some of the most frequented stores
on Mother's Day include florists, jewelers, and greeting card stores. Mother’s Day is the third most-popular holiday for sending greeting cards, behind Christmas and Valentine’s
Day, according to the Greeting Card Association. According to the NRF survey, 59.6 percent of consumers will purchase at least one greeting card for Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is the second biggest day after Christmas
for purchasing flowers. About 15% percent plan to shop for their Mother’s Day gift online this year.
The National Retail Federation new study conducted by BIGresearch has found that Mother's Day spending is expected to fall by over 10%. The NRF says Americans will spend an average of $123.89 per person, compared to last year's $138.63. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10, 2009.
Swarovski and the Libby Ross Foundation have joined efforts to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. A group of creative celebrities has joined the cause to raise funds for this unique program by decorating yoga bags with Swarovski jewels. These decorated yoga bags are now up for auction on eBay.
That's the bag designed by Miley Cyrus and her mother Trish Cyrus pictured on the right.
Jewelry designer Jodi Jaffe has created a darling jewelry idea for mom with her new Babybands mother's stack rings.
We love pearls. We love pink. So this pair of pink pearl drop earrings from
