UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER! Kimberly Bauer! I'll be posting these tips as a new post 5/8/12! CONGRATS!
With Mother's day just around the corner (Mother's Day is May 13th, 2012) I wanted to do a really fun giveaway! I want to write up an article about great Frugal gift ideas for Mother's Day and while I was able to come up with quite a few (see 2 examples below), I wanted your input! Now, I know you guys are AWESOME and would send me your tips & ideas without an incentive, but I still have a cool prize pack i'd like to giveaway! In exchange for your Frugal Mother's Day Gift Ideas and Tips 1 of you will win a Mother's Day Beauty Gift Pack! You can't get more frugal than FREE! 
The Gift pack will contain:
- 1 Olay Luscious Embrace Moisturizing Body Wash (With jojoba butter & crushed orchid extract) FULL Size Bottle
- 1 Olay Luscious Embrace Body Bar with Massaging Design (2 pack)
- 1 Lady Speed Stick Fresh Fusion Gel Deodorant
- 1 Mini Secret Scent Expressions "Ooh La La Lavender" Body Splash
ARV = $15
This giveaway is open TODAY 4/27/12 through 5/3/12 !
All of the items included are purple in color (can't you tell I love purple, lol) and are brand new never used. This would be an excellent gift for you to give to your mom for Mother's Day, especially if you pair it with the FREE Mother's Day Card offer from Cardstore.com. Just head over here for more information on that!
Click the continue reading link to see the rules and of course to enter the giveaway!
You can enter the giveaway below, it is hosted via Rafflecopter. You must leave a comment below with your Frugal Idea for a gift for Mother's Day to enter! It's ok if you repeat someone else, just try to be creative! There is also 2 optional entries which will add to your chances of winning and that is to "like" my Facebook Page and tweet about the giveaway! This giveaway will run from Today April 27th through Thursday May 3rd. I will then choose a winner at random (via Random.org) and will email them for their mailing information. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 24 HOURS or I will choose another winner. I will then ship you your prize to ensure delivery before Mother's Day!
Here's 2 quick Mother's Day Frugal Gift Ideas for ya before you enter & to get you thinking:
- How about creating a nice scrap book, photo book, or memory book? Online retailers like MixBook offer up awesome deals on Photo Books often for either very cheap or sometimes even free! They even have cool scrapbooks starting at just $6.99! Or you could shop your local thrift stores to find an old scrap book (mom's love vintage) and put something together.
- Don't live near mom? How about making a video! If you have kiddos include them too, mom's love grand children! Make a video about all of the reasons you love her, sing & dance, be goofy, be sentimental.. do whatever you want! Edit your video and add a background song if you want and put it all on a DVD and send it in the mail! No DVD? Email it!
Now go on, Enter the giveaway & let's hear those great tips & ideas!!
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I'm baking my mom her favorite cake!
A nice crocheted coffee cup holder would make a nice and useful gift
A homemade cookie platter or handmade photo frames decorated by children.
Breakfast in bed and homemade coupons for things mom hates to do but would love for you to do for her.
A homemade card telling her exactly how much she means to you.
Free mother's day coloring pictures http://www.thecolor.com/Category/Coloring/Mothers%20Day.aspx?holiday
Make a family photo collage.
ceriehl at gmail dot com
I like to knit for people and make handmade cards
Bake her favorite dessert
Cute – and I love purple, too!
home made bath salts
I think a letter telling MOM how important she is means so much!
vmkids3 at msn dot com
My mom has cleaned houses for a living for over 50 years so I clean her house from top to bottom for her until it sparkles. I also like to make her a special supper where we have a picnic outside and just enjoy being together.
we made picture magnets of the grandchildren, a hit with my mom!
jofo120 at yahoo dot com
Bake cookies together
Cooking and cleaning are always appreciated! =) (Miz Vickik)
Me and my mother will be planting flowers for her Mothers Day, we do it every year!
make a no sew blanket, and a nice meal
a gift certificate to a home and garden center
I love flowers and would really appreciate a gift certificate to a home and garden center so I can pick out my own
If your mom is older and living alone, make up and freeze some dinners that can be heated in the microwave. She'll love them.
ive always made home made bath salts for my mom. she loves them!
danielle b
I love to Knit so I made a pair of Booties for her feet because she says her feet are always cold!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
Make her a cheap meal
what a fun giveaway!!! Felt flowers. no need to sew, just flabric glue and pretty cut outs!
what a fun giveaway!!!
kids ca make cards and crafts from supplies they already have and get flowers from the garden, it's all free and fun for the kids
kids make cards from arts and crafts supplies they already have and use flowers from the garden to fill a vase, doesn't cost anything and great for the kids
Use coupons and make a beauty gift basket filled with body washes and make up
kport207 at gmail dot com
Like I did
Cut flowers out of the garden to give a beautiful bouqet
Make some homemade fudge and put it in a pretty container.
Mmm.. now I need to post my homemade fudge recipe!
A great idea is a handmade card with love from the kids. Any crafty projects, flowers, or baked goods.
Make breakfast for your mother…its a lovely way to show you care!
There are always Groupons for a Glamour Shots photo shoot to make your mom feel young and gorgeous, like a supermodel for a day!
That's my frugal tip!
a spa day, in house massage therapist would be great!
I'm kind of traditional. A nice poem or dinner is always great to me. Some much needed "me" time. With a spa trip included!
I'm kind of traditional. A nice poem or dinner is always great to me. Some much needed "me" time. With a spa trip included!
photo of you in a cheap frame
thanks for a great contest! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com janna@feedyourpig on GFC
a frugal way to celebrate Mother's Day would be to do yard work for Mom
My kids make craft for my Mom for Mothers Day
Well this year I painted some beautiful flowers on some little rocks for moms garden sent her a plant and crafted up a beaded neck less and sent some seeds from my garden that she don’t have my mother lives in Michigan and I’m in Airizona we miss eachother so much I am an only child with an only child too!! Too much love!!:-)
A basket with chocolates, voucher for spa and of course lots of hugs and kisses
Taking care of yard and house chores for her yourself
I like to get some colorful annual plants and make up a hanging basket for mom to enjoy all summer.
a home made card .
Give you're mom a massage done by you.
anything home made. my mother still loves that. A card or making her dinner is always nice
anything homemade..a card even make dinner for her.
spending the day with her going to garden centers to look at the flowers and plan your gardens for the summer
I'm a knitter so anything I can make by hand I do – I am working on a wrap right now that will be gorgeous as a gift!
Idea – a home cooked meal that she doesn't have to prepare or clean up!
Great gift idea!
This is a really cute cake and very easy to make!! http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/gumdrop-garden-cake-686177/
Also another great idea is hand painting an old flower pot!
That is cute!
What a fun giveaway!
Thanks! Make sure you comment with your Frugal Idea!
FREE Coupons for food.
Thanks for this giveaway and good luck everybody
Your welcome! Make sure you leave your Frugal Idea for a Gift for Mother’s Day to enter!
FRESH CUT FLOWERS ARE FREE IF YOU HAVE THEM
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