Mother's day is fast approaching (and so is Teacher Appreciation Week!), and I thought I'd have some fun rounding up great ideas from other bloggers to inspire you.  But with a twist.  Sure, a bouquet of flowers is great, and traditional...but what if we took a creative spin on that classic mother's day gift idea?

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I've assembled a bunch of fabulous ideas over on my Flowers for Mom Hometalk board [1], so be sure to check it out for all of the details, pictures, and links to the tutorials from the bloggers.

Of course, I immediately thought of the chocolate bouquet [2] I created for Mother's Day last year.  Flowers are good, chocolate is good, but the both together?  A sure win!

I'm also a huge sucker for paper crafts of all sorts, and paper flowers in particular.  Can you believe these are crepe paper [3]?  

A bright and cheerful fabric flower bouquet [4] will look beautiful long past the Mother's Day weekend!

For a mom with a sweet tooth, a cupcake bouquet [5] is a fabulously fun gift idea.

And how fun is it to interpret "flowers for mom" in a less literal way, by making some amazing homemade spa products using dried flowers?  Every mom I know would love to have an hour to herself relaxing, so why not help it happen?

No matter what you give mom for Mother's Day, if it comes in a package this pretty, decked in paper poppies [1], she'll love it.  I love everything Frog Prince Paperie [6] makes.

Be sure to check out my Flowers for Mom Hometalk board [1] for all of the creative, inspiring, wonderful Mother's Day ideas and details!