Unique Way to Announce Pregnancy!

ChristieCreations handles hundreds of custom orders. But this week's special Mother's Day order will remain a favorite for years to come. The customer ordered two Baby Blooming Bouquets to be sent to her Mom and Mother in Law to announce her pregnancy! The gift tag will read "Happy Mother's Day from the three of us!"

The mother to be selected items from the gender neutral clothing and accessory album that featured "Grandma."

Each of the custom bouquets contained 10 items:

1 Carter's Flannel Receiving Blanket
1 "I love Grandma" Carter's Onesie
1 "My Grandma loves me" Carter's Onesie
1 "I'm going to Grandma's House" Carter's Bib
1 Pair of Carter's pull on pants
4 Baby Washcloths
1 Basket

She chose the color combinations for the silk florals from an album of previous custom orders.

It certainly will be a special Mother's Day for the Grandma's to be!

To all of you Moms and Mother's to be, how did you announce your pregnancies?

Happy Early Mother's Day! Mother's Day orders are still being taken until May 5th to ensure holiday delivery.

The Perfect Mother's Day Gift

Do you usually order live flowers for Mom? Why not surprise her with a Blooming Bouquet that will last forever! Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquets provides Mom with a unique gift that she will cherish long after traditional flowers would wilt and die.

You can choose from a selection of pre-made Kitchen Blooming Bouquets on the etsy.com set or custom design a bouquet to match Mom's kitchen theme, color scheme, or hobbies.


Check out these raves from last year's Mother's Day customers:

"What a wonderful basket! I bought this for my mom on Mother's Day and it was a huge winner! What a beautiful basket!"

"Mom loved it, I was very pleased with the purchase."

"I cant even stress enough how amazing these arrangements are. The service was prompt and the correspondence between Christie and I was great. She really made my Mom's special day even better!!! THANK YOU!!"

Here is a small selection of past Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet orders:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=187228&id=703705357

FREE SHIPPING!

April Showers bring May FLOWERS! Celebrate Spring with a Blooming Bouquet or Baby Cupcakes! ChristieCreations is offering free shipping for orders over $ 60.00 That is a savings of over 14.00 for the larger Blooming Bouquets. Mother's Day is coming up. Why not have a custom Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet designed for her. We can match any kitchen theme or color scheme.

Another great option is a Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquet which will make your Mom or any special woman feel like a princess. You can select your items for a custom creations from:

*inflatable bath pillow
*sleep mask
*manicure tools
*pedicure tools
*bath products
*plush washcloths
*facial products
*back scrubbers
and much more!

74 Days to Mother's Day!

Abraham Lincoln once said., "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." Mothers are the epitome of love. On the second Sunday of May, we take a day to celebrate them.

My own Mother was not a fan of live flowers. She thought they were a waste of money. She loved the look but hated the fact that in a few days the bright blooms disappeared. Among other things, my Mother passed on her economic ways to me. I adore flowers- I love how they bring a smile to someone's face and make them feel so special. ChristieCreations' Blooming Bouquets solve the dilemma of having by making a beautiful forever fresh floral arrangement and a truly economic practical gift. My Mom would most definitely agree.

Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquets combine kitchen towels, dishcloths, aprons, and more to create a stunning floral arrangement. Once the bouquet has been enjoyed, the "blooms" can be easily unrolled to reveal these kitchen basics. Mom can enjoy her gift everyday when she uses her kitchen towels, apron, and dishcloths.

Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquets feature high quality washcloths, bath poofs, inflatable bath pillows, spa products, manicure and pedicure tools and more to pamper that special woman in your life.

Last Mother's Day, ChristieCreations received several phone calls from Moms across the country that adored their unique gifts. Many of the bouquets are still on display in their homes because "they are too beautiful to take apart."

More raves for Mother's Day Blooming Bouquet gifts:

"Thank you for making my Mom's special day even more special."

"Mom loved it! She hasn't stopped talking about it and showing all of her friends."

"Mom adored her one of kind bouquet."

I know my own Mother who is smiling down from Heaven and would have loved to receive such a forever fresh floral arrangement. Each time I make a blooming bouquet I have to smile because she was the ultimate inspiration for the company.

Introducing Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquets

Ask my friends, I am a spa loving, pampered princess. I want to share this wonderful relaxing luxury with my customers. I am introducing a brand new line of Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquets. All the products are Christie tested and approved.

These unique gifts will give everything a gal needs to do some relax and rejuvenate!

ChristieCreations Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquets will include a combination of the following awesome products:

Bamboo Naturals

Bamboo - Chinese symbol for "Longevity"

• Used by the Chinese as a medicine to treat infections
• Over 1,000 species of bamboo
• Requires no pesticides for cultivation & harvesting
• Baby soft, durable & naturally anti-microbial
• Has been used by Asian cultures for 1,000's of years

So versitiles that it is used for food, wine, paper & clothing

• Bamboo fabric guarantees exceptional moisture absorption (more than cotton) due to it's criss-cross structure which creates microscopic openings in the fibers
• Bamboo has strength & absorbancy, is soft & silky, is Eco-friendly, and is an anti-bacterial fabric that is easy to wash

All cosmetic and skin-care products are trending into the Eco-friendly, all-natural arena

Use Bamboo daily to gently invigorate the skin & circulation

Cutting edge - "GO GREEN"

http://www.drake-williams.com/products/bamboo_naturals.php

Another of my favorite line of products for pampering is:

Earth Therapeutics

http://www.earththerapeutics.net/

These may be two of my MOST favorite products:

Ultra Plush Aloe Moisturizing Socks and Aloe Moisture Ultra Plush Moisturizing GlovesOther items to be feature include:

Soft Hands Gel Gloves

Eye * C * U Eye Care Unit

Manicure-to-Go

For the insomniacs:

Dream Zone Pillow Mist

Dream Zone Comfort Cream

Slumber Party Kit

Best Mani/Pedi products: http://www.trim.com/

Portable Pedicure System

Toe seperators

Nail and Foot Brush

Terry Disk Foot Cloth

Fingernail and Toenail Clippers

Tweezers and More

KitchenAid, Betty Crocker, Fiestaware, and more...

ChristieCreations Kitchen Blooming Bouquets feature high quality kitchen linens. The oven mitts, potholders, aprons, placemats, kitchen towels and dishcloths are sold at Macy's, Boscov's, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Kohls and other major department stores.

Custom orders are very popular for Mother's Day. Here is a sample of items you can choose from to be used in your custom Kitchen Blooming Bouquet:

KitchenAid Kitchen Textiles

Features:

• Exclusive Heat Guard provides superior protection
• Metal hang ring for easy storage
• Oversized
• Heavyweight and durable
• 100% cotton
• Machine Washable
• One Year Warranty

Colors available: Black, Beige, Burgandy, Burnt Orange, Red


Betty Crocker Kitchen Textiles

Colors available: Yellow, Aqua, Red, Green, Purple





















Bed, Bath and Beyond Exclusive Printed Sets


The absorbent towels are ideal for drying pots and pans and the pot holder will protect hands and kitchen surfaces. 100% cotton. Kitchen towels measure 15" x 25". Pot holder measures 8". Machine wash. Imported.

























Jesse Steele Vintage Style Aprons (These aprons are almost too cute to wear!)


http://www.jessiesteele.com/

Mother's Day is less than 2 weeks away!

Did you know that the first Mother's Day was celebrate in 1907? This year Mother's Day will be celebrated on Sunday, May 10th.

Mother's Day is a time of celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon scribbled "I Love You's." Do you remember making those adorable handmade cards filled with misspellings and unrecognizable drawings? Or perhaps the quaint little projects you made in grade school to honor Mom.

I can still see my own Mother's gleeful face when I handed over my unique, one of a kind gift made with my own two hands. In second grade, it was a magnet with my awkward school photo and my shaky handwritten "Happy Moter's Day!" That magnet proudly hung on our fridge until after I graduated from high school.

Why not bring back that feeling with a handmade gift? Allow me to custom design a beautiful Kitchen Towel or Washcloth/Pamper Blooming Bouquet for your Mom. Each of my bouquets are custom designed and are one of a kind. Just like your gifts of yesteryear.

The bouquets can be made in any theme to match your Mom's kitchen or bathroom decor or perhaps her favorite hobby.

Each of the Blooming Bouquets include a 4x6 Photo card with your personal greeting to your Mom and a list of bouquet items written in beautiful calligraphy. Your purchase can be sent directly to Mom.

So go ahead and surprise Mom with something extra special this year: A Blooming Bouquet. Each gift is made with love as if I were creating it for my own Mother.

Happy Mother's Day!

The bouquet below can be purchased in my etsy shop for $ 29.95.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21962703

It was inspired by my own Mother who's favorite color was country blue.

Grab your umbrellas, it is shower time!

As the saying goes, April Showers bring May Flowers...The air is warming up, flowers are blooming, and the sun is finally making its appearance. ChristieCreations is gearing up for the upcoming baby shower and bridal shower season.

Did you know that more newborns arrive during the late summer and early fall months of July, August, and September than during any other time of the year?

Paul Sutton, a demographer for the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, says it makes sense if you think about what happens nine months earlier in most of the country — the weather gets colder and people spend more time indoors with their sweeties. Also, some people plan their baby's birth to coincide with summer vacations, especially teachers and other people who get summers off.

According to TheAmericanWedding.com, the most popular months for a wedding are, in order, June, September, August, May, October and July.

So with the baby and bridal shower seasons quickly approaching, let's discuss those special options for making YOUR gift stand out from the rest.

Most individuals who receive a Baby Clothing Blooming Bouquet or Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet have never seen anything like it!

The majority of the Baby Blooming Bouquets are purchased to serve double duty as a baby shower centerpiece and gift!

Recently the smaller Baby Bib Blooming Bud Bouquet was purchased to be held by a large stuffed animal bear for a Teddy Bear themed baby shower.

Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquets are ideal for double duty as well. Why not purchase multiple Kitchen Towel or Wash cloth/Spa Blooming Bouquets to be used as centerpieces on the bridal shower tables.

As you play Baby Bingo or other shower game, the winners can select a Blooming Bouquet centerpiece as their prize.

This is a unique twist to the now common "gift basket" centerpiece option. The blooming bouquets are far more beautiful, unique, and affordable. Prices start at just $ 14.95. Who can make a gift basket for $ 14.95?

As always our Blooming Bouquets, can be sent directly to the gift recipient and wrapped in clear cellophane with a bow (at your request and a nominal fee). All orders receive a complimentary custom 4x6 glossy photo gift card with your personal greeting inside and a list of items in the bouquets written in elegant calligraphy. (see previous post for more information)

ChristieCreations LOVES custom orders. We can use items directly off a mother to be or bride to be's gift registry or her style, theme, and color selection can be matched.

A custom order was received for a Baby Clothing Blooming Bouquet for a dolphin themed baby shower. ChristieCreations matched the items to the invitation while adding two dolphin accents to the outside of the bouquet. The client was thrilled.

Let ChristieCreations do all the hard work making the perfect, pretty, yet practical shower gift. We do the work... you get all the oohs and ahhs.

Baby Shower invitation available at: scraplesspress.com