Mother's Day in a Bucket

Well, now that my mom received her Mother's Day gift yesterday {albeit a tad late}, I can now make this post about her present! I was so excited to put together this gift for her. I love when I can make something special for someone knowing some of their favorite colors, smells, and style! My mom, Lois, lives in Pollock Pines, CA, only a few hours away; sadly, time didn't allow for me to drive up and deliver myself.

I couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to make her...too many ideas running through my head, and then once settled upon a design and had it sewn up, I wasn't sure what I wanted the theme to be. So there was a slight delay in getting it finished and sent prior to Mother's Day, but I did get it into the mail Monday and was so glad it arrived the next day, Tuesday!

So here it is... ta-daa... !

I'm so pleased how it turned out! I found this darling fabric bucket pattern designed by, and available at, Sweetwater on Etsy. The exterior is a natural canvas. I used one of Sweetwater's fabric lines for Moda, Pure, to line the inside and to sew up a couple lavender-filled sachets {one of Mom's favorite scents}. I was drawn to this fabric collection through its sentiment and shades of cocoa, baby-doll blue, natural, and tan. It was pure and simple fun creating this fabric bucket! This is the first time I've worked with dried lavender, and I was able to find some lovely scented lavender buds from another Etsy shop, Man In The Moon Herbs. I was very pleased with the quality and promptness in which I received my purchases from both Sweetwater and Man In The Moon Herbs. I highly recommend both shops!

Once I had my awesome canvas bucket and two lavender sachets sewn up, that's when I thought to go with a spa theme and fill it with some of my mom's favorite things. I visited Bath & Body Works and chose a Shower Gel, Body Lotion, and Hand Cream all in Warm Vanilla Sugar scent, Lavender Foam Handsoap, Lavender Aromatherapy Sleep Bath Soak Salts, Lavender Aromatherapy Candle, and lastly, a nylon mesh bath scrubby. Whew! I was wondering how all this would fit inside my bucket, but as you saw, it all fit snug as a bug! I thought it packed up beautifully {and smelled fabulous!}, ready to be sent to an amazing mom!

There is so much potential for this little bucket! It stands 7" tall, with a base width of 6.5" and top width of 8". The inside can be lined using a fabric to fit a particular theme for a bridal or baby shower gift, hostess gift, birthday or thank you gift, Mother's Day or Father's Day gift, or a get well soon gift. Once unpacked it can be used functionally as an organizer of sorts. I hope to carry several of these in my Etsy shop, Wild Thyme Threads, waiting to be used functually or filled with some goodies for a special gift.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Laura