something bee-utiful for mom
A couple of months ago, Mom and Dad became beekeepers. As in, they now have their very own beehive. It's something they've been working toward for a little while, and Mom is really enjoying the work of establishing a healthy colony. But Dad and I? We are enjoying making as many bee-related jokes as we can. Thankfully, she's taking it all in stride.
For Mother's Day, though, I couldn't resist a more heartfelt approach to acknowledging her beekeeping work. It started with this simple card, which included an inscription inside thanking her for "bee-ing a wonderful mom."
And to go with the card, I created a small cookbook of recipes that I or my friends have tried and liked. (That stipulation meant fewer recipes than I would have liked, but it was important to me that the recipes in this book be ones that I knew were good.)
That's right - I went cute with the title...but given how much I love Winnie the Pooh, it also felt appropriate. I even found the perfect excerpt for the title page!
I was really happy with the simple design on each page. On a few of the pages, I was also able to include photographs I've taken of certain recipes.
And because I hope Mom will have recipes of her own to include (not to mention that I plan to keep sending her recipes as I come across them), I included a lot of blank pages with this lead-in.
The spine didn't turn out quite how I'd expected...it looked a little Charlie Brown-ish...
...but I liked it. It put the final touch on my bee-centric gift, and I think it will look neat on her bookshelf of cookbooks. Happy Mother's Day!
For Mother's Day, though, I couldn't resist a more heartfelt approach to acknowledging her beekeeping work. It started with this simple card, which included an inscription inside thanking her for "bee-ing a wonderful mom."
And to go with the card, I created a small cookbook of recipes that I or my friends have tried and liked. (That stipulation meant fewer recipes than I would have liked, but it was important to me that the recipes in this book be ones that I knew were good.)
That's right - I went cute with the title...but given how much I love Winnie the Pooh, it also felt appropriate. I even found the perfect excerpt for the title page!
I was really happy with the simple design on each page. On a few of the pages, I was also able to include photographs I've taken of certain recipes.
And because I hope Mom will have recipes of her own to include (not to mention that I plan to keep sending her recipes as I come across them), I included a lot of blank pages with this lead-in.
The spine didn't turn out quite how I'd expected...it looked a little Charlie Brown-ish...
...but I liked it. It put the final touch on my bee-centric gift, and I think it will look neat on her bookshelf of cookbooks. Happy Mother's Day!
Where I am: home
What I'm reading: just finished the May issue of Smithsonian magazine
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