I've done that with Xmas ornaments as well, and it turns out gorgeous! My only concern would be that acrylic paint is water based/soluble, and if you're using the jars for water reservoirs for the plants it might hurt them (besides taking the paint off :( ). But as an alternative, you might lay down a plastic tablecloth, squirt strips of the colors on a paper plate, swirl with a toothpick/plastic fork and roll the outside of the jars in it. You could then stick a piece of paper with a Mother's Day message from the child onto the paint, or add glitter/confetti, and let dry. I haven't tried it myself, but it might work, and then you wouldn't have anything potentially harmful on the inside of the jar. Just an idea. :) What a great idea for the plants! I'm sure they'll be enjoyed immensely. And it'll be fun for the kids, too, no matter which craft you do! BTW, Dora - I love the plants you sent me! I separated the Powder Keg suckers from the main plant last night and put them down in my dome. I'm looking forward to seeing them bloom! Thank you so much!

Luckygal, where in the world are you? Somewhere near a beach obviously--but which one. Sorry no good luck on the TS shopping, do keep trying! Jeanne, I have two baker's racks outside, one is a corner unit--but neither look nearly as cute as yours with your collections and vignettes. I need to work on mine I think. That is so neat that you do the Farmer's market too. Candy, I'm another one who does tablescapes for my "imaginary" friends. DH will only eat at the table when we have company--rest of the time he prefers to eat in front of the tv. Karen, I didn't do a table, but I did glue a little cheese tray and glass dome on a pedestal and decorate it--can I get any points for that? ;o) Kathleen, the rooster napkins like in your photo that you shared with me are some of my favs. We don't do sit down breakfast often, but I like to just sit the table and display them on the plates because they look so cute.

The gifts that my mom who is 84 seems to enjoy most are gift certificates for massages, pedicures, to have her hair done, and manicures. She can get her hair, manicure and pedicure all done at the same place and the massage done elsewhere. She feels pampered and would never spend the money for the other things. The other most important thing is Time with us. I better get busy shopping for mom also. It will most likely be a massage this time. Oh also,... I go to our grocery store and buy her an unusual food item that she would never pick up. Maybe a cut of meat or something frozen that is a new entree, a package of different soup mix,etc. We all get in the rut of buying and eating the same thing. Happy mothers day to all of you mothers. Deanna

I was walking my dog yesterday. Typically in Florida, people wait until the sun gets low because its so hot and the sun blinding. While walking, I pass neighbors and we always chat briefly from a distance. I tell people my dog is not the friendliest and people respect that (not true). Yesterday a neighbor was walking on the opposite side of the street and we chatted briefly while walking. We were talking about how we were dealing with the virus and being isolated and how tired we were of the whole thing. Just chit-chat. Then she says, I think the whole thing is overblown and you'll never see me wearing a mask, gloves and all the crap. As I kept walking, I said, 'well, I certainly don't want to get it as I'm not a spring chicken.' She said, 'its all overblown and I wouldn't worry about it at all.' I'm 71 and my guess is she's about the same. We passed her house and I kept walking thinking, what makes her think it's all overblown? I have no idea but at my age, even if I survived, who wants to take the chance? Who wants to be sick for weeks? Not me, not worth it. I don't like being isolated, I don't like the restrictions its put on my life, but l also don't like the idea of catching this virus and its implications. Just not worth it. Jane