Thinking Outside the Gift Box

Fabulous & Frugal

Fab & Fru-nique Mother's Day Presents

Don't have a lot of money to spend on mom? So what! That's no excuse for giving a boring Mother's Day Gift. If you think having "only" $20 bucks to spend means a another Target gift card tucked in with your Hallmark Card - THINK AGAIN. In honor of May being Small Business Month, here are our favorite Fab & Fru gift ideas - all under $50 and all from small - but FAB - businesses!

For The Gourmet Mom: Modern Bite

You've never seen cookies like these before! For $30 you can give mom the most fabulous, modern designed "tile" cookies (see main photo) - and they taste as good as they look! These tres chic sweets not only come individually wrapped - they are also packaged in a

gorgeous gift box. Everyone we know who has tried Modern Bite is hooked ...including us!

For The Artsy Mom: Xenia Taler Picture Frames and Tiles

Speaking of tiles...We've written about our love for Xenia Taler handmade tiles before - and just in time for Mother's Day they announced they are having a 20% off sale on their handmade tile photo frames - which means their $62 frames are now down to just under $50!

For The Letter-Writing Lady: Monkey Business Stationary

We love the letterpress stationary offerings from Monkey Business Press. For $40, AHAlife is currently offering an exclusive Mother's Day boxed set of their 60s chic "bottles and glasses" blank notes with a huge added bonus - this hilarious "fill in the blank" card for you to give mom - which is a gift in itself... If mom still insists on hand writing thank you notes (as we all should, by the way) this is the gift for her!

For The One-Of-A-Kind Mom: Hooray For LaLa on Etsy

Leslie Robinson's ETSY store, "Hooray For LaLa" is truly a treasure trove of, well....treasures! She has compiled a fantasy land of one-of-a kind vintage finds to fit any budget. Our favorite for mom? This delightful mosaic brooch - at only $16 mom will think you spent way more! Fab & Fru salutes all the small businesses out there for providing us with BIG gift ideas!

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