Help!! A beautiful gift for my mum

My mum is turning 50 very soon and my brother, sister and I obviously want to buy her something very special for her birthday. The thing is we dont know what to get her. She doesnt wear jewellery so that is off the list. I just thought I would call on you lovely ladies to throw some nice ideas my way. I am organising her party and cake and everything else and my brother and sister dont help, so when I start thinking about her present I get distracted by all the other stuff I have to do, and of course if I dont think a present the other two wont.

Does she like photos, maybe you can pick some of her favourite photos and get them done as canvases?
Do your siblings have kids at all, maybe buy a big canvas and gets the kids to attack it as a 'special' gift from them.
DD was 10mth old on fathers day and i let her crawl all over a nice bug canvas with non-toxic paints.

For my MIL's 60th we got photos of DD framed and we paid for her birthday party!

Maybe you could all put in for a weekend away or something for her?

It's so hard when you don't know the person but i HTH.

what about professional pics taken of you and siblings with mum or a glamour photo session for mum

I was going to say something along the lines of a book full of photos and stories?

My cousin made one for her dad and contacted people from his past and made a gorgeous book for him...something he can treasure forver! But if your not crafty like me then maybe a nice family pic in a lovely frame???

Digital photo frame with pics of you and siblings and kids.

Family pic of kids and grand kids.

Photo book many places where you can do these makes an amazing present.

weekend away

tickets to theatre show

For my mums 60th, I made a dvd slideshow (using windows movie maker) of her life, set to music and with captions etc. She loved it.

also, does she have any family videos? if so, you could get them put onto dvd.

Hi Salad
Just wondering if you found something nice to give your Mum for her 50th?

for anyone looking at photo books - BIG W photobooks are on special again at the moment. the cheapest (8inch square) soft cover book isn't bad - if you're wanting to do something spesh, maybe do a hard cover one...

Jazahmum - aww thats so nice of you to ask, sorry i havent been back in here to thank you for your ideas, I have just been flat out, organising a party for 50 odd people with a little one and cooking everything yourself is such a big task.

We havent got her anything yet, we were just going to contribute to her wishing well and then she could use all the money and get exactly what she wanted, however I AM SO ANNOYED on the invites I wrote a little poem requesting gift vouchers or money anonymously, and not one person contributed to it they all brought presents that are of no use - the exact thing we were trying to avoid, how much freakin body wash does one person need , seriously.

Thats so annoying Salad, for my dad's 70th when people rang and ased what to get him (as most did) I said Bunnings or Borders vouchers and he got heaps which he loved.

Yeah thats right I think the older people get the better cash and vouchers are - they have got everything they need really

Hi Salad
That's a shame that no one did what you recommended. It's so much easier to give cash than to think about what to buy for someone!
Sounds like you were super busy!

SUPER busy I am actually glad its over.
Love your avvy by the way!!!! :)