Printable View
I serioulsy need some idea's.
I usually end up buying her jewellery, but I don't think she's really into it. I've only ever seen her wear a bracelet I bought, albiet all the time, so that's a win XD
I really hate buying junky usless things for gifts...
So, inspire me ladies... What are you getting your MIL?
we got a digital photoframe,pre loaded with 50or so pics of the kiddos
A photobook full of pics of her and family
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Arsenic?!
A calander and a photoframe.
:rofl:!:
She already has one of those digital photoframe things... and for mothers day and her birthday i have given her framed pictures of DS :redface: I think she might kill me if I give her more photos!
Does she read?... Cookbooks are good if she cooks...?
Does she get pampered anymore? Maybe a massage or day spa voucher?
I'm giving mine a new granddaughter...not sure how you feel about one of those... :rofl:
Gawsh, My uterus would have to be set on microwave to bust one of those out in time :p:
Hrmm... I know she reads. She likes autobiographies I think. She's not really girly girl. I don't know if she'd like getting a massage... who am I kidding? who doesn't like a massage. Might look into that one and encourage her inner priss out! XD
I got mine a little packet of clinic perfumes. 60 bucks.. meh
coal?
She is getting a whole stack of clear plastic shoeboxes to store her shoe collection in! A scarf, some handcream and a tea-towel with a picture that DD1 did on it.
Mineral Make up, she picked it and a sussan's voucher :)
I made my MIL a bag, and am also giving her a bar of soap from Fresh Cut Soap Co. Might sound boring, but it's really nice soap!
i would tell yout o get the same as i got my MIL but you MIL may end up hating me lol :D
i second the massage kinda thing!
well. you'd know!!:
I am making a painting of DS's hand and foot prints a canvas and then sticking photos of the grandparents with DS on them. We are also going to take pics of DS doing the finger painting and stick them on too :) Plus I've picked out a few of my fav pics of DS and they will go on there as well along with a couple of dh and I with him :) I can't wait to do it this weekend!
calendar made via snapfish of DD's Kinder photo's from the year ... but need something else so thanks for this thread and hope 'more' ideas are still coming here :D
This year she lucked out totally and we're getting her EXACTLY what she has requested :
Nuthin' :lol:
LOL Disclaimer: we are not usually this extravagent.
We got MIL a calenderr with photos of all the grandkids, an xbox 360 arcade and an external hard drive :) lol and a handmade card from DD
Nothing Nothing Nothing... Diddly squat....
got my MIL a joint pressie with my SIL (SIL still lives at home...it's weird but they'll love it) from Red Balloon Days, a high tea for 2 at a fancy hotel in the city.
Some of these will be good for my mum too! Forgot about her XD
My MIL is getting a digital scrapbook that I made. I wouldn't normally spend that much time or money on her, but I made it for my Mum. Was easy to order 2 copies!
last year I bought my MIL a photo set, the boxes all stacked into each other...
she has lots of photo's around her place... and I have never seen it up yet... hmmm
This year I asked DH what we should get her, and suggested as a joke a mitre 10 gift voucher... which he jumped at and thought it was a great idea!
10 mins later he says... what did we get her for her birthday and last christmas... and I said.... drumroll......
"A MITRE 10 GIFT VOUCHER!"
LOLZ
:ROFL::
We bought MIL a hand blown champagne flute with a turtle pattern, from a local gallery. Very elegant and unique (she loves turtles). We probably should have bought two? :dunno: Oh well, she lives alone....And a bottle of lemon myrtle body wash.....
I got MIL a beautiful Royal Doulton Nativity Set..... So hard to get a woman a gift who already has everything! She loves that sort of stuff, so I'm sure it will be a win.
sounds lovely, what does lemon myrtle smell like? (I've never heard of it before ):
Lemon Myrtle is an Australian native rainforest tree. It has a lemony scent (surprise, surprise!) but is more fruity and fresh than citrusy...I find it hard to describe smells...I just know if I like them or not!:
MIL wants money in a card to go towards a nice big thing she wants, so we are putting $50 in a card for the both of them :D
Sounds lovely, I'm a bit like you, hard to describe them! lol:
Might have to have a look see if I can find some, might be a nice change :)
Thanks for the idea :D
I got my MIL and GMIL a hand painted pot each with Grandma and Nan on them, that's what the kids call them. They're also getting a couple of photos.
I haven't bought them presents in years because they are serial re-gifters and I've lost count of all the presents we've gotten back the year after we've given them. I figured they can't give me back pots that say nan or grandma. Well not for a very long time anyway :rofl:
We're doing a homemade christmas this year, so she is getting some of DS old formula tins, spray painted, with ds's hand prints on them and herbs potted in. We also made a air-dried clay strawberry collecting basket since they have alot of strawberry plants in their garden.
Photo coasters with pics of the kids
I got her the Maggie Beer cookbook....big huge one that I've always wantd to get for her. Also some photos of the kids so she can put them into frames of HER choice!
My MIL seems to hate everything I buy for them inc $160 worth of family portraits that we gave them one year. She wanted her darling son to do an Astronomy Star Trail for xmas :rolleyes: So now I just give them food.
Seriously considering a box of BEAUTIFUL and YUMMY home made chocs
...laced with a very strong laxative.
:rofl::