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Mother’s Day Gift Guide with Amazing Giveaways!

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Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and if your loved ones have repeatedly said they don’t know what to get for you or you are racking your brain to find the perfect something for the special mother figure in your life, I present the Tech Savvy Mama Mother’s Day Gift Guide.

This guide represents products that either I use or covet. I’ve also included ideas for gift certificates. Happy shopping!

For the Accessorized Mom:

GIVEAWAY: Trufflebeads a new collection of unique jewelry that exudes color and creativity for the woman who has a palate for spectacular taste. Handmade by the Zulu women in South Africa using the traditional craft of beadwork, this collection of contemporary jewelry offers mouthwatering colors of beautifully beaded truffle balls using thousands of tiny glass beads. The unique Trufflebeads jewelry collection is composed of various styles of necklaces, bracelets and earrings. The collection features nine individual styles, in a wide assortment of color combinations to match any outfit. And I just love that each piece is individually made by the African women to help support their lives and their families. One lucky Tech Savvy Mama reader will win this Trufflebeads bracelet (worth $45) by commenting below.

Julian + Co.– Last year Tech Savvy Daddy bought me a Birth Necklace ($59 and up) for Mother’s Day and I love it. Not only do I get compliments whenever I wear it but it goes with everything and it is a nice way to keep my kids close to my heart at all times. With a wide selection of personalized jewelry it is easy to find something for every mom and budget. Order by April 27th for Mother’s Day delivery!

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • Sundance whose droolworthy catalog is full of truly unique jewelry.
  • Tiffany & Co. because there’s just something about that little blue box and their gorgeous website makes it almost too easy to shop!

For the Rockin’ Mom:

GIVEAWAY: Rocknoceros‘ PINK CD- Tired of listening to the same old kids’ music in the minivan? Update your collection with Rocknoceros’ newest album, PINK! A tried and true Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer favorite. And yes, one of my faves too!  Download from iTunes ($9.99) or order from Amazon ($13.99).  Click here for my full review and leave a comment to win your very own copy.

GIVEAWAY: Billy Jonas Happy Accidents CD ($21.49)- This brand new CD is sold out on Amazon and has gotten rave reviews from fans. We always love listening to new music and Billy Jonas is right up there with Rocknoceros’ PINK! as a new fun family album! I have 2 copies of Happy Accidents to give away! Comment below to win!

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • iTunes to download the latest non-kid music!
  • TicketMaster for a date night concert of her choice

For the Gourmet Mom:

Taste This! Cookbook by Gina von Esmarch ($30) – Simple tasty food with fresh ingredients is the mantra in our house so I’m always on the lookout for wonderful new cookbooks that will meet my criteria. One new cookbook I adore is Taste This! Author Gina Von Esmarch’s new book is filled with delicious easy to follow recipes whose everyday ingredients are probably pantry staples. I love that none of the ingredient lists for Gina’s 65 recipes are long. The layout is very friendly with the recipes on the right side and a gorgeous picture of the dish on the left. The pictures certainly are fun for my children to see and serve as great visuals for the finished product. Available from BowlLicker.com.

GIVEAWAY: See’s Candies– If mom has a sweet tooth like me, only See’s will do. I absolutely adore See’s and you will too after you taste their delectable chocolates. Win a $25 gift certificate to choose your own custom mix or pick a selection of goodies from their website.

GIVEAWAY: The Fragrance Collection by Glade ($5.99 and up)- The Fragrance Collection by Glade is a new line of affordably priced high quality line that includes multi-wick soy based candles, single wick candles, and reed diffusers. I recently received a Currents & Acai soy based multi-wick candle with three wicks that is housed in a glass container with a shiny silver lid, and has a burn time of 35 hours. Being a fan of candles that don’t overpower the room, I have to say that the scent is marvelous and makes a great kitchen candle. I can’t wait to pick up a candle in the Sheer White Cotton, Lotus Bamboo, and McIntosh Apple scents! Win your very own Fragrance Collection Candle by commenting below!

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • Williams Sonoma because Mommy needs the bigger 7 quart Le Creuset to keep our family well fed. Hint hint Tech Savvy Daddy!
  • King Arthur Flour which is THE resource for amazing products for the home-baking enthusiast and their catalog is simply droolworthy.
  • Stonewall Kitchen– Home décor, the yummiest jams, products from The Barefoot Contessa herself, and amazing mixes. Mmmm…The Mimosa Jam makes me want to move to Maine!

For the Snap Happy Mom:

GIVEAWAY: CVS Photo Center has a wide selection of gifts that make it easy to take all those digital pictures and do something with them. We recently had professional photos taken by the very talented Aleksandra Gajdeczka (highly recommended to you DC Metro families!) and transformed a family photo into a photo canvas. CVS’ Online Photo Center made it easy for me to crop, drag, and drop. Our canvas was done and ordered in 10 minutes and arrived at our door 3 days later. Yes, 3 days later! CVS has affordable gifts that even a procrastinator can make in time for delivery for Mother’s Day! Win a photo book from CVS Photo Center by commenting below!

Casio Exilim Digital Camera ($249)- This 12 MP camera just arrived on my doorstep for me to review and already I love its compact size, huge 2.7” screen and cool features. I don’t know of any other camera that has anything like Dynamic Photo which allows the photographer to cut out the main subject of interest in an image that has just been captured and then combine it with another image to form the background! Look for a full Tech Savvy Mama review soon!

T-Mobile Cameo Digital Picture Frame ($39.99 plus $1.99/month service)- This is something Tech Savvy Daddy reviewed over the holidays and I just loved because of the ability to e-mail pictures to the frame. Yes, e-mail pictures to the picture frame! The ability to share pictures by sending them to the frame makes this a wonderful gift for a long distance relative who loves seeing pics of your kids! Read the full review here to see how it works.

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • procure a local professional photographer for a family photo shoot

For the Tech Savvy Mom:

GIVEAWAY: Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 ($29.95)- Being a mom on the go who is constantly connected to the computer, I love my Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000s. I keep one in my laptop bag at all times and love that mine is a dazzling pink, is compact, and is one of the most comfortable mice I have ever used. I also like that it functions as a wireless mouse but has a snap-in receiver that plugs into your USB port to help conserve battery life. Win a Mobile Mouse in the color of your choice!

Eye-Fi– While I haven’t tried this myself, I love the idea that Eye-Fi allows users to instantly upload pictures and video to wifi networks and sites like Flickr and Picasa. As much as I love my digital camera, when I plug it in, the pictures go directly into my photo library and I have to transfer them into Picasa. Perhaps Eye-Fi would save me some time by eliminating that final step.

GIVEAWAY: Nectar Bluetooth Headset Holder– Tired of digging for that pesky Bluetooth headset? Nectar has developed stylish jewelry to hold your Bluetooth headset for when it isn’t being used. Wear your headset as part of a Nectar necklace and never fumble for it again. Win a Swarovski® crystal model ($24.99) to keep track of your Bluetooth while still remaining fashionable!

Vivienne Tam HP Mini 1000 ($699)- Reading Beth Blecherman’s reviews little “digital clutch” of this darling makes me want to get one. Read her TechMamas reviews to hear about the tech specs, see how stylish it is, and how easy it is to tote around everywhere!

Or get a gift certificate to:

For the Literate Mom:

What to Read When- The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child and All the Best Times to Read Them ($16.95) by Pam Allyn. This is a great new guide that celebrates storytelling and reading aloud to your children. Allyn is a mother and educator who wrote her book to help parents create memories through reading stories aloud. I highly recommend placing this indispensible guide on your bookshelf along with Barry Brazelton because it provides an annotated list of over 300 titles that address childhood themes and provides recommendations for children at every age from birth to 10 years.

GIVEAWAY: Little Scholastic’s books are a favorite in our house. Captain Computer has been in love with the titles that we have from the Little Scholastic line because the books features rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text, interactive components, and familiar subjects which are formatted to delight babies, toddlers, and parents. I like giving the Little Scholastic books as baby gifts because each book has a guide for parents on how to introduce the concepts to kids depending on their age on the back. Win a bundle of Little Scholastic books by commenting below!

The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl by Karen Burns ($14.95)- Little Miss Techie was born and I bid adieu to the work world in favor of staying home. A year and a half later, I was back only to leave in another year when Captain Computer was born. So in my 5 years as a mom, I’ve been a SAHM, WAHM, WOHM, and PT WOHM. Regardless of what mom acronym you currently are and what stage of your career you are in, Working Girl offers practical advice in an easy to read format for all women. Using her many adventures in the working world, each of Karen Burns’ chapters pairs a story from one of her jobs with career and life lessons that will make you feel better about the work world!

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • alibris for that rare first edition she’s always been looking for

For the Mom with Gift of Gab:

VTech DS6121 Cordless Phone ($49.95)- This lightweight, sleek phone with large buttons and a built in speakerphone is a stylish compliment to any home décor. It uses a different frequency (DECT) that Tech Savvy Daddy says is the new standard in the US which prevents it from interfering with wifi. This phone also has excellent range. While I really love its phone’s silver metallic finish, Captain Computer is a fan of the blue backlit keypad.

GIVEAWAY: T-Mobile MOTO w233 Renew is a wonderful new phone that is the world’s first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles. Treat mom to a new eco-friendly phone and get it free with a 2 year contract or win one by commenting on this post.

OverBoard Waterproof Gadget Cases from ThinkGeek ($24.99-34.99)- Even though these gadget cases are designed to be use for cameras, GPS systems, and MP3 players, I highly recommend that iPhone users get one. I’ve had two friends whose iPhones have gone for a swim and while one recovered, the other one has died a water logged death, making it a very expensive iPod Touch. Don’t let that happen to your mom’s beloved iPhone!

For the Mom with the Green Thumb:

GIVEAWAY: Who doesn’t like flowers? 1-800-Flowers.Com has launched a new movement for Mother’s Day called Spot a Mom that celebrates all the unique types of Moms in the world. Since no two moms are the same use their fun digital guide to find the floral arrangement that would best suit your mom’s personality and lifestyle. Visit the 1-800-Flowers.Com Facebook page, become a fan, and get a promo code for 15% off all Mother’s Day floral arrangements from their website. Comment to win a $50 gift certificate!

Smith and Hawken Mobile Composter ($250)- Last year we started composting and our compost bin has served as a deer feeding trough because it is open at the top. I covet this Mobile Composter that takes composting to a whole new level. This closed system has mixing fins to break up clumps, vents, a strainer, is critter proof, and has wheels so you can easily transport your new own organic soil around your yard. I’m also a fan of this BioStack Composter ($129).

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • Renee’s Garden – Whether planting a container garden on your back porch or tending to a plot of land, Renee’s offers seeds from around the world, organic seeds, and varieties for the home gardener. I love the gorgeous watercolor paintings that adorn the seed packets.

For the Fit Mom:

Casio Solar Atomic Baby G ($130)- Working out is easier with the new stylish and eco-friendly Solar Atomic Baby G. This new watch features a non-stop tough solar power system that generates electrical power from the sun. The new Beach Baby G is also shock resistant, and has 4 daily alarms, countdown timer, full auto calendar, and has a world time function for 27 cities.
Or get a gift certificate to:

For the Organized Mom:

Green Remember Boards ($42)- This 16” x 16” vintage inspired board will help Mom remember things on her to do list, important dates, or just be a place to hold darling pictures of your loved ones. The hand painted solid wood Remember Board has a hanger in the back and is made by artisans in a 100 year old building that was once a general store, located on the Delaware River about two hours from New York City. Available from The Pajama Squid.

The Sanctuary Charging Haven ($119-139)- With so many gadgets to charge, get organized and have them all in one place and ready to go at all times. I love this simple compact design and the fact that it has a universal charger which enables your cell phone, PDA, Blackberry, iPod, MP3 player, and Bluetooth headset together in one place.

Anne Taintor Fancy File Folders– Spice up the workplace or home office with these file folders with attitude. The retro style and cheeky humor makes working fun. I’m a big fan of their “Stop Me Before I Volunteer Again” file folders but view all captions here.

Or get a gift certificate to:

  • MomAgenda for the most awesome paper calendars and supplies to keep your family organized! MomAgenda is the reason why I can’t give up my spiral bound calendar and next year I’m getting the mine with the new and fabulous metallic cover!

With all these great items being given away, here’s the deal on how to win one of the items above:

Leave a comment below telling me a great gift you have given or received for Mother’s Day and what products above you would be most excited to give/ get this year.

For extra entries, do any or all of the following:

  • Add the new Tech Savvy Mama button to your site and leave a comment with your blog’s URL
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  • Tweet about this giveaway and include a link to your Tweet in your comment. Feel free to Tweet this: @techsavvymama has a great Mother’s Day Gift Guide full of fab giveaways!  http://tiny.cc/bVAkP 
  • Add me to your blogroll and leave a comment containing the URL of your blog

Leave a separate comment for each entry!

I’ll select the winners from all the comments using Random.org and get in touch with you before Mother’s Day so you can surprise that special mom in your life with a little something extra this year!

Fine print: To be eligible, enter by completing the above tasks and leaving your comments by Wednesday, May 6 at 5 pm EST. One person can enter up to 8 times by completing each of the tasks as outlined above. Winner will be chosen at random by Random.org and will need to reply with their mailing address 24 hours to claim their prize. Products will only be shipped within the United States. All giveaways have been graciously provided by the companies. No compensation was received for any products mentioned in this guide.

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  1. jodifur says

    Mothers day came a bit early this year. My husband already got me a 3 stone diamond ring for no reason, so I told him no mothers day/b-day gifts, which happens to be the same day this year.

  5. collyn23 says

    i love the digital photo frame and the laptop. The best mother day present i recieved was a braclet with the birthstone of all my kids on it i loved it and the best one I have given was a photo of all the grandkids together my kids and all the cousins and so on it was hard but fun

  8. Faye @ "Our Family Adventures in Going Green" says

    Thanks again for hosting another great giveaway! I would love a box of See’s Candies, or one of those children’s music CDs to add to the rotation in the car.

    I would have to say the best Mother’s Day gift was one that I gave my mom two years ago. There are so many creative ways to use digital photos now, and I ordered a custom pillow case, woven with my daughter’s baby picture. We live very far away and only get to visit once a year, so it was great for my mom to be able to look over at her couch, and almost imagine her little granddaughter sitting there, with a big smile on her face.

  9. Faye @ "Our Family Adventures in Going Green" says

    Thanks again for hosting another great giveaway! I would love a box of See’s Candies, or one of those children’s music CDs to add to the rotation in the car.

    Please click on my name to follow my blog and Our Family Adventures in Going Green, and to see our blog feed of Tech Savvy Mama!

  10. Faye @ "Our Family Adventures in Going Green" says

    Thanks again for hosting another great giveaway! I would love a box of See’s Candies, or one of those children’s music CDs to add to the rotation in the car.

    Please click on my name to follow my blog and Our Family Adventures in Going Green, and to see our blog entry about this great giveaway!

  18. Bonnie S. says

    My favorite Mother’s Day gift would be plants for my garden.
    I would love the Bluetooth Headset Holder – what a great idea!
    Thanks.

  22. janel says

    I don’t think I have ever gotten anything for Mother’s day from husband or kids except a card, but my mother in law always writes me a nice card and sometimes gives me some jewelry or something sweet. I already follow you on twitter so I tweeted your giveaway. So many fab things. Does it count that I bought myself a nice sunhat from REI yesterday for Mother’s day? 😉 I am coveting a new digital camera and that HP mini! Well heck, anything from the list would be fabulous!

  24. Rebecca Best Hill says

    So hard to pic my favorite! Chocolate is always a hit, but who couldn’t use a new camera! The digital photoframe that you can email too is awesome – what a fab give for a grandparent!!

  29. melanie says

    i think the best present i got for mother’s day was a jewelry box. it was special because my husband had taken my 3-yr-old shopping and usually she picked out something junky. but she saw the jewelry boxes and that was just what i needed! i still have it.

    this year i would love to get a camera like the one you reviewed.

  31. Anonymous says

    MFJ:
    The best gift I’ve gotten for Mother’s Day was a weekend pass to spa/hotel. It was unbelievable! From the products listed, I would be excited to get is the Motorola Renew. It is a green phone which is great. Plus I can really use an update to my current phone.

    watson(at)zerostreet(dot)net

  32. Mama says

    I am looking forward to a good mother’s day this year (my second one). Last year, was a bit chaotic with a new baby in the house. I guess getting something creative and meaningful from my husband would be my wish.

    The 1-800 flowers gift certificate, bracelet, or cd would be the tops on this list.

  36. My life in the Sunshine says

    My best Mother’s Day was the year that I was pregnant with my son. That was the year that I saw my own mother in a new light and the respect that I had for her grew exponentially. I wasn’t yet a mom but I could finally recognize all of the sacrifices that she made for our family and could use her example for what was to come in my own. We didn’t do anything special like exchange gifts or go to dinner. We just talked about the life I had within and how she would be there for me with this new arrival. She didn’t have any special insight or clever stories. She just kept telling me that she would be there when I needed it and she always has and always will.

    In honor of that, she would love the Trufflebeads. What can I say, she’s a Mom but she’s an eccentric woman first!

    Happy Mother’s Day to you, Tech Savvy Mama….

  37. Stimey says

    Great gift ideas! I love the necklaces with the hand and footprints and the names/dates on them. Maybe I should leave some photos of those out for my husband to find.

  38. Mama Bub says

    This year my husband is taking my shopping for mother’s day. Yay for new shoes for Mommy!

    All of the prizes look fabulous, but I’m particularly loving the MomAgenda gift certificate and the eyeFi card.

  40. Navi says

    I think my best mothers day gift to was the digital photo frame I had got for my step mother in law. I never get professional photos but always have digital ones and she takes a lot of digital ones as well. She loved it. I’d given it to her a bit early and it was a good thing because she was just about to buy one for herself…

    And I am dying to taste Sees Candies. I have never had one but keep hearing so much about them.

  41. Asianmommy says

    Last year we gave my mom & mother-in-law ceramic dishes with the girls’ handprints painted on them. So cute!
    My favorite of your offerings is the Vivienne Tam HP Mini 1000. So cool!

  45. 2KoP says

    I gave my mom an orange tree to plant in her yard when she moved to Florida. My kids love to see the flowers and/or fruit whenever we visit. I could really use the Bluetooth Headset holder. I’m forever misplacing mine. Thanks for the chance. Happy mom’s day.

  46. Bonggamom says

    What a great gift guide and giveaway! Last year I got a certificate to a spa — and I’m happy to keep receiving that kind of Mother’s Day present year after year.

  49. Bonggamom says

    I follow TechSavvyMama’s Facebook blog network. Oh, and I forgot to say in my first comment that I would LOVE to win any of these:

    * See’s gift certificate
    * CVS photo book
    * T-Mobile phone
    * Proflowers gift certificate

    Thanks for this great giveaway!

  55. Kirsten says

    I found your blog through a Stimeyland link. I’d love the truffe bead bracelet. My favorite gift is a drawing the kids did at Nursery school, and the teacher made it into a pin. I loved wearing those goofy, charming pictures to work. Other great gifts are any meal that I don’t have to cook!

  61. alexandra says

    I enjoyed anything homemade from my boys for Mother’s day.

    I wold love to win the bundle of Little Scholastic books or either of the music cd’s
    Thanks

  64. Jen says

    I am looking forward to getting a card or homemade gift from my daughter this year now that she’s in school. Someday I hope to give my partner a massage or spa treatment gift certificate for Mother’s Day, although it’s not in the budget right now.

    I would most like to win the See’s Candies!

  65. Amy Starr says

    My favorite Mother’s Day gift is a gift certificate for anything I can do on my own, especially to a coffee shop. How can I choose my favorite giveaway? Hmmm…I love the gift certificate options (see above) 🙂 espec. the iTunes since I just splurged and bought an iPod Touch – love it! THanks!

  66. amweeks says

    Last year I received my favorite Mother’s Day gift! We had just moved into our house here in FL and had a pool for the first time ever! My family got me my very own pool float! You have soooo many great prizes listed in your giveaways! The See’s Candies, the gift certificates, the digital camera & picture frame, and the Vivienne Tam HP Mini is incredible! I’d be thrilled winning ANY of the prizes!

  71. Noelle says

    A hopefully soon-to-be favorite Mother’s Day present I’m giving my mom this year is a private yoga class for my mom, me and my 2 daughters! The flowers would be a nice addition!!

  72. windycindy says

    The first time I received a gift from my two sons on Mother’s Day!
    They went to their Grandparent’s
    home and picked flowers for me.
    I dried them in my Bible.
    All of the gifts are fabulous. A few
    of my favorites are the Trufflebeads
    Bracelet, the gift certificate to
    William Sonoma, the Little Scholastic
    Books, T-Mobile Moto w233 Phone and
    the 1-800-Flower.Com. Please enter me in your marvelous Mother’s Day Giveaway Drawings.
    Thanks very much…..
    Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

  76. janetfaye says

    My favorite Mother’s Day gift was a beautiful tree that my son planted for me.

    I would lbe excited to receive any one of these, Sees Candy, Csio Exilim Digital Camera ,1-800-Flowers.Com and Casio Solar Atomic Baby G.

    Thank you!

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  82. April says

    I am a follower of your tweets (techlovingmom) and I covet that Vivienne Tam netbook! Great giveaway!

  89. Golf Gift Ideas says

    Wow, theres some nice links there – where do you find them all? I’m going to read all those through in detail and apply a few.. Thanks for sharing!

  90. JANET TRUMPER-WHITNEY says

    Great ideas! Thanks for the reminder. Well, I just got a cute gift

    Selecting one gift for dear ones is very tough for me. i always get confused. Thanks for sharing your last minute gift ideas. i like gift certificate gift ideas.

  91. Dirk says

    While people may have different views still good things should always be appreciated. Yours is a nice blog. Liked it!!!

  93. Julia Harpston says

    Hey,

    Been reading your blog for a good few months now, you’ve really an inspiration to people like me! I’ve created my own blog about Gifts for mother and stuff about great gifts and great mother’s. Id be really appreciate if I could get a message back and also if you could link to my blog http://greatgiftsformother.blogspot.com/ – the name of the blog is Gifts for mother
    thanks,
    your inspire me 😀

  94. Jamie says

    The best Mother’s day gift I gave was a locket to my mom from all three of her daughters. It had pictures of her grandchildren in it.

    This year I’d LOVE to receive the gift cerficate for the “Accessorized Mom” to either Julian & Co, Tiffany’s or Sundance! All great prizes…jamiedelight @gmail.com

  97. Nelson Family says

    This year I got my mom a heart necklace and my mother-in-law a photo book. I’d love to win the collection of books or the flower gift card!