{"id":213,"date":"2010-05-03T11:19:16","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=213"},"modified":"2013-11-28T03:15:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T08:15:49","slug":"detroit-free-press-feature-5110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/detroit-free-press-feature-5110\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Free Press Feature 5.1.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/article\/20100501\/FEATURES01\/5010348\/1025\/features\/Simple-ways-to-melt-Moms-heart\" target=\"_blank\">Simple ways to melt Mom&#039;s heart<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Think photos, handwritten notes and gifts with a personal touch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px\">BY CHRISTY STRAWSER<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px\">FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px\">(excerpt)<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead of emptying the piggy bank to dazzle your favorite maternal<br \/>\nfigure on May 9, simply try making Mom feel special. Fun, sentimental<br \/>\ngifts go a long way when it comes to Mother&#039;s Day.<br \/>\nThink photos, special messages or a night out on the town. Avoid that<br \/>\nlast-minute trip to the mall and look around at some smaller shops in<br \/>\nyour area. Your gift might even be right in your house &#8212; some of the<br \/>\nmost precious Mother&#039;s Day presents are homemade. Here are some<br \/>\nnontraditional ideas for Mother&#039;s Day:<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20134805776e5970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mom press2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20134805776e5970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20134805776e5970c-800wi\" title=\"Mom press2\" \/><\/a> <br \/><strong>Think small.<\/strong> Catching Fireflies, a gift store in downtown<br \/>\nBerkley and Rochester, has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/mom-magnet.html\" target=\"_blank\">magnet<\/a> with a message that says, &quot;Even if<br \/>\nshe weren&#039;t my mom, I would go out of my way to be friends with her.&quot; The tiny piece from artist Leigh Standley will melt mom&#039;s heart for $5.&#160;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;You want something really personal that shows you appreciate her,&quot;<br \/>\nsaid Danielle Delong, of Troy, manager of Catching Fireflies in<br \/>\nBerkley.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e201348057786d970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mom press1\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e201348057786d970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e201348057786d970c-800wi\" title=\"Mom press1\" \/><\/a> <br \/><strong>Frame it.<\/strong> If digital doesn&#039;t appeal, keep it simple by picking<br \/>\nup a message frame at a place like Catching Fireflies, where beautiful<br \/>\nand simple statement frames that say things like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/-%27we-love-grandma%27-simple-statement-frame.html\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;We love grandma,&quot;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/%27best-mom-ever%27%27-simple-statement-frame.html\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;Best Mom Ever,&quot;<\/a> and others are $33.50.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20134805778ef970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mom press3\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20134805778ef970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20134805778ef970c-800wi\" title=\"Mom press3\" \/><\/a> <br \/> <strong>Grow it.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/sunflower-garden-in-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sunflower Garden in a Bag<\/a> Coloring Kit, $14.95, at Catching Fireflies. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/detroit-free-press-feature-5110\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/detroit-free-press-feature-5110\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple ways to melt Mom&#039;s heart Think photos, handwritten notes and gifts with a personal touch BY CHRISTY STRAWSER FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER (excerpt) Instead of emptying the piggy bank to dazzle your favorite maternal figure on May 9, simply try making Mom feel special. Fun, sentimental gifts go a long way when it comes to Mother&#039;s Day. Think photos, special messages or a night out on the town. Avoid that last-minute trip to the mall and look around at some smaller shops in your area. Your gift might even be right in your house &#8212; some of the most precious Mother&#039;s Day presents are homemade. Here are some nontraditional ideas for Mother&#039;s Day: Think small. Catching Fireflies, a gift store in downtown Berkley and Rochester, has a magnet with a message that says, &quot;Even if she weren&#039;t my mom, I would go out of my way to be friends with her.&quot; The tiny piece from artist Leigh Standley will melt mom&#039;s heart for $5.&#160; &quot;You want something really personal that shows you appreciate her,&quot; said Danielle Delong, of Troy, manager of Catching Fireflies in Berkley. Frame it. 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