A Reflective Mother’s Day Vignette

I do not necessarily decorate for Mother’s Day per se, but it is a special day which should be honored. As Mother’s day approaches, I have had thoughts and feelings about motherhood, both towards my own mother and towards myself as a mother to my children. This reflective Mother’s Day decor vignette is in honor of these feelings and for appreciation to the two fantastic humans who call me mom.

The key to this vignette is the meaning behind all the pieces, which makes me the person and mother I am today. I know it sounds a bit deep or out there, but it’s not that complicated. It’s simply things that remind me of my mother and of my children, who are the people who call me mom.

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Inspiration for the Reflective Mother’s Day Vignette

The inspiration for this vignette was simply the photographs. I wanted the pictures of what the word mom resonates with me. So simply, a picture of my mom and a picture of my children. This is the personal definition of “mom” for me in a nutshell. I normally do not use many personal photographs in decor vignettes, but that’s why this one is a little bit different in a special way.

Unfortunately, I lost my mom at a youngish age of 17, and both of my children are young adults and older than I was when I lost my mom. I reflect on this all the time. I am so grateful I experienced both of my children graduate high school. Although I did not have the benefit of seeing my son walk the stage since he’s a class of 2020 kid, but hopefully I will see him do it next month as he graduates college.

I am grateful to have close relationships with both our kids. I am grateful our kids enjoy spending time with us parents. The thought that this is due to the fact we instilled “family” values into our kids is not lost on me, which was in turn instilled by my parents in me. Family is everything.

All the Pieces of the Reflective Mother’s Day Vignette

Photographs

As I stated above the photos are the stars, but they do not necessarily “steal” the show. Actually, I am probably the only one who knows or will notice their importance.

I originally chose a picture of the Masterpiece littles, but finally decided to use a current photo, which personified their station in life now. I love the people they have become and adulting with our children is a privilege that I fully appreciate.

Religious Touches

This vignette is set on the bombe chest in the foyer where my Santos bust sits most of the time. I like to decorate with bits of religious and spiritual touches here and there. That, I know is 100% instilled by my mother. She decorated with many religious artifacts, influenced by European decor aesthetics. As a young child, I wasn’t a fan, but here we are.

The Santos bust is sitting on a stack of vintage books and wearing my mother’s rosary beads, which I held walking down the aisle when I married Mr. M. She was there in spirit with me. Although, I am no longer a “practicing” Catholic and consider myself a Christian, I fully appreciate all the beliefs my upbringing has instilled in me.

Vintage Book

As a nod to the special day I found this book while antiquing last year and had to pick it up. The booked was priced a little bit higher than I usually like to pay for vintage books, but this is one of those instances where I decided to splurge.

Obviously I loved the title, but I also loved the coloring and condition of the book. Plus the graphic on the front cover its everything. It’s so lovely.

Organic Pieces

As you all well know, I love my organic touches. The boxwood orb usually sits in the urn I up-cycled a few years ago {refreshing urn transformation part deux}. Plus I have some faux and preserved florals in the special vase my friend gifted me at Christmas.

Also a small moss ball sits on a silver chalice to round out the organic feels. Moss balls are a fabulous decor accent in so many ways.

Miscellaneous Details

There’s a couple of other details which make me smile. The hanky sitting on the silver cup, peaking under the moss ball is a recent buy here {2nd hand shopping at the Great Junk Hunt}. The colors are perfect for me and my mom’s name is Margarita, which means daisy in Spanish.

The other detail I love is the little thrifted basket I recently repurposed. You can read all about it here {easy thrift storer basket make-over in 3 ways}. I still cannot believe this great basket only cost me a dollar.

Closing Thoughts on the Reflective Mother’s Day Vignette

The little decor vignette, honoring Mother’s Day, sits on the bombe chest in the foyer. We walk through the foyer countless times a day since it’s in the middle of the house The foyer divides the bedrooms, which is what I call the private part of the house, from the public side, which includes the kitchen, dining, living and family rooms, etc.

Anyway, my point is that we walk by this little vignette multiple times per day. Every single time I appreciate it, bringing a smile to my face. Neither of my children will be home for Mother’s Day but they are always with me. And I do still have {Misty}, my fur baby.

I wish everyone a brilliant Mother’s Day and thank you for visiting me today. This one was from the heart.

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Mother’s are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they are still holding the family together.”

Susan Gale

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