for some reason, i am completely and totally stumped about mother’s day this year. i just can’t get it together to locate The Perfect Gift for my oh-so-fabulous mother.

if only she were going to be in the san francisco area for the big day, my problems would all be solved. thanks to the amazing poppytalk, i stumbled on this truly fantastic gift idea. the lovely people at branch floral design and small stump are hand delivering the above. it’s a gorgeous floral arrangement in a birch bark vase (how cool is that?), presented on a bed of wheatgrass set in a reuseable tray, and topped off with a lovely, scented pansy sachet…all for an incredibly reasonable $100.

i think it’s the prettiest thing i’ve seen in a long time, and it literally hurts my heart that i can’t find a way to get it chez maman.

man, 10 minutes on sigerson morrison’s website, and i’m as smitten as i was when i first discovered the line years ago. i’m not saying there aren’t some definite misses in the collection from time to time, but overall…yum.

honestly, these orange patent heels are just fabulous, though. my favorite thing about all of my sigerson shoes is that they’re just a little bit eccentric, but in that timeless way that keeps me going back, no matter what’s “in” that season. my green suede d’orsays are still among my all-time favorite purchases. and i can definitely see these beauties being next on the list.

of course, i’d probably get more wear from these lovely patent flats…as i live in flats 95% of the time. but the heels are just so fun and exciting. hmm.

check out all of the pretties here or here…happy spring!