Article: Trade Flowers That Fade for Long-Lasting Personal Gifts This Mother's Day.

SAN LEANDRO, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- More than one flower in five will be purchased for Mother's Day, ahead of Easter, Passover, Valentine's Day and Thanksgiving. And the average cut flower bouquet lasts less than a week. This year, tens of thousands of children will turn away from gifts that wilt to personalized Mother's Day gifts that last for many years to come.

-- What's in Mom's treasure chest? Mom collects mementos from her kids' lives -- from first locks of hair to annual school photos. A new product from CafePress.com etches Mom's favorite photo of her child or grandchild (the one with braces and a bad haircut) into the elegant tile cover of a personalized ...






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