As far as handmade Mother’s Day gifts go, this might be the sweetest idea ever.
To celebrate mom’s first Mother’s Day ever, a newborn named Olivia and her Golden Retriever Lady created a painting using blackberries for “ink.”
A video posted to their TikTok account @ladyandtheblues shows dad grinding up the blackberries in a granite mortar before dipping Olivia’s tiny hand and Lady’s paw into the bowl and pressing them onto paper.
He then embellished the image with hand painted flowers, along with artfully writing Olivia and Lady’s name.
He even dressed the two in perfectly matching purple outfits. Nice one dad.
As for the inspiration behind the blackberry ink, credit apparently belongs to Olivia, who gave dad the idea “when she stained her dress” eating them.
Still, folks in the comments section rightfully praised dad for this amazingly thoughtful and creative gift.
“This is the best and cutest Mother’s day gift,” one viewer wrote.
“The way I would cry,” wrote another.
Watch for yourself. As the caption suggests, it is “berry cute indeed.”
@ladyandtheblues Berry cute, yes🥹🫐? Olivia gave me this idea when she stained her dress eating blackberries🐶💜👶🏻 #babyanddog #mothersdaygift #sisters #dogsofttiktok ♬ Somewhere only we know cover – Sofía
The overwhelmingly positive response to this video show not that simple, yet sentimental gifts can make a huge impact—particularly for new moms who might want a memento of this fresh chapter.
And this idea is so easy to customize. Instead of blackberries, you could use a fruit ink or non toxic pain in mom’s favorite color, or buy jewelry with both baby and pup’s birthstones in it. Even a nicely framed photo is a nice touch.
But please, if you can, arrange matching outfits for the day. Cause how freaking adorable is that?