For an unexpected alternative to flowers, try this balloon bouquet.

Show mom how much you care by decorating the scene of the celebration with these creative ideas.

For a fresh-looking party table that makes cleanup easy, start with an inexpensive roll of white paper. Use painters' tape to hold the paper down, and decorate with garden-inspired rubber stamps: a hydrangea blossom (blue ink) and a pair of butterflies (red and pink).

Throwing a casual Mother's Day brunch? Add charm to disposable dishes by adding a lacy border using scallop scissors and craft punches.

Use two pieces of crepe paper in coordinating colors to make a beautiful, low-cost runner for your Mother's Day party table.

Dahlialike bursts of color hang from the ceiling, adding charm your Mother's Day brunch or celebration. These tissue paper pom-poms can be made in the size and color of your choice.

Make a cherry blossom branch fashioned into a place card to greet your guests. Press the stem into a small floral frog, about the diameter of a quarter. Wrap a piece of pale-green grosgrain ribbon around the base, and secure with double-sided tape. Cut a leaf from a similar shade of vellum, write the invitee's name, and attach to the side of the branch using a hot-glue gun.

Give Mother's Day party decorations a lift with a flock of colorful paper butterflies.

Mom will love it when you display memorable photos with this simple sewing project that uses paper instead of fabric.

Mini oranges tucked inside strips of folded parchment paper bring warm color to your Mother's Day party table. Punch leaves from heavy paper, and have guests' names calligraphed. Tie on with waxed twine.

Use coordinating colors of seam binding to make flirty skirts for a pair of stacked cake stands, and then continue the theme with a free-flowing chandelier.

Leftover paper gets a fresh start when used to make these shimmering streamers, perfect for an elegant Mother's Day get-together. We used metallic paper to make streamers of shimmering circles that descend from above.

With a few snips and folds, and a little imagination, you can turn humble paper bags into party-perfect decorations.

Perfect for an outdoor celebration for Mother's Day, these bright boxes are sure to light up the party.

Create an hors d'oeuvre centerpiece that recalls a vegetable patch.

Use your mom's initials to make monogram pins, napkin rings, and place cards from colorful chipboard letters.

Add festive flair by making these paper place cards in your mom's favorite color.

Fashion your Mother's Day celebration table with one (or several) of these pretty pedestals made from cake stands. They raise decorations and sweets high, elevating offerings in every sense. The displays here -- small stands atop large ones -- show off pots (actually teacups and votive holders) of miniature African violets and stacks of cookies whose ribbons repeat the colors of the flowers.

Give mom and her guests a sunny surprise: Trim sunflower stems short, so they fit into juice glasses. Cut paper into petal shapes and write guests' names on them. Then add an extra petal to each flower with dots of tacky white glue.

Give your Mother's Day celebration an extra pop of color with graphic medallion embellishments.

Create this fun and whimsical stand to hold candy and other treats at your Mother's Day celebration.

Brighten up your Mother's Day table with napkin rings made from crepe paper and ribbon.