What started off as a Mother’s Day gift has turned out to be the gift that keeps on giving.

Sisters MaryAnna and Morgan Davis worked for two days to make their mom, Deonna, a thoughtful gift. Wanting to use recyclable items, these girls put their creativity to the test as they constructed a picturesque wheelbarrow full of mom’s favorite things.

Using potting soil for the foundation, these young ladies added a beach scene, a horse corral, a bed and breakfast, patriotic flag, even a gravel walkway to their gift.

Although, they came up with the idea on their own, the Davis daughters aren’t taking all the credit.

“Without Aunt Nancy, we couldn’t have done it,” they said.

Nancy Nolin, owner of Springville Florist, was happy to help her nieces.

“It took a while. We sketched it out and planned it for a while,” said Nolin. “They ate a lot of popsicles to get the sticks for their fence.”

Adding special touches such as a mail slot where the girls leave handwritten notes for their mom and seashells from their own collection, complete with one from Hawaii, MaryAnna and Morgan had one goal in mind—to make their mom smile.

Excited to make their next wheelbarrow work of art, the girls already have their sights on making one for Dad on Father’s Day.

“We’ll put a fishing pond and poles,” said MaryAnna.

Incorporating other holidays into their innovative idea, Morgan said you could change it out throughout the year, while MaryAnna offered up ideas of what she would use.

“For Valentine’s Day you could put little heart candies and at Christmas, we could use lights.”

As students at Ashville Middle and Elementary Schools, 11-year-old MaryAnna says social studies is her favorite subject, while seven-year-old Morgan enjoys art.

Encouraging other youngsters to partake in summer projects like this, the girls said their idea began because they realized what they wanted to use didn’t have to be thrown away.

“We need to thank Uncle Larry for helping us put this together,” said Morgan.

After all their hard work, the girls couldn’t wait to unveil the work of art to their mom.

“We told her to close her eyes. She came inside and said, ‘I love it,’” said MaryAnna.

“I was excited,” said Deonna.

Morgan added, “We’re happy to have our family.”

Looking forward to their next project, MaryAnna and Morgan are accepting wheelbarrow, wagon or other recyclable items.

If you have a donation, please stop by Springville Florist or Eclipz on Main Street in Springville or call 205-467-3430.

Honored to have helped her nieces, Nolin said, “They’re giving kids. They’re so precious to think of other people.”