In today’s post: Want to give Mom something special this year? Check out all of these easy DIY Mother’s Day gifts – they are beautiful, simple items your mom will love.
Easy DIY Mother’s Day Gifts
It can be hard to know what to get your mom for Mother’s Day – I mean really, what gift conveys how much you appreciate her? Gift cards or gift certificates are always a good option, but if you want to give her something special, make one of the easy DIY gift ideas you’ll find here. You’ll find gifts meant to pamper Mom, gifts that showcase her favorite family photos, and even keepsake gifts that just might make her cry.
Keepsake Gift Ideas
For a really special Mother’s day gift, make Mom a keepsake, like one of these ideas:
Grandma’s handwritten recipe on a tea towel - It’s Always Autumn
Learn how to transfer Grandma’s favorite handwritten recipe from an old recipe card to a kitchen towel for a beautiful heirloom gift that just might make Mom cry with joy. This post explains three different methods for this DIY project.
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DIY Pebble Family Portrait Art | Sense & Serendipity
This DIY pebble family portrait art is easy and inexpensive to make. These make wonderful gifts, can be customized, and look beautiful. Click through to the post to learn how to make one for your mom.
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Family Handprint Tree {great gift idea} - It’s Always Autumn
A family handprint tree makes an adorable keepsake gift! Print the free tree and add the kids' handprints for an inexpensive and easy homemade gift.
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Headshot Shrinky Dink Keychains | What Moms Love
Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? This easy to make craft is a unique & meaningful keepsake for Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa that won’t break the bank.
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How to Turn a Photo into an Illustration - It’s Always Autumn
Learn how easy it is to turn your photos into illustrations! It only takes a few clicks using a $4 app. Makes a wonderful Mother’s Day gift.
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DIY Gifts to Pamper Mom
These pretty DIY gifts are meant to pamper Mom. Find handmade jewelry, DIY sugar scrub, lavender potpourri sachets, and more.
Marbled Clay Ring Dish - A Beautiful Mess
These DIY ring dishes are easy to make and turn out absolutely gorgeous! They are a pretty addition to a shelf or countertop and make it easy for Mom to keep her favorite jewelry organized.
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Lavender Sugar Scrub | Crafts By Amanda
Treat mom or grandma for Mother’s Day with this homemade lavender sugar scrub. It only takes a few supplies and the lavender scent is so relaxing!
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How to Hand Stamp Jewelry: Mother’s Necklace | Crazy Little Projects
This tutorial shows you how easy it is to hand stamp a metal jewelry blank to make a Mother's necklace.
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DIY Marble Jade Earrings and Pendant Necklace - A Beautiful Mess
Make your mom some beautiful jewelry! This pretty marbled jade pendant and earrings are made from polymer clay that you can bake in your oven.
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Slippers Gift Idea for Women | Pretty Providence
Looking for a gift idea for Mom? This easy slippers gift idea is perfect! Stuff the slippers with nail polish, lotions, socks, and more.
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Charming DIY Lavender Sachets with Photos! - Sugar and Charm
DIY Charming Lavender Sachets to keep moths away and freshen your clothes! They make great Mother’s Day gifts when you personalize them with photos!
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Plant and Garden gifts
Moms love flowers! Show her how special she is with these plant and garden gift ideas:
DIY mason jar succulent pots - LollyJane
These DIY painted mason jars made adorable pots for succulents! The tutorial shows you how to paint and distress the jars, and the post also includes printable Mother's Day tags.
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Dollar Store Gardening Gift Idea with Free Printable Watercolor Tag
This pretty Gardening gift basket is put together with items from the dollar store, making it easy AND inexpensive. You can also download a hang painted tag to go with it.
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Pressed Flower Candle | DIY Mother’s day gifts
Isn't this beautiful? This tutorial teaches you how to add pressed flowers to a pillar candle for a stunning DIY gift Mom is sure to love.
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Address Planter Box DIY Tutorial with Faux Succulents
This project is simple to make (less than 30 minutes) and NO TOOLS are needed! Easy, modern, and Mom will love it.
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Wood Shim Planter Box: a DIY that’s easy enough to tackle!
This pretty wood planter box makes a great centerpiece and is made from wood shims so there are no power tools needed! You can leave this project as bare wood, or paint it whatever color you like.
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Potted Herb Gifts - Oh My Creative
Make beautiful potted herb gifts with printable tags for Mother’s Day. This DIY gift is both easy and inexpensive.
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Crafty Gifts
If you want to learn a new craft while making something special for Mom, try one of these ideas:
Finger Knit Blanket - It’s Always Autumn
Mom will love a beautiful, soft finger knit blanket - and you can make one using loop yarn - no knitting or crochet experience required! The blanket will take you a few hours to work up, but you can learn the basic stitch in about 60 seconds and this project is easy to work on while watching your favorite show.
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DIY Teacup Candles - Apple Brides
Teacup candles are a great way to use pretty teacups you can find at the thrift store. Add a favorite candle scent for a gift Mom will love.
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DIY NO SEW ROPE BASKET | Nadine Stay
This DIY rope basket doesn't require any measuring or sewing! Just rope, hot glue, and some time spent gluing while you're watching a show. It's a totally unique DIY gift that you don't need any experience to make.
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DIY Tassel and Macramé keychains - Think.Make.Share.
Download free instructions for macramé keychains. Get inspired to make easy braided and tassel keyrings for keys, backpacks, luggage tags, purses, and more.
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How to Sew a Zip Pouch with a Flat Bottom | Polka Dot Chair
This zip pouch with a flat bottom is an easy, beginning sewing project that's perfect for a Mother's Day gift!
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DIY book picture frame - easy photo craft idea
Learn how to turn a favorite hard-back book into a cool picture frame without harming either the book or the photo! Easy, quick DIY.
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DIY Sharpie Mug and Mug Cake | Princess Pinky Girl
Make Mother’s Day a little sweeter with this adorable DIY Sharpie Mug gift filled with a delicious mug cake. Follow the tutorial to decorate a mug with Sharpies and learn how to make the design permanent.
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DIY Stenciled Tea Towels » Lovely Indeed
Turn plain flour sack towels into modern geometric tea towels using contact paper and paint! This is an easy DIY Mother's Day gift.
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Photo Gifts for Mother’s Day
There aren’t many things I love more than pictures of my family. Check out these DIY Mother’s Day gifts that will showcase her favorite photos:
Personalized Photo Candles - It’s Always Autumn
You can make a personalized photo candle in about 15 minutes for under 5 bucks! This is an easy DIY gift that turns out gorgeous.
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Homemade Mother’s Day Gift-IDEA- DIY ROSE GOLD GIFT
This homemade Mother's Day gift will make any mom smile! Learn how to make this beautiful wood sign with string art and a row of treasured photos.
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Photo collage letters - It’s Always Autumn
Learn how to create photo letters: a photo collage on paper mache letters. This easy craft is a great way to display lots of pictures at once! Grab letters to spell out M-O-M and fill them with photos of her with the family.
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Wood plank photo transfer - It’s Always Autumn
Wood photo transfers can be tricky and time intensive, but this version only takes 10 minutes! The secret is using temporary tattoo paper to easily transfer your photo.
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How to make an Explosion Box - It’s Always Autumn
If you’re looking for an inexpensive gift that’s still cool, make an Explosion Box! You can make this fun box from card stock, and fill it with photos, notes, and even gift cards. Mom will love taking the lid off this box and looking through all the things you've tucked inside!
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Rosmer says
I love all your ideas. Thank you.
Sylvia Sierra says
Hi Autumn! These Mother’s Day gift ideas are awesome. My mama passed away in 2006 but I’m going to make one of these ideas in her honor to have around the house. Thanks so much. Sylvia