17 Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts Your Mom Will Absolutely Love

Do you prefer making homemade Mother’s Day gifts? Looking for something fun and creative for Mom this year?

Spring will soon be upon us, which means Mother’s Day will be here before you know it. Some of us are great at coming up with gifts for Mom (and if you’re lucky, your mother will start dropping hints in a few weeks).

However, many moms are happier with personalized gifts. Homemade gifts show a lot of thought, time and effort. Plus, they come from the heart. If you want to make your mom happy this year, why not consider personalized gifts for Mother's Day?

Here is a list of DIY gifts for Mom you can easily make at home. So, dig out your craft box and start making those Mother’s Day Gifts!

Spray Paint Floral Art

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Not everyone is crafty, but this pretty floral print is so simple that anyone can make it. All you need is a spray paint, flowers and a canvas. You mom will love showing off this homemade canvas art to all her friends.

Homemade Herbal Teas

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We are certain that your mother will love to relax with a cup of homemade herbal tea. Made from freshly dried fruits, herbs, and flowers, every cup tastes like heaven. You can find DIY herbal teas recipes on sites such as Pinterest or use our recipe.

DIY Photo Frame

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Homemade picture frames make great sentimental Mother’s Day gifts. You can hand paint the frame and decorate it with shells, buttons, sequence, ribbons, or whatever your heart desires. Use your mom’s favorite family photo, and she will be sure to tear up at this thoughtful gift!

Homemade Tote Bag

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This handy bag can be used for grocery shopping, laundry, or a day on the beach. Look at this adorable cactus print! You can make it by yourself using ink and special stamps.

Marble Mugs Set

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Everyone can do this bright fancy mugs by yourself. All you need are several white ceramic mugs of any shape you like and nail polishes. Drop the polish into a wide vessel with water and dip the cup. The thin layer of polish will adhere to the mug leaving beautiful stains. Do the same with other mugs and you'll get fancy set like this.

Homemade Bath Salt

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Pamper Mom with this luxurious bath salt. There are plenty of easy DIY recipes online for aroma salt, bubble bath, or even bath bombs. And you might already have most of the ingredients handy. Package it in a glass milk bottle or Mason jar and adorn it with some pretty dried flowers and ribbons.

Sewing Pattern Floral Arrangement

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This simple hand-crafted floral arrangement will brighten up any room.

1. Cut six 7-inch squares from the sewing pattern. Stack and fold these squares to form a 7-inch pattern like a rectangle, and snip off the corners.
2. Twist a wire floral stem around the center. Make sure it is tight.
3. Fan the paper out and pull apart to create a blossom.
4. Arrange in a beautiful vase. Bonus points, if this homemade vase is like the one described further!

Family Tree

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Your mom will love this homemade antique frame with your family tree. Bonus points, if you include some vintage family photos of your ancestors!

Sentimental Recipe Holder

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Create a recipe holder for Mom so that she could beautifully display her recipes out of harm’s way while cooking and still have them close enough to read, if needed.

Stain a piece of pine board with hot glue and add some family photos or her favorite quote. Or, hand paint a design. Then hot glue some clips for her to display her recipes while cooking.

DIY Ribbon Vase

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This bright and cheery vase will beautifully compliment the sewing pattern flowers in the aforementioned tutorial. And your mom will appreciate the extra effort that went into this beautiful arrangement.

1. Find an oversized vase.
2. Choose brightly colored and/or patterned ribbons (polka dots or stripes are always a good choice).
3. Hot glue the ribbon and glue it to the vase.
4. Add the flowers for bonus points!

Raffia Floral Hat

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This classy hat will look great on your mom. You can dress up one of her older hats that needs some sprucing or start from scratch with a new hat.

1. Cut a piece of cardboard so that it’s about one inch in width and 4 inches in length.
2. Cut the raffia to a length of around 6 feet and wrap lengthwise around the cardboard.
3. Slide the raffia off the cardboard carefully.
4. Tie a 2-inch long piece of raffia around the middle of the bundle and snip at both ends.
5. Repeat until you have 4 bundles.
6. Stack the bundles on top of one another, then tie together with a 3-inch piece of raffia in the middle.
7. Fan the bundles to make flowers.
8. To attach to the hat, cut a 4 ft piece of raffia and slide through the center knot of each of the flowers. Bunch the flowers together and tie the raffia around the rim of the hint, trimming off the excess and then fluff out the flowers.

DIY Super Mom Photo Gallery

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Best Mom Cup Gift Idea

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Fabric DIY Sign

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Painted Card Designs

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DIY Statuette Design

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Personalized Frame Gift Idea

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If you simply take a few minutes to make one of those handmade gifts for Mom this Mother’s Day, you will be sure to bring tears of joy to her eyes! Bonus points, if you make a homemade card with a sappy message from the heart!