Mother’s Day is a perfect way to spend some time with your mom. Special Mother’s Day gifts won’t replace your absence from her life during the year, so make a use of every opportunity to visit her and express your love and care.  Bring her flowers for no reason. Don’t wait for Mother’s Day to come.

When that day is finally here plan fun things together, surprise her with a unique mother’s day gift so she can feel special and honored or just be around her like in the old days when you were a little kid and couldn’t live without each other.

My wonderful mom lives on the other side of the earth, and I don’t remember when was the last Mother’s day we spend together.

It is not easy for neither one of us living so far apart but when I go back home to visit I always bring her my love and something original and beautiful to give. Even though we are thousands of miles away, we skype almost every day but is not the same as giving her a real hug.

After I have become a mother, I realized what sacrifices mothers do and the unconditional love they have for their children.

I have always been very close to my mom but now I know in all respects what a mother is capable of doing for her child and how devoted was my mom when my sister and I were growing up.

That is why there is a tradition of giving presents and flowers of appreciations, although my mom always says ”All I want is for us to be together”.

Before I present some of the best mother’s day gift ideas, I wanted to go back in history and search for the roots of this holiday.

On Mother’s Day, we honor our incredible moms. Different parts of the world have various dates in which they celebrate Mother’s Day – usually they fall in the months of March or May.

So when was the first Mother’s Day observed?

It dates back to the age of ancient Greek and Romans.
They were organizing festivities to recognize mother goddesses Cybele and Hilaria.

During the 16 century in some parts of Europe, a holiday was celebrated by Catholic and Protestant Christians called Mothering Sunday.

It falls on the fourth Sunday before Orthodox Christians Easter.

Initially, it was observed as day on which people return to their ”mother” church for a special service but later became an event for honoring the mothers and giving them flowers and presents for appreciation.

In time, this custom slowly vanished before uniting with American Mother’s Day in the early 1920s.

The present American holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908 at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia.

In 1905, following her mother’s death – Anna Jarvis started a campaign to make ”Mother’s Day” accepted holiday in the US.

She wanted to honor her mother by setting a day to pay tribute to all mothers sacrificing for their children more than anyone in the world.

Annas’ mom – Ann Reeves Jarvis used to be a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers. She created Mother’s Day Work Club to point out public health issues.

By recognizing Mother’s Day as a holiday Anna wanted to pay respect to her mom by continuing the work she began when she was alive.

In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation appointing Mother’s Day as a national holiday held on the second Sunday in May.

The holiday was adopted by other countries as well. However, they are many different dates around the world some selected due to religion, historical significance or an old custom.

So what can you do for your mom on this day? First, be grateful and cherish the moment that you have the opportunity to plan a perfect Mother’s Day.

Think about what your mom likes and enjoys most. There are countless options on how you can spend this day – a delicious breakfast at her favorite place or maybe some fancy cute little restaurant for dinner. You can take her for spa treatments or a short trip to do some wine tasting. Depending on where you live I am sure you will find many interesting and fun things to do together.

What about gifts?

Gifts are a form of appreciation and care. A lovely bouquet of flowers is a perfect addition to well-selected unique and useful gifts.

Below you will find some interesting choices. Some people might like them, some not but they are one of the best mother’s day gifts for me.

Gift # 1 Artwork Jewelry

How creative is that?

I personally hope one day when my son is big enough and able to draw that I can get one of this beautiful Artwork Jewelry with his first drawing on it.

Why not drawing something for your mom that will last a lifetime and permanently lasered on a pendant.

 Gift #2 Mother’s Jewelry

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#1 Personalized Heart Family Tree Pendant With Three Birthstones & Names

This is just an example you can definitely contact PicturesOnGold, and they would be more than happy to design the pendant to your needs.

You can also choose from different sizes and material – Sterling Silver, 14K Yellow Gold or 14K White Gold.

#2 Personalized Round Mother’s Cut-out Two-Disc Charm Pendant

Various options are available here as well – Sterling Silver, 14K White Gold, 14K Yellow Gold.

#3 Mother with Two Sons – Heart Pendant with Birthstones

You can choose from many options on the design depending on your family as well as size and material.

#4 4 Stone Mother’s Personalized Ring

Beautiful ring and you can customize it for your needs.

#5 Mother with Son Locket

Again many available choices for the design and material, permanent laser photo, personal engraving and same day shipping.

The selection of Mother’s Jewelry available from PicturesOnGold.com is great Mother’s Day gift ideas!

 

Gift#3 Novica Fair Trade Mexican Floral Ceramic Platter Canape Serveware, ‘Daisy Stars.’

The artist for this beautiful Talavera server is Pedro Alba. He specializes in Talavera ceramics for decor and service.

His technique is 100% hand-crafted, and he uses mineral enamels and paints.

Pedro enjoys developing new designs. He is also organizing seminars, workshops, and courses with top ceramist of Mexico.

His work is displayed in several countries in Europe, United States, Central, and South America.

I have a similar appetizer tray, and I love it.
In the middle, I put either hummus, bread oil or homemade spinach dip and around it is an assortment of olives, cheese, meats anything really that you enjoy.

Very practical and beautiful gift!

Gift #4 Novica Hand Made Floral Coconut Shell Tote Bag, ‘Thai Garden’.

This unique handbag is crafted by hand. The artist – Sasithon Saisuk creates lovely flowers from coconut shell and links them with nylon cords.

Sasithon feels very proud of her work as she designs it herself, selects the materials and bring to live the piece that one day someone will truly enjoy.

The Coconut Shell Tote Bag is for sure a unique gift idea for mom!

Gift #5 Novica Hand Crafted Mother and Child Sculpture, ‘Moment of Tenderness’.

It melts my heart when I see this sculpture!
Loving mother, holding her baby made by Made Wirata.

It is a powerful image that can touch your soul.

Wirata first learned to carve from his father, who is using a specific style of carving called sri bunga and keris – a traditional dagger.

Several galleries in Bali are interested and obtaining his creations as his natural talent captivates many art lovers.

Wonderful and heartwarming sculpture that makes a very special gift!

Gift #6 Blue topaz and peridot braided bracelet, ‘Bamboo Blossoms.’

I simply love Balinese technique for creating those beautiful bracelets. I own a gorgeous Balinese bracelet from a famous designer in Bali and the moment I received it I fell in love with how elegant and exquisite it is.

It is similar to this bracelet, and that is why I picked it for you.

”Bamboo Blossoms” is so astonishing that will leave your mom speechless!

Gift#7 Novica Artisan Crafted Handblown Glass Pilsner Cocktail Drinkware, ‘Multicolor Specks’.

For a beer or a cocktail, these multicolored confetti glasses are a marvelous creation by Javier and Efren. Each piece is handmade using a hand-blown technique, forming each piece as an original example of blown glass craftsmanship.

Javier Gutierrez and Efren Canteras have been creating together the beautiful art of blowing glass. Their talent has been in the spotlight from Sunset magazine to Miami Herald.

Due to the nature of the creation process, there will never be two absolutely exact prices. How unique is that?

This set of glasses is not only very original but it is functional, and it won’t stay forgotten on the top shelf of the kitchen!

Gift #8 Novica Fair Trade Wood Butterfly Decorative Box, ‘Atitlan Butterfly.’

The charming butterfly puzzle box has four hidden drawers.

The Guatemalan artisan Salvador Petzey is fascinated by butterflies and their freedom to fly anywhere they want. He creates beautifully crafted fine wood designs since 1986. He dreams of becoming a well-known artist so more people will see, enjoy his art and feels his inspiration.

The fine wood decorative box is definitely a stunning gift idea!

I hope that those great Mother’s Day gift ideas would help you in selecting your gift.

For more gift ideas you can check my other posts:

 

Unique Art Gift Ideas

Original Gift Ideas – Women

Fingerprints Jewelry

Unique Gifts for Wine Lover

 I would love the hear your comments or if you would like to share a story about giving or receiving a unique gift.  Perhaps you can tell us your perfect Mother’s day gift idea?