Gifts for Mother’s Day « angels & urchins blog

Gifts for Mother’s Day
Monday, March 8th, 2010

We’re nearly there. Mother’s Day is the one day of the year when we’re almost guaranteed a tiny bit of fuss. Now, a cup of tea in bed is all well and good, but how about forwarding a few of these present ideas to teenies or dad? Here are some of our favourites.

I’d be thrilled to receive a Lily Belle Family Bracelet. Created in hammered silver, with simple round charms engraved with a single letter. It doesn’t shriek, ‘Look at me, I’ve got children’, but glints prettily from your wrist. Only you know that the charms bear the initials of your brood. From £41 for a bracelet with two charms at Lily Belle.

I don’t know about you, but I keep a couple of slightly dog-eared photographs in my wallet. Much nicer to give them a home they deserve. The Handpicked Collection has two versions of a ‘boasting envelope‘. The eco-friendly recycled leather (shown letter) costs £12.95, and a smarter version includes a gift box for £22.95. I’m also a fan of their Art File & Frames (from £14.95 for a single), a great way to adorn walls and keep the house nice and tidy.

I discovered EVY Designs on Twitter, had a browse on her website, and immediately ordered a pair of earrings. Within a couple of days I received my beautifully boxed jewellery, presented with chocolates, a hand-written card thanking me for my order, and a couple of herbal tisane bags. Great customer service, lovely products, personal touches galore. And great value, too.

Luxury boutique hotel specialists Mr & Mrs Smith offer Get a Room! gift vouchers starting at £50. So if it’s a big year for mum, you could join forces with the rest of the clan and get her started on a well-earned weekend away.

London mums, and their children aged seven and up, can sign up for MillaMia‘s two Mother’s Day special knitting classes, 13and 14 March at MillaMia Studio, 32 Bolton Gardens, London SW5 (08450 17 74 74). During the two-hour session you’ll learn the basics of casting on, the knit stitch, purl stitch and casting off, and will be sent home with a MillaMia Beginner’s Scarf Kit, further practice yarn, and instruction materials. The courses cost £40 a session, including as much cake and tea as you can cram in. Solo adults are welcome to attend.

I’ve written about Longchamp’s Your Very Own Le Pliage before, and am still a fan. These covetable and useful bags can now be personalised with your choice of colour, handle length and even the colour of the famous logo. You can also add initials. Prices start at around £25 for a coin purse. What’s not to like?

How about a SpaFinder voucher? There are over 1,000 places where these can be redeemed nationwide, and a pleasure deferred is anything but a pleasure denied. We’ll soon (please) be out of winter hibernation, and a pedicure to look forward to would put a spring in anyone’s step.

Postable presents at Dough Dough start at £4.99 for a letterbox friendly brownie, including postage, wrapping and a gift card with personalised message. Mother’s Day gifts include an I Love You cookie card for £5.99 and a Cookie Bouquet for £34.99.

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20 Responses to “Gifts for Mother’s Day”

A Modern Mother says:

March 8, 2010 at 17:00

Some really nice suggestions here. I’ll always go for a spa voucher!
Handpicked says:

March 8, 2010 at 19:44

Thank you very much for including us. There are lots of mums in this office, and we hope they will be spoilt this Mother’s Day with gifts galore!
North West London Girl In The Country says:

March 9, 2010 at 14:43

Dearest one,

I have just opened my post and was terribly excited and thrilled to receive the beautiful linen from you. How very kind, and I will definitely use these on my next picnic adventure. I will be sure to publish a thankyou post too xxxxx
maria says:

March 9, 2010 at 16:03

Lovely picks, I am particularly impressed with the customer service at Evy Designs and the earrings look fab!
angels&urchinsblog says:

March 9, 2010 at 17:13

A Modern Mother – time out is about the best gift in the world.

Handpicked – you’re welcome. Hope the office mums get spoilt.

North West London Girl – so glad you like my first Secret Post Club (anyone interested in finding out more about this present exchange, visit Notes from Lapland (http://notesfromlapland.blogspot.com/). And I really hope picnic adventures are in store for us all – is spring nearly here?

Maria – Yes, great customer service is so lovely to find, particularly when worn with gorgeous party earrings!
Filiberto says:

March 9, 2010 at 17:37

Thanks for post and interesting comments. I found this while looking for some mp3s. Thanks for sharing.
21st Century Mummy says:

March 10, 2010 at 18:56

I love the Longchamp bags because they can be customised. I still haven’t got around to getting one though!
Mummy Zen says:

March 10, 2010 at 21:57

Lovely selection of ideas. Hard to know which I’d like best!
angels&urchinsblog says:

March 10, 2010 at 22:32

Filiberto – Hope you found your mp3s!

21st Century Mummy – I’m still hinting for my very own Longchamp, having initials added would make it such a thoughtful present. Shall we both treat ourselves?

Mummy Zen – Perhaps we’ll get them all on Sunday. Well, we can dream.
veryanniemary says:

March 11, 2010 at 03:34

So nice, but I’m so far away and mother’s day this side of the pond is in May – sigh….
angels&urchinsblog says:

March 11, 2010 at 18:57

Veryanniemary – ah, your Mother’s Day might come later than ours, but I bet like many things Stateside it’s bigger and better than in the UK. I look forward to reading all about it in May!
Lucy M says:

March 11, 2010 at 20:22

I should be so lucky (lucky, lucky, lucky!). Really like the Longchamp bag, and it’s not sooooo expensive.
Fine Art Maps says:

March 11, 2010 at 20:56

How do you subtly forward a web page? Hope I get the Evy ear-rings – lovely gift ideas, all of them.
angels&urchinsblog says:

March 11, 2010 at 23:41

Lucy M – I hope you do get lucky (lucky, lucky!).

Fine Art Maps – I think just leave the computer open, and in a conspicuous place. You could always go retro and stick a post-it note, with arrow, on to the screen!
Urban Mums says:

March 12, 2010 at 07:39

lovely picks! I would love to go to the Millamia knitting class. There yarn/patterns are gorgeous and I’ve been wanting to learn how to knit!

Another good gift is anything from the LIberty for Target line. Affordable because it’s for a US superstore, but equally as gorgeous as their other items! I know I’m smitten!
Gingerlily says:

March 12, 2010 at 09:46

Happy Mothering Sunday to all! I’m hoping for a cup of tea in bed, but would be very happy if any of the ideas above came with it.
Brit In Bosnia says:

March 12, 2010 at 10:24

Sadly I think the likliehood of any fuss being made of Mothers Day in this household is so small that I’m not even going to get my hopes up the tiniest bit. The best I can hope for is a lie-in (Sunday is my day to have a lie in) and that is about it. Sigh.
angels&urchinsblog says:

March 12, 2010 at 15:09

Urban Mums – Yes, I love the feel of Millamia. However, my mother is a fantastic knitter, so I gave her the Millamia book and she’s made lots of things for my boys from it. Thoroughly recommended.

Gingerlily – Hope you get tea in bed and lots, lots more!

Brit in Bosnia – Maybe you’ll get a lie-in AND a cup of tea this year? I’ve just had a card smuggled into my handbag from boy 2, and I can’t wait to open it. He seems very excited about it, so I suspect it will be covered in pirate drawings!
Spring Mama says:

March 15, 2010 at 20:00

The Handpicked Colllection’s boasting envelope is ace – bought loads of them and a reluctant un-boastful father we gave one too is thrilled with his “fab holder for his family of five passports”.
Pandora beads says:

June 7, 2010 at 11:22

Excellent job.

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