Mother’s Day: 14 gift ideas to make at home

Traditionally celebrated on the second Sunday of May of the year, Mother’s Day is one of the main celebrations of the year for Brazilians. The date moves billions in national trade, as the population does not give up giving gifts to their dear mothers on the occasion. In 2017 alone, the celebration is expected to inject around BRL 14 billion reais in the trade and services sectorsaccording to research by the Credit Protection Service (SPC Brasil) and the National Confederation of Shopkeepers (CNDL).

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But not everyone wants to swipe their bank card to be sure of pleasing. If you are in the group that prefers a handmade gift for mom, take advantage of what’s at home and add touches of novelty with the 14 ideas we’ve separated here:

organized snack

So that your mother always has an organized life, you can help her keep order in her day by presenting her with tea holders and food baskets hot girls. The tea holder is basically made with a decorated wooden box with paint suitable for this surface and with tapes. As for the basket, it can be made of intertwined wire and lined with raw cotton cloth.

stylized kitchen

If your mother likes to innovate in the kitchen, why not let your kitchen utensils innovative and stylish? To do this, just buy wooden spoons and meat boards and customize them to your liking: either by pyrography or by painting the pieces with paints.

smart garden

If your mother is a nature lover and loves to grow plants at home, she will probably love these different containers for her vegetables: pots with a blackboard surface, which help to remember what the plant needs – how to water and fertilize it.

DIY beauty

If your mom doesn’t give up wearing earrings, necklaces and makeup on a daily basis and also doesn’t like leaving her accessories around the house, how about giving her holders to store her brushes and jewelry at home?

A hint make a jewelry box it is to take advantage of the frame of an old mirror in the house (the one that no one uses anymore), stain it with a bench and fill its interior with lace ribbons. Already for the makeup brush holderthe tip is to use a simple wooden box, which can be decorated with printed fabric glued to the surface of the object or – for more daring and talented hands – which can be personalized with drawings made with special paint for wood.

Storing what has no place

It’s also worth customizing glass containers and filling them with her favorite items — how about treats? Or a beauty kit?

pasting the love

If you love collages, invest in this talent! Add some extra flair to your card or customize a notebook. Remember of separate a space to paste the craft paper on the cover and write a message of affection to your breast🇧🇷

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