Five affordable Mother's Day trends for this year
It's not too late to find a gift for Mom. Check out these ideas.
It's not too late to find a gift for Mom. Check out these ideas.
Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 10, and if you're struggling to find聽the perfect gift for mommy dearest, you're not alone. Sure, she might tell you it's a silly holiday, and that it's perfectly OK not to get her anything. NEVER take her up on this offer.聽Even if she's not the sentimental type, she's your mom,聽and she deserves a little recognition for all the hard work she put into raising you.聽聽
Still not sure what to聽get her? Brad's Deals is here to help! We scoured the internet and the brains of our hardworking editors to find the top聽Mother's Day gift trends for 2015,聽and we found five options that mom will love, which won't break the bank.
1. Watches
Watches are all the rage this Mother's Day, and you can probably thank the Apple Watch for reigniting this age-old trend. Now we're not suggesting that a smart watch is an affordable option for a Mother's Day present (although if one IS聽in your budget, check out our聽recent post,聽The Smart Watch Round-Up: What to Buy and Why), but there are plenty of sales on regular watches that tell the time without constantly tracking your mother's heart rate. Here are just a few of the ones we've found:
- Take 90 percent off designer watches聽--聽Ashford
- Versus Versace Stainless Steel Watch聽-- $39 at聽Timepiece.com
- Michael Kors Watches聽-- from $98 at聽Neiman Marcus Last Call
Click here聽to see all our current deals on watches (there are a LOT).
2. Subscription Boxes
Subscription boxes from gift of the month clubs have gotten increasingly popular over the past few years, and聽as聽I've mentioned before, they're a聽super easy last minute gift that will keep on giving throughout the year. No matter what your mom is into, be it knitting, makeup, wine or food, there is almost certainly a gift of the month club out there for her, and every time her box comes in the mail, she'll think fondly of the wonderful child who gave it to her. Bonus points if you preface the present presentation with "...because I think Mother's Day should聽happen EVERY month!" You're welcome.
- Beauty & Grooming Clubs:聽Birchbox,聽Glossybox,聽Julep Beauty Box,聽Dollar Shave Club
- Artesian Food & Drink Clubs:聽Figis,聽The Fruit Company,聽Gevalia,聽NatureBox
- Fitness & Health Clubs:聽KlutchClub
- Clubs for Pet Owners:聽BarkBox,聽MeowBox
- Clubs for Knitters:聽Yarnbox
3. Customized Jewelry
Nothing says "I love you, mom," than a pretty piece of jewelry聽that literally has聽"I love you, mom,"聽engraved on it. Give the classic Mother's Day gift of jewelry a more personal spin聽and add a special message your mom will cherish for years to come. If you're worried about footing the added cost of engraving, there are quite a few online jewelry stores offering free engraving for Mother's Day:
- Free engraving on select jewelry聽at聽Amoro Fine Jewelry
- Free engraving on any order聽at聽Gemvara
- Free engraving on every order over $100聽at聽Wendell August
- Free engraving on gifts聽from聽Lifetime Sterling
4. Put a picture on it!
According to a survey from Statistic Brain, 36 percent of mothers say they'd prefer a handmade gift over something store-bought. In light of this fact, I took a gander at the DIY section of Pinterest, and noticed a distinct trend for Mother's Day gifts: custom photos on EVERYTHING. Seriously, look around you and pick a random object. If there's enough space to fit a photo on the object you chose, you better believe there's a DIY tutorial for doing just that floating around on Pinterest. This kind of gift makes sense for a Mother's Day present, because I've literally never met a mother who wasn't obsessed with photos of her children (and grandchildren, if she's a grandma too), and it's DIY so you know it's cheap. Here are some fun project ideas to get you started:
- Photo coasters via聽POPSUGAR
- Polaroid-style photo magnets via聽Sundaesins
- Glowing photo luminaries for candles via Our Best Bites
- DIY photo lamp via Mommy Moment
- Photo pendant necklace via Handimania
- Custom photo phone case DIY via If I can, you can!
There are seriously thousands upon thousands of ways to customize different household objects with your own photos.聽If you can dream it, you can do it, so go forth and make your mamma proud!
5. Flowers, flowers, flowers
Yes, they're a bit of a cliche, but they're also a classic, thoughtful and beautiful way of showing mom just how much you appreciate聽her. Flowers are in style this Mother's Day, because flowers will never NOT be in style for Mother's Day. Need some leads on cheap (but pretty!) Mother's Day bouquets? You're in the right place:
- Peruvian lilies & vase聽-- $35 from聽FTD Flowers
- Mother's Day bouquet & vase聽-- $35 from聽FTD Flowers
- Assorted tulip or lily bouquet & vase聽-- $40 from聽Florists.com