Mother's Day Gift Ideas

It's not too late! 

Last Minute Mother's Day Gift Guide:

Let's start with this, our best-selling mom gift. It's our mother-of-pearl Butterfly Pin. It's beautiful, it's unusual, it goes with everything, and it's charming. If she likes jewelry, chances are she'll like this pin.

Next, our Celadon Ceramic Box is elegant and useful. Just like mom? Yes, but she's more than that, and so is this lovely box that will look amazing on her desk or table.

Give this mom to your mom. Our Owl Gourd Box depicts a protective and loving mom watching over her owlet, and gourd art from Peru is incredible.

A colorful serving set for a colorful mom. Our Rainbow Cream and Sugar Set will greet her every morning, bringing cheer and charm.

A pretty spring-time bracelet to celebrate the season. Our Green Amazonite Bracelet always makes a thoughtful gift with its gentle color and versatile style. 

Is mom a cat lover? Give her our hand-painted Si-Sawat Cat Box from Thailand. Such a beautiful decorative box, and a symbol of good luck!

These are just a few ideas, with so much more to see at Dogwood Hill Gifts. Unless otherwise noted, your order will be gift-boxed to make gift-giving easy. And we ship quickly! 

So celebrate mom, and all the special days of the season with handcrafted gifts. 

When you give handcrafted, you give love ♥

Why Handcrafted Matters

Please don't get me wrong, I love technology. Our computers, tablets, smartphones, even our factories, plastics, and robots...they've helped us advance and connect in incredible ways. But the more technology we absorb the more we need to embrace handcrafted work.

It's the balance we need to stay connected to ourselves, and our humanity. And staying connected to our humanity makes us better people. When we see each other as humans, our differences get smaller.

Our hands have been our tools since the beginning of our time on Earth, and staying in touch with that knowledge and that legacy is what connects us on a very fundamental level.

When we work with our hands we feel a visceral grounding. If you've ever knitted, carved wood, embroidered, hammered metal, or thrown a pot you probably know exactly what I mean. It's a meditative, centering experience. It can make you feel both calm and focused, and it connects your head and hand, just as it always has for artisans all over the world, from the tiniest village to the biggest city. That is a truly world-wide connection. And it's clearly something we're craving. More and more people are getting involved with handcrafting goods, whether for themselves or to share. It's feeling good, and it's feeling right.

Manufacturing and mass production have their place. I'm grateful that our machines work, and that healthcare advances, and discoveries are made. But let's continue to balance ourselves. Let's continue to go home and pick up that handcrafted project we've been working on. Let's continue to appreciate what other artisans have created with their own hands. And let's continue to celebrate each other's talents through handmade work. I think it's important.

What do you think?

Please feel free to use the internet to respond, or just crochet your thoughts :)

-Erica Bouchard Rabins
Dogwood Hill Gifts