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Mother’s Day Gifts You Can Make For Under $20
Treat your mom (without spending a fortune) by making her a DIY gift she can use around the home!
By Mady Dahlstrom, Porch.com April 30, 2015
While most moms will deny the fact that they want a gift for Mother’s Day, we all know a little extra love goes a long way. If your mom spends her days organizing, gardening, or preparing meals, give back this Mother’s Day by gifting her with items she can use every day in her home.
Make a Mother’s Day gift that is personalized for your mom and made from your heart, with these six inexpensive DIY gifts that your mom can use around the home!
1. Jewelry Tray
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Keep your mom organized in the prettiest of ways by making her a jewelry tray. Pick your favorite patterned or colored plates and pair them with two candlesticks for this three step DIY.
2. Color Block Trivets
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Help your mom be the hostess with the mostess by making her these DIY color block trivets. Serve her favorite treat or dish on top of her new trendy gift to make her Mother’s Day extra sweet!
3. Mason Jar Sewing Kit
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If you find your mom sitting with her sewing machine, stitching up your worn out clothes or making pillows and throws, this is the perfect DIY gift for her! Organize her buttons, pins, and thread in mason jars for a cute craft that will make her sewing projects stress free!
4. Scented Bath Soak
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Make sure your mom takes a little time to relax this Mother’s Day by making her handmade scented bath soak. Simple to make and even better to smell, get the recipe for this strawberry scented bath soak, here.
5. Crepe Paper Roses
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Many moms receive a bouquet of flowers for Mother’s Day. Take a typical gift to the next level with these DIY giant crepe paper roses. While they may take some time to make, your mom can cherish these DIY roses forever!
6. Photo Coasters
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Bring a smile to your mom’s face every day with these DIY photo coasters. Pick out your favorite photos of the two of you or your siblings, glue each photo onto a coaster and then spread epoxy over each coaster for an easy, yet memorable DIY Mother’s Day gift.
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