In an older post, I
talked about making Christmas
Stockings for all your family members as gifts or decoration. This time, I want to just focus on gifts for Mom
or Grandma, whether for Christmas, birthday, or Mother’s
Day. Most mother gifts can be easily
turned into a gift for grandma with just a little added creativity.
One year for
Christmas (December 1986), I made my mom
an apron with the hand sizes of her 9 grandchildren on it. She wore it on a few occasions but never to
actually cook in, as she was afraid she would stain it and it was one of her
greatest treasures. To make the apron, I
had each of my brothers’ wives trace their kids’ hands and send them to
me. Then I traced them onto a white
sheet, embroidered the hands in red and green (for Christmas, however you could
do it in pink and blue for Mother’s Day).
Then I cut the apron skirt out, as well as a bib that I embroidered with
the name she preferred the grandchildren to call her. I then cut out ruffles and ties with along
the bias. I also added the date on one
of the ties so we would remember how old each child was when it was made. My mom got 4 more grandchildren years after
the apron was given to her. When we
moved my mom closer to us and I was packing I found the apron in her stuff and
packed it for the move. Then after my
Mom passed, I found the apron again and passed it on to one of the mothers
whose child’s handprints were on it.
A similar gift we
gave my mom was a purchased necklace that said “grandmother” and had baby
shoes with the birthstones of her grandchildren on it. That we kept adding birthstone
booties to that until it was too heavy for her to wear. She wore it often until then though because she
liked it when people asked her about it and she could tell them about her grand-kids.
Other handmade gifts
I have shared over the years with new moms were quilt blocks made for hanging
on the wall. These blocks included the
applique Dutch boy or girl pattern with the child’s name and birth date embroidered
on it. Baby showers usually got
crocheted booties, caps, or blankets.
Most of the people these were given to kept the handmade treasures even
after the children outgrew them.
Want more ideas? See 24 Ridiculously Easy DIY Mother’s Gifts
and 19Homemade Mother's Gifts That Kids Can Make in picture slideshow.
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