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20 Mother’s Day Jewelry Gifts

May 3, 2014 by AllFreeJewelryMaking Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, so it is time to think about the perfect gift to get your mom this year. Yes, there are the typical staples: a card and some flowers. But you could also surprise her this year with a homemade gift! You can make gorgeous handcrafted jewelry for mom with this wonderful collection of Mother’s Day jewelry gifts from AllFreeJewelryMaking. Whether your mother’s jewelry style is more haute chic, trendy, or classically beautiful, we have a series of homemade Mother’s Day gifts that will delight and astound her! From beaded bracelets to pretty brooches, make your mother feel glamorous with these unique handmade gift ideas that incorporate all of your creativity and design finesse to create the perfect special something for her.

20 Mother's Day Jewelry Gifts



Glass Photo PendantBeaded Necklace Patterns for Mother’s Day

This Glass Photo Pendant is such a thoughtful way to show your appreciation for her. Immortalize your mother’s favorite family photos or a new moment with this technique for transferring photographs onto a gorgeous glass pendant. For more necklace patterns for gifts, visit our collection page.





Beaded Mother’s Day BraceletsSilhouette Charm Bracelet

You’ll never see your mom’s wrist bare again after you present her with one of these lovely handmade beaded bracelets. Charming DIY jewelry gifts, like this Silhouette Charm Bracelets are sure to become Mom’s new favorite. Look at our collection for more beaded bracelet gift ideas.





Bedazzled Glass EarringsPretty Beaded Earrings for Moms

Moms are often so busy that they don’t have time to go out and buy things for themselves. Pamper your mom with a pair of pretty beaded earrings that you made yourself! Find the tutorial for these Bedazzled Glass Earrings and more in this collection.






Mother’s Day Rings to MakeCrystal Volcano Ring

This Crystal Volcano Ring is the ultimate in modern costume jewelry. A whimsical swirl of wire complements this Swarovski crystal that catches the light like fireworks and flame. Make your mother a cocktail queen with this snazzy accent piece. Go to our collection page to find even more DIY rings to give as gifts.

 

 

 

 

Mother's Day Fabric BroochBONUS: Looking for a project you can use as a pendant, bracelet accent, or standalone piece? Try out this Mother’s Day Fabric Brooch! Use fabric flowers and a photo charm to craft the perfect Mother’s Day gift with this personalized brooch. If you love this DIY brooch, then be sure to check AllFreeJewelryMaking.com for the latest holiday jewelry tutorials! Plus, if you need even more Mother’s Day jewelry project ideas, be sure to check out our free eBook, Mother’s Day Jewelry Gifts: 8 Free Jewelry Making Tutorials. We hope that Mother’s Day Jewelry Gifts: 8 Free Jewelry Making Tutorials will inspire you to create homemade Mother’s Day gifts from the heart this May!

How are you celebrating Mother’s Day this year?

Whether your mother’s jewelry style is more haute chic, trendy, or classically beautiful, we have a series of homemade Mother’s Day gifts that will delight and astound her.
Read more at http://www.allfreejewelrymaking.com/Jewelry-for-Holiday/18-Mothers-Day-Jewelry-Gifts#UHLYUSY8dlBiWli7.99

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Make Mother’s Day Memorable with the Free Mother’s Day Crafts eBook

April 19, 2013 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts 2 Comments

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It’s almost time for Mother’s Day, and finding the perfect gift for Mom is never an easy task! I say, instead of racking your brain trying to find the best gift idea that will surpass your last Mother’s Day gift, take some advice from AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com  and go homemade this year. There’s nothing that Mom likes more than a heart-felt gift that is also considerate, and that’s just the message you’ll send with a handmade Mother’s Day gift. Plus, they’re fun to make too! Take a look at our latest eBook written with Mom in mind, Mother’s Day Crafts: 9 Gift Ideas and Crafts for Mother’s Day. This free eBook has tons of great Mother’s Day crafts that will suit the varied tastes of women. From fabric flowers and wearable gifts to DIY spa gift ideas and pretty Mother’s Day decorations, this eBook has something for mothers of all styles, fashions, and personalities.

 

Mother’s Day Crafts: 9 Gift Ideas and Crafts for Mother’s DayThe craft tutorials that are included in the Mother’s Day Crafts: 9 Gift Ideas and Crafts for Mother’s Day eBook are a handful of our very favorite and most popular Mother’s Day craft ideas. Your mother will be sure to love any one of the handmade gifts that we have included.  Each one of these Mother’s Day crafts also includes detailed pictures and instructions that will teach you “how-to” without the headache. Take your pick of one of these 9 simple and satisfying Mother’s Day craft ideas to make sure that your mother has a happy, care-free, and loving Mother’s Day.

 

Mother’s Day Crafts: 9 Gift Ideas and Crafts for Mother’s DayI know how important our mothers are to us, and since we only have one day of the year to show our gratitude, it’s best to do it up right! Take your time, plan ahead, and find the perfect Mother’s Day craft to give to your mom with the Mother’s Day Crafts: 9 Gift Ideas and Crafts for Mother’s Day eBook. If you want to decorate for Mother’s Day, find out how to make a handmade card or unique handmade gift for Mom, this eBook is the perfect aid for you. Surprise her with a handmade touch this year, because we all know that handmade gifts mean so much more than store-bought ones.

Are you planning on crafting for your mother this May?

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Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts Kids Can Make

May 6, 2012 by AllFreeKidsCrafts 4 Comments

No one loves you and cares for you quite like your mom, so be sure to celebrate with her! As summer vacation approaches, parents and kids alike are busier than ever, so Mother’s Day celebrations tend to be brushed aside. Fortunately, AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com, FaveCrafts.com and our brand new upcoming site, AllFreeKidsCrafts.com, includes a fantastic collection of gifts kids can make for mom on her special day.

I’ve collected the best of the best from AllFreeKidsCrafts to inspire some quick crafty ideas for kids and parents to make together as a Mother’s Day celebration. Dads, kids, friends and family members can get together to celebrate the special ladies in their lives with these gorgeous kids craft ideas.

If you’re looking for more Mother’s Day crafts kids can make, check out the great projects on AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com and FaveCrafts.com. Also, be sure to check back to AllFreeKidsCrafts.com regularly to see what awesome new projects we’ve added for kids and their favorite grownups to make together!

 

Crepe Paper Flowers

Crepe Paper Flowers are lovely and dainty yellow flowers that Mom will love in a vase to accompany a special breakfast in bed.

 

Envelope Gift Bags

Dads and family members can have kids make special Envelope Gift Bags so that they can put more Mother’s Day gift ideas inside!

 

Chunky Pearl Necklaces

Older kids can whip up some Chunky Pearl Necklaces to accompany mom’s wardrobe in no time!

Duct Tape Flower Bouquet

Fresh flowers might fade, but this Duct Tape Flower Bouquet will never wilt.

Picture Framed Earring Holder

Revamp an old picture frame into a Framed Earring Holder where Mom can keep all of her favorite jewelry!

 

 

Satin Beaded Necklace

This Satin Beaded Necklace features wooden beads painted with the faces of her favorite little ones.

 

Mom's Photo Cube Memories

I think this Mom’s Photo Cube from FaveCrafts is simply precious and would make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift.

 

Blooming Bottle Cap Magnets

These Blooming Bottle Cap Magnets from AllFreeHolidayCrafts are such cute adornments for the fridge!

 

Hand Embroidered Cards

Hand Embroidered Cards are easy for kids to design and make for moms, grandmothers, aunts, and other special ladies.

 

Fabric Rosette Bouquet

A Fabric Rosette Bouquet makes a positively gorgeous centerpiece and decorative kids crafts that Mom can use to complement her décor.

 

No Sew Cupcake Pincushions

If the special ladies like to sew, kids can make No Sew Cupcake Pincushions for their crafty moms.

 

Ceramic Face Planter

Any clay crafts for kids make wonderful, heartfelt gifts for moms, but this Ceramic Face Planter can be personalized to look like mom or their own darling little faces.

To all of the moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day! What is the best gift you’ve ever received from your kids?

Don’t forget to check back regularly to AllFreeKidsCrafts.com to see what fun new projects we’ve added!

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This Week on Cool2Craft TV – Mother’s Day Crafts

April 29, 2012 by Tiffany Leave a Comment

Cool2Craft TV - Mother's Day

This week, the Cool2Craft community is celebrating Mother’s Day! Watch your favorite crafters create super cool projects. Join EcoHeidi Borchers, Tiffany Windsor, Candace Jedrowicz, Savannah Starr and Linda Peterson for this week’s online episode.

EcoHeidi Borchers is creating Embossed Craft Foam Flowers, Candace Jedrowicz is making a Hex Explosion Photo Box, Tiffany Windsor is making Mini Floral Canvases, Savannah Starr is crafting a Mother’s Day Collage Tray and Linda Peterson is making a Chicken Wire Gift Basket.

It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Monday April 30, 2012 at 9 am Pacific/ 10 am Mountain/ 11 am Central/ noon Eastern. Watch craft demos and join in the live chat at showtime at Cool2Craft.com. See you Monday!

 

Watch live streaming video from cool2craft at livestream.com

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Cinema Saturdays: How to Make Decorative Gift Boxes

April 28, 2012 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and you’re probably trying to figure out the perfect gift for that special lady in your life, whether it’s your Mom, grandmother, aunt, teacher, or just a close friend.  No matter what you end up getting her, here’s an idea to make your gift that much more special: a unique, handmade gift box to wrap your present in!


Imagine the smile on her face when she sees this beautiful decorative gift box, made especially for her!

The best part about this DIY gift box is that it’s really simple to put together, especially when you follow the step-by-step instructions from our craft designer, Carlene Eshelman.  In the two video tutorials below, she’ll show you how to take scrapbook paper, pieces of chipboard and some decorative accents and put them together to create a lovely storage container that’s perfect for holding small gifts like bath soaps, shower gels, lotions, and anything else you might get Mom to pamper herself with!

Just follow along with Carlene in the video tutorials below to see how it’s done!

If you liked this video tutorial, be sure to subscribe to the AllFreeHolidayCrafts YouTube channel so you don’t miss any more great ideas!  We update the channel every week with craft video tutorials so there’s always something new to check out!  Any time you’re stumped for holiday craft inspiration, just come and watch our holiday craft playlists and we promise you’ll walk away with some great new ideas to try!

What are YOU making for Mother’s Day this year?

 

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Monthly Craft Question: Did You Craft for Mother’s Day?

May 9, 2011 by FaveCrafts 4 Comments

Mother’s Day is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy what we crafted for one another.  For April, the monthly craft question was: What are you giving mom for Mother’s day this year? Did you buy it or craft it? If you crafted it, what did you make?

As usual, we reached out to designers and crafters alike to see what crafty things they were cooking up in their craft rooms.

Here is what they had to say:

Phyllis Serbes from Many Creative Gifts
You know, I got my mom a set of knitting needles so that she could start crafting for herself.  I gave the set to her already (she’s not a patient person 🙂 and she’s already made me a scarf!


Niki Meiners from Live a Life Handmade
This year for Mother’s day I gave both my MIL and my mother their favorite cosmetics.  I also packaged them with craft products and gave them each a handcrafted pin.  My MIL will receive this one:

And my mother will get this one:

Each pin reflects their personal taste and colors they tend to wear.

Carol Heppner from Heppner Studios
I have a great bracelet and card that one can make for Mother’s Day on my blog:

Pat Sloan from PatSloan.com and Host of American Patchwork & Quilting Radio
Oh my… this year they are all store bought!

Alyice Edrich from Alyice Edrich Creatives
My mom passed away five years ago so I can’t give her anything physical, but I can send good thoughts to heaven, and remember the good that was in her … such as the things I mention in her eulogy here.

My mother-in-law, however, is still alive. So at the request of my husband, I am making her one of my signature “Recycled Bird Flower Pots” so she can store her watercolor paintbrushes. She just started learning how to pain this year and she’s doing great. We want to send her something that says, “You go girl! We’re so proud of you.” while still giving something of ourselves…which is important since we live in different states.

Create your own Recycled Bird Flower Pots here!

Eileen Hull from Eileen Hull: Thoughts from my Studio
Well, I’m not quite done with it yet, but it’s handmade. It’s a Mother’s Day Trinket Box made with one of my Sizzix ScoreBoard dies and a pair of earrings (made of matboard) to go inside. All done in Mom’s favorite colors 🙂

Make your own Trinket Box here:

Marisa Pawelko from Modern Surrealist
I will be giving Mom a batch of homemade sugar cookies in a creative “upcycled” container and some whimsical Modern Surrealist Jewelry!

Jen Goode of Jen Goode Designs
This year for Mother’s Day my sister and I are hosting a fancy tea at my house with a handful of mothers to celebrate.I’m fortunate to live close to my sister, mom and grandmother, so Mother’s day is always a great get together. We are making all the food, treats and table settings instead of a specific gift to take home. I will, however be making a variety of accessories such as a stand to display our finger sandwiches and a tablecloth with name cards.

Jennifer Neill from Hope Studios
I am making my gift this year.  My mother is an avid gardener and I will be making her a Gardener’s Hand Scrub!  The ingredients are simple: granulated sugar and a moisturizing hand soap mixed into a paste.  Add a drop or two of peppermint or almond extract and scoop into a jar.  Decorate with twine and you are good to go!

Melony Bradley from Mel Designs
I made a couple of things for my Mom this year:

Bath Salts and Message Spools

Kathy Beymer from Merriment Designs
I made my mom a pincushion threadcatcher for her sewing machine. It’s an oldie but a goodie and I’m a sucker for useful, clever crafts. I also bought her some new glass head pins to go with it.

Check out how to make your own on her blog
!

Shannon Bielke from Shaandco.net
I made my mom a wall piece using Kaisercraft’s 12 opening shadowbox frame. It had everything from her wedding picture in 1953 to her children, their wedding pictures, and all the grandchildren in the various openings. The sentiment in one of the openings was “Mom, the heart of our family.”  It was a trip down memory lane for me while making it, and a tribute to my most wonderful, loving mother.  I have always handmade gifts for all of my family, most of my life. For me it’s a way to show them how much I love them, and I always seem to
want to make my mother something extra special!

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Guest Post: Fingerprint Art for Mother’s Day

May 7, 2011 by FaveCrafts Leave a Comment

This guest post was written by Iris for My Baby Clothes Boutique.

I have to admit, I am one of those sentimental moms who saves every little item that her child makes for her or used as a baby. It is so hard for me to throw away things that I might want to look back on when my son or daughter grows up. For example, I don’t want to get rid of some of my son’s baby toys, like the first plush football I used to teach him to catch when he was an infant and couldn’t even roll over. What if he becomes a pro football player and I want to pull out that first football he played with? Or what about the first drawing he scribbled for me as a toddler–what if he becomes a famous painter and I want to look at his first art piece? And I can’t get rid of his first pair of swimming goggles; some say he could be the next Michael Phelps! I can go on and on, but as the years go by and we collect more things, sometimes I have to just part with certain items that we don’t have room to store (like drawers full of my son’s craft projects from preschool). Artwork takes over our refrigerator and shelves fill up with projects that eventually fall apart. Thankfully my husband is very tidy and he is very good at helping me decide which items we should keep and which items I unfortunately have to part with.

Well, Mother’s Day is right around the corner and my husband always has a difficult time deciding what kind of gift to give me. He always gives me a gift card from my favorite store (yes, I absolutely love gift cards. I know some people don’t think gift cards are personal enough, but for a stay-at-home mom like me who is very budget-oriented, I am absolutely thrilled when I receive a gift card knowing that I don’t have to feel guilty spending the gift card on myself!). But since he also knows how sentimental I am, he also adds a homemade project to go alongside the gift card that always makes me so proud. This part of the gift is the part that is difficult for him. Because he knows I keep all of our children’s special projects, he doesn’t want to add another item to throw in the “craft drawer”. So last year, he finally came up with a gift that was made by our 4-year-old son, but also looked modern enough to match the style of our home and would stay on the shelf for display – forever! Yes, he was not going to make me throw this one away!

It was a simple glass flower vase, decorated with beautiful painted flower petals all around the vase. The best part is the fact that each of these beautiful flower petals were made by our son’s precious fingerprints. Our one-year-old unfortunately could not participate since she was not good enough to listen to Daddy’s instructions, although I know there is one little fingerprint on the vase that belongs to her. All it took was one glass vase and different colored enamel paints to create this project, and of course, very special fingers. You can use all kinds of glass to create a gift like this. When my son’s preschool teacher came over for a play date and she saw the vase, it gave her an idea for the school art festival they were participating in. They used wine glasses instead of a vase and it made such a beautiful display for the art festival. You can use jars, bottles, the possibilities are endless, but one thing I know for sure, this is a gift that would make any mother proud and would gladly be displayed on a shelf for a lifetime.

Many people who visit our house see my special vase and think that the artwork on the vase is professionally painted, and they are surprised to find out that it was my 4-year-old son who created it. See, I told you that my son could be a famous painter!

Iris is a very crafty mom who likes to work on a budget. Her ideas are shared through her blog as well as with My Baby Clothes Boutique. Dress your babies in the best baby clothes, cutest tutus and most adorable baby headbands this summer!

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National Craft Month: Home Decor 101

March 14, 2011 by FaveCrafts 145 Comments

As experts and enthusiasts of all things crafty, FaveCrafts decided to host a special National Craft Month blog series for all of our lovely readers. Check back for a new blog post every day featuring our favorite projects, new craft videos, how-to’s from the FaveCrafts editors, and a GIGANTIC, ENORMOUS, AMAZING craft giveaway at the end of the month. That’s right–we’re giving away the biggest prize ever, a gift basket chock full of crafting goodies from our craft closet. There’s something for everyone in this gift basket.

Leave a comment below, and on any blog post labeled “National Craft Month” in the headline, and your comment will count as an entry into the giveaway. You are free to comment as often as once per blog post (for a total of 31 chances to win!). At the end of the month, we’ll pool all of the comments together and pick one lucky winner.

Everyone knows there’s no place like home.  So why not make yours unique by creating your own decorations for your house?  We’ve collected a bunch of projects to get you started.  From simple crafts that offer tips for beginners to fun ideas for the holidays, these projects will make you want to deck out your whole house in handmade creations!

Easy Beginner Projects

If crafting for your home seems like a daunting task, start out simple with one of these easy projects:


Decorative Spice Sphere
Golden Glass Vase
Quick and Easy Shadow Box
Vintage Mirror

Design on a Dime

Don’t want to spend a ton of cash decorating your place?  Check out these inexpensive home decor ideas:

Decorate on a Budget: DIY Home Decor Projects
9 DIY Inexpensive Home Decor Ideas
“Inexpensive Home Decor” eBook
39 Low Cost Kitchen Crafts

Holiday Decor

Almost everyone decks out their house for Christmas and Halloween, but here are some home decor ideas for all seasons and occasions:

24 Fun 4th of July Decorating Ideas
9 Mother’s Day Decorations
19 Crafts for Homemade Valentine Flowers
12 Thanksgiving Craft Centerpieces

Decorating for Kids’ Rooms

A child’s room is a special place, and it should look special too.  Take a peek at some of these adorable decorating ideas to make your kid’s room truly unique:

ABC Wall Shelf
Apple Stool
Bird and Branch Lamp Shade
DIY Road Play Mats

Which home decor craft in your house do you get the most compliments on?

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Kids Saturday: Mother’s Day Crafts

May 1, 2010 by FaveCrafts 1 Comment

Kids are adorable especially when they’re trying to make cute crafts for fun holidays. Mother’s day is on it’s way which means all the kids are looking for that perfect craft for their favorite Mommy. There’s nothing sweeter than getting a homemade craft from a young child. You can cherish those forever. Making crafts for Mother’s day doesn’t just have to be for Mom, it can be for Grandma, sister, aunt or even just a friend. Here are some fun crafts for kids to make on Mom’s Day.

Mosaic Mod Frame– The foam base and self-stick foam shapes are fun and easy to work with.

Out of this World Photo Holder– This is a quick and easy project for kids to put together. Mom will love it!

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Guest Post: Do you know the history and meaning of Mothers Day?

April 30, 2010 by FaveCrafts 6 Comments

Individually, we define Mothers Day for ourselves: our one breakfast in bed all year; a day at the park with our kids; a gathering of the generations in our family to break bread together.  Commercially, Mothers Day is continually defined for us as the purchase of greeting cards, hearts, flowers, and candies.  But so many of us are unaware of the history of Mothers Day, the real meaning and empowerment of women that fueled the creation of this day.

For me personally, I used to love Mothers Day.  It was one of those holidays where I crafted goodies for the women in my life: hand-painted flower pots with a packet of seeds; hand-made cards expressing my thanks and appreciation; hand-beaded bling, especially sparkly.  And when I was pregnant with my own son, I so looked forward to my own first Mothers Day.  But after a full term, perfectly healthy pregnancy, my son died at birth.  Mothers Day was nothing but rage for me then.

It was amazing to me how grief and death work so hard to erase mothers like me.  All the other moms are getting flowers at some public or religious event, but the childless moms are ignored.  The physically present children are celebrated while everyone desperately tries to avoid eye contact with the bereaved mothers for fear they might want their children’s names said, too.  Grief is treated as pathological instead of as a normal response to overwhelming loss.

And so in silence, and sometimes starting to believe I was crazy, I began hating Mothers Day.  I did everything I could to avoid it.  I purposely spent the day making angry, morbid art, or shouting at the ocean, or breaking dishes with the intent of making mosaic from the broken pieces one day.  Then something happened.

In a little park on the little island on which we live, a group of mothers gathered for a parade and protest.  As part of the festivities, they were celebrating their maternal feelings for ALL children of any race, nationality, religion, gender, alive or dead.  In doing so, they were spreading the story and true meaning that started Mothers Day.  Wait?!  What!?  I couldn’t believe I was hearing for the first time that Mothers Day is more than a made-up, greeting card company exercise in commercialism?!  But there it was.  In black and white.

They were handing out fliers sharing the writing of Julia Ward Howe, first published in 1870 as a protest against the carnage and violence of the Civil War. This was a protest led by women whose sons had died! Bereaved mothers started this tradition of Mothers Day! In the beginning, this was a day of protest, an expression of horrified grief from bereaved mothers who were parted from their sons!! Wow. Okay. That’s a different spin.

So what did Julia have to say back in 1870? You read and see for yourself:

Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of water or of fears!

Say firmly: “We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.

We women of one country will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs. From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with our own. It says “Disarm, Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.”

Blood does not wipe our dishonor nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plow and the anvil at the summons of war, let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.

Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace, each bearing after their own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar, but of God.

In the name of womanhood and of humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women without limit of nationality may be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient and at the earliest period consistent with its objects, to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.

Julia Ward Howe
Boston
1870

Mothers Day came as an answer to Julia’s proclamation. It started as a ceremony of bereavement and then as a movement for peace and action to stop the senseless deaths of children everywhere. Our society can commercialize all they want. Because in my heart of hearts I know the real meaning of this day came from pain, loss, and grief — the same things I am prone to feel on any given Mothers Day. And from now on, when people urge me to celebrate the day, I tell them this:

I’ll celebrate with you if you will first mourn with me. It is the combination of the two that lends itself to the true meaning of Mothers Day!

So I encourage you, too, as you celebrate in your ways this coming weekend.  If you are crafting goodies for the mothers at your gathering, please don’t forget the bereaved mums.  If flowers are given to all the mums whose children are playing and laughing that day, please don’t ignore the mums whose children physically gone, but still loved.  If you want to do more than just hearts and flowers, make your own meaning of this day.  Sit with the women in your family and pour over the family tree.  Find out if there were any children born, who died, who are now left off the family tree.  Find out the full scope of motherhood for all the women in your family.  Filling out your family tree completely, not only honors all the women who birthed children, but gives your children and generations to come, a view of their full family and medical histories.  Mothers Day can include hearts and flowers, but it can also be as substantial and empowering as you want it to be!

About the Author
Kara LC Jones aka Mother Henna is the Grief & Creativity Coach behind the works at MotherHenna.com and co-founder of KOTA: Knowing Ourselves Thru Art, an expressive arts outreach for bereaved parents after the death of a child.

 

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It’s a Crafty Fiesta all week long here on the FaveCrafts blog, and we’re joined by I Love to Create to get you geared up for Cinco de Mayo with some fun and festive craft projects! Be sure to keep tuning in every day through May 6th for all our amazing Cinco de Mayo craft […]

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"Patterns for Quilting: 8 Free Quilt Block Patterns to Make a Quilt for Your Home" eBook

In Case You Missed It: “Patterns for Quilting: 8 Free Quilt Block Patterns to Make a Quilt for Your Home” eBook

Every quilt needs to start somewhere, which is why quilters just can't go without quilt blocks. These small patterns are what make up the designs that … [Read More...]

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Aprons for Your Favorite Mom

Mother's Day is coming up fast and I still don't know what to get my mom. She's a great cook and I love all the food she makes. At Christmas-time she … [Read More...]

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