mother's day gift ideas: food, faith & fun

Here's my mom & I about a bazillion years ago.  Aren't we cute? It turns out that we are rolling into Mother's Day really soon over here in the US (my family in Ireland celebrates Mother's Day in March and it always confuses me). If you're like me and kind of a last minute person with gifts, here's a few ideas in the areas of food, faith, fun and New England local businesses to get you started thinking.

Food
Ok, this one is completely inspired by my nostalgia for Irish food, but take a look at something like Irishify if you want to send a treat hamper to an Irish momma or send something a little different to brighten someone's day.  Take a look at this gift basket called "The Wee Hamper" with Irish chocolates and snacks....my cousins sent me a hamper similar to this right after I gave birth to our son almost a year ago and it was one of the happiest things I've ever seen on my doorstep. 

For the chocoholic mom in your life, take a look at Priscilla's Candy Shop in Gardner and Concord, MA.  Their candy and chocolate is handmade on the premises and it is ah-mazing.  I like to shop online and send Easter bunnies from Priscilla's to my nieces and nephews.  Their shipping and attention to detail with online ordering is incredible. 

​For the charcuterie platter loving mom, head over to Smith's Country Cheese.  I'm so glad that I'm local to this place because their Sage Cheddar Cheese is the stuff cheese dreams are made of.  Not local? No worries! They ship cheese in a box!  Check out all of their gift boxes so your the mom you're celebrating can kick back with an insanely good little cheese & cracker spread. 

For the Baking momma, how about a beautiful apron? I have eyeballed the aprons worn by Damaris Phillips on the Food Network for years and it turns out that some of them are from this company here, Heirloomed. Those oatmeal linen aprons with the sash....stunning! 

Faith
There are two small Catholic jewelry companies from which I have purchased or received a gift and I absolutely love them.  Check out The Little Catholic for a huge variety of silver and gold jewelry.  Their pieces are incredibly pretty and I particularly love the "Fiat" necklace I received as a gift last year.

The other company is Pink Salt Riot, which has many beautifully and faith inspired items to choose from.  A couple of years ago, I purchased the Stone Sword Miraculous Medal Stack and it's such a pretty and fun piece.  You can wear it three different ways and it complements both casual and dressy clothes.  Both of these companies blew me away with how lovely their packaging was when I received the jewelry.

Also, every mom needs to read a good book written by another mother who fights the good fight in the areas of faith and family.  A few of my favorites that I have read lately include Jennifer Fulwiler's A Beautiful Dream and Mary Lenaburg's Be Bold in the Broken and Be Brave in the Scared. 

Fun
One thing I've learned this past year of postpartum ups and downs is that I feel more put together with a little bit of makeup and skin care.  I came across Beauty Counter in the past year and it's so fun.  Pretty colors, silky smooth moisturizer on my eyes and clean ingredients.  I'm confident that there's something for every mom on this page.  Go shop with Mary, my consultant, for all the goodies here!

Next on my list of fun things are earrings.  This year hasn't been full of sleep but I find that a little makeup, a lot of coffee and a pair of cute earrings perk me up.  Two beautiful little businesses from where I've recently purchased some fun statement earrings are Brinley & Co. and Whimsy Clay Design.  These earrings can spruce up any outfit!

I know Mother's Day has highs, lows and it isn't easy for everyone.  No matter how you are celebrating this upcoming Mother's Day or struggling this upcoming Mother's Day, please know that I'm praying for you all. Happy Mother's Day!
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Earrings by Whimsy Clay Design, Necklace by The Little Catholic and some makeup from Beauty Counter by Mary Lenaburg

Earrings by Brinley & Co, cute baby by God.

Necklace by The Little Catholic