Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show your mum just how much you love her, by showering her with amazing Handmade gifts. We’ve compiled a gift guide full of Handmade Mother’s Day Gift Ideas to make sure every mum is catered for, and what’s even better is that they’re all from Australian Made small businesses! By choosing to shop at Handmade, you’re not only supporting small businesses and local artisans but also giving your mum a unique and thoughtful gift that she’ll treasure. Whether you opt for one-of-a-kind jewellery, handcrafted homewares, or a bit of self care, one of these Handmade Mother’s Day gift ideas is sure to make her feel extra special.
You can shop each of these products online in our Australian Made Directory which is full to the brim of the best designers and producers Australia has to offer.
The Homewares Lover
Inspired by fragrance, Brentwood Collective create simple yet beautiful soy candles, reed diffusers and aroma bracelets. Their candles & diffusers set the vibe of your home with their subtle scents, and their aroma bracelets are a unique way for mum to carry fragrance with her all day.
Motion Ceramics handmake elegant and functional wheel thrown ceramics for the mum who loves to entertain. Their cups, tumblers, bowls, and servers are a combination of clean lines and subtle tones that play with the raw clay beneath, and are all created on the South Coast of NSW.
Good Juju Homeware create heirloom homewares for every space. Every piece is designed, printed and made in Melbourne. With wall art, tables cloths and runners, and cushion covers inspired by the Mediterranean, it’s perfect for the mum who wants a little piece of Tuscany in her own home.
For the Mum Who Loves a Sweet Treat
Curiosity Chocolates are an artisan chocolate maker from Jindabyne, in the beautiful Snowy Mountains in Regional NSW. Where possible they use honey from their own hives, as well as local fruits and herbs such as Alpine Pepper to flavour their creations.
Caffeine-free Frank n Al Chai makes the perfect evening drink for mum to wind down with. It’s lovingly blended using certified organic, vegan friendly, and gluten free ingredients. In addition to their Original Chai, Frank n Al Chai offer Cacao Chai and an amazing Chai Body Scrub.
Fudge by Rich handmake their silky smooth fudge in the Yarra Valley. They pride themselves on using freshly sourced Australian grown ingredients from fellow growers and makers at every opportunity. With a unique range of divine flavours, there’s something for every mum.
For the Jewellery Lover
Amy Creative make earrings, necklaces, hair clips and accessories for the mum who likes it bold and bright. With a focus on quality and design, they use a small batch process to guarantee the uniqueness of each polymer clay piece, with everything handmade in their Canberra studio.
Julia Paris Designs creates wearable works of art that are the antithesis of fast fashion and jewellery. Using traditional metalsmithing techniques, Julia crafts future heirlooms from silver and gold that honour and highlight luscious gemstones like opal and moonstone.
Created by Culture is an eco-friendly jewellery brand that creates stunning pieces out of recycled glass. They collect discarded bottles and glass, which they clean, melt, and mould into beautiful upcycled treasures. For the mum who wants to support sustainable businesses, and look good doing it!
For the Mum Who Deserves a Bit of Self Care
Mrs Nargar & Co is a boutique Australian candle maker with a passion for fragrance and premium ingredients. Spoil mum with their handmade candles, shower steamers, and diffusers in luxurious scents like coconut lime, lychee and peony, and spiced maple.
For the mum who’s all about natural, sustainable body care, Honey and Glow create beeswax- and honey-based skin care and soap, along with their range of candles and raw honey. Beekeepers Erin and Marty craft their products straight from their hives on their farm just outside Canberra.
Abundance Unlimited creates all-natural wellness products to help people move, sleep, and feel better. Their products are crafted by remedial massage therapists with over 40 years of experience, blending science and nature for their range of essential oils, bath soaks, and sleep products.
The Mum Who is Hard to Buy For
Not sure what to gift your mum? Give her the gift of choice!