Mother's Day Gift Guide

It’s fair to say Mother’s day has become a big moment in the calendar for celebrating the women in our lives. No longer just for mums, the day is also about thanking aunties, grandmas, mentors and colleagues whose support we couldn’t do without.

Finding the perfect gift for Mother’s Day is a big deal - more on that to come - but where did Mother’s Day come from? And do we all celebrate it the same? For your Mother’s day questions answered, read on…

Mother’s Day has roots as far back as Ancient Greece and Rome where they would celebrate the Mother Goddesses each spring. 

In the US, the day was introduced by Anna Jarvis from Philadelphia in 1907. Anna felt a day to honour and celebrate the sacrifices mothers made for their children was much needed. On her mother’s death she held a memorial service on May 12th and within five years nearly every state in the US was celebrating Mother’s Day with some recognising it as a local holiday.

In Britain, Constance Adelaide Smith advocated for mothers to be celebrated as part of the Medieval religious tradition of returning to the ‘Mother Church’ during Lent. It came to be known as Mothering Sunday and still is today.

Mother’s Day is a little different in the UK. Traditionally,  Mothering Sunday was always the fourth Sunday in Lent which was when people returned to their ‘mother church’ (where they had been baptised) for a special service. It was a time for families to return home and come together and over time - with the help of Constance Adelaide Smith  - Mothering Sunday came to be the designated day on which mothers were celebrated. This means in the UK the date of Mother’s Day changes very year depending when Easter is celebrated.

Here’s what they said…

We’ll go for a dog walk and pub lunch all together and then every year my mum and I watch a different musical!

I’ll be giving the Malachite Stilla Locket engraved with mine and my two brother’s names.

I’ll be heading back to Essex for the day, going out for coffee and cake with my mum, dad & sister and then make something from the Dishoom cookbook for dinner - probably chicken ruby. Yum…

I’ll be giving Charm Necklace and personalising with the initials of my sister and I.

We’ll take Mum out for dinner along with my brothers and their kids. A full table!

I’ll be giving Medium Astley Locket, engraved with love Mum and Baa (which is Indian for Grandma) and Mini Interstellar Pendant to match her favourite AC ring and ear studs.

Breakfast in bed made by my kids… and they will eat most of it too! They will probably let me drink my own cup of tea so that’ll be nice. Then a Facetime with my mum. 

I would like the Pink Tourmaline Birthstone Locket charm (with my daughter’s photo inside) and the Aquamarine Birthstone Locket Charm (with my son’s photo inside).

I will be giving the Blue Lace Agate Stilla Locket with a photo of the grandkids inside.

My Mum lives in Spain and it wasn’t long ago that we lost Dad so somehow Mother’s day takes on even more importance. I talk to my Mum every day and so we are perhaps closer now than we have ever been.

I’ll be giving one of our new Charm Bracelets - partly because she has just about everything else - but also because the little Turtle Charm talks to resilience and stability and these are qualities that everyone needs whatever stage of life they are at.

Chilled morning and day including a walk with Pretzel the dachshund and finishing with a nice glass of fizz and dinner at the local pub.

I’ll be giving the Aubar Hoop Earrings in Yellow Gold.

Fish & chips at the seaside, followed by a visit to the fairground sweet stall to pick up our favourite Almond Nougat. 

I’ll be giving, Oblong Huggie Hoop Earrings with a Lapis Earring charm and Polaris Star Earring charm.

My Mum & I are both also joint Godmothers to our two Godsons and a Goddaughter…and their Mum - who is my mum’s best friend - is my Godmother too. So between us all, it’s a big Mother’s Day celebration! Last year we went for a big Italian lunch and a walk by the coast and this year will be a similar affair.

I’ll be giving the Large Linia Hoop Earrings for my mum and a Biography Compass Locket for my Godmother who is more sentimental.

We’ll be celebrating with our traditional afternoon tea at Sketch followed by a wander around the Tate.

I’ll be giving the Ottima Amazonite Slice Earrings which I will definitely be borrowing!

I’m sadly away this mothers day so a lengthy Facetime with my mum will be on the cards. I plan to make a little treasure hunt for her with gifts hidden around the house!

I’ll be giving Deco Hoop Earrings with Red Agate Charms.

My mum lives in France so we usually get together over a Facetime call. 

I’ll be giving the beautiful silver polaris pendant or station bracelet as my mum is a real silver lover.

We’ve put together our top three ideas for thoughtful, meaningful Mother’s Day jewellery gifts. From engraveable jewellery for a personal gift she’ll wear forever to creating a unique charm bracelet or charm necklace for mum, you’re in the right place for a little gift inspiration this Mother’s Day.