Top DIY Gifts For Mom Using Items From The Home

Sometimes, it’s hard to think of the perfect gift for your mom, especially on Mother’s Day. It can feel impossible to encapsulate your love and appreciation for the woman who raised you, especially if you are on a limited budget. Luckily, if you have some extra time and some DIY talent, there are some gifts you can create for your mom using items from your home.

Some great DIY Mother’s Day gifts using items on your property include making bath and beauty products like homemade bath bombs, essential oils, and sugar scrubs. If your mom loves to cook, make her infused oil or honey, a spice rub, tea using herbs from your garden, or give her dried flowers. You can make a succulent garden using existing succulents, make candles, or artisanal soap.

It’s not easy to find the perfect gift for your mom in a store, but that’s why homemade gifts are the best. You can make something you know your mom will love, and spend time creating something that came directly from your home. If you are struggling to find inspiration or the perfect idea, keep reading to learn all the best DIY Mother’s Day gift ideas using items from your home.

12 Great DIY Gifts For Mom Using Items From The Home

1. Dried Flower Bouquet In DIY Vase

Spring marks the return of flowers. If you have a beautiful garden with flowers that bloom in the early spring, then consider drying some of your favorites. You can make your mother a stunning dried flower bouquet using some of your favorite colorful flowers.

Try to use flowers that dry well and retain their color to make the arrangement impactful. Dried flowers can last for years if you dry and preserve your flowers properly. This makes them a long-lasting DIY gift from your garden that your mom will love. Best of all, dried flowers require no care or maintenance.

2. Hand-Mixed And Bagged Herbal Teas

If you have an herb garden, consider using some of your fresh herbs from your garden to make soothing herbal tea. Some of the best herbs to use in tea include mint, rosemary, oregano, lemongrass, and many others.

You can also add citrus peels and some flower petals to bring extra flavor and color to the tea. Packing it in individual tea bags or a decorative tin is a great way to elevate the gift and make it extra special for your mom.

3. Exfoliating Sugar Scrub

If you have leftover sugar cubes or plenty of sugar in your pantry, then consider using it to make an exfoliating scrub for mom. Sugar, combined with coconut oil or other nourishing moisturizing oils and creams, makes an excellent skin exfoliator.

It is coarse enough to remove dead skin, but it isn’t so harsh that it will damage or irritate it. Add some fragrance to the scrub like lavender, rose, or something unique like ground espresso beans to give a lively kick. This is a great way to encourage your mom to pamper her skin this Mother’s Day.

4. Artisanal Soap

Homemade artisanal soap can cost $5 to $10 at boutiques. But lucky for you, there's a good chance you already have the majority of the ingredients to make soap on your property. There are all sorts of soaps you can make, but including herbs or flowers makes soap extra special and beautiful. 

In addition to adding your favorite herb or flowers from your garden to each soap bar, you’ll need essential oils and a carrier oil like coconut, avocado, or olive oil. You’ll also need lye, which can be purchased if needed, and you can get creative with a soap mold. 

Homemade soap is not only a thoughtful gift, but it is also a fun DIY project that the entire family can enjoy making together.

5. Homemade Candy, Chocolate, Or Other Sweets

If your mom has a sweet tooth, then don’t overthink it — make her something sweet. You should know what type of sweets your mom likes. Whether it's fudge, candy, or some other tasty indulgence, make your mom’s favorite and take the time to package it.

If you can, make the candy or chocolate look as professional as possible. This will elevate the gift, and it is also sure to impress your mother.

6. Bath Bombs

Another great way to encourage your mom to indulge in a little extra self-care is to make her DIY bath bombs. If your mom has a bathtub, then bath bombs are the perfect Mother’s Day gift.

Bath bombs are easy to make and involve mostly ingredients you already have in your home, including things like essential oils, baking soda, corn starch, and Epsom salts.

Not only are bath bombs an indulgent treat for your mom, but they are also a great way to use up some leftover Epsom salts. So, if you have a bag of Epsom salts that is collecting dust, this is the perfect gift to make.

7. Spice Rub Or Seasoning From Your Garden

If you have dried herbs from last year’s garden, or have a successful early herb garden, you can use several of them to make seasonings or spice rubs. Spice rubs are great for moms who love cooking meat and roasted vegetables.

If your mom is a vegetarian, use an herb blend that she can turn into a nice and refreshing salad dressing.

8. DIY Scented Candles

Scented candles are an easy and fun DIY project. They also make great Mother’s Day gifts. To make these candles extra special, try to personalize them for the mom in your life. Choose her favorite color or scent. Or add some dried flowers or herbs from your garden to the candles to make them extra stunning.

9. A Succulent Garden

If you have succulents growing in your yard, then you can usually turn your existing succulents into an additional succulent garden. Succulents self-propagate, and it’s usually easy to find a healthy cluster that’s ready to be transplanted. 

You can use a nice porcelain or glass bowl, some quality mulch, gravel, and potting soil, and within an hour or two, you can have a beautiful succulent garden that you can present to your mom.

10. Homemade Essential Oils

Essential oils continue to be popular in homes and offices around the world. Essential oil diffusers are a great way to add lovely and natural smells to the home. If your mom has an essential oil diffuser, then try to make essential oils yourself.

Lavender, peppermint, rosemary, and oregano are all fairly easy oils to make using common herbs from your garden. Bottle and label them so your mom knows which oil is which.

11. Infused Oil Or Honey

Another fun infusion that is great for a mom who loves trying new things in the kitchen is an infused oil or infused honey. Spicy honey has become wildly popular on everything from sandwiches to pizza, so why not make your own?

You can also infuse oil with all sorts of herbs. Rosemary, basil, and truffle are just a few of the many infused oils people (including many moms) enjoy cooking with.

12. DIY Picture Frame

One classic DIY Mother’s Day gift that never gets old is a DIY picture frame with a photo of you, your mom, and maybe some other members of your family, too. Since we are always changing and growing, it’s nice to have new and updated photos of us with our loved ones.

Placing your favorite new-ish photo of you and your mom in a DIY picture frame gives this gift a personal touch your mother will love. You can repurpose and upcycle an old frame or make a new one from scratch using materials from your home.

Wrapping Up DIY Gifts For Mom Using Items From The Home

Finding the perfect gift for mom can be hard, especially if you don’t have unlimited financial resources or time to go shopping. Luckily, there are some great DIY Mother’s Day gifts you can create using items from your home. If you have a garden, you can make a new succulent garden with your existing plants or make a lovely dried flower bouquet. With herbs, you can make essential oils, soap, candles, tea, and even spice rubs. You can make a picture frame, or allow your mom the chance to pamper herself with an exfoliating sugar scrub or homemade bath bombs.

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