The Most Creative Gift Ideas for Mother's Day: DIY Gift Ideas

Do you ever get the feeling that maybe, just maybe ... you've outdone yourself? That with your last bit of gift-giving, you may have gotten so creative that you really might not be able to top it?

Impossible. You just need a creative jumpstart.

Here are just a few ideas for some great gifts you can whip up yourself for Mother's Day. The special touch of something handmade never grows old for moms - when you're 50, Mom will still love something you've made yourself.

Growing Love

This is one of my most favorite ideas at the moment, and one of the things I plan on doing for my own mother this year. The idea is that you give a seed packet and the materials to grow the seeds, and that your love gets to grow with the plants. Just a lovely thought, I think.

Instead of cramming some store-bought packets into a pot, though, why not get creative? First, locate some rare or unusual seeds - I found the most beautiful sweet peas on eBay, a rare variety that actually looks like butterflies (seriously, the veins in the petals are amazing!). The seeds you pick should mean something to you or have an overall meaning - forget-me-nots, for example, are a good general idea. Sweet peas are perfect for my mom because they're something I remember her growing every single year from the time I was a little girl.

With your seeds in hand, head to a site like YouGrowGirl, Alenka's Printables, or Dave's Garden and grab a couple of printable seed packets. If you have some skills in a graphics program, you can quickly change the text on the packets, or print them out and write what you like in your loving handwriting.

Since you've gone this far, why not make the planter special, too? Look for something unique, or grab a couple of clay pots and accent them with acrylic paint for something all from-the-heart.

Memories are Everything

It's so cliche to think of a mom who runs around with dozens of pictures of her kids and/or grandkids, but like most cliches, it's also very true.

So why not play it up?