Favorite Easy Mother’s Day Crafts to make
Looking for some inspiration for handmade and homemade Mother’s Day crafts that are easy and manageable? Check out all of our craft ideas from DIY earrings and necklaces to air dry clay bowls and plates!
If you have been reading our blog for any amount of time, you know that we love love love making gifts for any and every holiday. Like gifting our famous sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day or Christmas, or making homemade salsa for Father’s Day.
Well Mother’s Day is no different for making gifts. There is something so special about making handmade gifts for the most important women in our lives.
Some of our most popular craft posts on our blog are ideas that would be perfect for Mother’s Day crafts that turn into gifts. We like to keep things easy and simple.
Favorite craft supplies for handmade gifts
- Mod Podge
- Wooden spoons
- Hot glue gun
- Quick dry craft glue
- E6000 glue
- Embroidery thread
- Air dry clay
- paint brushes
- sponge brushes
- Paint
- Candle making kit
- Cloth napkins
- Flour sack dish towels
Easy Mother’s Day Crafts to make
Take a look at some simple crafts to make for your mama! We have organized them by fabric crafts, home crafts and accessories.
Fabric Craft Ideas that make the perfect Mother’s Day gift
Fabric crafts are so fun to make and mom’s love beautiful dish towels, cloth napkins, fabric pouches and more!
Mother's Day Fabric Craft Ideas
Check out some of our favorite Mother's Day Fabric Craft Ideas that are simple to make. From dish towels to fabric covered trays.... we have so many great ideas.
Fabric dyeing is so muhc easier than you might think. This project uses avocado to dye cotton cloth napkins. This creates a beautiful pink color.
Grab some linen or 100% cotton placemats and create awesome patterns using natural indigo dye.
We love making handmade pot holders like these that we made using a dish towel.
This fabric lined wood tray is a simple project to make for Mother's Day! Use your favorite fabric that your mama will love!
How cute is this sunglasses case?! Use iron-on hemming tape and embridery thread to add pattern.
A simple sewing project that any mama would love to have! Try making this beginner DIY pencil pouch for your mom.
Aren't these so pretty? Try making these watercolor cloth napkins using fabric paint and water to create this look.
We made this for our mom over 10 years ago and she still loves it! We had the grandkids color and trace their hands on canvas fabric. Then I made a simple pillow with that fabric. Darling!
Did you know that you could use a double sided placemat to make a super simple pillow?! Learn more!
Learn how to make these beauitful water color effect cloth napkins using the ice dyeing tie dye method
Did you know that onion skin can be used as a natural dye for cotton fabric? Learn how we made these cotton cloth napkins using onion skin.
Another natural dye project for you! This time we used hibiscus loose leaf tea to create this beautiful pink color.
We love using natural indigo dye and the shibori folding method to make these amazing patterened cloth napkins.
Did you know you could make a fabric stamp using a potato?! Yes, a potato! See more here...
You can use natural indigo dye or indigo color Rit dye to make these pretty flour sack dishtowels.
We used the shibori folding and binding technique to create these pretty pink cloth napkins.
Use the shibori technique with indigo dye for these bold blue dish towels.
Learn how to make these beauitful, one of a kind Ice Dye Dish Towels using powdered fabric dye and ice!
Home craft ideas for Mother’s Day gifts
Handmade gifts for the home are such a perfect gift for Mother’s Day. Whether the gift is for your mom, grandmother, mother-figure or mama friends – we have so many wonderful ideas.
Home craft ideas for Mother's Day gifts
Making handmade crafts for the home are perfect for Mother's Day gifts. From coasters, to baskets to concrete bowls. We have so many wonderful ideas that can be used daily in the home or look perfect on a bookshelf. Take a look at some of our favorites.
Create a personalized gift for your mom with a simple chainstiched initials on linen coasters.
All moms love coasters, am I right?! We used cork coasters and added cotton clothesline rope to add some texture.
This has been a wonderful project and pinned on Pinterest over a million times! See how to make this DIY No-Sew Rope Coil Basket.
Air dry clay is an awesome clay to use for crafting. Learn how to make these trays.
This project makes such a sweet gift for the gardners in your life!
This project is a mix of our favorites - indigo and air dry clay! Learn how to make these DIY Hand-Painted Indigo Clay Bowls today!
Another simple air dry clay project that makes the perfect Mother's Day gift!
If you haven't used air dry clay before, this is a great first project. Learn how to make these DIY Air Dry Clay Jewelry Bowls.
Have your made homemade candles before? If not, you will love this project.
Another candle project that is perfect for a Mother's Day gift. Learn how to make these popular bubble candles using soy wax and a silicone mold.
How cool is this candle holder? And you won't believe what we used to make it.
Does your mom love to spend time outside in the summer? If so, learn how to make these DIY Citronella Candles today.
Learn how to make these beautiful DIY Cane Wrapped Candles using inexpensive jar candles and cane webbing scraps!
How cool is this handmade concrete bowl? Such a unique gift idea.
Learn how to make a Modern Flower Arrangement like the pros!
Plant loving mom? Learn how to make this super simple wood plant stand.
This DIY Wrapped Clay Mirror Tray is so unique and simple to make.
This plaster covered coffee table tray is simple to make and your mom will love it!
Wrapped wooden spoons are so fun to make! Learn how now.
Did you know you can add fabric scraps to the wooden sppon handles?
Handmade accessory crafts for Mother’s Day gifts
Accessories are favorites for so many moms. So why not make an accessory that she will treasure forever! Take a look at some of our favorites.
Handmade Accessories for Mother's Day gifts
See some of our favorite Handmade Accessories for Mother's Day gift ideas that your mama will love! From tote bags to earrings, we have so many fun ideas!
We must get our love for tote bags from our mom. We made her this bag years ago for Mother's Day and she still loves it!
How cute is this iron on tote bag... Mama Bird.
Add some color and texture to a simple wood bangle for a sweet Mother's Day gift.
We love this wrapped rope necklace and your mom will too!
Stunning. These raw stone earrings are a favorite for sure. Simple to make and lovely to gift.
We love this craft project. Grab leather from the craft or fabric store and make these darling envelope clutches.
How cool are these necklaces? Wire wrapped stone necklace for the perfect gift.
A simple necklace that anyone and everyone can make!
Did you know it is super easy to make tassels using embroidery thread? Learn how now!
