Need quick, affordable last minute Mother’s Day gift ideas? These DIY Yarn Wrapped Flower Vases paired with a simple card, are a perfect gift to say I Love You! Check out this easy craft tutorial plus additional ideas for easy and budget friendly Mother’s Day gifts!
You all know I am big on holidays. I love every single holiday for so many different reasons… the traditions, the food, the crafts (like these Yarn Wrapped Flower Vases) the memories, the time spent with loved ones and what these beloved holidays represent.
One holiday that I really love, despite not having any specific traditions or ever making big plans to celebrate, is Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is such a special day to honor and remember everything that not only my own Mom (who is the BEST Mom is the whole.wide.world) has done for me my entire life, but that all Mother’s and Motherly figures do for others.
Yeah, as I have gotten older, Mother’s Day has become more personal and even more special. My sisters are now Mothers and it gives me a chance to do something just for them. It reminds me to stop and call my grandmothers and tell them how much I love them.
Since Mother’s Day is such a special day, I also try to remember my aunts, cousins, friends and neighbors who are also Mothers. But there are also a lot of Mothers or Motherly figures that I think are often forgotten, and as I have gone through life, meeting these marvelous women, I try to remember them on Mother’s Day as well. Foster mothers, mothers who have lost or not been able to have their own babies just yet, caring teachers, social workers and nurses who are there to comfort, teach and guide children when, for whatever reason, their own mothers can’t be there. Yes, Mother’s Day is a glorious and special day!
To celebrate all Mothers this Mother’s Day I wanted to share a quick craft and a few simple, and affordable (I know a lot of Mothers! Smile!) Mother’s Day gift ideas. I don’t know what Mother doesn’t like fresh flowers, so a custom yarn wrapped vase decorated with hand made felt flowers, is a great way to add a personal touch to that traditional bouquet.
In addition to my custom vase filled with flowers and a personalized card, I decided this year to give my Mom, MIL and sisters, another classic “Mom gift” – a bottle of perfume, making it the perfect accompaniment to my Mother’s Day vase and flowers!
Other affordable Mother’s Day gift ideas:
- Chocolate
- Homemade coupon books
- Homemade breakfast or dinner
- Flowers
- Yarn Wrapped Flower Vases
- Homemade or store bought Mother’s Day card
- Quite/nap time 🙂
- Magazine subscription
Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers out there! I hope it is filled with lots of love and appreciation!
What are your affordable Mother’s Day gift ideas? Share your ideas in the comments below!
How To Make a Yarn Wrapped Flower Vase
by Heather H. of Kitchen Concoctions: www.kitchen-concoctions.com
Printable Version
Prep Time: 1 hour Cost: $5 Makes: 1 vase
Transform an old vase or glass bottle into a beautiful and simple yarn wrapped vase.
Supplies:
For yarn vase:
Craft glue
Paper Plate
Sponge brush
Glass vase or clean glass bottle (great way to “up-cycle” any glass bottle)
Yarn, in desired color
Scissors
For felt flower decorations:
Felt sheets, in desired color
Quarter
Thread or embroidery floss (color to match felt)
Needle
Colored buttons
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Directions:
For yarn vase:
1. Gather supplies.
2. Pour 1-2 tablespoons craft glue on to a paper plate. Using a sponge brush, brush the top of the vase with a thin layer of glue and attach one end of the yarn. Begin wrapping the yarn tightly around the vase.
3. Continue wrapping the yarn tightly around the entire vase, over lapping the yarn, if needed, to fill gaps. Add additional glue as needed working down the vase.
4. Once to the bottom of the vase, add additional glue, trim the yarn and press the trimmed yarn piece into the glue to hold.
5. Decorate yarn covered vase with buttons, felt flowers, etc.
For felt flowers:
1. Using a pen, lightly trace a quarter five times onto felt squares.
2. Cut out circles, making sure to cut off any pen marks.
3. Thread needle with floss and tie off at the end. Fold one felt circle and push through the needle.
4. Fold the remaining felt circles and thread them onto the needle.
5. Sew through all five felt circles and pull needle out through the other side. From the opposite side, push the needle through the felt circles, to sew through the felt a second time.
6. Spread out the felt flower petals and pull the thread to tighten.
7. If needed, stitch together the top and bottom petals, on the back side of the felt flower, to hold together. Tie off thread and cut off.
8. Using hot glue gun, glue buttons into the center of the felt flower.
9. Glue felt flowers to yarn vase and fill with water and fresh flowers.