Last-Minute Local: Gorgeous Mother’s Day Gifts

Thursday, May 06, 2010

 

In case your local drugstore, countless television commercials, email listserves, signs on shop-front windows, and your friends haven’t reminded you – this Sunday is Mother’s Day. This Sunday. Mother’s Day. Whether your mother lives up the block, upstairs, or across the country, please her with a local gift; here is a list of great ideas to get you started.

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At Kreatelier, expect to find a charming assortment of distinctive and darling gifts. Kreatelier features accessories ranging from chunky beaded jewelry, sleek silk scarves, all in gorgeous colors. A mom-themed gift like the adorable mother-daughter bag, pictured, will surely please a connected pair. 804 Hope Street, Providence, 432-7995, http://kreatelier.com.

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For the arts-appreciating mother, check out Arts In RI, and their website run via Etsy for beautiful prints, paintings, and hand-made jewelry. www.artsinrhodeisland.co

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  • Look at Juju Knits for a red and white striped cowl-neck scarf, a perfect way to be comfy and adorable.
  • For a looks combines pretty and industrial, try the mosaic necklace made by Crooked Moon Mosaics.
  • And if you’re mothers the type that sewed your Halloween costumes, delight her with earrings, right, made from spools of thread by MarkaPlans.

 

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For a Mother's Day bouquet with West End style, check out arrangements online at Jephry and take a spin down Broadway to pick them up (or have them delivered). For local florists check out City Gardens Flower Shop, 284 Wickenden St., Providence, www.citygardensflowershop.com; Frey Florist on 50 Radcliffe, Ave. Providence, www.freyflorist.com; A New Leaf, 135 Gano St., Providence.

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Is your mom a coffee-hound? Honor her addicition and penchant for roadhouse style with these totem mugs from Fox Point's The Curatorium. 197 Wickenden St., Providence, 453-4080.

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For a local Rhode Island artist making beautiful works, check out the gorgeous hand-crafted bags made Kent Stetson. The bags are all party-worthy and all completely unique – the perfect gift for a social mother, http://kentstetson.com. Contact Stetson to order your favorite from online: 225-3141.

 

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