The best Mother’s Day gifts under $25
BY RONDA ADDY
Has the budget crunch
hit your piggybank? This
year, why not save money
and make Mom a Mother’s
Day gift she will cherish for
years to come? Don’t have
any ideas? Here are a few to
choose from.
#1 Mom Medallion
• Newspaper
• Pen
• Juice can lid
• Scissors
• 5-inch white doily
• White craft glue
• Yogurt container
• Paintbrush
• Photo of yourself
• Red marker
• 1/4-inch wide red satin
ribbon
• Glue gun
•Red glitter
1. Cover work surface with
newspaper.
2. Using the pen and juice
lid, cut out the center of the
doily.
3. Pour a small amount of
glue into the yogurt container.
Take the paintbrush and
spread the glue evenly on top
of the juice can lid.
4. Press the doily into the
center of the lid. Let dry.
5. Trace the lid around the
part of the photo you want to
have on the opposite side of
the medallion and cut it out.
6. Spread more glue on the
bottom of the juice can lid,
press the photo into place and
let dry.
7. Using the red marker,
write # 1 Mom on the doily
side of the medallion.
8. Cut a piece of ribbon that
will fit around Mom’s neck
and knot it at the end.
9. Use the glue gun to apply
a drop of glue to the back
of the juice can lid above the
edge of the photo. Press the
knot of the ribbon into the hot
glue and hold in place until
secure.
10. Squeeze a thin line of
glue around the edge of the
doily and completely cover it
with red glitter. Let dry and
shake off the excess.
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Bookmark
• Light-colored cardstock
Scissors
• Scrap paper
• Nontoxic red stamp pad
•Colored markers
•Hole punch
•Ribbon
1. Cut two 8-inch rectangles
from cardstock.
2. Practice pressing your
thumb on the stamp pad and
creating two overlapping
prints in the form of a V on
scrap paper.
3. When ready, make the
same berry mark on the
cardstock and let dry. 4. Use
the colored markers to draw
stems and seeds on the berry,
create a border and write a
message to Mom.
5. Punch a hole in the
bookmark and tie a ribbon
through it.
Door Hanger
• Purple foam door hanger
• Foam hearts in Mom’s favorite
color
• Tacky glue
• Scissors
• Teal and black craft foam
• Paint marker
1. Arrange the foam hearts
into the shape of a flower and
glue into place on the door
hanger.
2. Cut out a small circle of
black foam and glue it into the
center of the flower.
3. Cut out leaves from the
teal foam and glue them to the
flower.
4. Let the hanger dry.
5. Write “Time Out for
Mom” or “Mom’s Quiet Time”
on the hanger.
Heart Broach
• 1 c. flour
• 1 c. warm water
• 1/4 c. salt
• 2 t. cream of tartar
• 1 t. Oil
• Food coloring of your
choice
• Pin clasp
1. Combine flour, water,
salt, cream of tartar, oil and
food coloring, and stir until
smooth over medium heat.
2. Remove dough from pan,
knead until smooth and let
cool.
3. Shape moist dough into
a heart.
4. Press clasp onto back of
heart and let dry.
5. Decorate heart as desired.
Potholder
• White potholder
• Permanent markers
1. Select a design and trace
it onto a potholder.
2. Color the design with
markers.
3. Personalize the potholder
with a special message to
Mom.
These are just a few inexpensive
crafts you can make
that will be special to Mom.
You might want to have some
tissues handy since moms are
known to get weepy when presented
with homemade gifts.
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