17 Mother's Day Decorations and Crafts for a Memorable Celebration

Keepsake Boxes

For a beautiful way to store trinkets or jewelry, make a truly unique keepsake box by pressing colorful flowers onto wooden boxes. Press her favorite flowers, then choose ones that naturally lay flat, like pansies. To make, pick up each flower one at a time, dab a bit of glue on its spot on the box, and press the flower in, brushing it with glue from the center on out. Finish with several all-over protective coats of glue.

Flower Cones

If mom loves carnations, make her these sweet little carnation cones. You can create a beautiful bouquet by printing out the below cone clip-art onto heavyweight paper, cutting it out, folding it into a cone shape, and fastening it at the tabs using double-sided tape. Finish the cone off by binding the stem of the carnation with floral tape and setting it inside the cone.

Scalloped Paper Lanterns

Start with a table befitting Mother's Day brunch. These lanterns appear festive and ethereal by day and, if you place low-wattage lightbulbs inside, softly radiant by night. Use double-sided tape to apply tissue paper disks to basic globe-shaped paper lanterns. Guests will be impressed, as they may look intricate, but it takes only half an hour to make one.

Decoupaged Floral Trays

For breakfast in bed, serve your meal on this decorative tray. Collect photos of flowers from magazines. Paint the découpage finish onto the back of a cut-out, paste it onto the tray, and give the whole tray a coat for durability. Arrange it with her favorite morning treat, a cup of tea, and a card that says "I love you," and she'll treasure her accessory for years to come.

Flower Vase Lid

Moms love receiving flowers just as much as we love giving them, but almost as important as the flowers themselves is how they are arranged. Up the ante with this eye-catching flower vase lid. The lid makes arranging flowers simple and easy (just drop the individual stems into the drilled holes) and offers great support for blooms that tend to droop after a few days.

To make, use an inexpensive brass or copper disk and clamp it to a piece of wood. With a handheld drill and a spade bit, drill holes in the disk in any pattern you like. Then set the disk atop a glass or vase and arrange your flowers expertly.

Doily Bouquet

Alternatively, these colorful bouquets are fun to make, beautiful to look at, and will have everyone thinking your Mother's Day flowers were freshly picked from the garden. Brighten a small bundle of blossoms with a dainty doily wrapper that instantly adds some flair to Mom's bouquet.

Stamped Paper Tablecloth

Brush off the stamping skills that you learned in school: A customized tablecloth of hydrangea blossoms and butterflies will look beautiful rolled out onto the surface and make cleanup easy. Mom (otherwise known as the guest of honor) will appreciate the time and attention you took in handwriting guest's names inside an adorned circle composed of hydrangeas and butterflies. Select a color of stamp ink that will complement your dinnerware.

Dip-Dyed Candles

Invite Mom to take time for herself, recharge, and renew with these zen-like candles. A day at the spa is a treat, but this set is perfect for her bathroom, bedroom, or meditation space.

Fabric Flowers

Flowers are always a sure bet and a guaranteed favorite when it comes to gift ideas for Mom, but these blooms are extra special because they last longer than just a few days and come from not only the heart but from the hands, too. These faux blossoms can be used to adorn a wrapped or handmade gift, sewn together to make a beautiful bouquet, or arranged in a pretty basket and set out to be admired.

Floral Pom-Poms

Dahlia-like bursts of color hang from the ceiling, adding charm to your Mother's Day brunch or celebration. These tissue paper pom-poms can be made in the size and color of your choice.

Enchanted Garland

Mom will always cherish the books she read to you in childhood. To make the enchanting garland, string miniature books, secured by tiny clothespins, onto fishing line and yarn. Add a scattering of paper stars (made from colored paper and old book pages, using star punch), folded ribbon, and silk flower petals.

Flying Banner Cake Toppers

For Mom's show-stopping dessert, add these flying banners. The ribbons shown here look papery but are made of cotton, which holds its shape well and can be written on. You can also use paper strips or other fabric ribbon.

Hanging Paper Flowers

Paper bags make for a beautiful handcrafted flower garland for your Mother's Day brunch celebration if you know how to cut and arrange them. All you need are scissors, a hole punch, double-sided tape, string, and gusseted paper bags of any size to make this craft your own. Try bright hues like yellow or orange for a pop of color.

"Celebrate Mom" Balloon Bouquet

For an unexpected alternative to flowers, try this balloon bouquet. Use our template to print letters on card stock, cut them out, and then punch a hole at the top of each. String the letters onto three helium-filled biodegradable balloons using baker's twine. Finally, fasten the balloons to Mom's chair or bed, spacing them out a bit. The cheerful display will have her floating on air.

3-D Floral Canvas Wall Art

Is Mom an art lover? She'll appreciate the beauty of this oeuvre d'art: The effect of this project is a lifelike floral display that upgrades and uplifts any room in which it's displayed. To create it, you will need to carve slits into the canvas, insert silk flower stems and greenery and secure them from behind. The finished look is nothing less than magnificent.

Hydrangea Napkin Rings

The table takes on the look of a secret garden when adorned with hydrangea napkin rings. If you're planning a Mother's Day brunch or dinner, create them by threading individual blooms onto thin-cut gold wire and stringing the completed rings around napkins. To make sure that the blooms keep their pretty perkiness, prepare them a few hours before your family gathering.

Seam-Binding Cake Stand Skirt and Chandelier

Use coordinating colors of seam binding to make colorful skirts for a pair of stacked cake stands, and then continue the theme with a free-flowing chandelier.