Brownie points: Patterned Flats from Piperlime. Get mom a foxy pair of Sam Edelman flats ($145) or a perfectly paisley pair of Bettye Muller’s ($300).
Thought that counts: Yellow Leather Aerosoles. Show Mom that you know she doesn’t need to suffer for her style, and at $69, you don’t either! These comfy and cute flats will become a staple of her Spring wardrobe.
Books.
Brownie points: A Rare Book. Get mom a signed first edition or a rare copy of her favorite book at Alibris, a wonderful resource for rare books. Perhaps she’d be bowled over by a $1,000 signed-by-Harper-Lee first edition of To Kill A Mockingbird (or perhaps she’d whack you over the head with it!)
Thought that counts: Planet Earth: As You’ve Never Seen it Before. Put planet earth on Mom’s coffee table and she’ll have the whole world in her hands. This is an exquisite book and an exquisite gift.
Tip: For combined bonus brownie and thought-that-counts points, write a poem, ode, or tribute to your wonderful mom right here at DivineCaroline, and send her a link.
What I’m getting my mom.
Pretty Pink Nightie from Garnet Hill. So pretty, soft, and so simple, and she recently mentioned she needed a new nightgown.
Tina Modotti Note Cards from MOMA. What could be better than receiving notes from my mom on the note cards of one of my favorite photographers!
Tip: I try to place my online order (and choose the gift-wrapping option, if possible) by Monday May 7th. I let my mom know that she’ll be receiving a package sometime before the 13th, and that she should wait until the morning of the 13th to open it. I send off a hand-written card by Wednesday May 9th.
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