Being a mother is the most wonderful
gift that any woman can received. It is an amazing experience that every woman
wants to try. Some even say that female can be a woman only if they can be a
mother. I’m not a mother myself, yet, but I know how it feels having a mother.
Having someone you know will never stop loving you, will always be there for
you. Can you imagine what your mother went through to took care of you when you
were little? Changing diapers, lack of sleep, comforting you when you cry,
feeding you, protect you, showering you with love and care. Not only taking
care of you, mother is also in charge of household and some mothers are in
charge of the money in the house as well.
Appreciate Your Mother
Growing up as a teenager, many people
started to distance themselves from their mother, thinking that their mother is
always in the way for anything that they want to do. Teenagers tend to be
closer with their friends rather than their mother. This is okay, because at
the end of the day, a person who won’t disappoint you is your mother. For
everything that we put our mothers into, we should, I say, we must, appreciate
them. Appreciate their advice, because, like it or not, they usually
right. Don’t treat them like maid who will clean your room and only talk
to her when you need to find something in your room. Don’t treat them as a cook
where you only talk to her when you need to eat. And don’t treat them as the
bank that you only talk to when you need money.
Make Them Feel Important
This might be strange, but making mother feels important is actually not
that difficult. Talk to them about your problem, confide to them, and let them
try to help you. You know that mother actually is important, so treat her that
way. It is okay to show that you love your mother no matter what age you are.
The importance of a mother is widely known to the stage that there is a day
dedicated to all mothers in the world, Mother’s Day.
Personalized Card for Mother’s Day
Many people who feel shy to express
their feeling towards their mother are glad to have Mother’s Day because in
this day, they can openly show their love to their mother without being
embarrassed. There are many things you can give your mother. From flowers,
dinner treat, lunch treat, spa voucher to personalized card.
Giving flowers is sweet but it’s too
main stream. For some people, like me, handmade thing that is made with love is
a better gift than something you can easily buy in the store. Handmade things
give impression of effortful gift, and totally convey your feelings through to
the person it delivered to. Making something like gift card is super easy. One
of my hobbies is doing craft, and I usually give handmade cards instead of
buying it for gifts so I know that making it is not that hard, except if you want
to make something so complicated like sewing a handmade dress or bag. To make a
mothers day craft, you only need some preparation and
will.
First, you need to evaluate your
skill on doing craft. Which level of creativity are you on. It’s okay to start
from something basic and simple, so you won’t ruin the gift and waste the
material. The simplest thing will be gift card. You can buy thick paper, any
paper that you like. If you buy the paper with rough skin, you should buy the
soft paper also, for you to write down the note, because it’d be difficult to
write on a rough paper. Prepare color pen too, or crayon or sticky words so you
won’t have anything to write down, you just have to stick the words to the
paper.
Fold the thick paper into the form of
a card. The size can be adapted to your liking. Pick stickers or photos that
you want and you think will go well with each other, and start glue it to the
paper. It’s better to put photo, one or more; photo of your mother and you, or
your whole family. If you put your whole family photo, make your mother stand
out by drawing an angel circle at the top of your mother’s head or draw a tiara
that clearly show that she is the queen of the house. Put some lovely stickers
around. Stickers with sayings like “mother” or “best” or
“angel” or “queen” or simply “love” will do. Choose whatever
you think is best.
If you have garden, you can also pick
your mother’s favorite flower and glue it to the card, make it stand-able so
your mother then can appreciate your effort and put it on her coffee table in
her room so she can remember your love every time she sees it. If you’re an
adult and think that just a handmade card is not enough, you can buy something
else to accompany the card.
If you want something more advance,
you can try to make your mother a calendar, or an agenda if she’s a career
woman. It’s easy to make a calendar, you just have to be diligent and stick to
it until the end because putting numbers in order can take quite accuracy. Or
if you’re more into sewing, you can make a handkerchief or an apron. If your
mother is a housewife, an apron is the best choice. Choose a good quality
fabric, and make sure you have the right measurement. Make the design on the
piece of paper and start making mark on the fabric so you know which line you
should sew and which corner of the fabric that you should sew together.
After you’ve done sewing, try it on,
so you can tell if the apron is wearable or not. This can take a long time, but
it’s worth your effort. You’ll be able to see your mother wearing that handmade
apron every time your mother cooks or bakes. The last thing I will say is, no
matter what you will give your mother, a great mother will be happy, because
it’s the heart that counts, not the thing.
