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Good Weekend’s 2024 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
By Frances Mocnik
Strike a rich seam of thoughtful presents for Mum on her special day.
1. Alexandra Sinclair vase, hand-thrown, painted and glazed in Melbourne, $65.
2. Make your own photo book, first 20 pages from $35.
3. Serving bowl with lid (small) made from food-grade, recycled plastic, designed to last years and which can be returned to the manufacturer for end-of-life recycling, $40.
4. Sydney-based jeweller Mia Chicco meticulously handcrafts bespoke items incorporating elements such as precious and semi-precious stones from a client’s existing jewellery, $POA.
5. “Amelia mini sandstone” leather clutch, including shoulder and cross body straps, handcrafted on Dharawal country at Bulli, NSW, using traditional techniques and designed for longevity, $695.
6. “Terrain Throw Bay Of Fires” wool blanket with 30 per cent recycled wool; colours inspired by the blue waters, white sandy beaches and orange lichen-covered granite rocks of Tasmania’s north-east coast. Made in Tasmania at Waverley Mills, which has been producing wool blankets for
150 years, $299.
7. The Grow Journal is designed to encourage a positive mindset, gratitude, resilience, optimism and wellbeing with just a few minutes of writing a day, $45.
8. De’Longhi “Eclettica” kettle (and Mum will appreciate the cups of tea you make for her just as much), $179.
9. Two-hour voucher to Melbourne’s Sense of Self Bathhouse (from $185 for three sessions); the Sud & Mud Kit for use there contains a single serve of black soap, a dry mud mask and kessa glove, $35.
10. “OpenRun” bone-conduction sports headphones with quick-charge feature providing 1.5 hours of listening on a 10-minute charge, $219.
11. Jura E8 Automatic Coffee Machine with 17 speciality brews, automatic milk frothing and cleaning, and a P.A.G. 2 grinder.
12. Good Mourning: Honest Conversations about Grief and Loss, by Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn, is an uplifting support group in the form of a book to guide you through coping with loss and honouring and memorialising loved ones no longer around, $35.
13. Anita Ko Diamond Safety Pin earring, opens and closes like a standard safety pin, $2599 each.
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