Creative Finds Blog — Mothers Day gifts

Nothing warms your Winter like cuddling a hot water bottle. They've been around forever. And for good reason. Made by upcycling Onkaparinga Blankets, these Hot Water Bottle Covers are a lovely, snuggly, caring gift.

If you're considering a visit to Byron, here are my best-ofs, collated over the past 4 x visits.  Build some of these spots into your itinerary but make sure you leave plenty of space for beach time too!

People often ask me "where do you find all those lovely, hand-crafted gift products?" This is what I tell them... Firstly, I love nothing more than a rummage through market stalls and I can scan those gazebos pretty quickly to determine if the items on offer are something that I'll pursue. The calibre of products is much higher than the twee little local fetés of days gone by. Clever makers are aware of branding and the importance of positioning themselves as designers as well as craftspeople. I for one, am a sucker for a stylish market stall selling unique products, made...

Send your kids or husbands down to collect a fresh posy in their choice of ceramic vase - the perfect, local, contactless Mother's Day shopping experience! Remember when back in the day, there would be a chap selling bunches of Carnations by the side of the main road,  over the weekend of Mother’s Day? You could pull over and in a big bucket there would be a heap of plastic wrapped, rather sad looking carnations to choose from. If you were lucky you may have scored some Gypsophila too. Well, I’ve got a rather upmarket, 21st Century version of that for you…...