Mother's Day Gift Guide - not stupid expensive, only supportive

Last year, I wrote the first version of this post because of my own shopping experience. Being quite partial to an online shop -I hopped online to have a little look at some mother's day gift guides. 

On the first one, I saw the most to-die-for robe and lounge pant set in blush velvet. Then I found an amazing bracelet on the next. Both infinitely needful things but priced at $1259 and $19,800 respectively, I truly thought FFS.

 We're technically still in a pandemic, across the globe. Many people have been so direly affected by COVID-19 and the lockdowns and many people still don't have an income. 

To do a "gift guide" on how mum needs to be spoiled is ok because it is true. It is a wonderful day to celebrate our mums and mums to be. To do a "gift guide" with an introduction that says we should be placing "an ever-increasing value on gift-giving" just feels tone-deaf to me. Icky. Guides like this just make many of us (me!) feel shitty. I've got two young babies, a mortage and a business to run, I want to wear a pants suit, but I can't drop over a thousand dollars on it.

 So, I put together some ideas. These were my rules; 

1. must be sendable or deliverable. 

2.must be female-founded or female funded 

3.must not be stupid expensive.

Because we're a small business that fits all of the above criteria- the suite set should be top of the list for anyone buying a gift for mother's to be.

I've also included products from other female-founded and female funded small businesses. This way you know if you decide to spend money, you're supporting small Australian sites.

 Jump down to after the photos and you'll see a list of free ways to show some love and some good last-minute online options for gifting.