On Sunday 15th March, we all celebrate our mothers. Everyone’s mum is special to them and every mum is special in their own way. Whatever your mum’s personality, Driftwood Designs has a gift for them, with options for every budget. Artist Lizzie Spikes has a passion for creating beautiful designs that can be incorporated into people’s everyday lives. Here are some ideas to get your mum a gift as special as she is.
For the powerhouse mum
Is your mum the one that does everything? Super organised, completes tasks that perhaps dad should have done. Turns up to a meal out looking great, even though she’s been working hard all day?
The Let Her Sleep notebook would be perfect for her. This blank notebook is perfect for her desk, coffee table or handbag. It’s the ideal size for making “to do” lists and noting down important things she needs to re
member. The beautiful illustration on the cover depicts a scenic view over hills and fields with a woman sleeping in the foreground. The caption on the book reads “Let her sleep. For when she wakes, she will move mountains”.
RRP £5
https://driftwooddesigns.co.uk/shop/products/let-her-sleep-blank-notebook/
For the cook
If your mum is happiest in the kitchen and loves nothing better than feeding her brood, Driftwood Designs has a whole range of kitchen accessories, all decorated with beautiful artwork by Lizzie.
Produced in Britain, Driftwood Designs oven gloves are beautiful yet sturdy and are available in some wonderful landscape designs. The woodland oven gloves feature an illustration of woodland animals, including badgers, foxes and deer against a forest backdrop that also shows the changing seasons. Alternatively, the daffodils design will give a bright springtime vibe all year round. There are also some lovely mitts with the beaches and harbours of cute Welsh seaside towns, and even one depicting a starling murmuration over the sea at sunset.
RRP: £28.00
https://driftwooddesigns.co.uk/product-category/all-homewares/kitchen/oven-gloves/
For the homemaker
For the matriarch who is more likely to be found in the living room plumping cushions and reading interiors magazines, there are some distinctive items available to brighten up any room. For example, Driftwood offers some stunning lampshades; all made to order and hand-finished. The designs range from beautiful flowers, swallows flying against a summer sky and hares jumping across a meadow. For something more unusual, there are infographics of shipping areas, seashells and even the peaks of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons).
RRP: £62.00
https://driftwooddesigns.co.uk/product-category/all-homewares/living/lampshades-living/
For the lover of the great outdoors
With Mother’s Day falling in the middle of March, it is the time to think about getting outdoors again. But it can still be rather nippy out there. If your mum is champing at the bit to get out and about in the fresh air, help her be outside but protected from the elements with a beautiful snood!
The microfibre snoods are perfect for keeping warm but also for wicking sweat and blocking cold draughts, not to mention wiping rain off your glasses. You can even hide behind yours if you’re in contact with anyone with springtime sniffles!
The designs are all well-loved, trademark Driftwood Designs motifs. From the stunning Hearty Canlon pattern of patchwork hearts, to the unforgettable doves against a beautiful blue background, through the ever-popular fun mushrooms to their brightly coloured wildflower pattern. And, of course, the range would not have been complete without the Welsh mountains infographic – perfect for the more adventurous mum who likes to hike in, or even climb, the peaks.
RRP: £16.00
https://driftwooddesigns.co.uk/product-category/all-homewares/living/snoods/
The essential card
Of course, a card on Mother’s Day is essential! Driftwood has an enormous range of greetings cards. So, once again, there is bound to be one for your mum. Specifically for Mother’s Day are delightful Welsh designs, with messages is both English and Welsh, plus designs featuring playful foxes and elephants. Or choose from a vast array including flowers, wildlife, landscapes, moons, seashells, seascapes, mountains, cosy cottages and many more, all in Lizzie’s inimitable style. You are bound to find something to put a smile on mum’s face!
RRP: Starting at £1.00
https://driftwooddesigns.co.uk/product-category/cards/
For the full Driftwood Designs range go to: https://driftwooddesigns.co.uk/
