When it comes to Christmas presents for mothers (who never actually tell you what they want), the best way to go is DIY. Your mother will cherish a do-it-yourself gift more than anything else she gets for Christmas, and it'll even take her back a few years - or decades - to when you finger-painted and macaroni-glued all her gifts.

What to Get Your Mom for Christmas: DIY Gifts Moms Love

The best DIY Christmas gifts for moms include:

1. A catch-all tray

2. Personalized home decor

3. Personalized reusable shopping bags

4. A flower trinket box

5. Stamped tea towels

Moms love homemade gifts - it doesn't matter how old the kids are, because it's all about the thought and time put into each piece. (If you're a parent yourself, you know just how true this is!)

DIY Christmas Gift for Mom #1: A Catch-All Tray

Create a unique catch-all tray for your mom's countertop, dresser or foyer table to help her corral small, miscellaneous items. You can paint a thrift-shop dish, put a border around a small mirror or rivet together a piece of leather to create a dish she can use for jewelry, hair accessories and other essentials.

DIY Christmas Gift for Mom #2: Personalized Home Decor

Give mom a fabulous canvas, metal or acrylic print of a treasured family photo that shows her just how much you love her. Can't settle on just one picture? Create a collage and have it printed on the right medium for her home decor. You can even choose an acrylic photo block that makes bright, vivid photos look amazing. Add pictures of you and your mom together, all your siblings, and your kids to create a wonderful set that she'll love putting on display.

DIY Christmas Gift for Mom #3: Personalized Reusable Shopping Bags

Make your mom's trips to the grocery store easier (and more eco-friendly) by creating personalized reusable shopping bags she'll love toting around. Start with burlap or jute bags - they're sturdy and reliable - and get creative! You can use transfers and fabric appliques, sew-on patches or even fabric paints and stencils. Your mom will love showing off the bags you made her, which makes her more likely to bring them on every trip, and because you can choose easy-to-carry bags with big, comfortable handles, she'll actually enjoy carrying them to and from the market.

DIY Christmas Gift for Mom #4: A Flower Trinket Box

Put together a beautiful flower trinket box for your favorite mama using a simple unpainted wood box, a faux flower and watercolor acrylic gel paints. You can choose a box in any size you'd like -  just gauge it according to how much room she currently has on her dresser or nightstand. If you coat the box with a long-lasting sealant (like Mod Podge clear acrylic), it'll preserve the colors and help protect the items she puts inside, too.

DIY Christmas Gift for Mom #5: Stamped Tea Towels

Stamped tea towels are always a huge hit, and the best part is that they're simple to make. All you need is some citrus fruit, fabric paint and a set of tea towels to create wonderful kitchen accents your mom will love to use. Choose her favorite colors and get to stamping - your mom is going to love these personalized DIY gifts for Christmas.

Have You Created DIY Christmas Gifts for Your Mom?

We'd love to get inspired by your own DIY Christmas gifts for mom, so please share what you've done by adding a link in the comments or by tagging us on Instagram (we're @Mixbook).

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