Most mothers are happy with flowers on Mother’s Day, but they are even happier when they receive thoughtful gifts from children and loved ones. Remember that your mother isn’t the only special woman on Mother’s Day. Loved ones such as grandmothers also deserve gifts on this special holiday. When special thought is put into a gift it means so much more.

An idea that many people are choosing to do this Mother’s Day is to make their mother jewelry. It can be time consuming and expensive, but then again it doesn’t have to be, Tracy Guitierrez, 45, Sales Floor Manager at The Bead Fetish said.

The Bead Fetish is a bead shop in downtown Sacramento located on L and 17th Street. Gutierrez has been working at the bead store for over three years and said for the past two days the majority of her customers have been in the shop to make something for Mother’s Day.

Gutierrez said the most popular beads are crystals, which are small plastic beads that resemble crystals. They come in many different sizes and colors. Sparkly, semi-precious, and fresh water pearls are also some favorites this year.

Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and bookmarks are just some of the items you can make at the shop. The average price spent in the store is about $30. Gutierrez said that you can make simple handmade jewelry for less.

Kelly Publicover, senior and liberal studies major, works full time at The Bead Fetish. Publicover helps customers customize their jewelry and helps them string them onto wire or chains in the store.

The Bead Fetish offers classes for people who would like to become more experienced with making beaded jewelry. Gutierrez said that not only is it a nice gift to make your mother jewelry for Mother’s Day, but The Bead Fetish also offers gift certificates for classes, which can also make a very nice gift for Mother’s Day.

Creative gifts such as these are surely the way to go if you want to make someone feel special. Nicholas Avey, photo major and senior, plans on taking a photo for his mother for Mother’s Day. Avey said his mother appreciates receiving his photos in the mail because they are a part of him and it is a genuine way of saying “I love you.”

Gabrielle Stafford, interior design major and sophomore, is making her mother a homemade card shipped in a homemade envelope.

“The card is layered in scrapbook papers, flower embellishments, hand calligraphy and gold ribbon,” Stafford said.

She said only special people in her life receive handmade cards because they are so time consuming to make. Inside the card is a gift certificate to a day spa for $100. Stafford puts about three to four hours into her gift cards.

“The card means so much more to my mom than the present itself,” she said.

Not everyone has a mother to give a present to. Melissa Breech, psychology major and senior, misses her mother who has passed away but still celebrates Mother’s Day with her grandmother every year. Breech chooses to give her grandmother flowers on Mother’s Day and takes her out to eat to the restaurant of her choice.

Spending time with a special woman in your life is a gift in itself, but to spend time making a gift is just as comparable. One can make a poem and frame it for their mother, or even put together a photo album for their mother.

Camilla Aceves can be reached at [email protected]