It's not hard to come up with the right Mothers Day gifts, and there is no shortage of those in the media and representing retail outlets who'll tell you what you should get. A box of chocolates and a bouquet of flowers is the standard fallback, but if your Mom collects all the latest personal tech devices and lives on the Internet, perhaps something more along the lines of personalized jewelry for the geeky mom is in order.
Geeks come in all kinds of varieties. There are computer people, possibly the most prolific of all the geeks, and there are the nerds who like general technology. Any subset of any interest can be geeky. Movies, books, even fonts have their own followings. Let's try out a few ideas to see what we could look for in various different situations.
For example, the Mom who likes typography might appreciate a necklace with her initials engraved using a favorite font - or for a gag, perhaps her least favorite font, such as Comic Sans (which might earn you a dutch rub. There are also a number of very stylish and picturesque fonts that have come out over the years, such as Oxford or a handwriting font.
The latest tech gadgets are also a big hit with the nerdish crowd, which can be integrated with jewelry without too much problem. Today's micro-processors, hard drives and USB jump drives are so compact that they can easily be worked into watches, pendants, bracelets, and even rings. A nice Mother's Day present might be a flash drive that has been integrated into a little piece of jewelry, onto which you can load favorite pictures, mp3 files and more.
What about something from outer space? There are ways to engrave or otherwise customize many accessories which are inset with moon rocks or bits of Mars. It can be especially nice if she has an affinity for things astronomical.
There is no real substitute of course for a hand-crafted gift. The Mom who is a fan of music might appreciate a ring or trinket crafted out of a guitar or violin string, while bass strings make nice bracelets and necklaces.
The Internet has plenty of ideas. If you still have her very first computer (which has probably been long retired), perhaps a quirky piece of jewelry made from a microchip taken from that venerable machine could be made into a nice custom piece.
When it comes to buying your mother personalized jewelry, there are lots of options to consider. You might want to consider making your gift even more perfect for your mom by tying it in with one of her special interests.
About the Author:
Anne Harvester is an authority on uniquejewelry and other Mother's Day gift ideas - regularly published in her articles and blog posts.
