Mother's Day is coming up Sunday, May 10th. Shop online at pinchgoods.com or visit us at 179 Main Street, Northampton, MA.
Some gifts get used once and forgotten. Others become the mug she reaches for every morning, the earrings she wears to everything, the bag she's still carrying five years later.
At Pinch, we've been curating handmade and artisan-made gifts since 1979 — and Mother's Day is honestly one of our favorite times of year. It's a reason to give someone something that was made with care, by a thoughtful human, and that will outlast any bouquet or gift card.
Here are our picks for the best handmade Mother's Day gifts under $100 — plus a few worthy splurges if you want to go all out.
Handmade ceramic gifts she'll use every single day
Ceramics are the heart of Pinch. We were literally founded by potters in 1979, so when it comes to handmade pottery gifts for mom, we know what we're talking about.
Settle Ceramics Pasta Bowl in Lazurite – $56
Low, wide, and made by hand in Austin, Texas from Texas stoneware. This bowl is built for actual use — pasta nights, big salads, Sunday mornings. The lazurite glaze is the kind of color that makes a kitchen feel intentional. Dishwasher safe. Each one is slightly different, which is exactly the point. → Shop the Pasta Bowl
Settle Ceramics Oil Bottle in Turquoise –$79 If your mom cooks (or wishes she cooked more), this is the gift. Handmade in Austin from Texas stoneware, it's the kind of thing that lives on the counter and makes the whole kitchen look better. Functional, beautiful, made to last. → Shop the Oil Bottle
All Fired Up Ceramic Cloquette –$49 A ceramic clock with a battery-operated mechanism, designed by Lynne Carson for All Fired Up — a small family-owned ceramics company in Ontario, Canada. Comes with a wooden display stand and can also hang on the wall. Available in several designs including Mission Tile, Songbirds, andLoon. A genuinely unique gift for the mom who appreciates things that are a little different. → Shop Clocks at Pinch
Want to see more handmade pottery? Browse our full ceramics collection or stop into the shop — we get new work from independent ceramic artists regularly.
Artisan jewelry gifts for mom
The best jewelry gifts aren't the ones from the mall. They're the ones she didn't know existed until she saw them — made by an independent artist, by hand, with real craft behind them.
Carolyn Keys designs and makes all of her jewelry in a studio in the woods of eastern Pennsylvania. She trained as an architect before leaving her desk job to work with metal full time — and it shows. Her pieces are clean and proportional, but also organic and a little imperfect in the way that only handmade things can be. She has a strict no-computer ethos: every piece is hand-fabricated using traditional techniques, in brass, sterling silver, or 14K gold fill. Nothing is plated. Nothing is made in a factory.
Carolyn Keys Small Betty Hoop Earrings – $94 Classic is the right word. Thick half-round wire formed into a perfect circle, with a smooth shiny finish. Available in 14K gold fill or sterling silver. The kind of earrings that go with everything and never go out of style — the ones she'll reach for on a Tuesday morning and a Saturday night. Nickel free, made in the USA. → Shop Carolyn Keys at Pinch
Browse the full Carolyn Keys collection at Pinch — earrings, necklaces, and cuffs. New pieces arrive regularly, and if you're visiting in person, ask us what just came in.
Bags worth giving (and worth keeping)
A great bag is one of those gifts that earns its place over years, not weeks. We carry bags from makers who care about materials, construction, and the people who carry them.
Hobo Cass Phone Crossbody – $98 Just under the $100 mark. A small leather crossbody that holds everything she actually needs — phone, cards, a little cash — without weighing her down. Clean, minimal, and made by Hobo, a brand known for quality leather goods that get better with age. → Shop Hobo Bags at Pinch
Hobo Darcy Leather Small Crossbody – from $138 (worthy splurge) If you want to go a little bigger, the Darcy is a step up in size and presence. A well-organized crossbody in full-grain leather. It's over $100, but it's the kind of bag that'll still be in rotation in ten years. → Shop Hobo Bags at Pinch
Latico Jett Bag – $205 (the "wow" gift) Handcrafted in small batches by skilled artisans in South America and India, the Jett is a perfectly proportioned leather crossbody with three main compartments, a hidden exterior phone pocket, and a back-wall leather organizer so well thought out she won't even need a separate wallet. This one is a genuine investment piece. → Shop the Jett Bag
Come see it in person – we're in Northampton, MA
If you're shopping for Mother's Day gifts in Northampton or the Pioneer Valley, come visit us at 179 Main Street, Northampton, MA. We've been here since 1979 and we know our artist offerings inside & out — if you're not sure what to get, just ask. That's what we're here for.
We also ship anywhere in the US. Shop online at pinchgoods.com — orders placed by May 7 should arrive in time for Mother's Day.
