Okay folks, Mother’s Day is just around the corner (Sunday, May 10), and here at Forte, we want to make sure your mum has the best day ever.
Whether you’re away from your family or you’re stuck in isolation with them, there are still plenty of ways to still spoil mum this weekend. We’ve put together a bit of a list to help you score those brownie points – and support local business while you’re at it.
Grace & Marie Candles
Hand-poured in Torquay, Grace & Marie was founded on a love for all things candle-related. Crafted using only the finest ingredients, these local, luxury soy candles aim to bring a little love, calm and light to your life making them the perfect gift for mum this Mother’s Day! We highly recommend the vanilla caramel, fresh coffee, or the lime and coconut!
If you’re looking for an extra wow factor, G&M have also teamed up with a local baker and are offering Mother’s Day giftpacks, perfect for Mum’s with a bit of a sweet tooth. Limited packs are available so head to Instagram to find out more.
You can shop the whole range from Grace & Marie here.
Bottles & Barrels Mother’s Day Gift Packs
Bottles & Barrels have long been a favourite of ours. If they aren’t getting us through the day with their coffee and delicious brunch options, then they’re keeping us hydrated with their carefully curated selection of boutique wine and craft brews. Now with Mother’s Day coming up, the team have swooped in to save the day with a range of fabulous gift packs that they will deliver for you. It’s affordable, brilliant and you don’t even have to leave the house!
There are five options to choose from including:
Modern Mum – 700ml bottle of Teddy & The Fox gin, tonic water and a cheese board for two
Crafty Mum – A carefully curated six-pack of craft beers and a cheese platter for two
Classic Mum – the cutest Prosecco three pack and a cheese platter
Hippie Mum – Four-pack of their new alcoholic Jun Kombucha that is brewed right here in Geelong PLUS a cheese platter for two
Local Mum – a bottle of local wine and a cheese platter for two
With a delivery of these, you will have earnt yourself 1,000 brownie points. You can order yours now via their website.
Cupcakes from Baked by Us
Baked by Us is the joint venture of Jess Robinson (Baked by Jess), and James Asciak (Wild Rumpus Community Services), who are combining their passions of baking and supporting young people who have a disability.
While we’ll never complain about eating a cupcake, only a select few cupcakes can be classified as superior, crème de la crème and worth dreaming about – and these babies are worth it. Lucky for mum, Baked by Us is offering a range of Mother’s Day Gift Packs. You’ll find chocolate mud cupcakes, caramel centre cupcakes, and even fondant cookies.
Place your order via www.bakedbyus.com.au and select Satuday May 9th to collect. Mother’s Day, sorted.
Petal perfection from Lustre Blooms
Lustre Blooms is a stunning Geelong-based online florist, specialising in creating luxe, textured, statement arrangements for absolutely anything and everything you can think of. While this year is going to be completely different for all the mum’s out there, Lustre Blooms can make it a memorable one for all the right reasons!
With a range of scented candles, beautiful bouquets, BAIE wine, and even a stunning Peperomia Moonlight in a gloss pink pot, you will find the perfect gifts to spoil mum with this Sunday.
If your mum’s a coffee addict, we recommend treating her to their coffee lover gift pack. With a reusable coffee cup from Uppercup (plastic so she can drop it or chuck it in her handbag) and a seriously good coffee scrub from Everybodi which has magnesium in them to help any niggly leg cramps, this one’s got all the boxes ticked.
Lustre Blooms will be offering limited deliveries on Saturday (May 9) alongside their standard Monday to Friday deliveries. For those that would prefer, Lustre Blooms are offering a Mother’s Day pick up time window of 10.30am until Midday on Sunday (May 10).
You can shop the Mother’s Day collection here.
Plants from Plants Addicts Anonymous
A gift that grows like your love for mum! Plants are a great choice for the mum who either has everything or is a serious green thumb.
If a plant is on the cards, Plants Addicts Anonymous are running a mini pop up sale this Saturday at Blankspace Cafe in Newtown from 7am till 1pm, just in time for mother’s day. The range will be small but lush with all your favourites.
This event will adhere to strict social distancing, cashless payment only with one customer allowed at a time.
You can find out more here.
Stunning treats from Loveit Cakes
Handcrafting unique cakes and treats out of their Geelong West kitchen since 2005, Loveit Cakes is a local favourite.
Using the highest quality ingredients, this super talented baker puts so much detail into her work, you almost feel bad eating them.
Offering a range of Mother’s Day options, you can treat mum to a gorgeous Macaron Box (16 Salted caramel, Raspberry ganache and Lemon ganache macarons), a six-pack of delicate cupcakes filled with salted caramel and lemon curd, or you can really earn favourite child status with the Mother’s Day Dessert Pack. Delivered in a stunning white box with acetate lid with ribbon and sticker, the pack includes mini doughnuts, raspberry ganache tarts, macarons, fondant sugar cookies, white chocolate cupcakes, raspberry pana cottas, chocolate cake pop mini cones, and a mixture of meringues and chocolate balls.
You. Are. Welcome.
Shop the range via www.loveitcakes.com.au/mothers-day
A Pop-Up Picnic via A Simple Wish Events
If you feel like spoiling mum in a completely unique way, A Simple Wish Events pop-up picnics are fun, stylish and stress-free, absolutely perfect for isolating at home. We are living for their Boho pop up picnic setups, which includes a signature picnic table, rugs, cushions (styled to your events colour scheme), ottomans, simple table decor (such as glass vases, artificial florals + foliage), and if you choose to go with the table settings package as well they’ll provide the plates, gold cutlery and linen napkins.
If you’re happy to leave everything to the experts, the team can even help you arrange additional elements from local suppliers such as a grazing board or catering, balloons, florals or anything your heart desires. Mum’s going to absolutely love you (even more).
Visit www.asimplewisheventsgeelong.com
Hampers from The Food Purveyor
The crew at The Food Purveyor love sourcing delicious local produce and packing it into Gift Hampers right here in Geelong. With a number of hampers to choose from, they’re also offering a special Mother’s Day Hamper filled with delicious treats! For just $40, Mum can enjoy chocolate-coated pretzels, a Freckleberry chocolate heart, a Freckleberry Home is where mum is, Bellarine Brownies Mini Turkish Delight and a Freckleberry Mum word. You can even choose to add on some wine if you’re feeling extra nice, and hampers are delivered via Courier so you can get it sent straight to mum’s house if you wish!
Find out more at www.thefoodpurveyor.com.au
ZYLER Activewear
Gone are the days where activewear is confined to exercise, it is a part of our everyday lives now.
If your mum is into maintaining a healthy lifestyle or is just a fan of extreme comfort, ZYLER is a local activewear clothing line of women’s leggings, sports bras, t-shirts and jumpers that make for the perfect gift! These products are comfortable, practical and stylish for all active woman, whether it be for the gym, an outdoor walk or to complete errands.
You just need to know mum’s size and you’re good to go! Shop the collection here.
The Scent Lab
While their store is closed, you can still buy some bulk bath bombs, candles, whipped soaps, reed diffusers and shampoo bars from this local favourite.
If you’re wanting to treat mum to an iso pamper session, The Scent Lab’s Mother’s Day packs are a must. There are a few different options at different prices, but we’re particularly fond of the $70 Mother’s Day Gift Pack. Consisting of $85 worth of value, mum will be treated to a white candle, 250ml deluxe body wash, a large The Scent Lab bath bomb, a 125ml massage and bath oil, SylkSkin three-pack of bath soaks, and a lip balm.
You can choose to ‘Click and Collect’ or postage is still available. Place your order via www.thescentlab.com.au/
Skincare from Botanicals By Luxe
Using only sustainable, skin safe and natural ingredients, Botanicals by Luxe skincare is ethically made, Australian made and owned, and fabulous! Created right here in Geelong by the gorgeous Bec Connolly – a skin therapist with over 13 years experience in the field – the vegan range is filled with botanicals, plant and fruit extracts and active components to help reveal your best skin ever. It’s gained a cult following in Geelong, and for all the right reasons, so if you looking to really treat mum to something special, Botanicals By Luxe is it!
The products (face masks, cleansers, moisturisers, exfoliants) are all cruelty-free, vegan, free from nasties (no PEGS, parabens, sulphates), free from synthetic/artificial fragrances or colours, and they WORK. Mum will love it, you can thank us later.
You can shop the range via botanicalsbyluxe.com.au/
Art class with Cork and Canvas
If your mum’s more the creative type, treat her to a virtual Mother’s Day celebration with Cork and Canvas. Join a live class via Zoom so you can compare your paintings, or do an on-demand class so it’s just you two spending quality time if you’re isolating together. For $25 art lovers gain access to a step-by-step video tutorial from Cork and Canvas’ senior lead artists. If the family all wants to get together, groups of 10 or more can even book a private live class.
Creative kits featuring paintbrushes, paints and canvases can be purchased in single pack ($65), double ($120) and family sizes ($230). Within these kits, each person has enough creative supplies for two masterpieces. In collaboration with Wine Delivery service Different Drop, Cork and Canvas are offering creative kits with not only paints, brushes and a canvas, but also a $20 voucher for your wine order over $100 on Different Drop. Creativity Kits can currently be collected from the Darlinghurst Cork and Canvas studio or delivered nationally.
Bookings can be made via the Cork and Canvas website.
Wine
If all else fails, you can’t go wrong with a nice bottle of wine.
Whether she is a red or rosé-lover, your favourite lady deserves to be honoured with a drop that will hit the spot, minus the premium price tag! This is where Patrick of Coonawarra comes in with their P-Series, a range that only requires a $20 note per bottle.
We have three particular favourites from this collection.
First, there’s the Rosé – a creamy, texturised wine embodies floral aromas and berry fruit flavours pairing perfectly with Mum’s brunch in bed or afternoon cheese platter.
Next, we’ve got the NV Chardonnay Pinot Noir. This mix is the perfect bubbly if you’re toasting to Mum over Zoom, or are lucky enough to be popping a bottle with her on her special day. Fresh, fruity and stylish, this sparkling is made for any excuse to celebrate.
Lastly, the Shiraz Cabernet. If you’ve ditched the pyjamas for Mother’s Day and feel sophisticated with jeans on, this is the perfect drop for you (and Mum!). Subtle oak flavours sees fruit dominating throughout the palate pairing perfect with that hearty roast lamb on the menu.
Perfect for mums who need a break – after all, it’s better not to keep things bottled up. You can pick these drops up locally from IGA Torquay or Ocean Grove Cellars. Find out more here.
