Ten Wildly Extravagant or Sweetly Sentimental Gifts for Mother’s Day Inline

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    Extravagant:
    I would love to have a long, lazy lunch at our house upstate—with someone else doing the cooking.

    Sentimental:
    Some overzealous chickens destroyed all of the peonies in my garden this year, so I would love to be gifted with new flowers to replace them.

    Peony seed packets, $10
    luvahuva.co.uk

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    Extravagant:
    I would send my mother and her best friend to the Mayflower Inn Spa in Connecticut for the five-day program during the week.

    Sentimental:
    I think it is always nice to find jewelry that means something. For example, if your mother was a huge fan of Vermeer, you could buy her a piece from Maja DuBrul, like these gorgeous pearl earrings. Another great idea is an important book. My husband once gave me a first edition of Charlotte’s Web for Mother’s Day, knowing it was my favorite.

    Maja DuBrul Jewelry South Sea Baroque white-pearl drops on 18K white gold French wire, price upon request
    majadubrul.com

    First Edition of Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, $1,400
    manhattanrarebooks.com

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    Extravagant and Sentimental:
    The NRDC (The National Resources Defense Council) has an assortment of Mother’s Day gifts on its website, including natural beauty products, contributions to grow the local and organic food movement, or help protect honeybees.

    Ahava Natural Dead Sea Salt, $22

    For information: ahavaus.com

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    Extravagant:
    My mom and I call each other “bunny” so we are constantly buying each other rabbit-related items—and this year will prove no different. I think this John Derian shadow puppet tray would make a perfect gift.

    John Derian Shadow Puppet bunny tray, $88
    For information: johnderian.com

    Sentimental:
    We both love Central Park so this new anthology of writings about the park is right up her alley, but I would, of course, give it to her with a bunny card!

    Foxy Winston Bunny Most Special card, $4
    foxyandwinston.com

    Central Park: An Anthology by Andrew Blauner (Bloomsbury USA), $16
    barnesandnoble.com

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    Extravagant:
    I would love to get a pair of earrings from Prada’s most recent collection or Lanvin’s tweed top for spring.

    Prada crystal and resin earrings, $540prada.com

    Lanvin Neon tweed top, $1,755
    net-a-porter.com

    Sentimental:
    I just had my first child, a little girl named Chloe, and I would love to receive a beautiful photo album filled with pictures from her first weeks of life.

    D. Porthault fabric baby books, $145 each
    For information: dporthault.com