About Mother’s Day

It’s 2022 and this year will most likely be the tightest a lot of us will experience financially. On top of all our normal daily living expenses, we then have family and friends obligations. I am talking about birthdays, new arrivals, anniversaries and more. And the budget can come under a hideous strain if you are overseas. Do you send a gift a cop the postage which will probably cost more than the gift or do you organise something simple but extremely meaningful?

Mother’s Day is one of those occasions that rolls around every year. Not always on the same date in every country, but in May each year there is one day dedicated to Mum.

Mother’s day started in the early 1900’s, in the USA. What we celebrate today is known as the modern American version, started by Anna Jarvis. Since that time it has spread across the world and it either celebrated on the 1st or 2nd Sunday in May.

Yet mothers have been celebrated for centuries before the modern version took hold. Such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the mother of deity Rhea.

Today, Mother’s Day has become commercialised and the sentiment behind the gesture is sometimes lost. We know Mother’s Day is coming up because we are bombarded with TV commercials, social media advertisements, all reminding us that we have an obligation to give something to our mothers as an acknowledgement of their role.

As you get older you start to realise that Mum generally has all she needs in the way of little things we offer up as gifts and a simple acknowledgement is really all that is required to let Mum know how special and loved she is. There are many Mothers who would rather spend a day with their children in lieu of an expensive gift, a chance to catch up and reconnect. Even a simple gesture such as a card is just the right gesture.

At Handpress Cards, we have made acknowledging Mum effortless. We give you two options that will save you time and money.

1. SNAPCARDS

This website is where you can organise to send a greeting card each year for three years. We have sets of three different cards, select a set, add a personal message for each card and leave the rest to us. We will make sure that your Mother’s Day card arrives on time.

2. HANDMADE CARDS

Our main website is full of gorgeous unique handmade greeting cards to chose from. Add a personal message and within 24 hours it will be on its way to the recipient.

And, one last way to send that special greeting card to Mum on Mother’s day, is to design your own unique card. At Design A Card, you can upload a stunning image of yourself or choose one of the already loaded background, add a message on the front of the card and a personal message inside the card. We will print your card and send it straight to Mum with your name on the back of the envelope as the sender. She will never know you ordered it online.