Mother’s Day
Necklace
Make it personal with a piece inspired by Mom’s astrological sign, such as one of these zodiac pendants by the jewelry designer Jenny Bird ($160; jenny-bird.com).
Pajamas
We’ve been fans of the New Orleans fashion brand Lekha for a long time; their brilliantly hued pajama sets will give the gift of relaxation ($95; shoplekha.com).
Dress
This happy, striped dress by South Carolina’s Parterre is made of easy, breezy, built-for-Southern-heat cotton poplin ($290; shopparterre.com).
Sandals
With all the jute espadrilles, woven raffia flats, and other warm-weather footwear out there, these sandals by Veronica Beard, crafted from sustainable cork, are unexpected and chic ($350; veronicabeard.com).
Book
When I wrote The House Romantic, I knew I wanted to feature solely women, many of whom are working mothers—their designs and viewpoints inspired me and I bet they will influence the stylish mother in your life, too ($45; ggfieldshop.com).
Graduation
Frames
The Atlanta shop Odd McClean carries all manner of interesting frames, such as this classic beauty with heirloom vibes ($86; oddmclean.com).
Roses
Mail-order flowers are such a thoughtful way to mark milestones, and the blooms from Grace Rose Farm look stunning ($119 for a posey of eighteen roses; gracerosefarm.com).
Book
The author Anne Lamott’s theme of taking life one small step at a time in Bird by Bird is a sentiment worthy of passing on to any graduate, writer or not ($16; bookshop.org).
Personal Stationery
Send your grad out into the world with quality paper goods for thank-you notes, such as this super simple monogrammed set from Stovall Collection, in Memphis ($314 for fifty; stovallcollection.com).
Weddings
Album
Encourage the newlyweds to make a real scrapbook of their memories with a leather album from Mark & Graham ($155; markandgraham.com).
Skillet
A classic cast-iron skillet, such as this ten-incher from Smithey Ironware, is a no-fail wedding gift idea ($170; ggfieldshop.com).
Vase
Help the newlyweds deck a new home with blooms from the garden with one of these ceramic vases by the artist Frances Palmer, from interior designer Nicky Kehoe’s Household shop in Los Angeles ($190; nickeykehoe.com).
Pitcher
A Southern couple who plans to entertain will enjoy starting their sweet tea pitcher collection with this casual recycled glass and seagrass design from Woven ($38; wovenshop.com).
Tray
Whether it’s used for displaying bottles on a home bar or for organizing books and other items of beauty in the family room, this beautiful tray from Sharland is a first-home essential ($255; sharland-england.com).
Cookbook
Give them the keys to all the Southern culinary classics with Garden & Gun’s The Southerner’s Cookbook ($45; ggfieldshop.com).
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