3 Made in New England Gifts for Mom

Surprise Mom on Mother's Day or Any Day with a Gift from New England

Ann Veronica Handprints proudly creates canvas totes, handbags and cotton accessories in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and just in time for Mother's Day, founder and owner Ann Perrino has unveiled an adorable new "happy as a clam" bag design that honors the spirit of volunteerism at Maine's annual Yarmouth Clam Festival. The Yarmouth Clam Bag is an 8" x 7" x 1-1/2" bag that holds summer essentials for moms on the go. It features a zipper closure and long strap and is available in Raspberry Sorbet (pictured) or Blue Violet. Fifty percent of each bag's $15 introductory price will go to the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Festival and other Chamber programs.

I discovered Vermont Prime Emu Oil at the 2008 Boston Christmas Festival, and now I keep a mini bottle of this soothing moisturizer on my desk. All-natural, 100-percent pure emu oil is touted as providing not only penetrating moisture but relief from burns, soreness and aches. Treat Mom to a 1-ounce bottle for $9.95, or select a variety of emu oil products made in Vermont--soaps, shampoo, balms, more--and create a special gift basket.

This delicate pink soap bar with rose petals throughout is made in Connecticut and sold by Our Green House. Ingredients include organic olive oil, coconut oil, organic palm oil, castor oil, sweet almond oil and virgin avocado oil with an extra dose of organic fair trade shea butter. Rose petals and pink kaolin clay give the soap its rosy hue, and essential oils of geranium, rosewood, palmarosa, bergamot, patchouli and clove exude a luxurious scent. Each bar is affordably priced at $7.