Handmade Mum is a small-batch maker of handmade self-care products, hair accessories and gifts, based in Thames on the Coromandel Peninsula. Its address is 211 Oakley Crescent in Thames. The website lists rice and lavender heat packs, scrunchies in several sizes, bows, headbands, clips and bookmarks. It also lists covers for the Well Child Tamariki Ora Health Book, once called the Plunket Book, sewn by hand in the studio. A Wild and Whimsy collection draws on the native bush and birds around the maker's garden in Thames. The website says the products are sold at markets across Waikato, Bay of Plenty and lower Auckland.
Customers say the scrunchies are the cutest fabric, have good elastic and hold hair well. One says the bookmarks hold their place, and another says their granddaughters love the hair clips and bows, which are well made. A customer who ordered several items says they love the quality and the uniqueness of the pieces. Reviewers praise the quality of the work. Our pick in Thames for handmade hair accessories and gifts.