Drawing a blank

Drawing a blank

Sometimes the gift of nothing is the best gift of all. I flipped when I saw these Blank Board Books at Romp, because they give kids a blank canvas in which to make their very own literary masterpieces.The square books are made of six durable boards, plus the front and...
Luxe baby towels without the luxe prices

Luxe baby towels without the luxe prices

If there’s anything I wish I had about 400 more of, it would have to be baby towels. Or at least ones that you can’t see through after a few washings. So that’s why I was happy to discover the gorgeous–and reasonably priced–Beeby towels...
Save Handmade!

Save Handmade!

We’ve received an incredible outpouring of support on our recent post about the new CPSC Safety Improvement Act that is jeopardizing the livelihoods of the small businesses and artisans that we love. So what did we do? We created our own Save Handmade! resource...
Why I love Pete’s white shoes

Why I love Pete’s white shoes

Instead of coughing up fur balls and sleeping, Pete the Cat goes out for a leisurely stroll in his spanking new white shoes. I can’t even imagine trying to get shoes onto my cat, never mind how miffed she’d be if she stepped into some of the things Pete...
Return of the puffy coat

Return of the puffy coat

So of course we’re the idiots who leave our kids’ winter jackets on the plane just before returning to the coldest day of the season so far. Yippee! Unfortunately the terrifying selection of heinously ugly coats left at the nearest department store...
Hello, I’m a cup

Hello, I’m a cup

Okay, I’ll say it: Those wine charm thingies are tacky. I recognize that they serve a purpose, but I’m fairly certain that civilization survived for thousands of years with no real ill effects from a party guest accidentally picking up the wrong glass....
Making Christmas cookies the new-fashioned way

Making Christmas cookies the new-fashioned way

Not a whole lot in this world is prettier than the holiday cookies from Brooklyn’s Gumdrop Cookie Shop, but then sometimes pretty is in the eye of the beholder. And when that beholder is the proud mom (ahem) whose three year-old daughter is enthusiastically...