by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I’m not a girlie-girl. In fact, I tend to be a minimalist when it comes to dress and decor. When my daughter showed up, we ended up custom-designing our announcements because we couldn’t find anything that wasn’t covered in bows, sheep,...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
In theory, party favors are a wonderful idea. Sending your guests home with a lovely memento of a special occasion – who could object to such thoughtfulness? Problem is, most favors are destined for the dustbin. Have you ever received a pewter...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Graphic designer Jenn (just Jenn) does some pretty irreverent things with stationery at her shop Just Jenn Designs – I wouldn’t necessarily get my kid a set of the punk-ass cursive cards, although I really do like them. Neither would she, evidently which...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
If you spent less time picking out baby names than trying to find a birth announcement that’s unique, fabulous, quirky, and perfectly free of gingham and teddy bears, you are very much in luck. We found some of the coolest, most inventive, and occasionally...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I have some friends who do this insane July 4 party every year as if heads of state were showing up. The food is awesome, the drinks plentiful, and the local parade passes right by their home, guaranteeing a perfect day, humidity not withstanding. If this sounds...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Here is how I recall my daughter’s first year of life, seven years later: Birth. . . blur. . .neediness. . .blur. . .crawling everywhere. . . .blur. . . The big memories are there, but the details have become blurry over time. It’s the photos...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
How can we resist falling instantly, madly in love with a card company called Pretty Bitter? We can’t. And we didn’t. Which is why you’re reading about them today. We’ve already told you about their awesome Man Notes. But the fabulously cynical...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
We couldn’t leave you mamas with sleepaway-ready kids out of Happy Camper Week on Cool Mom Picks, so we found some camp stationery we couldn’t resist. And, hopefully, neither will your kids. Which really is the point.The Camp Kits at Red Stamp may be just...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Admittedly, I’m terrible at keeping a record of what’s going on with my kids other than the pictures and stories I post on my own personal blog. But now that my daughter is old enough to draw her own pictures and tell her own stories, I couldn’t help...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Why do men not write thank you notes? I always thought it was genetic. Or poor breeding. And then I realized, wait – it’s just that all the thank you notes out there with their swoopy flowers and curly script-y typefaces are entirely emasculating. Or...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Take a look around the web for graduation party invitations and you’re pretty much stuck with variations on three design themes: 1. Diplomas 2. Hats 3. Tassels.Sure enough there’s a selection of all of the above at Tiny Prints, but we were happy to also...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I figure if I’m going to take the time and trouble to print my favorite photos, I sure as heck won’t be putting them in some album off the drugstore rack. But the gorgeous books from Enji Beck? Most certainly worthy of my precious 4×6’s.Handmade...
