Natural detergent, thy name is Vaska Herbatergent

by Christina Refford | Storage + Organization

With three kids and one exercise-loving husband, I do a lot of laundry. Quaint concepts like separating whites, de-tangling socks and pre-treating stains have long flown out the window in the interest of saving time and just-finishing-the-damn-laundry-already. So, I...

Announcing the easier birth announcement

by Delilah S. Dawson | Cards + Stationery, DIY

Announcing the birth of… um… well…forget it. Back in 2008 I was so busy sitting on an ice pack and juggling two kids that I never sent announcements. It just seemed like either a lot of trouble or a lot of money, and I didn’t dig either...

Behold! Willie Wonka’s disco ball.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

If Willie Wonka owned a skating rink, his disco ball would be a Candelier, and the Oompa Loompas would do synchronized skating in Gobstopper suits on a frozen chocolate lake, and…What’s a Candelier? I’m glad you asked.First our favorite imaginative...

Where the wild things art.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

I have a cow when my little deers jump on the couch, but I’d be lion if I didn’t confess to fawning over the crazy creatures at WildLifePrints, a fun new shop on Etsy. (Ha sorry, couldn’t resist.)Award-winning photographer Jeff Friesen wanted to meld...

Make your picture worth more than a thousand words

by Mir | Cool Tech

It’s all well and good when I shoot a picture or two off to my parents from my phone while the kids are at an event, but then sometimes I forget (or don’t have time) to type in a complete explanation. Later, my dad calls me up and says, That was great, but...

Children’s party invitations – now a piece of cake

by Stephanie Slate | Cards + Stationery

Is it strange to be excited that an online correspondence site has just introduced children’s invitations? Because I am. Downright giddy, in fact. I’ve professed my love of Paperless Post before and now that there’s a whole new set of designs...

Wallpaper is back, baby

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

When I hear the word wallpaper, it conjures up really bad images of this odd looking flower pattern that completely covered my bathroom wall growing up. It a nutshell – it scares me. But thanks to advances in technology and design, wallpaper is again becoming a...

Turn your kid’s object of affection into an object d’art

by Betsy | Art + Decor

My son had a stuffed elephant named Tussle that went with him everywhere. In fact, he never knew it, but there were actually two Tussles in constant rotation, just in case one went missing. Tussle has long since moved to the “big happy farm where stuffed animals...

Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any reclaimed wool for upcycled art projects?

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

One of the stand-outs to me at this year’s overwhelming Toy Fair show weren’t actually toys at all, but the lovely handmade wall art from CMP fave Cate and Levi. Like their original, one-of-a-kind stuffed animals, the critters are pieced together...

Oh, The Pictures You’ll Take!

by Catherine | Cool Tech

My daughter loves Dr. Seuss. She also loves the camera on my iPhone. Put these together and you have a four year old in Seussian snap happy heaven, and a mother who can’t check her e-mail or play Words With Friends when her kid is around.The Dr. Seuss Camera,...

Want Your Enfant To Passez La Baguette? There’s An App For That

by Catherine | Cool Tech

I have this fantasy of one day living in Paris, in some old, sunwashed apartment on one of the old arrondissements. Trouble is, although I read French – a hangover from graduate studies – I don’t speak much of it, and what little of it I do speak is...

Bedtiming – Making sense out of sleep training

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

After a few weeks of a ridiculous lack of sleep, I decided it was time to do something about it. And do something I did–with much success–thanks to Bedtiming: The Parent’s Guide to Getting Your child to Sleep at Just the Right Age, an awesome sleep...