by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
My six-year-old and I are at odds when it comes to decorating her room. She wants to paint it bubblegum pink, while I’m fearful of being reminded of Pepto (shudder). Fortunately, a compromise is on the horizon — in the form of the creative new Blik wall...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
As my daughter prepares for preschool in the fall, am just now learning that bake sale goodies are not taken lightly there. I am going to have to get my act together if I want to compete with some of the works of frosting-topped art I’ve recently seen at PTA...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Okay mamas, it’s officially T minus one month until tax day. Even with my own invented envelope system, I still find myself swimming in a sea of receipts and records when it comes time to file my tax return. So when I heard the organizational gurus from...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I’ve always thought that the best ABC posters for kids aren’t the ones that simply familiarize them with the letters, but inspire imagination around the images themselves. We’ve found that very thing in Paula Prass’s lovely Alphabet Girl...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
When a newly-pregnant woman asks me for advice (okay, it’s not like it happens all the time, but it does happen), I have but one gem to share: Don’t tell anyone what you’re thinking of naming the baby. It doesn’t matter if you’re thinking...
by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization
Even though my ever-supportive editors, Liz and Kristen, would never call me on it, I’m definitely off my game as I adjust to life with three kids. [Ed note: You’re doing great, Julie!] I have difficulty remembering to take my daily vitamin, let alone...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
As the mom of two little ones these days, I’m probably not going to go overboard with the Easter baskets. But the fantastic Easter tags from Tattered Tags, a paper shop owned by designer Brooke Campbell, almost make me want to. These vintage-style, hand cut...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
We love when readers tip us off on their own great picks around the web. So when two readers wrote us gushing about Mayfair Lane, we most definitely had to check it out.After one peek at owner/designer Susan Hirsch Russell’s products, then you’ll get why...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
We’ve been fans of Stubby Pencil Studio since we were turned onto the Portland company’s high-quality CIY for kids. That’s, um, Color It Yourself. And now we’re pleased to learn that the company has gone eco. (Of course; they’re in...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
It’s hard not to be slightly obsessed with planes when you’re married to a pilot. But I learned very quickly that not just any plane will do – it’s got to get the family pilot approval, which is sometimes hard to come by. The bi-plane bookends...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
Looking out on the morning rain, I used to feel uninspired. But then I found wooden wall art. And super cuteness transpired. What? You were going to hang paper prints on your wall? Weird. Because wood is the new, um, paper. And to celebrate the closer-to-nature...
by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining
So say your name is Matte Stephens. And say you’re this way-cool, modern artist. Wouldn’t it only be a matter of time before your original Mattes are matted on a mat? We’re thinking that’s an obvious yes. This new limited edition placemat...
