by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
The problem with most gift baskets is you don’t always like everything inside. (Unless it happens to be the chocolate assortment that my sister-in-law sent us this Christmas, in which case my thighs will tell you that I did, in fact, like everything inside.)Red...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
This year is going to be the year that I get way better about sending cards for my friends’ kids instead of the cheesy free ecards that make me cringe with their attempts at humor–but I order them anyway because I’m too late to get the real thing in...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
Thanks to frequent military moves and furnished rentals, my daughter’s baby room decor was an eclectic mix of favorite items and gifts. Which is a nice way of saying that it had no style whatsoever.But now that’s we’re settled in one...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Even having gone through two mostly uneventful pregnancies (I know, don’t hate on me), I’m happy now to be back in my regular jeans and regular shoes with not one ounce of lower back pain–and no forthcoming labor and delivery.And so, being the kind...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
If there’s anything that made me more weepy than is customary during those first few days after having my son, it was all the kind notes of congratulations sent to me. I’d like to reciprocate, except getting out the house with two kids to find the perfect...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
You’re more likely to find my family all yapping over each other a mile a minute during holiday dinners than staring awkwardly at our soup bowls. But other families? Not so lucky. Here are a couple of solutions to get things rolling. Table Topics is the maker of...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
Piggy banks? Isn’t that like sooooo every year since 1582?For a fresher take on money management I’m loving the idea of trading piggies for birdies with this modern silver and pewter helicopter bank found at CMP fave boutique, Flying Peas. The propellers...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Now that my older daughter is reading and writing, I’m eager to share my love of personal correspondence with her. But then, I’m not ready to spend the cash on the fancy monogrammed stuff for her just yet. Mabel’s Labels, the same company that makes...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
If you’ve been around the web anytime in the last few weeks you’d know there are eco gift guides galore. But I always have to snicker at the idea of some biodegradable hemp-based lipstick (or whatever) beautifully gift wrapped in one-time use paper. Of...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Cards + Stationery
Was it just me or is it every pregnant mom’s shower nightmare to get fourteen cutesie baby books that haunt you from your closet, unused, months after your baby is born. I’d rather request this fantastic three book combo by Loralin Design that we...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
You might want to skip this pick if you left your sense of humor at the office, because this is quite possibly the holiday item that’s made us all laugh the loudest so far this year.It’s French Paper’s Pop Ink Stranger Manger note cards, which...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I have yet to nail down the perfect way to effectively collect and display my daughter’s massive amounts of artwork. But then I found Little Author, an awesome mom and dad-run business that will take your kid’s artwork and turn it into a real live book.The...
