Sorry my kid sucks. Can we come over again tomorrow?

by Betsy | Cards + Stationery

Noah is playing with the toy truck. Sam wants the toy truck. Sam grabs it out of Noah’s hands and bops him with the front left tire when Noah tries to take it back. Sam’s mom wishes she could spontaneously disappear. The next day, Noah’s mom receives...

Let’s panic about babies! (You know you want to)

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

The funniest thing I’ve seen in a good long time is the satirical new website, Let’s Panic About Babies! which just launched today. Think of it as a cross between What to Expect When You’re Expecting and The Onion. It might even be funnier than the...

Mommy calling cards, now for more than calling

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I guess now that social media has taken over the world, it’s time to redo all those mommy calling cards and start adding your Facebook vanity URL, your Twitter name, your Skype name, and whatever other way there is to reach you these days. Smoke signals?...

J’aime l’alphabet

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I am utterly taken with the limited edition French alphabet print from Barcelona-born artist Silvia Portella, just introduced at L’Affiche Moderne. And not just because it’s refreshing to see a bee under A instead of B, but because the 26 charming...

The more dust bunnies, the better. For a change.

by Julie | Art + Decor

I love the idea of a growth chart, but I’d never found any that appealed to my decor sensibilities, which are admittedly a bit quirky. Then I got a peek at the Dust Bunnies height chart from UK graphic wall art shop Spin Collective, which is actually a wall...

Design for Children. And of course, their drooling parents.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

You know who you are, you design-crazy parents: You scour flea markets looking for vintage picture books to turn into nursery art, you spent more time picking paint colors than pediatricians, and your greatest dream is to discover some lost Eames crib prototype on a...

Nursery decor, Asian style

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

As someone with Asian heritage, I was immediately drawn to the lovely Asian nursery art by artist and mom Grace Hester. The prints feature original animal artwork, along with the English word and then simplified Chinese translation. What’s particularly nice is...

Hooked on robots

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I’ve got a little secret weapon that helps ensure my kids do not leave their clothes and coats lying around: Hooks. Of course, the key is to find ones that actually make some sort of design statement, so you can freely place them around your home without looking...

Paperless Post – Online invitations too beautiful to be online invitations

by Mir | Cards + Stationery

I’m a huge fan of the electronic invitation, because I’m an online kinda gal. But I have to admit that sometimes there’s simply no substitute for nice stationery if you want to be proper about it. So it’s about time someone created a service...

Organizing your “to do” list just got easier, although getting it done is still just as annoying

by Betsy | Cards + Stationery

I am a list junkie, only the problem is that I tend to jot stuff down one place and lose it or write everything on one endless list so it looks like I need to buy bananas, milk and my pap smear results. Not good. That’s why I love the Shop Call Do Pads from...

Spring showers that won’t mess with your hair

by Betsy | Art + Decor

When it comes to mobiles, we always prefer the handmade, battery-free versions that can do double duty as beautiful wall decor. And I’m so happy to have discovered the selection from The Butter Flying–in fact my immediate response to the cloud mobiles was...

This one’s for you, Amelia Earhart wannabes.

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

With my husband being a pilot, my kids are pretty obsessed with planes. And that includes my oldest daughter, who also happens to love pink. Do you know how hard it is to find anything that has to do with both aviation and pink? Well not anymore, thanks to the Girl...