by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
The beautiful new collection of modern cards, announcements and invitations from Paper Culture have me as excited as any note cards we’ve seen in a while. And we see a whole lot of note cards so that’s saying something. The baby announcements are a welcome...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
I reaped so many giggles from If These Boobs Could Talk that I couldn’t wait to read Shannon Payette Seip and Adrienne Hedger’s follow up book, Momnesia. The title alone was enough to make me nod my head in total agreement. Momnesia features nearly 100...
by Mir | Cards + Stationery
Sure, maybe you got some pretty flowers for Mother’s Day. But where are they now? Dead and gone, I’ll wager, because flowers don’t last forever.Usually.Hoopla has recently introduced the Forever Bouquet, what you give when you care enough to send the...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
After having a son, I quickly realized that boys tend to get that end of the stick when it comes to decor options. Basically, you’re stuck with some variation of planes, trains, or dinosaurs, and that’s really about it. If you’re lucky, maybe a space...
by Betsy | Cards + Stationery
Don’t you love the look on your child’s face when you give her personalized pencils with her name? Now imagine the look when she gets a set of personalized note cards with her own face on it. Or at least a retro-hip illustrated version of it. Olliegraphic...
by Mir | Baby, Cards + Stationery
I am not a baby book person. I mean, I wanted to be a baby book person, but my children’s baby books ultimately overwhelmed me and now sit in a drawer, not even half filled out. I can’t remember to record every little thing! The pressure!Of course, now my...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
I realize there’s something wonderful about the scent of clean fresh laundry — except around our house, that means someone’s used the wrong detergent. With a bunch of kids with sensitive skin, we’re always on the lookout for gentle, baby-safe...
by Christina Refford | Art + Decor
“Recycled art” sounds like something my kids create with egg cartons and paper towel rolls, but in the case of Dolan Geiman’s Panel Paintings, it means something much cooler. Using recycled wood panels, non-toxic, water-based textile inks and even...
by Betsy | Cards + Stationery
Confession time. When I was a kid I was totally into gnomes, fairies and pixies. And, while my love for airborne nymphs has diminished, I still have a soft spot for the old, bearded, chubby forest dwellers.I think that’s why I got all nostalgic when I saw these...
by Mir | Books for Adults
My kids have had great teachers, and my kids have had terrible teachers. Reading 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny, I found myself loving the great ones even more, and even feeling a bit more tolerant towards the terrible ones.And then, of course, there was also...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Personalized stationery is one of those things I never think to buy for myself, but when I get it as a gift I tear through it. So when I was looking to maybe be a little proactive and refill the stash, I was shocked to find what it cost — or at least the stuff I...
