Calendar girl

by Julie | Cards + Stationery

I’m a minimalist where it comes to calendars.  I know some moms live and die by their beloved organizers, but give me a compact monthly view calendar at my fingertips and I’m set.The 18-month Mouse Pad calendar from Ann Kelle Designs is perfect for...

So that’s what all those blank walls in the nursery are for

by Rita | Art + Decor

If you’re a sleek-lines-and-minimal-fluff sort of a mom, you’ll want to check out Nashville artist Michalle Sessions’ gorgeously simplistic prints for your progeny’s room via her shop, LJ Ink.  From the red-sock-wearing giraffe and monkey...

Little labels that make a big impression

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I may buy great gifts, but I’m severely gift-wrap challenged; my presents usually get hidden toward the back of the pile so that you can’t see my incompetence. But, this year, these bold little labels from Turtle Papers will help my gifts look more...

1,2,3,4 Tell me that you love (my napkins) more

by Danielle | Kitchen + Dining

I have this dream. In this dream, my house is always organized, dog hair is contained on the actual dog, cushions are kept on the couch, and I frequently host elegant cocktail parties attended just by adults who speak about current events in hushed tones.This dream...

Don’t leave the hospital without your Brella

by Julie | Cards + Stationery

I may not be a fan of matchy-matchy outfits, but coordinated stationery ensembles are the sort of matching that I can appreciate, as long as they’re done well.  No pastel teddy bears or scary clowns, please.Brella Baby has hit the mark with their new Brella...

A Method to your holiday madness. Literally.

by Cool Mom Team | Living

I’m the person who walks by a candle shop or perfume store and starts sneezing uncontrollably. So just imagine how well I do trying to find a nice subtle holiday scent that doesn’t make me run for a box of tissues. Leave it to our favorite light green...

If you don’t know Jack. . .

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I love receiving a birthday card in the mail, but when it’s my time to send them out, I usually resort to a hastily typed email. Forgive me, but taking three kids anywhere near a rack of greeting cards is just asking for a headache. I have fewer excuses now that...

Custom Christmas ornaments, delivered on doves’ wings

by Mir | Living

It’s not that I don’t go “awwww” just a little bit over the beautiful hand-cut  ceramic dove ornament with a customizable message from Paloma’s Nest–it’s that mentally I’m sometimes still about nine or ten and...

fin + roe: For parents who still get to pick out the Christmas cards

by Julie | Cards + Stationery

Since I’ve got a house full of kids, it’s a safe bet that my holiday cards are going to feature photos of those kids.  But I still want those cards to reflect my taste–which means no cards with ice-skating penguins or dancing candy canes.The...

The sweetest announcements. Literally.

by Julie | Cards + Stationery

Out of consideration for my post-baby figure, I rarely bake any more. It’s just one of the sacrifices I make in the name of vanity. But at holiday time, my no-bake resolution goes out the window (and takes my willpower right along with it).  Send me a...

Rock-a-bye birdies, made of bamboo

by Mir | Art + Decor

I can’t stop staring at this bamboo mobile by Petit Collage, available at Branch Home, and I’m just looking at a picture. In real life, those laser-cut bamboo birds each have a different pattern cut into their middles, so as they twirl around on the...

Silhouette cards – Make sure they get your good side.

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

Every year, our families bug us about our holiday cards because we only send pictures of the kids. I guess my husband and I never figured that anyone would actually want to see our mugs too. Besides, it’s pretty hard getting a candid family shot that...