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...

Berry beautiful holiday cards

by Betsy | Cards + Stationery

These days  you can spread “good will on earth” while being kind to it as well. But let’s be honest, not all eco-friendly cards are created equal. The Winter Berry Holiday Cards we spotted from the new line of eco-friendly cards available at Red...

I always knew books could save the world

by Mir | Books for Adults

I suppose they could’ve come up with a different name for Better World Books, but when you’re really making a better world for everyone through a love of books, well, the name fits. Perfectly.Next time you shop for books, consider the option that is both...

Nap + Cuddle = Nuddle

by Julie | Living

The weather is finally turning cold here in Colorado, which means that it’s time to begin our annual battle over the thermostat.  My husband turns it up, I turn it down, and round and round we go until April.I think I might have finally figured out a way to...

Pictures of you

by Julie | Art + Decor

I love to choose sentimental, personal gifts that say something more than “I dropped $50 on you.” (Hello, gift cards.) Problem is, sentimental, personal gifts can border on cheesy if you aren’t choosy.The design-your-own photo frames from Designs by...

When you care enough not to leave your sitter a novel

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I’ve tried to use babysitter notepads, but they’re either too labor intensive, or they don’t have spots for the information I think is important. So I usually end up just writing out my own on a blank piece of paper, until I found the Babysitter...

Take note. Or better yet, give one.

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

This past weekend, no one was going to mistake my son for the MVP of his soccer team but he did try his best. It was the perfect occasion for one of the playing card-sized notes from Kiddo Kards: One that said Especially for you on the front and on the back, I am so...

Rollout – Some enchanted wallpaper

by Cool Mom Team | Living

One thing we haven’t seen a whole lot of for some reason is cool kids wallpaper. And then we discovered Rollout, a creative design studio in Canada, which is doing some truly dandy things with wallcoverings. Their artists series features some amazing patterns...

Shower invitations just like you, if you were well-rested and a watercolor

by Mir | Cards + Stationery

Hey, there’s nothing wrong with a picture of a pregnant woman on your shower invitations and thank you notes, but you don’t want something all realistic, right? Because what would your “glowing” sciatica-suffering, never-sleeping, puffy-ankled...