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...

Dolls as cute as your kid’s artwork. There’s a good reason for that.

by Mir | Art + Decor

I admit it, I’m a sucker for just about any convert-the-kid’s-art-into-a-keepsake service. And while art2believe will take your child’s drawing and turn it into a stuffed doll, they’ll also also turn it into a pillow, if you’d rather. Or...

Painting without fear. Or formaldehyde.

by Rita | Art + Decor

When I was pregnant, I painted three pieces of furniture out in the cold because I was so freaked out about what the paint fumes could do to the bébé. But when you’re pregnant is precisely when you decide you must paint right now. Fear not, panicked mamas,...

They call it “vintage revisited,” but I call it hilarious

by Mir | Cards + Stationery

What do you get when you combine vintage photos with snarky captions like Why do dishes when you can do daiquiris? The delightfully cheeky line of Anne Taintor products, of course. I’d seen these in local boutiques before but for some reason, never thought about...

Because not all baby smells are…pleasing

by Cool Mom Team | Living

Yes, there’s the scent of their yummy heads and soft skin, but babies do a lot of stinky things. But using a big fake room scent machine just doesn’t seem like the healthiest choice, nor does spraying a ton of chemicals into the air. If you’re...

Design Online: Making your home more like the one you imagine and less like the one it actually is

by Mir | Art + Decor

When it comes to interior design, let’s just say that my spirit is willing but my flesh is weak. I admire fabulous design, but possess neither the knack nor the bottomless pocketbook to bring it to life without some serious help. If I were in LA, I could rely...

Mommy cards get smarter, even as mommies don’t

by Julie | Cards + Stationery

I used to be really good at remembering names and faces.  A little stalkerish even. But then I had children and a good percentage of my brain cells expired from lack of sleep.  Now I’m lucky if I remember my own name, let alone the names of those three...

Paper Mobiles – Design Meets Function for one very happy baby

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

One of the great things about having a baby now as compared to even four years ago when I had my first is the ton of choices parents have as far as nursery decor. Take the mobile, which is no longer something you just buy in a themed set along with your...