by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I had my fair share of hearty chuckles after discovering Motherhood with Attitude’s hilarious greeting cards last year. So when co-owner Janalee Chmel clued me in to their new Thank You Card Box Set, it’s no wonder I nearly peed my pants again....
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Books for Adults
If you’ve been pining for the kind of baby book you might still pull off your mom or grandmother’s shelves when you go for a visit, why I think we’ve actually found it. Mother Stork’s Baby Book: 100th Anniversary Edition is a beautiful volume,...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
Despite my insistence that it would never happen, the toys have in fact eaten our living room whole. I evidently can’t keep the toy animals and crayons and blocks and play silks restricted to the kids’ room, so the least I an do is find some storage that...
by Cool Mom Team | Living, Storage + Organization
The siren song of convenience is strong, even for a greenie like me, and at times I’ve been compelled to some of those one-use cleaning wipes. I never feel right about it though, so I switched back to a bright purple sponge to use with organic all-purpose...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
With my daughter all puzzle-crazy these days, I am adoring the heirloom-quality Cinderella puzzle illustrated by children’s book artist Jen Bulthuis of Fidoodle and accompanied by the classic tale reimagined by writer Shannon Gerard. The magnetic pieces come...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Some of us are party-throwers, and some of us are party-goers. I’m in the latter category; just the thought of planning a guest list has me biting off my nails. However, the custom invitations from 1st Comes Love are so wonderful that they’ve got me...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
As a WAHM/SAHM with a fairly good memory, I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve gone without a date book for the last four years. But now that I’m running a business and adding kid number three, my brain just can’t hack it anymore. So I’ve...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
As a mom to toddlers I tried that whole organization thing where you put pictures on the toy bins, rather than words, so that the kids know what goes where. The only problem? I can’t draw worth a darn. My daughter was afraid of the lopsided grinning face on her...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
We moms of toddlers and preschoolers know that the night light is an essential part of an effective bedtime experience. But dare to try to find one without a licensed princess or smiling race car and you’re stuck with a boring one from your local home...
by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining
While in the great outdoors, someone once said, Take Only Memories, Leave Only Footprints, which is really a polite way of saying, Don’t You Dare Throw That Cup On The Ground, Bucko. If only everyone heeded this, my picnics in the park would not be marred by the...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I may have several drawers full of stationery, but that doesn’t mean I’m particularly good about keeping in touch; I rarely get a chance to sit down at my kitchen table and put pen to paper without constant interruptions. But when I’ve got plenty of...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
We don’t come across too many wallpaper options for nurseries, or at least ones that we’d feel comfortable recommending. With all due respect Peter Rabbit, I love you, but I don’t need a repeating pattern of 60,000 of you that my baby will outgrow...
