Turn your child’s favorite toy into amazing artwork

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I’ve always liked the idea of decorating a child’s room with fine art photographs. If the colors are great and the subject is cool, it can make a room feel so fresh and modern. So I’d say bright, colorful photos of classic children’s toys fit...

In the year you were born… your parents were actually cool.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Cards + Stationery

Let’s face it, by the time our kids are old enough to ask what the world was like when they were born, they are going to consider us tragically unhip.Luckily, this charming (and affordable!) baby gift will help recall fond memories of hipster TV hits or the...

Downton Abbey’s Dowager Countess puts the cross in cross-stitch

by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY

I want to live at Downton Abbey. I want a Mrs. Patmore to cook dinner and a fleet of Annas to clean up and a closet of gorgeous, beaded dresses. Unless my husband ends up being a long-lost heir, I doubt all that’s in the cards. But at least I can have this...

Girls that aren’t afraid to get muddy, we salute you!

by Eva Glettner | Art + Decor

Forget sugar and spice and everything nice; more and more parents are looking for art that depicts heir daughters the way they are, and not the way they were in Victorian times.  You may remember our post on the princess who saves herself. In artist Amanda...

Origami has never looked better

by Kirsten | Art + Decor

When I was a little girl, my dad would create the most beautiful origami creatures for my brothers and I. Of course they only lasted a few hours before we demolished them with one good move. I’m sure my dad really appreciated our care and concern for them.I...

Turn around! It’s a total ellipse of the heart.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Valentine's Day

Once upon a time there was bare space on the wallNow I’m really digging this art.Let’s go hang it up, thisTotal ellipse of the heart! Math geeks and fans of Bonnie Tyler will dig this Total Ellipse of the Heart print by Michael Paukner from the Design...

That doll? My kid made that. Sort of.

by Stephanie Mayers | Toys + Playthings

I spent a good portion of my childhood coloring, drawing and creating and was very proud of what my mother assured me was some serious talent. I can’t even imagine how excited I would have been if she then had one of my creations turned into a doll from my very...

Motivational posters that don’t suck

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

Thank you, internets, for sometimes making us feel less than fabulous.When your friends and family use the Facebook to share only their children’s premature accomplishments, their own wildly Photoshopped portraits, and pictures of themselves with your imaginary...

Easy Valentine’s craft ideas that we heart

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

I always love seeing what’s new and fun at Martha Stewart Crafts around the holidays, and especially Valentine’s Day. Or as we like to think of it, That Day That All The Glitter Ended Up in The Rug. But I’ve taken the time to parse the ones that...

Here’s to us, framed.

by Stephanie Mayers | Art + Decor

While we may not be the kind of family to have our last name on a welcome mat outside our front door, it doesn’t mean we aren’t super proud of our clan. So, when my anniversary came around this past year I thought, sure, a traditional romantic tribute for...