Chirply – Chirp if you love community design

by Mir | Uncategorized

As much as I love Threadless, I only need so many t-shirts, y’know? But it was only a matter of time before someone would realize that the model of letting the community submit artwork and then vote submissions up for production would catch on for other...

The dream room that dream rooms dream about

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

I still remember when my mom painted a mural in my room. I was five, and it was a 70’s-style jungle scene. I got to help. Seven years later, I took up the muralist’s brush myself and even helped pay my rent in college by whipping up Snoopy nurseries and...

Cool Canadian craft and design for our “collectif” consciousness

by Stephanie Slate | Baby, Kid Style

If you’re lucky enough to live in Montreal, then April 30 is going to be one really amazing day of shopping. The mama-run Collectif nënë is launching their first annual baby show and you will want to be there. Of course, most of us aren’t Montreal mamas,...

Here come the new and improved ABCs

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Just when I thought an artist couldn’t do anything new or inspired to the good old but very played out alphabet decor, artist Lorena Siminovich of Petit Collage wows me with her brand new poster prints. These new ABC poster prints are making me wish I had...

Thought you could never afford to be an art collector? Think again with Exhibition A.

by Betsy | Uncategorized

I’m a big fan of all the members-only online shopping sites. I’ve bought many outfits, handbags and even a vacation through them, but now I can expand my shopping arena to the world of art. Real art. As in, by real artists. And the best part is, it...

10 beautiful things at Supermarket that we’re coveting hard

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

We were so honored to be this week’s guest curators at Supermarket, one of our favorite online resources for anything and everything in great design. Click over for 10 items that we’re drooling over all from indie designers–from pretty jewelry for...

Turn kiddo castoffs into gorgeous keepsake art

by Lexi Petronis | Helpful Services

I’m in a period of mega-emotion when it comes to the idea that my almost 4-year-old and about-to-be-1-year-old are past the wee little onesies. Every weekend, I sit down with a pile of old clothes from the garage–which is rapidly turning into a baby...

A grand adventure for a nursery wall

by Elizabeth | Art + Decor

We painted one wall in my daughter’s room pink and that pink has annoyed me for the past four years. It’s not a good pink. It’s a Pepto pink. I would repaint, but the ceiling is vaulted so… I know my limits. I have looked for artwork to offset...

These prints are kind of a big deal

by Stephanie Slate | Art + Decor

It doesn’t take long for new parents to realize who’s in charge once a tiny, squawking baby makes an appearance in their house. And I love the idea of making it official with Penny People’s newest print. Bright, bold colors and the option to put any...

Green gets foxy

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

Green is everywhere this week, from the buds on the trees to St. Patty’s Day decorations to the long-awaited green milk served at my table. I’m kind of already regretting that one.But here’s a super sweet and foxy way to bring green into a nursery or...