christening + baptism Archives

Sending beautiful birth announcements and baby shower invitations just got easier. Way easier.

Paperless Post has saved my hide on more than one occasion in the last 3 years since they launched. I’ve used this wonderful service to send digital kids’ party invitations, adult party invitations, thank you notes, and yeah, apology notes for not sending...

First Communion Gift Ideas? Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

My 8 year old niece is about to celebrate her First Communion, and I don’t have any good gift ideas. Can you help? Thanks, Sarah I don’t remember much about my First Communion oh-so-many-years-ago, but I think my relatives gave me cards with a few dollars...

Baptism gift ideas? Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Art + Decor

You guys are so great at finding great gift ideas, and so I come to you with this: I have my fourth niece/nephew to buy a gift for . . . Hoping you have some good ones up your sleeves! -Christina W. Congratulations again! I hope these ideas help you find...

Help us pick Minted’s next cool baby shower invitation. (Please! We really need the help!)

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

It’s starting to feel like contest judging week at Cool Mom Picks. Which is fantastic, considering how much we like giving things away to deserving people. But this time, we need your help. And you can win stuff too.One of our favorite sponsors, Minted (and a...

Baptism Dresses – Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

My husband and I are going to be finalizing the adoptions of our two daughters at the end of August. I would love to get them some beautiful dresses or outfits for this special day but I want them to be equally appropriate for when we have our daughters baptised and...

Vintage baby clothing from the last depression to help cheer up this one?

by Carrie | Baby, Kid Style

I wasn’t sure what to think of Belle Heir’s fine vintage children’s clothing when I first visited their website, but the more I browsed through, the more fascinated I became by the clothing made when my parents, grandparents, and even...

A christening dress that’s a thing of beauty

by Mir | Kid Style

We haven’t spent too much time on christening dresses here, since most of them are just a little foofy for us. However we kindly invite you to have a proper drool over the gorgeousness we’ve recently discovered from Petits Fournier Children’s Design....

The Mother of all Easter Mothers

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

The last thing we ever thought we’d be featuring on these pages is a a Virgin Mary softie, or an eco-friendly one at that, created by hand from eco-fi felt made completely from recycled water bottles. But the way we see it, some pewter statue of dubious origin...