DIY brings all the birds to the yard

by Julie | DIY

It hasn’t yet snowed here in Colorado, but it’s only a matter of time before the flurries fly and the birds are scrambling for food. Because I love to craft pretty things that are also useful, I’ve been looking for DIY bird feeders. I’m so...

Cooking with color

by Stephanie Mayers | Kitchen + Dining

For someone who prides herself in putting out multiple home-cooked meals a week, my cooking utensils are really old and in dire need of replacing. After spending some time poking around the Canadian Etsy shop Storiebrooke, everything about these bamboo cooking...

DIYers: Get inspired with these very cool handmade rubber stamps

by Stephanie Slate | DIY

Ever since a Cool Mom Picks editor forwarded me a link to the Creatiate Etsy shop devoted solely to cool handmade rubber stamps, I’ve been imagining the inky possibilities. These stamps are gorgeous–like I wish I could spend a week stamping an entire wall...

10 funny mugs to help you celebrate National Coffee Day in style

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kitchen + Dining

Every day is National Coffee Day for some of us, which means that every day is also Wow, I Need Something to Put All This Coffee In Day. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite funny coffee mugs that might make you smile when there’s basically no reason to...

Cool hostess gifts: Handmade tea towels you’ll want to keep for yourself

by Kristen Chase | Kitchen + Dining

You know what’s awesome? When a favorite artisan or etsy shop of mine decides to brand out a little beyond their regular spate of offerings. That’s exactly what happened with Foxy and Winston, whom I loved for their cool letterpress and now for...

ToGoKins: Little cloth napkins with a big impact

by Stephanie Slate | School Gear

My kids’ backpacks are filled to bursting every morning as they leave for school, with books, lunch, snacks, and whatever else they can find to cram in there, it seems. Adding something else to that haul might seem ludicrous, but I love the environmental aspect...

I like big bins and I cannot lie.

by Kristen Chase | Storage + Organization

We’ve featured no shortage of kid-friendly storage bins here on Cool Mom Picks, but now that my kids are getting older (sniffle), I’m in the market for a little organizational help that’s a little more my taste, like these stylish storage bins from...

Bringing lunch to school just got cooler with these quirky reusable lunch bags

by Kate Etue | School Gear

Packing lunches is one of my least favorite parts of the back-to-school grind, but I think these quirky reusable lunch bags from Etsy shop Oh Little Rabbit would make it a little more fun. The unexpected designs on these handmade, screen printed bags make me smile,...

Bam! Pow! These handmade, custom superhero capes for kids are insanely gorgeous

by Kate Etue | Kid Style

When my kids have had about all the video game time I can take, I need perfect playthings on hand to spark their imaginations–preferably outside and totally away from screens. The custom superhero capes from Super Kid Capes on Etsy are my most recent find for my...

Funny coffee mugs for caffeine junkies. You know who you are.

by Kristen Chase | Kitchen + Dining

Considering how much our Facebook fans loved this hilarious coffee drinkers t-shirt, we couldn’t help but share this hilarious coffee mug we found at AvenueBlue on Etsy. I’m sorry for what I said before I had my coffee.  Now if that’s not the truth,...