Super cool last minute Valentine’s gift ideas you can still get delivered in time. Because IOUs aren’t sexy.

by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day

Let’s not call us procrastinators. Let’s just say…we’re busy. Because we are. So we get it.  if you’re still looking for a last  minute Valentine’s Day gift for a special someone, here are a few ideas that go a little further than a...

Dried flower arrangements for people who don’t even like dried flower arrangements

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

I am a real, live, blooming flower kind of girl. I don’t mind the short-lived nature of them, just to have something fragrant and alive around the house if only temporarily. But when the weather gets cold and the imported tulips in our local bodega get more and...

Literature in bloom

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

I’m not usually one for fake flowers around the house–I much prefer the real thing. But when they’re as cool and crafty as these, I could easily make an exception. Julie Romero’s Handmade Paper Flowers are all made to order with 50 blooms...

The prettiest coloring book in the world

by Stephanie Slate | Books for Kids

First thing each morning my kids usually plop themselves down at our kitchen table and proceed to sketch, color, and print until they’re practically late for school. I love how focused they are on their little projects. I also love that it gives my husband and I...

The Bouqs Co: Sending flowers for Mother’s Day just got easier

by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services

Mother’s Day flowers may be a cliche gift, but one I happen to like very much. I never turn down the chance to have beautiful blooms on my front entry table, my night stand, a bookshelf. So I’m so happy to find a service that makes sending flowers for...

Making your own bouquets look like those pricy ones. You can do it!

by Roxanna | Helpful Services

Artfully arranged flowers are one of life’s most fleeting luxuries. Since I’m not an heiress, I pick up flowers at Trader Joe’s or the grocery store when I do my weekly shopping — the flowers are inexpensive, and a flower’s a flower...

Let’s just pretend spring is here, shall we?

by Elizabeth | Art + Decor

I have one word for this time of year and it’s not nice. Stores are featuring spring clothes and outdoor toys, but outside my front door there are still the last vestiges of frozen snow, and I’m sure it’s not the last of it for the season.So, for...

Let Cool Mom Picks and Ideeli shower you with roses for Mother’s Day

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We are all staunch devotees of the members-only luxury sale site, Ideeli, which has perhaps the most consistent array of high-end designer clothing and accessories at fabulous prices, along with giveaways that even we find ourselves entering. So we are thrilled and...

Martha Stewart Crafts says it with flowers

by Cool Mom Team | DIY

While the gorgeous spring weather is here and I want my kids out out out of the house, I still need to keep our craft supply drawers stocked for those stormy days. My kids have been going nuts lately for the Martha Stewart craft punches, and especially the new flower...

Cashmere out, yak hair in

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

I love all the flower-embellished accessories right now, even if it’s so ubiquitous that Gap and J Crew are all over it. But so are our favorite indie labels. Take a look at this sweet hand-knit rose clutch from CMP’s beloved site, Shokay. It’s soft...