Our favorite Mother’s Day Gifts (And we should know. We’re moms!)

by Cool Mom Team | Mother's Day Gifts

With Mother’s Day creeping up, we thought it would be fun to ask our contributors which special goodies from our Mother’s Day Gift Guide they’ve got their eyes on. Lots of different mamas, lots of different choices. Do they match up with yours? What...

A Petunia Pickle Bottom bag made for all women. No babies required.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

We’re always fans of Petunia Pickle Bottom bags, thanks to smart design, elegant patterns, and a rugged refusal to succumb to ruination. But once you’re past the gigantic diaper bag phase and even the maybe-it’s-just-a-purse diaper bag phase, you...

You like designer handbags. We like giving away designer handbags. Perfect combination!

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

As handbag-crazy mamas, we’re pretty excited about this week’s monthly subscriber-only giveaway: Three Cool Mom Picks subscribers will each win a chic new bag from Ellington Handbag’s brand new Spring 2012 collection. You’ll win a Joni Hobo, a...

Keeping it clean

by Stephanie Mayers | Baby

Sippy cup: check. Snacks: check. Wipes: darn tootin’. This is my leaving the house with a toddler checklist, and they come even before my own sunglasses and lip gloss. If wipes are still one of your must-haves when you head out, then, this nifty new carrying...

April showers bring a good excuse to shop online for Hunter boots and bags. Yes, bags!

by Eva Glettner | Fashion

I love my Hunter rain boots. Unfortunately, I live in LA where it almost never rains, even as the rest of the country wades through those upcoming April showers. Okay, I lie; It drizzles, sometimes. And that’s when I climb into my fabulously green Hunters and I...

A camera to carry your camera

by Kirsten | DIY

Finding a unique yet stylish camera case can be sometimes daunting.  When I first invested in a good camera, I felt pressure to use the case that so generously came with the camera, but I hated it.  I’m never a fan of lugging around the typical black...

Colorblock handbags from Hayden-Harnett – be still my heart

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

I have absolutely loved the colorful handbag trend that’s helped get me through winter, and I’m thrilled to see it shows no signs of taking leave come spring. Which is less than a month away, incidentally. Feel free to squee at your leisure....

Baggu with a bang: Now in leather

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

I love my Baggu bags so much that I’ve been tempted to use them as actual handbags, especially with all the junk I schlep around in my purse. Well, now I can actually do it without having to compromise my love for a swanky bag. The new Baggu leather bag is the...

All in favor of gorgeous diaper bags, say Oi.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I can’t say that I mourn the fact that my diaper bag carrying days are over. But really, it’s the diapers I’m glad to be over with, not the bags. Especially when they’re as awesome as this one. When I got a first glimpse of this OiOi hobo sack...

Crushing on Pantone’s color of the year: Tangerine Tango

by Roxanna | Fashion

Pantone has decreed that 2012 is the year of Tangerine Tango, which they describe as “a spirited reddish orange that continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.”I couldn’t agree more. It doesn’t hurt that...