Our house is a very very very fine house

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

My husband has a bit of an obsession with graphic representations of homes, making no effort to hide his loud praise for them when he sees them on our friends’ walls. I wasn’t entirely in his camp until discovering the handmade little city...

Shake, rattle and bark

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

I make no apologies about dissuading people from giving stuffed animals as baby gifts because the damn things just seem to spawn and multiply overnight. But I could easily make an exception when it comes to the gorgeous plush baby rattles that are a result of an...

When is a stuffed animal not just a stuffed animal?

by Betsy | Toys + Playthings

The only thing more impressive to us than an adorable handmade stuffed animal is one with an awesome do-gooding backstory. Like the one behind Kathy Chereck’s “critters” at the shop Ashley Petite.When Kathy Chereck lost her grandson, Nicholas, to a...

You know those professional baby photos you had taken? Might want to actually hang them some time.

by Cool Mom Team | Living

I’m on a bit of a framing kick lately; instead of buying new artwork we’re trying to make use of the photos and odd bits of ephemera we have around to liven up some of the blank walls. So when I discovered the gorgeous handmade frames from O’Brien...

Tooth fairy pillows get a sweet update

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Since turning five and seeing all her similarly aged friends losing teeth, my daughter has become obsessed with the tooth fairy. And while I love all the fantastic tooth fairy pillows we’ve found here at Cool Mom Picks, I don’t think I can bring myself to...

The timeless summer dress of 2009

by Carrie | Kid Style

The first thing I thought when I saw the little audrey in the city dress was that I really really want one in my size. This black and white micro-polkadot dress is classic and cute in all the right ways. Blue Sky Rocket has a new selection of gorgeous handmade mod...

Toy storage, cubed

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We recently finished our basement, and having a spiffy designated playroom for the kids has done amazing things for my sanity. Now it’s time to find storage for all the toys we so eagerly transferred there.In my search for the perfect playroom storage solution,...

Baby quilts approved by those of us who know baby quilts

by Rita | Baby

I’m from small-town Iowa, so when my daughter was born, the Quilting Ladies (as they are known) whipped up something custom, no problem. I didn’t even have to ask. But fear not, Quilting Lady-less mamas, for Etsy has delivered once again.Baby Jayne’s...

Who says you can’t afford commissioned art for your kids’ walls?

by Carrie | Art + Decor

I don’t have a lot of hand painted art on my walls, especially in the nursery. But I can easily change that with Brooklyn-based Rebekah Potter’s diminutive BloKs, essentially 3.5 x 5″ wooden blocks with a word and matching illustration, all hand...

The dress that makes me want a third baby. (This time a girl.)

by Susan | Kid Style

I have two boys, and while I adore them, I’ve always felt like I missed out a little when it comes to shopping, because boys really get the short end of the stick for play clothes. I’m especially feeling that way now that I’ve seen the beautiful...