by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
Now that it’s officially December, I will soon unpack and set up my childhood nativity set, even if our holidays are largely secular nowadays. However after three kids who turned my nativity into a sort of dollhouse toy each year, it’s time for me to...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Toys + Playthings
It’s about this time every year that we need to ramp up our efforts to get our homes organized and looking awesome for holiday guests. It’s like, what the heck happened to all that spring cleaning I did six months ago? Yeah, well, welcome to parenthood....
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
I’ve seen all these DIY tutorials around the web lately for handmade knot pillows and if you have as well, these images may look familiar. Only after a whole lot of searching and secret sourcing, turns out the original photos are not from loads of brilliant...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
If you had told me, way back when, that one of my favorite tracks off Licensed to Ill would end up being the anthem of new parenthood — and not of rockin’ this party eight days a week — I’d never have believed you. And yet there I was years...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
I always love finding and sharing European brands for kids that we don’t see so regularly around our parts, but mostly, they’re actually in Europe. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but you know, shipping. Well it turns out a French expat maman in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
I was never a musical crib mobile kind of parent. And now that there are so many options for piping in lovely music into a child’s room — as in, lovelier music than that tinny awfulness in most crib mobiles — I love the idea of just a simple, pretty...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
Once again, Martha Stewart has announced her American Made competition finalists and I always love supporting them. It’s such a great platform for smaller, indie makers to get more exposure, especially those producing wonderful products right here in the U.S....
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
Sometimes you just see some random thing that you didn’t know you were looking for at all and say okay, now I want that. Such is the case with the fun music genre pillow covers from Quirk & Rescue. I’m totally smitten with these colorful pillows that...
by PJ Feinstein | Art + Decor
I’d like to preface this post by saying that I know inspiration quote art prints aren’t everybody’s jam. Kristen, for example, prefers funny inspirational quotes for her walls. Her picks are hysterical, but I admit that when I’m in the middle...
