by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Holiday Picks
Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways — not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to “charities.” While we definitely share these kinds of gifts that give...
by Liz Gumbinner | Random Coolness
It’s become a cliché that everyone today wants a trophy. Not true at all. Some of us are perfectly happy with a first-place ribbon. And so you have to check out the very funny award ribbons at Frankie and Claude, honoring all kinds of everyday achievements....
by Kate Etue | Mother's Day Gifts
Remember when book-of-the-month-club and Columbia House were pretty much the only subscription gifts around? OMG, we’ve come a long way. Now there are subscription gifts for pretty much any hobby or interest, and they make a wonderful gift idea for...
by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics
There are a whole lot of beauty gift boxes promoted for Mother’s Day, but one that I think may be calling a lot of our names is the limited edition Birchbox x Female Founder Collective beauty box. Created by Birchbox (and ahem, we were among the very first to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion
While we feel sometimes like every good t-shirt slogan in the world has been done…nope! And here’s a new one too good not to share, especially in time for Mother’s Day. Inspired by the popularity of a post on her Instagram feed that responded to all...
by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts
Right now, more than ever, I just love the idea of a great self-care gifts for a mom or grandma in your life this Mother’s Day. If we haven’t said it enough, moms remain overworked, under-appreciated, overextended and generally in need of care. And if they...
by Kate Etue | Mother's Day Gifts
I’ve been spending so much time seeking out the best personalized gifts for grandmothers this Mother’s Day, to make it clear just how much we love them. God knows I couldn’t do this parenting thing without my kids’ Mimi, Grama, and Nana in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion
We’ve covered lots of clever personalized gifts that we’ve discovered over the years, and especially personalized gifts for Mother’s Day — with more in the next few weeks, no doubt! And the new-to-us Irvine-based Etsy shop, Fontem, is a new one...
by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Toys + Playthings
One of the great new trends at Toy Fair 2019 this week was the explosion of really thoughtful, creative craft kits. As you all well know, we’re big fans of craft kits as gifts for kids, especially when craft kits enable kids to make their own gifts for friends...