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An updated comparison of our 13 favorite custom photo book services, for one of our all-time favorite gifts

Since one of our very favorite Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and teacher gifts are custom photo books, we thought it was about time to take a fresh look at our favorite custom photo book companies. There are now so many out there, it can be hard to...

My holiday gift wishlist: 5 great gifts on sale so I won’t feel guilty asking fo them

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

This year, I’m sticking to a pretty strict budget with my own Christmas shopping, because we’re heading to South Korea very soon to finalize our adoption. (Best Christmas gift ever!) (Eds: WE AGREE!) And, as you can probably guess, flights to South Korea...

Pro family photography tips for parents who’ve caught the photo bug

by Kate Etue | Books for Adults

My absolute favorite feature on my iPhone isn’t the smart to-do list that keeps my life sane or the ability to look up random facts on Google whenever I want — it is, of course, the camera. I take thousands of pictures each year, and as a result, I kind of...

24 wonderful DIY Father’s Day gifts, crafts + printables to fill him with love

by Cool Mom Staff | Father's Day Gifts

DIY Father’s Day gifts are always so special, especially from the youngest kids. (Once we hit voting age or so, those handprint mugs just don’t really cut it in the same way, huh.) So for our next installment of our 2016 Father’s Day Gift Guide,...

6 amazingly sweet keepsake Father’s Day photo gifts and how to make them even more special

by Cool Mom Staff | Father's Day Gifts

So many dads in our lives are awesome, plain and simple. So we are always looking for meaningful Father’s Day gifts that say thanks from the bottom of our hearts. Of course, our very favorite gifts tend to be those personalized ones that really show Dad just how...

Tweed wolf: Gorgeous custom photo books with someone else taking care of the customizing.

by Kate Etue | DIY

Have you ever wished someone else would just take your camera roll and turn it into a gorgeous custom photo album? Me too. And, we’re in luck. The relatively new service, Tweed Wolf does it all and beautifully — and just in time for Mother’s Day...

Dozens of last-minute gift ideas for Christmas, hold the $49 overnight shipping charges

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

Are you still looking for a few awesome last-minute gift ideas for Christmas? We know you’re out there, and we’re here to help. So if you’re like us, and you’re still finishing up your Christmas shopping, do not panic. Heck, do not panic if...

The best of the Cyber Monday Deals: More than 80 amazing deals from our favorite shops, big and small

by Cool Mom Staff | Kids

Okay, let’s be honest. Cyber Monday deals are kind of like Black Friday deals, since now all the great shopping deals are available online anyway, and even last more than a day or two. Not that we’re complaining. So we’ve put together the best of the...

6 fun, easy ideas for making a custom photo memory game a more memorable gift.

by Kate Etue | DIY, Toys + Playthings

Our kids are usually pretty clear about what they want for their big gifts for Christmas, so I often have the most fun thinking about those smaller gifts that are total surprises for our kids. So, we wanted to share one of our favorite affordable gifts our kids...

The perfect modern keepsake baby gift for photo-happy new parents. Hi, that’s all of us, right?

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

In this photo-obsessed world we’re living in, we’ve seen all kinds of ways to document and share a baby’s first year in pictures — some of which are sweet, some of which are wow, you really had time to do all that? Striking the perfect balance...

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