How to refinish old picture frames: the best tips from around the web

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

If you’ve ever tried to refinish old picture frames you know the look is so gorgeous. As for me, I am such a fan of the distressed frames from O’Brien Schridde, whose frames I now own quite a few of, and more recently, the stunning array of refinished...

Ever tried to resell something with a monogram? Well, now you can.

by Julie | Kid Style

Growing up in the age of The Official Preppy Handbook, I coveted Izod shirts and monogrammed sweaters. While my mother agreed to the Izods, she argued that a monogrammed sweater was a waste, since we knew no one else with the initials JRW and couldn’t hand it...

Got bling? Here are 7 of our favorite jewelry storage ideas.

by Kate Etue | Storage + Organization

We love fabulous jewelry around here, so, naturally, we love to find new, innovative ways to store all of it. Recently we shared a great jewelry storage tip in our post about solving 10 tricky organization problems, making us thinking about some of our other favorite...

12 awesome toys you can actually make from cardboard boxes. (Because we all know the best part of the gift is often what it comes in.)

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

With all the empty cardboard boxes that may still be around your house post-holiday, don’t throw them out! Take a lesson from my kids, who have never seen an empty box they didn’t turn into a playhouse, a race car, or a doll cradle. Since we all know the...

Aden and Anais Bamboo Daydream Blankets are all grown up

by Kate Etue | Living

At the moment I am sitting on the couch in front of a roasty fire. There’s snow outside, Sarah McLaughlin is on in the background (guilty pleasure, don’t judge), and I’m draped in my new Aden + Anais Bamboo Daydream Blanket. You guys, this is the...

A cool modern take on the holiday wreath that’ll never wilt or shed

by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized

I had a lovely Christmas wreath once. But then the cat got to it. You can only clean up so much pine barf before your door goes naked. And that’s why I love this fabulous and unexpected take on the traditional door-hanging: it’s natural, but not too...

Meet (and possibly chew on) Reba the Wooden Reindeer

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. But do you know Reba? You should. She’s a great gift for the little person in your life who likes handmade wooden toys on wheels. Reba the Wooden Reindeer comes to you from Imagination Kids, a mom-and-pop Etsy...

Eco-friendly strollers (and accessories!) that don’t skimp on style

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

I’ve tried to be a pretty eco-savvy mom. But with three kids and all the gear that goes along with a posse that size? Yeah. Many times I’ve struggled to wrap my brain around how we could have wound up with so much stuff … and where it might end up...

Return your hand me down baby clothes and get new organic ones back. Sounds good to us!

by Melissa | Baby, Kid Style

The worst thing about buying baby clothes? The fact that those precious outfits will be outgrown way too fast. While of course lots of us try to hand our baby clothes down or resell them, not all of them are in shape to do that. In fact according to the EPA, Americans...

Is it safe for babies to suck on keys? They are if they’re these keys.

by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings

I swear I am not Alarmist Mom. I did not plug every outlet when my kids were toddlers and my jeans were the only pacifier sterilizer I owned. But one thing I knew is that I didn’t want my kids sucking on keys, knowing that real keys may be one of the worst...