A very Pantone holiday
If you're a design fan, or just like a lot of color besides red and green in your hoildays, then these ornaments from Pantone might be the ten most perfect ornaments for your Christmas tree. I am having trouble picking a favorite from among the Pantone Christmas...
A first Christmas gift for baby that you’ll want to snuggle as much as she does
One of my favorite categories on our Holiday Gift Guide this year is first Christmas gifts for babies that are all handmade. Recently we shared an entire selection of great first holiday gifts for baby (lots of handmade goodness there too!) but I also happen to adore...
9 DIY handmade Christmas ornaments that you really can make
DIY handmade ornaments make some of the most lovely Christmas gifts. Our own Christmas tree is filled with handmade holiday ornaments, some from flea markets and craft shops on our travels, and some DIY ornaments from crafty friends. (Save for those few Redskins...
FashionABLE scarves get more fashionable, if that was possible
I feel a personal commitment to the amazing company fashionABLE, since having visited their operation in Ethiopia and meeting so many of the women who actually made the scarves. It's even one of my very favorite picks this year in our Holiday Gift Guide, under the...
Christmas stockings go handmade, and not a sequinned snowman to be found
More and more people are craving a handmade holiday season, from stockings to gifts. I understand the feeling of wanting to be surrounded by one-of-a-kind pieces that are unique and beautiful. When I was a young child, my aunt made my whole family handmade Christmas...
10 of the best subscription box gifts that bring the awesome to someone’s doorstep
Big boxes are good. Little blue boxes are sometimes better. But gift boxes that arrive in the mail every month are maybe the best way to remind the folks you love that they're always on your mind. Whether you have a favorite foodie, a beloved bibliophile, a luxe loved...
Spruce up your holiday CD collection with the new releases from some of kindie’s favorites
As much as I love the holidays, hearing Christmas music in stores and on the car radio since Halloween has squashed my desire for another spin of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer. Luckily, like a surprise from Santa's elves, three of kindie's biggest and best names...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
Forget the sugarplums. We've got iPhones dancing in our heads. Here are a few of our favorite picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. Customize this with your sweetest baby photos, and Santa will have to give you an iPhone 5 to go with it. Right? 2....
Fast Fruit for grownups on the GoGo. (Yes, squeeze packs for grownups!)
I can't be the only parent who's swiped my kids' squeezable fruit pouches. I love fruit so much, I could be a fruitarian with very little prompting. And now there's a fruit pouch for us grown folks, with some decidedly grown-up flavors. Score! CMP favorite GoGo...
A wonderful new lullaby CD for moms tired of Brahms…or just plain tired
Stocking-stuffer alert for the sleep-deprived: I'm used to listening to Justin Roberts' songs with the kids in the car, with the volume turned up more than halfway. In my opinion, he is one of the best at sing-along choruses, clever wordplay, and high-energy...