More coolness from recent weeks…
Custom nursery art that has us on cloud nine
We're anticipating a new baby girl in our family soon (!!) and I'm having so much fun procrastinating from real life--er, balancing my bank account--by searching the Internet for pretty custom nursery art for her room. This sweet bamboo cloud from Hudson &...
6 killer hot dog recipes to spice up summer: Move over, yellow mustard.
Hot dogs are a simple pleasure, I know, but even the classics can use a little jazzing up sometimes. Not that there's anything wrong with yellow mustard (okay, there kind of is, but still...) but I suggest you ditch it for a moment and kick the grilling up a notch....
5 of our favorite Pinterest pins of the week
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like these daily. 1. The designer shoes we've woken up dreaming about. Not even kidding. 2. Love this decor idea for a kids' bathroom. 3. Holy Mojito recipe! 4. Coolest looking babyproofing...
SIGG water bottles for kids get an international makeover
They may not get filled with anything more exotic than ice water, but a new travel series SIGG water bottle for kids will get your brood thinking about far-away places while they sip. With six different cities represented in the series there is bound to be a little...
HATCH Layers makes maternity basics comfy, chic and convenient. Yes, all at once.
Figuring out an outfit on a daily basis is not easy. Add pregnancy to the process and you can get a recipe for frustration as I can say from experience. Luckily HATCH, my favorite chic maternity brand, just introduced the HATCH Layers set, an easy formula for stylish...
5 spectacular summer Mojito recipes to celebrate National Mojito Day
Friday July 11th is National Mojito Day, which, if you ask me, is as good an excuse as any to whip up a batch and raise a glass to the classic Cuban cocktail. Traditional mojitos are excellent - you really can't go wrong with white rum, sugar, lime, mint and club...
How to make a silhouette portrait: A DIY with an easy cheat
I love gifts and artwork that have personal touches - if it has a monogram, sign me up. Our new house has so many blank walls just waiting to be filled, and one piece of personalized art that I knew I wanted to make for it was a framed silhouette portrait of my...
Regular Coffee is better than regular coffee. Discuss.
There are different levels of coffee geekery, from grocery store grounds to K-cup fans, to the Starbucks obsessed to my beloved Chemex and the luxurious, gourmet, single-origin beans to which I owe much of my sanity and creative output. So I'm excited to introduce a...
A tooth fairy pillow where any incisor would be happy to take up temporary residence.
When you have a kid losing a tooth, whether it's the first or the fifteenth, you know how special it can be. Maybe that's why I've always had a thing for tooth fairy pillows, and the lovely, affordable handmade ones from AppleWhite on Etsy just made me get excited for...
Phin and Phebes: Gourmet ice cream worth its salty caramel
The freezer aisle in even the most conventional market these days offers gourmet ice cream in every flavor imaginable. I'd started to think that this ice cream social was at maximum capacity until I tried Phin & Phebes, and oh boy am I glad that they've joined in....
Australia’s cutest fair trade, organic baby clothes line now in the States. Yay!
Isn't it so fun to find a designer who does great modern prints for the kids? As in, not snarky ironic sayings or the same puppies/kitties/fishies we tend to see everywhere? Australian organic baby clothes line Sapling Child has always designed some of my new...
6 of the best time saving beauty products for moms who need every extra second we can get
I've recently given up nail salon visits and switched from hours-long salon hair color appointments to an amazing new at-home color system. It's not because I don't love professional help, it's just that I'm busy! I need time saving beauty products! Those extra hours...
The Mamuye Bag from FashionABLE is the leather tote that feels divine – and so will you
I know, I know - this is going to turn into the ABLE accessories blog if they don't stop coming out with gorgeous, very wearable handmade accessories that help support women around the world. Recently we introduced you to their new jewelry, and we were thrilled to see...
Could this bowl get your kids to finish their vegetables?
I'm a sucker for cool serving dishes, and right now I'm loving these handmade ceramic bowls from Marina Marinski at her Etsy shop, Marinksi Handmades. Marina's engraved illustrations are whimsical and seriously cool. Don't they kind of have a Secret of the Kells, art...
5 gorgeous summer pie recipes to make right now.
When I first started writing about food, seasonal eating was mostly a concept for food geeks. The idea of summer pies was laughable to all but those farmer's market shoppers and serious gardeners. So I couldn't be happier that only five years later, there is...
The new Hanna Andersson baby collection is here, renewing our crush on stripes. And Swedes.
For years now, stripes have been a hot trend--on clothes, on bags, on shoes and just about anything that can be striped. So it's only fitting that the brand new Hanna Anderssson Bright Baby Basics collection launching today is all about stripes, a nod to their Swedish...
Lille Huset: The diy dollhouse kits we wish we had as kids.
We adored Lille Huset's eco-friendly, laminated, recycled paperboard DIY dollhouses the moment we discovered them at Toy Fair earlier this year. Founder Alyson Beaton's mission is so wonderful: to encourage kids to build and customize their homes, not just play with...
5 fun new beach toys for kids that beat regular shovels and pails
Tis the season for playing in the sand (yay for summer!) so we've rounded up some of the most fun and coolest-looking new beach toys for kids. If you've got a seaside trip planned,we hope these help you amp up the standard buckets and shovels. Because it's good to...
Spit-up stains? A Jedi suffers not this embarrassment, thanks to geeky baby bibs on Etsy.
The future is now, and geeky babies don't have to put up with spit-up on their Bazinga! onesies. Whether you (and your Padawan) are into Star Wars, Star Trek, video games, ninjas, cassette tapes, or mustaches, this adorable Etsy shop has you covered--figuratively and...
Celebrating America every day with our favorite made in the USA clothing brands for kids
While of course there are beautiful clothes made all over the world these days (we're not one to say no to Italian leather), in honor of our nation's birthday, we wanted to highlight just a few of the small labels and indie designers that continue to make their...
Have a more festive Fourth of July with these free printables and easy last-minute crafts
Though I'm watching my Fourth of July plans wash away thanks to a mean storm working its way up the east coast, I'm hoping that many of you will be able to enjoy making these fun and easy red, white, and blue Fourth of July crafts for Friday's holiday, even if it's...