by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
A reader recently turned us on to Heather B. Moore Jewelry and now, well, we’re turned on. What can I say, awesome, expensive custom baubles make me hot. (Hint to the sigOth.)I think any of this talented artist’s (blown glass, painting, photography, metal...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
With Mother’s Day on the horizon, there is definitely one gift you do not need and that’s a World’s Greatest Mom mouse pad. Or pencil holder. Or stationery. Not that you wouldn’t love it and cherish it with every fiber of your being, of course....
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
Mother’s Day is coming, and once again you’re thinking "Wouldn’t it be nice to have a piece of mother’s jewelry?" and in the next breath, "Too bad I sort of hate mother’s jewelry." I’ve been there. And until I...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
The one drawback to Mother’s Day is that it gives some people the idea that you only need to be thanked, rewarded, and otherwise showered with praise one day a year. Beg to differ. We (I) need all the gratuitous "good job" and "you’re...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
While we’ve got no problems with the "ply me with gifts" aspect of Mother’s Day (obviously), we’re no less fans of using the occasion as an opportunity to reflect on how lucky we all are–and pay it forward accordingly.A suggestion:...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
If you’ve got a family that’s planning to take you out out to brunch on the 14th, make sure they’re coiffed and clad in mom-worshipping style. Something like the Tattoo Heart Mom shirts from Inky Dink Tees. The company is the brain child of mom and...
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
I am not a DIY-er, crafter, Martha-in-training, or whatever you want to call people who have the genius ability to make things that don’t look, well, like they made them. This is not a big deal until my own mother gets on the phone and tells me to “make...