More coolness from recent weeks…
The perfect combination
Aside from the terribly unoriginal "two of something gift, I had absolutely no idea what to get my friends' twin girls -- until I found the handmade PB & J necklace at the charmingly named Violet Gumdrops.It's a perfect alternative to the oddly popular broken...
No Bells, No Whistles
When I was a kid, we didn't have any animatronic plush animals with voice chips or virtual reality video games. We played with sticks and rocks and we liked it. Okay so maybe not so much sticks and rocks. But I do remember that Mousetrap was considered high-tech next...
Mommy’s Little Headbanger
If there's one lesson that I've learned about being a mom in 2007 it's that I have layette options. Lots of them. Just ask baby bearers from the good old nineties about trying to find a Vivenne Westwood-style onesie or socks that didn't have cutesie pink bows on...
A Super Eco-Conscious Pick, Even for the Super-Eco Conscious
While I do my part to recycle and use cloth grocery bags, I am definitely killing a few trees (okay maybe more than a few) with my oodles of Christmas cards this year. Oh how my eco-conscience disapproves. As an alternative, check out the wooden cards from Night...
Hungarian Beauty: Beyond Zsa Zsa
As moms, we all know that personal hygiene isn't what it used to be in our pre-baby days. Needless to say, regular pedicures and bi-monthly facials are a thing of the past for me. But hey, a mama needs her pampering. Darn it. And I've been taking matters into my own...
I’d like to buy a vowel
Calling all word freaks who happen to dig cool jewelry: We've just found a loquacious charmer which speaks volumes about your percipience. A piece more rare than kunzites and zeugmas that won't cost qintars and zolaties. It's a Scrabble charm that doubles as a smart...
The Best Wrapped Package of All
So we swore we weren't covering any cutesie Christmas onesies this year. No Baby's First Christmas shirts, no Jingle Bells jingly caps, no Bwing Me Pwesents Santa bib. (Eek.)And then we found this clever little holiday design snapsuit from My Rock Star Baby. And we...
Crankypants Makes Us Not So Cranky
Handknit baby stuff, as we've seen, runs on a remarkably broad continuum from scratchy grandma styles to painfully amateur designs that seems sized for dolls. With three legs. And then there are the few amazing rock star knitters who totally dominate with the needles,...
Watch the Birdie
Piggy banks? Isn't that like sooooo every year since 1582?For a fresher take on money management I'm loving the idea of trading piggies for birdies with this modern silver and pewter helicopter bank found at CMP fave boutique, Flying Peas. The propellers even spin....
Dieter-in-the-Box
Spurred on by one of our favorite readers seeking a not made-in-China Jack in the Box for her daughter this holiday, we went on a mad internet quest to help a mama out. Especially considering that the category leader has had its share of recalls this year. Oh joy! Oh...
Tutus for Even the Tutu Wary
As my toddler grows old enough to express clothing preferences, I'm a little less averse to frilly tutu kind of stuff and a little more into making her happy. (Don't make me admit it in public.) Still, it's nice to come across a compromise that allows her to twirl...
When Not Just Any Old Stocking Will Do
Considering I grew up with a gorgeous handmade felt stocking given to me by my godmother, it's not in me to settle for some $18.99 mass-produced one for my own kids. And so I've searched high and low to find the perfect Christmas stockings this year.Perennial favorite...
My Baby Wrote Me a Letter
Now that my older daughter is reading and writing, I'm eager to share my love of personal correspondence with her. But then, I'm not ready to spend the cash on the fancy monogrammed stuff for her just yet. Mabel's Labels, the same company that makes those awesome...
Wait, So Moms Breastfeed in the Winter Too?
We've seen our fair share of nursing cover-ups 'round these parts. The interesting thing is, designers seem so worried about keeping their pieces lightweight--as if a baby didn't just come out of a 98.6 degree environment--that most of the covers look and feel like...
Gift Wrap Without the Guilt
If you've been around the web anytime in the last few weeks you'd know there are eco gift guides galore. But I always have to snicker at the idea of some biodegradable hemp-based lipstick (or whatever) beautifully gift wrapped in one-time use paper. Of course there's...
Baby’s First Vanity Plate
The latest hilarious, totally unnecessary, but absolutely fun item out for the parent who has everything: BabiePlates, customized European-style license plate for your carriage or stroller. Give them a name or message up to 11 letters (sorry, How's my driving - call...
Hair Clips That Make the Other Hair Clips a Little Envious
In our house, stocking stuffers weren't the cheap crappy things you didn't feel like wrapping, but rather the really nice (and sometimes expensive) loot that just so happened to fit in our stockings.Thus is the case with the sweet appliquéd and embroidered...
Mommy likes the leather
Having just picked up the sad, scattered remains of a beaded ring just now destroyed by my brute of a 6 month-old, I forgot how tough babies can be on mommy's baubles. With that fresh in my mind, I'm very happy to have found artist Allison Sattinger's Marshmallow...
Killing Three Baby Books With One Stone
Was it just me or is it every pregnant mom's shower nightmare to get fourteen cutesie baby books that haunt you from your closet, unused, months after your baby is born. I'd rather request this fantastic three book combo by Loralin Design that we spotted at chic...
Because a Whole Lot of Kids Think That Christmas Celebrates the Birth of Santa
You might want to skip this pick if you left your sense of humor at the office, because this is quite possibly the holiday item that's made us all laugh the loudest so far this year.It's French Paper's Pop Ink Stranger Manger note cards, which combine the four most...
Haul Out the Holly
So maybe you need a little Christmas, right this very minute - or maybe you're doing your best Bah, Humbug every time you hear another round of Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer in the supermarket. If you're in the former camp, you're going to love the festive...