Showcase a kid’s artwork beyond your refrigerator door

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

I love how my little artists fearlessly choose their colors to create a purple tree under a green cloud, or how a bunch of stick figures can end up looking just like our family; they blow me away every time. RedStamp has one of my favorite ideas for how to pass on...

Kirtsy Takes a Bow – and it’s well, well earned.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Books for Adults

I can’t stop reading Kirtsy Takes a Bow: A Celebration of Women’s Online Favorites. And rereading it. And going back to make sure there’s nothing I missed. The thing is, it’s not just me. An art director friend shirked work for an hour to...

The Lazy Baker makes a gingerbread man that is easy to catch

by Christina Refford | DIY

Normally, if you were to call me lazy at this time of the year, you’d find a candy cane in a most uncomfortable place, but the kind people at The Lazy Baker are my new best friends for creating gourmet baking mixes, like their Gingerbread Cookie Kit, which saved...

Oh, mon coeur! Ocechou does adorable right

by Christina Refford | Art + Decor

As much as I like modern design, I still want to see a heavy dose of adorable in a baby’s room. Thankfully, Switzerland’s Nicole of Ocechou does adorable right–not by using the same old licensed characters or doe-eyed puppies, but with sweet,...

Let them eat cookies!

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes

The holidays aren’t so sweet for those people who have to pass up all the trays of Christmas cookies because of a food allergy or vegan lifestyle. So, when I heard that Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero were following up their most-awesome Vegan...

A new iPhone App that even the Grinch would love

by Betsy | Cool Tech

I have to admit I’m a bit of an iPhone app addict, but even though the number of smart phone apps are growing into the hundreds of thousands I generally think that there are only a dozen or two that are worthwhile. The Dr. Seuss Camera–Grinch Edition...

Drink This – The perfect gift for wine lovers, wannabe wine lovers, or people who just want to punch pretentious wine lovers

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults, Food + Recipes

I’ve let my own wine knowledge atrophy since falling in love with someone who makes a point to say that actually, he prefers Northern Rhone wines. (Seriously.) So I was excited when I first got wind of Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl’s new tome, Drink This: Wine...

Why send an e card? Because it’s easier. Um…we mean, eco-er.

by Stephanie Slate | Uncategorized

The answer to my not enough time during the holidays to breathe let alone send cards prayers has arrived in my inbox just in time for Christmas: Paperless Post. Two words that will forever ring more beautifully than the Christmas bells themselves. I mean it. ...

Decoylab Clock – Expensive taste at a frugal price

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Being a fairly frugal decorator, the nurseries in our home have always been a little bleak. My excuse – it’s tough to find cool, modern pieces that won’t break the budget. But that doesn’t mean I’m not envious of...

Placemats that put the eating back into family dinner

by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining

Regardless of what type of activities we bring with us to the table when we eat out, we still only ever get about 10 minutes of peaceful eating time. And that’s on a good night. If you feel my pain, you’ll want to invest in a few pairs of the Hello Hanna...