Cheap and easy Mother’s Day gift idea – vintage cards as artwork

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

My mom has always had a thing for vintage cards, particularly valentines. My dining room growing up was filled with shadow boxes holding beautiful, textural Victorian cards and I remember just losing myself in them for hours. I figure I could recreate that idea as a...

The 2010 Cool Mom Picks Mother’s Day Gift Guide is here!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

If you haven’t guessed it from some of our recent posts, it’s almost time for one of our favorite holidays – Mother’s Day! Which means it’s also time for our annual Mother’s Day Gift Guide. Not that every day shouldn’t be...

Sexy nursing bras for Valentine’s Day — or any day

by Kristen Chase | Baby, Fashion, Valentine's Day

Since the first time I breastfed back in 2004, nursing bras have come a verrrrry long way from the boring hefty brassiere I was stuck with. Now you even can snazz things up with a little satin and lace. Perennial nursing bra fave Bravado! Designs has added a sexier...

Happy Grandparents Day!

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Hooray for grandparents! They’re our lifelines, our pinch hitters, our source of inspiration, and the needed yin to our “no, you can’t have another cookie” yang. So in honor of Grandparents Day today, we thought we’d showcase some of our...

Looking for last minute Mother’s Day gifts? (And don’t do that “who me” thing. We know you are.)

by Cool Mom Team | Living

The fact is, we’re all busy and busy doesn’t always bode well for the good gift intentions that we always have. But if you’re shopping for last minute Mother’s Day gifts for that favorite mother, grandmother, or best friend mother in your life,...

Mother’s Day gifts that give back to one of the best dot-orgs of all

by Cool Mom Team | Living

I love the idea of a Mother’s Day gift this year that gives back in some way, and I especially like the idea of giving back to the March of Dimes, a cause near and dear to our hearts since the recent loss of a prominent blogging mom’s little girl to...

This will be the year you don’t procrastinate and get your Mother’s Day cards done early. Right? Right?

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I would say that now is a good time to start tracking down Mother’s Day cards so you’re not freaking out on May 9, and emailing us all Wah! You have to save me! Who makes e-cards that don’t suck?Not that we wouldn’t totally help you out. But...

Gift baskets for Mother’s Day filled with hope

by Mir | Doing Good

This Mother’s Day, you can honor thy mother (or a mother you love) by helping mothers in crisis. And I don’t mean “oh no, the babysitter canceled at the last minute.” More like women affected by humanitarian emergencies around the world.The...

Presenting our Mother’s Day Gift Guide -New! Improved! Recession friendly!

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Okay, you can stop emailing us already! Our annual Mother’s Day Gift Guide is finally here and we’re extra excited about it this year. We’ve put together a discerning list of fantastic gifts for Mom, Grandma, your BFF and more in every price range....

The most charming necklaces for Mother’s Day

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

I’m not one to wear a lot of jewelry — -heck, I don’t even own an engagement ring — but I still love unique, sentimental items, which is why the one-of-a-kind custom charm necklaces from Heart & Stone Jewelry would totally make my...