We're excited to present our first gift guide series of Valentine's Day gift ideas, with lots of goodies for all the loves of your life, starting with gift ideas for kids . It's brought to you by The U.S. Postal Service's new limited-edi…
When you combine gorgeous letterpress with Star Wars and Deathcab for Cutie, you get a lovely Valentine's Day card for your favorite chic geek. This Darth Vader Letterpress Valentine Card from Dingbat Press on Etsy combines three of our …
Here are a few of our favorite transformative tech picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. See that gorgeous Epiphanie bag? It is going right onto your want list, especially if you're a shutterbug. Plus you have the ch…
If you are one of those crazy cupcake baking parents (you know who you are. Own it! Wear it proudly!) then you probably have your secret sources for everything decorative. Here's one more to add to your list. Dress My Cupcake has everyth…
Last week, we shared an adorable DIY Valentine Card Kit and--wow!--so many of you wanted to grab a set, the artist had to temporarily shutter the shop while she made more. Happily, there are now a few more kits back in stock, but we also…
I've never let go of my love of paper dolls, ever since I played with them myself. (No, not last week with my kids; I mean a loooong time ago.) While our paper dolls apps on my iPhone get a ton of play, so do the regular old paper variet…
It's been a long time since I checked in with the Paris Print Shop (formerly known as Little Brown Pen), and with Valentine's Day coming up , it reminded me to stop by their Etsy Shop and see what they're up to. I'm so glad I did. I thin…
If pink and red are a little too sweet for your taste on Valentine's Day , try some mustard. As in, these gorgeous mustard and cream organic onesies that feature a hip, understated version of hearts and arrows. So cute for twins! Or a si…
Watch out, world. (Ha, get it? Yeah, sometimes we can't resist.) Whether you're a hip mom, a cool dude, or someone with metal allergies, we bet you'll groove on these natural wooden wristwatches, and the fact that each watch purchase fun…
I'm never going to be the mom who looks at the DIY Valentine's craft project for kids on Pinterest --the one that requires a Cricut and a hot glue gun and six trips to the craft store--and says aha! That's the one for us! But still, I'd …
I'm always on the lookout for cute Valentine's Day gifts for kids that aren't of the sugar-packed variety. Not that there's anything wrong with a little candy, but I know they're already getting plenty of it from friends. And uh, Daddy. …
You've officially got one month til Valentine's Day. And the word nerd in your life is going to adore this free DIY Valentine's Day message that takes a little bit of scrabbling to puzzle out. The clever folks at Oh Happy Day have a deli…
The only thing cuter than adorable baby feet is adorable baby feet wearing sweet little baby booties. And if you're planning some Valentine's Day photo ops, we've got the shoes for you. These lovely little Valentines Baby Booties from Go…
Macarons are all the rage these days, and certainly not to be confused with those big coconut things that one eats at Passover and generally stay in your stomach until oh, June. The difference is, macarons are melt-in-your-mouth deliciou…
If your kids are anything like mine, they're dogging your heels and sneaking under the Christmas tree to peek at presents any chance that they can get. So I'm desperate to find anything to keep them occupied for the next 24 hours until S…
Both of my kids are craft junkies. Like, major craft crazies. They could create arts and crafts all day, every day. I'm constantly rummaging through drawers and closets, trying to figure out what I could I use to create a "handmade" craf…
Expensive plastic figurines? A Jedi craves not these things. Grab your lightsaber-shaped crochet hook and get busy creating your own galaxy of bite-sized Jedi, Rebels, Empire, and, well, giant squid guys. Trust us-- it's not a trap. You …
If you score not-so-high on the Official Scale of Craftiness (which, I swear, should be a real thing), fear not. You and your kids will have a blast making these eight super-easy, super-cute holiday crafts we've rounded up just for you. …
Recently we found a wonderful pin on Pinterest that our followers loved too--an editorial photo of a dozen shades of crayons all labeled flesh . Awesome! We've been actively trying to track down the creator of the photo (any help is welc…
They say every snowflake is unique, but snowflakes featuring Star Wars Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers may just take the cake. If you're into Star Wars, you won't want to miss this collection of 19 DIY snowflakes featuring your favorite…
What's faster than a speeding Mario with a star, stronger than a Wookie with a grudge, and able to build a lava-lamp egg timer in her kitchen? It's Geek Mom, and she's here to entertain, educate, and spread the fun of geekery to families…
I realize it's not even November yet, but since I'm a fan of DIY holiday gifts--especially for my family from my kids--I try to start early. And in my search for easy, affordable crafts that my daughter and I can make, I found these love…
It's been nothing but Halloween crafts in our house for the past week, but with still another week to go, I'm stockpiling ideas to keep the kids busy . Next up on my list: these adorable spiderwebs that only require scissors and paper. Y…
We've loved the beautiful cards and invitations from Minted.com ever since we discovered them on day one, so it makes perfect, brilliant sense that they'd evolve from cards and invitations, and launch a gorgeous new Party Decor line. Hoo…
