When I see a beautiful, handmade creation, my first thought is: "Oh, how beautiful and creative!" The second thought that crosses my mind is "how can I make that myself?" Occasionally the item is actually in the realm of possibility, eve…
It's pretty hard to wow us with a baby blanket these days, but Canadian Milk Lush has done it in spades. Designer and mom Ashley Ransay has created a fresh square baby quilt called a myQuilt, and color us impressed. It's clear that desig…
Aside from my finger and a random corners of our furniture, the only thing that temporarily relieved my teething babes' sore gums was a frozen wet washcloth. So leave it to a fellow mom to create a teething toy with just that very thing …
Considering our kids have spent many a minute (okay, more like hours) watching Sprout TV , it seemed like the perfect fit when they asked us to join them as guest experts on their blog. Along with brand spankin' never seen before weekly …
The CMP editors and a few of our writers are packing our bags and brushing up on Apple Martini Drinking 101--at least those of us who aren't with child--in preparation for the BlogHer conference in San Francisco this weekend. If you'll b…
I see a whole lot of items presented as wearable art that, well, I would say wearable yes. Art, not so much. But in the case of Lark and Loon , the descriptor really fits. This two mom-run shop commissions original pieces from artists ac…
I wish I had that kind of eye so that I could cluster fifteen framed pictures altogether on a nursery wall and make it look like it does in the pages of Metropolitan Home or Apartment Therapy. But alas, I don't. So I'm grateful for the a…
I love the idea of reviving 60s-style psychedelic prints for kids bedding. It makes so much sense when you consider the wild colors, and the cool repetitive graphics. And no, I don't mean tie-dye. That's just what you'll get with the coo…
I'm a huge proponent of BYOB -- you know, bringing your own bag. But stuffing big canvas shopping bags into my already tightly packed diaper tote unfortunately affects the frequency of me actually doing it. Sorry Earth. That's not the ca…
When there's a cause that's near and dear to my heart, I have no problems letting my child's chest be a billboard for raising awareness.The shirts from FiveHumans , like the Autism "Mind Speak" tee , helps get the word out about this dev…
So here we are, well into summer when just now I realize my toddler's shoe wardrobe is not really cutting it. What I need is something more like a sneaker-sandal hybrid; something that looks cute with a skirt but can still handle impromp…
Magie Mason's Mighty Girl network continues its path towards online design world domination today's launch of Mighty Haus , her much anticipated--at least by us--shopping and design blog covering the world of covetable loveliness for you…
The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide was created around one very simple premise: Baby shopping makes ordinarily sane women absolutely out-of-their-heads crazy bonkers. I myself can recall spending at least two hours trying to decide on the right …
It seems like there are a ton of fantastic belly balms and tummy creams for the itchy stretched out pregnancy bump, but in my case, it's my poor tired feet which need the attention. If your feet scream "miserable pregnant mama!" louder t…
I'm amazed at the advances that have hit the cloth diapering world, even in the short year that's passed since I stopped using cloth with my son. Case in point: Blueberry Diapers . While cloth diapering is economical by most accounts, th…
Sometimes you touch an article of children's clothing and it is so buttery soft, so absolutely luxurious, it makes you want to toss everything else your kid has been wearing pronto. That's how I felt when I first caressed the exquisitely…
Congratulations! You're pregnant! And, if you are anything like me, it's time to start logging some serious hours on the computer reading everything you can about it. But with so much of it out there, how do you wade through it all? Well…
I love local flea markets and craft fairs, provided the cool stuff outnumbers the lucite "keepsakes" and fell-off-a-truck tube socks by 3:1. Last year on a jaunt through the Ybor city market in Tampa the sigOth came across the wonderful …
Now that we're on baby #3, my husband and I don't bat an eye at the 2 AM. wake-up calls, and spit up is funny, even when it hits the oriental rug. But we weren't always so laid back. The first few months with our oldest was the greatest …
I feel so lucky to have grown up a dad with a passion for old movies. He took me to Audrey Hepburn double features at the Film Forum, entertained me on rainy days with Danny Kaye, and taught me it was okay to know all the words to every …
In my quest to shed those last few extremely stubborn pregnancy pounds, I've pulled out the big guns and signed up for a triathlon. (Hold your applause - at least until I pull it off.) This means I'm out biking, running, and swimming jus…
It isn't often that the kids and I both love a piece of furniture. To them, furniture isn't something to covet but something on which to climb, or at best, throw their stuff. So I knew I'd found something special when I spied the gravity…
When I heard that Music Together was creating a CD for everyone, and not just the lucky families who get it free along with their children's music classes, I jumped at the opportunity to check it out. Granted I'm a registered Music Toget…
In theory, party favors are a wonderful idea. Sending your guests home with a lovely memento of a special occasion - who could object to such thoughtfulness? Problem is, most favors are destined for the dustbin. Have you ever received a …
