There's a box on top of my fridge overflowing with punk-rock ponies, witches on broomsticks, and smiley-faced dolphins, each one representing a special stage in my daughter's artistic development. They're amazing in two dimensions. Can y…
Hide the good scissors isn't just something you say because the kids will just ruin them cutting cardboard and digging holes in the dirt. It also happens to be the name of a super-sweet Etsy shop that we're digging hardcore. The good new…
If you know kidrobot , then you know its team of artists create masterpieces of culture. Lots of words have been used to describe the appeal, and I love all of them: quirky, pop-art, Warholesque, cartoonish, comical....the list goes on. …
We found (and squealed about) the delicious, inventive cards and invitations from Bird and Banner years ago, but it's been a while since I stopped by to see what's new. Let's just say the selection hasn't quite made me want to have anoth…
As all parents know, kids laugh at the word "butt." There is something very funny about a word that is used constantly as a conjunction, a sometime preposition and also as a word for your behind. What could be funnier than that to a five…
Sarah Jane is wildly talented--something Cool Mom Picks discovered way back in 2007. Her prints are whimsical and magical in a way that would make Clement Hurd and The Runaway Bunny proud. I love the simplicity and the talent that beckon…
Back when I was pregnant, I became obsessed with finding the perfect artwork to adorn baby M's walls. I had almost no budget and was put off by most everything in the big stores--hearts, butterflies and safaris? Oh my. So I took to Etsy.…
In the little pile of clothes that we're saving for when our kids are grown and we're wanting to look back and remember how tiny they were, I can guarantee you there will be many, many things from Tea Collection. I've been a big fan of t…
I'd always kind of held the opinion that if I'd seen one wall decal, I'd seen them all. That is, until Pop & Lolli wall decals came my way. And then I pretty much decided that I didn't need to see any others. Ever again. These gorgeous (…
I always love those artist and free thinking types who commit to something like wearing a different dress every day for a year, or cooking a different vegetable every day. And now there's one more--UK mom and artist Lisa Stevens who's cr…
The hipsters have spoken! From Williamsburg to Silverlake, the official motif of the 2011 hipster movement is... the mustache. Specifically, the curly handlebar moustache. If I'm not seeing it on the faces of the kinds of guys who have t…
Bright and cheerful doesn't have to mean garish, and when it's British-based Lulabird it's even downright stylish. One of our favorite modern, hip nursery designer clockmakers are back (we're pretty much in love with their quirky owl, to…
I bum out watching my daughter draw a self-portrait, or even a dog, stop midway, then scribble all over the entire thing in frustration because her picture doesn't look "perfect." Maybe that's why I am particularly fond of these new arti…
We love seeing the amazing work of independent artisans recognized on big sites--except when they don't actually give credit to the artist. That seems to be the case with jewelry artist Stevie Koerner of tru.che , whose beautiful United/…
I am a longtime fan of the look of vintage prints and posters in a baby or child's room . But for those of us who don't have myriad hours to go trolling eBay or our local flea markets, Swedish artist Ingela P Arrhenius is creating beauti…
I find myself missing clocks these days. You know, clocks? Actual things with two hands that don't glow in the dark from your DVR box or flash 12:00 after the electricity goes out? So when I saw this wooden clock, I felt this little pang…
I'm such a huge Alice in Wonderland fan that I spent no less than five days trying to come up with just the right title to pay homage to this amazing Etsy find. And I love it so much that threatening my children with imaginary monsters w…
If you notice your beloved sneaking out of the house to run an "errand" today, or if you are still fretting over a gift for a special mama in your life, avoid a trip to the crowded card store or florist and check out two sweet prints tha…
As much as I love Threadless, I only need so many t-shirts, y'know? But it was only a matter of time before someone would realize that the model of letting the community submit artwork and then vote submissions up for production would ca…
I still remember when my mom painted a mural in my room. I was five, and it was a 70's-style jungle scene. I got to help. Seven years later, I took up the muralist's brush myself and even helped pay my rent in college by whipping up Snoo…
If you're lucky enough to live in Montreal, then April 30 is going to be one really amazing day of shopping. The mama-run Collectif nënë is launching their first annual baby show and you will want to be there. Of course, most of us aren'…
Just when I thought an artist couldn't do anything new or inspired to the good old but very played out alphabet decor, artist Lorena Siminovich of Petit Collage wows me with her brand new poster prints. These new ABC poster prints are ma…
I'm a big fan of all the members-only online shopping sites. I've bought many outfits, handbags and even a vacation through them, but now I can expand my shopping arena to the world of art. Real art. As in, by real artists. And the best …
We were so honored to be this week's guest curators at Supermarket , one of our favorite online resources for anything and everything in great design. Click over for 10 items that we're drooling over all from indie designers--from pretty…