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And a very happy vernal equinox to you too

LivingCool Mom Team

And a very happy vernal equinox to you too

There were many moments over the past three months that I thought it would never happen but, at long last, spring is here. (Once again: SPRING IS HERE!) My girls and I celebrated yesterday with a trip to the small farmer's market in our …

The heart--and art--of a mother

LivingCool Mom Team

The heart--and art--of a mother

One of the most amazing aspects of being speakers and attendees at the recent Mom 2.0 summit, a conference from the collaborative team of Kirtsy and The Tasteful Life , was the joy of attending the launch of the unbelievable Mom 2.0: Def…

A banner year for nursery design

LivingDelilah Dawson

A banner year for nursery design

If you've been in the cool kids boutiques, on the design blogs, or heck, on our site lately, you'd know that banners are a hot new nursery trend. And the freethinking coolies at Blik agree. We've covered these hip, do-it-awesome-yourself…

Behold! Willie Wonka's disco ball.

LivingDelilah Dawson

Behold! Willie Wonka's disco ball.

If Willie Wonka owned a skating rink, his disco ball would be a Candelier , and the Oompa Loompas would do synchronized skating in Gobstopper suits on a frozen chocolate lake, and... What's a Candelier? I'm glad you asked. First our favo…

Where the wild things art.

LivingDelilah Dawson

Where the wild things art.

I have a cow when my little deers jump on the couch, but I'd be lion if I didn't confess to fawning over the crazy creatures at WildLifePrints , a fun new shop on Etsy. (Ha sorry, couldn't resist.) Award-winning photographer Jeff Friesen…

Wallpaper is back, baby

LivingCool Mom Team

Wallpaper is back, baby

When I hear the word wallpaper , it conjures up really bad images of this odd looking flower pattern that completely covered my bathroom wall growing up. It a nutshell - it scares me. But thanks to advances in technology and design, wall…

Girls will be girls at Tollipop

LivingCool Mom Team

Girls will be girls at Tollipop

I love little prints of little girls (as anyone familiar with our art archives probably can garner). So when I saw an entire of gallery them from Kirsten at Tollipop I immediately started bookmarking. Kristen is a real artist, writer, an…

Kid safe utensils for future foodies

LivingCool Mom Team

Kid safe utensils for future foodies

Of all the things to gawk at, at the sprawling Atlantis Resort last weekend, there was one thing that seemed to catch the eye of every editor there--the bright, kid-friendly cooking utensils in the Kids Club. Sadly when I found info on t…

A Ray of sunshine in nursery decor.

LivingDelilah Dawson

A Ray of sunshine in nursery decor.

I hate my hand-me-down crib with the passion of a thousand fiery suns, which is why it's in pieces in the attic while my kid sleeps in an old pack-and-play the color of used hospital scrubs. In my dreams, I've got something from Muu Furn…

Loloko is Japanese for oh-so-cute

KidsChristina Refford

Loloko is Japanese for oh-so-cute

I confessed my serious addiction to Japanese cute when I told you about Momiji dolls, so please cut me some slack if I seem a little gushy when talking about Loloko Shop . This little Northern California shop does cute right with little …

A glider that has beauty and brains

LivingBetsy

A glider that has beauty and brains

I remember waddling over to the glider section of the baby mega-store. I eased myself onto one of the basic floor models. It wasn't much to look at (which is a nice way of saying, butt ugly), but I felt like I had discovered heaven in ch…

Houzz call

LivingCool Mom Team

Houzz call

From Christmas through January, I seem to go into serious nesting mode. All I want to do is organize my home and fix those shelves and dream about paint colors and alphabetize the kids' books and...and...and... So I've had a grand old ti…

Natura paints, hold the VOC's

LivingChristina Refford

Natura paints, hold the VOC's

When I was pregnant with my firstborn, I spent a lot of time thinking about the nursery color , but spent exactly no time actually painting the room since the VOC's in most room paints are considered a no-no for pregnant women. My asthma…

Love the children's book? Get the artwork.

KidsCool Mom Team

Love the children's book? Get the artwork.

We've been keeping our eyes open for those extra special holiday gifts, like for a baby's first Christmas. I'm very intrigued by Picture Book Originals which offers which offers original illustrations and signed giclee prints from childr…

Falling for Fall Leaves - CMP does etsy

KidsLeah

Falling for Fall Leaves - CMP does etsy

It's getting Autumnal all up in here! Fall is my favorite time of year because I love to wear jeans, sweaters and boots. I love chocolaty browns and ochre yellows and dark pumpkin colors. The latter two don't look very good on me, but I …