Leave it to a mom to know exactly what other moms want - a baby book. But not a time-consuming baby book. And maybe it's not really a baby book at all, because that just opens up all sorts of expectations about what goes inside and just …
I like my mom jewelry like I like my men: wooden, flexible, and hanging from a brass chain. (Ha.) Okay, that came out all wrong. But this unique photo necklace still rocks my socks. The Chunky Old Camera photo necklace by Etsy shop Vecto…
The tooth fairy made another visit here this weekend, and while we've been pretty satisfied with her---she's only been late twice with three kids---I'm not so happy with how lackadaisical I've been about keeping track of the moments that…
We're happy to be working with our sponsor Yahoo! Mail , who's helping encourage families to stay connected via email. Which, as we know, is a good thing! When my first daughter was born, I was pretty diligent about keeping up her baby b…
I'm in a period of mega-emotion when it comes to the idea that my almost 4-year-old and about-to-be-1-year-old are past the wee little onesies. Every weekend, I sit down with a pile of old clothes from the garage--which is rapidly turnin…
Any suggestions for a good baby book? I saw the "Baby's First Year Journal" in your Ultimate Baby Shower Guide but I'm wondering if you have any other cool things you've found out there? -Janet First of all, our all new 2012 Baby Shower …
So this adorable thing happened the other day with my preschooler and baby. It was really adorable. It happened and I said to myself, "Self, remember this so you can write it down after they're in bed." ....Yeah. If I could only remember…
My first daughter's baby book is a masterpiece of elaborate details, funny stories and photos. But my second child's baby book? Almost empty. Every time I open it, I'm overwhelmed by all those blank pages and I'm struck with such intense…
Remember when slogan t-shirts were all the rage? (Yes, I still have my "Frankie Say Relax! " shirt from college.) Well here's a new way for me to express myself through accessories, maybe even a little bit more cleverly than I could do o…
I'm definitely a huge fan of big, bold jewelry, but when it comes to the more sentimental pieces for myself and really, gifts for others, I tend to like the simpler designs. Like the lovely monogrammed pendant from Three Sisters Jewelry …
Those board books start out so cute and shiny, don't they? And then Baby Bookivore gets very interested in gnawing the corners, splitting the pages, and seeing what a slice of banana will look like sandwiched between B is for Broccoli an…
Not every guy is a jewelry guy but I am in admiration of those funky types who are. Meaning, those men who can pull off the hipster dog tag or chunky ID bracelet thing; not those with the Wookie chest hair and the gold Mr. T chains. For …
I have a thing for rings, so when I first saw these recycled sterling silver stacking rivet rings from the very talented Julie Booras of Heart and Stone Jewelry I was immediately drawn to them for all of the obvious reasons. But I realiz…
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I'm quite the taskmistress with my jewelry. I want it personalized, I want it handmade of quality materials, and I need it to do something fancy, like train white mice for the circus or sing opera. But spinning around is good, too. Natur…
We're always excited to learn when there's something new going on at The Fine Art of Family, one of our favorite-est ever independent designers of heirloom keepsake jewelry . Because it's inevitably something we will covet. But while not…
Welcome to our annual year-end roundup of our favorite picks of the year! Trying to cull down our favorites is never easy, but this year, with more than a thousand posts to go through...well, let's just say we could have picked about twe…
Our recent learning photo book contest for our awesome sponsor Shutterfly , was one of the most fun contests we've ever done here. Our readers submitted so many inspiring ideas for turning the photo books into learning books, that we wan…
It really pains me to compromise my jewelry choices because I'm a mom, but when you're chasing after three kids under five most of the day you just can't wear the same delicate, dangly bracelets that get caught on everything if you're do…
In only five or so years of spousal gift giving , I think I pretty much exhausted the personalized, sentimental guy gifts. So my interest was piqued when I saw the custom map cufflinks from Anne Holman . Using vintage world atlases, Anne…
I know it's exorbitant. I know it's indulgent. But when I saw the handmade solid gold globe charms from Heather B. Moore jewelry recently, I just fell in love. You can customize them with teeny diamond (or two or ten) in a spot you choos…
My husband and I are pursuing domestic adoption and hope to be matched with a birth mother soon. We know that it is traditional to give the birth mother a gift after the baby is born, but we have no idea what to get for a very brave woma…
I think that mothers fall into two camps: Those who filled out their baby books and those who didn't. Now Rag & Bone Bindery (who I love love loooove) has a fantastic solution for the latter camp who wants to be in the former camp, with …
My husband is a photographer, and the good news is that we have countless professional-quality photographs of the kids. The bad news is that almost all of them exist only on my husband's computer. Ahem . Because just as the shoemaker's c…