If you click over to Design Mom today, you'll see the most outstanding collection of items ever put together for a blogger silent auction, all to help the family of blogger, mom of four, and indie artisan supporter Stephanie Nielson of N…
I went to summer camp for five years, and I loved every minute of it. I also almost never wrote home, despite my mother's exhortations, because it just seemed too much trouble to write a whole letter when there were things to do. But may…
What do you get when you mix modern sensibilities with the ancient art of letterpress printing, then sprinkle the top with a dash of whimsy? The sweet yet minimalist designs of Dee & Lala , it would seem. My kids are unfortunately too ol…
As I sit here feeling guilty how very far behind I am on sending thank you notes for gifts, I come across this little bit of genius from Hello, Lucky!, one of our favorite sites for funky letterpress cards and birth announcements . The m…
This week on Brika, I was so happy to discover the beautiful work of stationer Kristen Ley of Thimblepress. There's so much to love in her shop, but what really caught my eye was this great DIY kit for your next baby shower. The DIY It's…
Anybody can send a regular card, but I think you should get extra points for proclaiming your love and good wishes with these fancy letterpress-printed badges. The chic letterpress badge cards from Hammerpress are designed and hand-print…
Sweet little bundle of joy? Yeah, right. Anyone who's already a parent knows exactly what's swaddled in that cozy blanket. I salute our pals at Hello Lucky for telling the truth about that adorable new baby with this stylish card : she's…
When I laugh out loud reading a new baby card, that's saying something--especially on the floor of the NY International Gift Show where there's oh, 600 million or so greeting cards. But hey, I should expect no less from CMP fave design s…
From Liz, Kristen, and our entire Cool Mom Picks team, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! We'll be back to tomorrow with our Editors' Picks of the Year. But today, we eat! Merry everything, happy always! {The lovely letterpress card by …
If had to do one thing over with our nursery, it would be buying more items that look good after your kid hits two. As cute as those bunny rabbit rugs are under a crib--not so much with a kindergartener. I think the letterpress rug at CB…
A lot of birth announcements seem to be designed with the premise that more is more--more typefaces, more photos, more duckies and bunnies crawling up the borders. Not so with the Hello Lucky! collection of modern cards. This modern birt…
If you've been anywhere near a children's shop in the last year or so, you'll know that an owl is the requisite children's motif for 2011. And we're not complaining a bit. Especially when it's as cute as the ones we've just found. This a…
We're wishing the happiest of Mother's Days to all the cool moms out there, the cool grandmas, stepmoms, mother-in-laws and just-like-moms. May your day be filled with lots of love, bear hugs, crayon-scribbled cards, and maybe some reall…
I'm always looking for fun little gifts for hip friends--you know, the kind of under $15 thing that makes a big impression when you wrap it beautifully and present with love, but isn't necessarily the Hope Diamond. We've got a whole cate…