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Gap Kids + Threadless – now the most indie of tees at the most unlikely of shops

May 10, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Baby Clothes, Big Brands Doing Cool Things, children's tees, Cool Clothes for Boys, cool kids' clothes, crowdsourced, design, Home, indie, Kids Clothing, kids t-shirts

High fashion highchair, hold the high fashion price

April 30, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Around the House, baby gear, baby gifts, design, high chairs, Home, Kids Furniture, modern kids' furniture

High chairs can really be the bane of style aficionados everywhere. Cumbersome, big, and frankly….ugly. Is it too much to ask for a high chair that looks cool, functions well–oh, and doesn’t cost $500?

123′s with Orla Kiely

April 28, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gifts, Books, Books for Kids, design, Home

London designer Orla Kiely has had me under her spell for a few years now. I have always found her patterns and designs bursting with life, color, energy and a wonderful sense of playfulness.

Keep time in a fashionable manner

April 27, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Around the House, Art+Decor (Sounds Fancy), Clocks, design, Etsy, handmade, Home, home accessories, home decor

As a mom, I am on a constant schedule of life.  If I lose track of time, I am in deep deep trouble. So of course clocks are an important accessories in my house.

4 great design blogs for new moms – from new moms.

April 24, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Around the House, Art+Decor (Sounds Fancy), blogging, design, fashion, Home, home decor, Kids Furniture, modern kids' rooms, nursery decor, Style, Websites

It’s exciting for us when our favorite design bloggers become new moms (or aunts!) themselves. Because that means more cool products, design, clothing and gorgeous inspiration for parents everywhere.

Our own personal necklaces from Elva Fields. Now all we need are those Oscar nominations…

April 19, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Baubles & Bags, custom, design, designer jewelry, handmade, Helpful Services, Home, jewelry, Necklace

When we were approached by designer Emily Maynard of Elva Fields to be her Leading Ladies for the month of April, we jumped at the chance to design our own signature necklace

Jewelry for typography geeks. Or just people who like cool jewelry.

April 18, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Baubles & Bags, design, Geek Chic, Home, jewelry, rings

At the International Gift Show this year, I was so happy to come across the very cool jewelry from MEANING, a design collective that creates art, jewelry and other objects all based on typography. And that doesn’t mean they stamp a scripty letter B on …

The next big fashion designer: your kid

March 30, 2012 Cool Mom Picks art for kids, Causes and General Do-Gooding, children's tees, cool kids' clothes, custom, design, DIY, Getting crafty, Home, Kids Clothing, kids t-shirts, personalized

The greatest thing about kids fashion is not only can kids get away with being whimsical but they can make statements that adults can’t necessarily make. If your kid wants to go crazy in the clothing department, here’s a really wonderful new option tha…

Can’t find the perfect baby bedding? Design your own.

March 24, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gear, baby gifts, Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, crib bedding, custom, design, DIY, Home, nursery decor, Tech, CMP-Style, Websites

Decorating the nursery is one of the best–or most frustrating, depending on your point of view–rituals of pregnancy. Whether you’re a perfectionist that knows exactly what you want and can’t find it anywhere (oh, how I feel you!) or are seriously des…

Leggings the way your own girls would make them. Really.

March 19, 2012 Cool Mom Picks art, children's clothing, cool kids' clothes, design, girls' clothes, girls' leggings, Home, Kids Clothing

I came home one day to find my six year-old sketching out her dream wardrobe. (My future fashion designer!) My mother, a former clothing designer herself, turned some of them into real clothes, which I thought was one of the sweetest things ever.

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