December 29th, 2008 — Baby Blankets, Baby Gear, Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Best of 2008, Gifts for New Moms from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
It’s the quintessential new baby gift: A blanket, a bib, a must-have bit of gear, a fifth of Jack for the mom.
(We kid! We kid!)
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December 10th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Doodads and Random Bits of Coolness, Gear Essentials, serena & lily from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
CMP readers know that Serena & Lily is our one of our favorite destinations for all things nursery and fancy. But now they’ve expanded their offerings beyond their signature bedding and decor to…
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December 1st, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
If I were to have another baby, there is no question that at the very top of my wish list would be this Poppy Quilt from Boston’s All the Numbers. With its big childlike poppies the motif CMP has…
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November 23rd, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
My husband used to go into my wriggly toddler son’s room every night at least twice to cover him up. But thanks to the Merino Kids baby sleep sack, we’re all getting way more sleep now.
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Continue reading → Merino Kids Baby Sleep Sack - Hold the Blankets
November 17th, 2008 — Baby Clothes, Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Toys and Other Playthings from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Timing is everything. Like I finally discover the excellent boutique Baby’s Buzz, only to learn that they’re closing up shop and moving onto other endeavors. Bad timing.
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November 12th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
II’m a sucker for vintage fabrics, even when I know they’re going to be used to sop up body fluids that you could never have imagined you’d spend quite so much time with back in your prepartum days….
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November 11th, 2008 — Around the House, Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
The weather is finally turning cold here in Colorado, which means that it’s time to begin our annual battle over the thermostat. My husband turns it up, I turn it down, and round and round we…
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November 3rd, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Organics from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
It’s not hard finding a handmade baby blanket these days, and we most certainly have our favorites. But one made completely in the USA from organic fibers using decidedly “green” practices? Well,…
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Online StoresContinue reading → Green Thread Blankets. And they’re not kidding.
October 30th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Baby bedding has come a long way, even since having my son just under two years ago. And what’s amazing to me is that designers, like Catherine Fitzsimmons of Rikshaw Design, a former buyer for…
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October 29th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I’ve never quite understood why the plushest baby blankets have to be made out of the most unnatural of materials (hello polyester!). Apparently, mom Tamre Sutphen and owner of Shi Shu Style didn’t…
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October 27th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, baby sleep sack, cozi sac, sleep sac from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
With my roly-poly sleeping toddler, sleep sacks are most definitely my friend, except they either tend to be completely dull or made of materials that I would never buy as a blanket. Go figure.
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October 23rd, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Causes and General Do-Gooding from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
When I first saw the gorgeous Harper Stroller blanket by Serena & Lily, I knew it’d be the perfect accessory for any pink-cheeked baby girl. Fluffy and soft on one side, silky smooth on the other, it…
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October 14th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Once I discovered muslin swaddling blankets, my flannel ones all became changing pad liners. But as the cool weather approaches, there is something wonderfully comforting about wrapping your sweet…
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Continue reading → Flannel receiving blankets get a makeover
October 6th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Bibs have made great strides, even since having my son 18 months ago, and now I’ll be far less reluctant to pop the dreaded things on my soon-to-arrive new daughter
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Continue reading → Mairzey Dotes starts making bibs, and suddenly, I start liking bibs
September 17th, 2008 — Art+Decor (Sounds Fancy), Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Personalized items make spectacular baby gifts because it shows you’ve gone an extra mile beyond the burp cloth sets, beyond the registry essentials. The one catch is, the gift can’t be returned. The…
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Online StoresContinue reading → Personalized, adorable, affordable. What more do you want in a baby gift?
September 9th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
When I think of December babies, my mind goes to gifts like cozy little cashmere hats and cozy flannel blankets. But when I think of fall babies, I sort of draw a blank.
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August 24th, 2008 — Baby Clothes, Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I will say I think the anti-germ stuff has gotten a leeeeettle out of control for moms. Germs aren’t all bad, you know! But then I think, hm, you know where I might want a germ-resistant fabric? A…
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Continue reading → Keeping the Changing Pad Germ-Free. Yes, It’s Possible.
August 7th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Life’s a picnic, or so the saying goes, until you try to take three kids on one. Just when I need them all to carry something, they all decide it is too heavy, they are too tired, and where are we…
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July 19th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I hate plastic bags. There are just too many of them, and most end up going into the trash to do nothing but take up space for the next bazillion years.
Although I really dislike the bags, I…
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Continue reading → In Your Next Life, You Could be a Bib Too
July 18th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
It’s pretty hard to wow us with a baby blanket these days, but Canadian Milk Lush has done it in spades. Designer and mom Ashley Ransay has created a fresh square baby quilt called a myQuilt, and…
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Online StoresJuly 16th, 2008 — Art+Decor (Sounds Fancy), Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I love the idea of reviving 60s-style psychedelic prints for kids bedding. It makes so much sense when you consider the wild colors, and the cool repetitive graphics. And no, I don’t mean tie-dye.
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Continue reading → Kids Bedding to Spare You From Care Bears
July 7th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Strollers and Stroller-y Things from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
There is something beautiful about a pristine, brand new stroller tucked away in the corner of the perfect nursery just waiting for the baby’s arrival. And then there is something equally horrifying…
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Continue reading → With Stroller Pads, Everything Old is New Again
June 30th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Organics from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
That’s it, it’s official. Organic baby gifts are officially taking over the world. Not that we take issue with that, mind you. What could be better than knowing that the bibs and blankets your little…
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Online StoresJune 20th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs, Organics from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Of all the splurges one can make when it comes to decorating the nursery, the one I always fantasized about was fabulous organic bedding. It’s a purchase you can feel good about (good for the…
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June 17th, 2008 — Art+Decor (Sounds Fancy), Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I am lucky enough to have a mom who slaved over handmade quilts for each of my daughters, creating two very special one-of-a-kind heirlooms. I’m doubly lucky that they’re not some cheesy quilts, but…
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Online StoresJune 9th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
It’s exhausting enough to drag yourself out of bed for the 2am feeding, but add a leaky-diaper induced crib sheet change and nighttime becomes painful.
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June 4th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We’ve written on occasion about our aversion to baby blankets that are too
pretty to use. To say nothing of being spit up on, peed on, caught in
the rain and soaked with other substances of unknown…
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Online StoresJune 4th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We’ve written on occasion about our aversion to baby blankets that are too
pretty to use. To say nothing of being spit up on, peed on, caught in
the rain and soaked with other substances of unknown…
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Online StoresApril 5th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Javis-Davis, easily our fave custom crib bedding company, has just cut down the time you’ll need to spend looking for nursery bedding.
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Continue reading → Go Ahead and Get Picky With That Crib Bedding
April 4th, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Call me a blanket snob, but it drives me crazy when a blanket isn’t finished as perfectly on both sides.
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April 3rd, 2008 — Bedding and Blankets, Burps and Bibs from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I confess, I’m not much of a fan of burp cloths. The fabrics are either too scratchy or too foo-foo, and the nice ones don’t exactly make you want to employ them for their intended purpose.
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Continue reading → Burp Cloths That Don’t Encourage Spitting Up - From You