Interesting things happened while you all slept last night. Or, I should say, while the new moms among us napped in short 2 hour spurts between feedings.
Cool Mom Picks looks different. Prettier.
Bluer.
What started early last year as a grassroots way for Kristen and me to promote a lot of the indie mom-run shops and cool handmade kids’ clothes we were finding around the web has grown into (gulp) a business of sorts. And we thought it was time to give it a little kick in the CSS.
(Ha! That’s tech nerd humor for you. I don’t even know what it means so don’t ask me. I’m hoping it has something to do with the colors of the blog.)
Click over and see the stunning beautiousness courtesy of unfairly brilliant designer Laurie Smithwick, who’s also the clever voice of Upside Up and one of the sk*rt ringleaders. The woman does not sleep. I now know this for a fact.
While you’re there, enter one of our daily giveaways. Today it’s a rockin’ handmade tee shirt. Tomorrow it’s some killer jewelry. Tuesday it’s an entire hand knit merino layette that, seriously? I’m almost crying that I can’t keep it myself. Also, if you post a yummy (So yummy, so yummy.) back to school shopping guide button for your website, and we’ll enter you to win a $200 gift certificate to The Silly Wagon. Details are here.
Okay so I’m done gushing. And promoting. And gushing. Now go win something, will ya?
13 shards of brilliance… read them below or add one
Yes, ma’am (can I call you that now that you’re 39?) BTW, it’s pertty!
How much do I love the new design? Let me count the ways…Laurie is Fabulous!
The site looks really great! I love it! I’m having a re-design completed this week for my blog.
I’ve emailed you guys before, but would you like to review any of the items I sell on my site, http://www.goodforthekids.com? It would be faaaaantabulous if you did! Lemme know. 
I’ve got the new button up on my bloggity blog and it looks very lovely. I don’t want to enter the contest, though, b/c I need to share the winnings with others. I’m so terribly lucky, y/k.
It’s lovely. Really. It looks really great!
i love it so much. it’s so fucking pretty and hip. i dig it! now that you have the jennster stamp of approval.. carry on. lol
The redesign is lovely! Very nice.(there’s a party in my tummy)
Looks gorgeous. Cool colors..cool moms…I like it! But then it could be taxi-cab yellow and the great writing would still shine.
How do you accidentally start a business? Ask Liz for help.
Wow, wow, wow. The new Cool Mom site looks absolutely fabulous!!
“kick in the CSS” — SNORT.i too speak geek.
i need a cool mom picks button for my sidebar! i thought i had one, oops. i know i had one for mother’s day, but i forgot to switch it, so this is perfect
Pick me! :0