Colorful artist-designed smartphone cases put a little spring in your step. Or spring in your spring.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

That’s it. I’m done. I refuse to accept one more snowfall in the Northeast, especially now that its officially spring. So I’m willing the weather to keep pace with the calendar by thinking bright, colorful, happy accessories to shake me out of these...

The new Masterpiece app for Osmo helps turn kids into brilliant artists. (Berets not necessary.)

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Tech Toys

So rad. Honestly, those were the first words that popped out of my mouth when I saw this crazy-cool new drawing experience called Masterpiece. It is the latest offering from Osmo, the groundbreaking, iPad-powered gaming device built by two young dads out of Stanford...

Superheroes sleep in an 8 bit bed

by Julie | Life and Home

I usually stay away from licensed characters when decorating my kids’ rooms, but I might have to make an exception for this awesome pixel duvet cover from Society6, featuring a lineup of cool pixelated superheroes. We’ve raved before about all the artsy...

Pixelate this.

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

With 8 bit making a comeback (thanks, Minecraft) and pixels starting to appear everywhere as a “new” art technique, it’s not surprising to see them make their way from our desktops to our countertops and beyond. I’m seeing them on all sorts of...

Your love ought to be in pictures

by Julie | Photography

If you’re looking for a special Valentine’s photo gift that goes beyond a photo in a frame, the Heart Photo Poster at Minted could be so special for the right person. 30 of your favorite photos are arranged in a heart shape and beautifully...

The Brushstroke app will have you looking for gallery space.

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

Sometimes the best part of editing a digital photo is messing around with fun filters. And with all of the photo editing apps that we’ve recommended, filter options are overflowing. So it’s always refreshing to find a new photo app that brings something a...

Take me (way way) beyond the moon with NASA’s vintage space posters

by Christina Refford | Life and Home

While regular people are dreaming of walking on Mars’ red surface, you can be dreaming about strolling on Kepler-186f’s red grass or pretending you’re Luke Skywalker on the real-life version of Tatooine with one of three printable vintage...

Kids Creation Station transforms your kids’ artwork through 3D printing

by Jeana | Websites We Love

3D printing hasn’t exactly taken off yet, but based on glimpses we’ve seen — like food, makeup, and super cool small stuff — we’d love to see it start to play a larger role in our lives. And with an incredible new site called the Kids...

Cool artwork for girls who have heroes too.

by Kristen Chase | Life and Home

Sometimes it feels like there aren’t enough strong heroes for girls in TV and movies for my own daughters to look up to, which is why I love how artist Scott Park has illustrated 80 phenomenal female heroes and put them into in his spectacular Hall of Heroes...

Vintage patent drawings take artistic geekery to old heights

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

If you’re looking for a super cool geek gift, well, we tend to have plenty around here. And now I’ve found one more, with the incredibly creative vintage patent art from RetroFoto on Etsy. The vintage camera patent drawings are just such an awesome thing...