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Get personal for Father’s Day with a custom camera strap

Even though I’m the designated family photographer, I see plenty of dads who always have a camera in their hands or around their neck. That’s why I love the idea of these cool camera straps for Father’s Day. The reversible camera straps from...

The best Instagram photo gifts for Mother’s Day

by Cool Mom Staff | Photo Gifts

Cool photo gifts for mom tend to be a sure thing in the Mother’s Day gift department. Since so many services have made it a snap to print incredible gifts directly from the photos you take on your Instagram account, we’re all for taking advantage with one...

How to personalize a tech gift for the holidays

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

I realize that it should be enough to wrap up a pretty new iPad Mini, stick it under the tree and call it a day. And it is an awesome gift, don’t get me wrong. But as someone who likes to add a little bit of a personal touch to all my gifts, just a gadget in a...

The easiest photo album app yet

by Lexi Petronis | Photo Gifts

As much as I wish I were a scrapbooker–or, OK, even the kind of mama that actually puts photos into an album more than once a year–I’ve made my peace with the fact it’s probably not gonna happen. So I flock to cool apps like Martha...

Turn your Instagram photos into art

by Cool Mom Staff | Photo Gifts

I’ve made all sorts of amazing gifts from Instagram photos, like custom coasters even photo books from my iPhone, but I’ve been hesitant to try the many photo to canvas services because I’m a little worried about how the resolution will translate....

An uncommonly awesome iPhone 5 case

by Jeana | Cell Phone Accessories

I was definitely among the Apple loyalists and tech geeks around the world who waited with bated breath for the iPhone 5 announcement. And as excited as I am for the hardware upgrade, I’m also really excited about the case upgrade as well. Hey, what can I say?...

Edible Instagrams? We’ll take it!

by Liz Gumbinner | Photo Gifts

At first when I heard about an edible Instagram product I thought…InstaGrahams? But nope. No clever puns. Just beautiful, delicious chocolate. The new service Cocoagraph, from 3D Fine Arts major Rae Vittorelli, merges chocolate and photography–two of our...

5 sweet Mother’s Day gifts for a geeky mom

by Cool Mom Staff | Fashion + Accessories

Just because you have a geeky mom in your life doesn’t mean she doesn’t want something sweet and sentimental too. After all, as techy as we get, I’d imagine most of us are hoping for something a little more personal than “Happy Mother’s...

A calendar starring you

by Cool Mom Staff | Photo Gifts

I’m a little obsessed with the Instagram app, which means I have lots of cool photos and not much to do with them. At least until I discovered this new gift from Keepsy, that will be making many of my family members very happy this holiday season. I was thrilled...

Wearing your baby (or dinner or BFF) on your sleeve.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Photo Gifts

As a mom, my sleeves usually feature cat hair, random splotches of ketchup, and drool. That’s one reason I’m so excited about summer and bare-arm season. But we found a cute new way to wear pretty much anything you want on your sleeve–or cardigan, or...

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