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What’s as easy as a Mother’s Day card but so much cooler? These photo gift boxes.

by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts

You know what’s just as easy as buying and send a a card but packs a whole lot more punch? Greetabl, a cool photo gift box that we’re so glad to have discovered, because sending a plain card for a big occasion like Mother’s Day can sometimes feel a...

9 creative kid portrait ideas that make genius Father’s Day gifts. Just add a frame!

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Tips and Tricks

If you missed the boat on photo gifts for Father’s Day or Mother’s Day…no, wait! You didn’t! We all live in the land of the smartphone cam, after all, and if you’ve got a camera — especially that dandy iPhone 7S — and a place...

Pixlplay turns any smart phone into a cool camera for kids

by Kate Etue | Camera Gear, Cameras, Tech Toys and Random Fun

If your kids are like mine, they’re obsessed with taking pictures, and well, your phone is a better camera option than your DSLR. Except, it’s still a pretty expensive piece of tech. So, when I heard about the Kickstarter campaign for the new Pixlplay...

15 custom photo gifts to make your friends and family swoon | 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts, Photo Gifts

We love finding cool custom photo gift, because hello, we’re moms! We’re sentimental like that. But also, they make great gifts because they demonstrate that some real thought and love went into creating it, even if it doesn’t cost a fortune. Next up...

Turn your summer memories into a cool keepsake

by Kristen Chase | DIY, Photo Apps

Take Chatbooks photo books and add in The Novogratz Family design sense and you get a very cool way to turn your favorite summer photos into a keepsake. Simply download the Chatbooks app, then enter the code SUMMER16, where the cool illustrations and artful prompts...

An easy new photo book service for those of us who just want something fast and beautiful

by Christina Refford | Mother's Day Gifts, Photo Gifts

Now that so many of us have a zillion photos stored on our laptops or phones, I love creating any gift that takes the best of those photos and puts them onto something we can hold onto So, for some of my favorite people, I’ve turned recently to Snapbox to make...

14 fun and fantastic Mother’s Day tech gifts + 1 seriously awesome giveaway

by Jeana | Fashion + Accessories, Gear, Mother's Day Gifts

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, which means I get to create a list of fun tech items that I (uh, I mean mothers everywhere) may have on their wish lists. Even if they don’t know it yet. So while I love all the handprints in cement and DIY gifts...

A 2016 photo calendar that will make you happy all year long

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor

Considering how much I love photo wall decals, it’s no surprise that I’m digging these cool photo calendar decals from Pinhole Press that let you turn your favorite 2015 photos into a fabulous 2016 wall calendar, no hammer and nails required. This is such...

Tons of truly last-minute holiday gift ideas: tech to the rescue!

by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts

With only a few days until Christmas, we want to make it really easy for you to finish up your holiday tech gift shopping with some last minute holiday gift ideas. In other words, no need to drive yourself crazy — or drive yourself to 15 different stores and...

14 cool custom photo gifts for everyone on your holiday list: 2015 Holiday Tech Guide

by Nicole Blades | Holiday Tech Gifts

Next up in our 2015 Holiday Tech Gift Guide series, we’ve put together 14 really cool custom photo gifts for anyone on your list We’re talking sleek photo books, unique prints, amazing keepsakes, even a tasty photo treat or two — basically, more reasons...

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