The refrigerator only has room for so many masterpieces. There are lots of ways to display your children’s scribbles, but we found four companies that transform artwork into cool stuff you can actually use.

We devote a lot of time here at StrollerTraffic to new this and trendy that. So this week we wanted to slow down, take a deep breath, and honor the tried-and-true guys. To that end, we proudly admit that we absolutely, gushingly love . . .

Holiday cards are right up there with wedding invitations and birth announcements as an opportunity for your friends and family to totally judge your sense of style. For a leg-up on what’s cool and fresh this year, we asked some of the top stationers to report back on this season’s hottest trends.

Summer’s almost over (don’t shoot the messenger). So we hit up Amy Tan, the crafty-chic designer behind Amy Tangerine (and a self-proclaimed scrapbooking addict), for some creative ways to help your kids preserve their summer vacation memories:

Make bookmarks for the upcoming school year. Simply cut a piece of cardstock into a strip, decorate it with scraps from the summer (photos, ticket stubs, flat shells), and have it laminated at an office supply store.