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favorite iphone apps
with the new iOS update release yesterday – i decided to round up my favorite apps for you guys. i’ve rounded up my favorite six that i use the most frequently as of right now.
vscocam i can’t imagine my iphone without vscocam basically. it’s by far the best photo editing app in my opinion. there is a huge array of beautiful filters and editing capabilities. (i also use afterlight for cropping, sharpening, and the occasional light leak)
avocado my boyfriend and i use avocado daily. it’s designed for couples so you have a joint account where you can share lists and photos – you can even chat… which we never do. we use it for pharmacy & market lists as well as restaurants we want to try and places we want to go.
chefs feed i love browsing this app that is updated frequently with famous chefs and their favorite dishes in your city. you can also keep track of the dishes you’ve tried and want to try. it’s very fun for me.
snapseed if you ever take a photo and just need to adjust a few things, this app is perfect. you can choose a point and then adjust the saturation, contrast, exposure. it’s perfect for me with my black cat so i can go in and lighten up his face.
any.do i use this app for making myself to do lists, but while i can keep track of what tasks i have for the day, i can also access weekly or monthly or forever to-dos. the app is also very aesthetically pleasing.
yahoo weather if you’ve updated you might notice your in-phone weather app looks a lot more like yahoo weather, but i’m going to keep using it because i love seeing a new photo of the city every time i open it. not to mention i have my hometown, paris, new york, martha’s vineyard, and palm springs in there so i get to look through all of the pretty pictures.
+ so those are my favorites at the moment… you know, besides candy crush. have you updated your phone? do you like it? it’s pretty unsettling at first, but i think i’ll end up liking it more. plus pretty fonts!
[ message in a bottle illustration by paul tebbott ]
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favorite iphone apps
with the new iOS update release yesterday – i decided to round up my favorite apps for you guys. i’ve rounded up my favorite six that i use the most frequently as of right now.
vscocam i can’t imagine my iphone without vscocam basically. it’s by far the best photo editing app in my opinion. there is a huge array of beautiful filters and editing capabilities. (i also use afterlight for cropping, sharpening, and the occasional light leak)
avocado my boyfriend and i use avocado daily. it’s designed for couples so you have a joint account where you can share lists and photos – you can even chat… which we never do. we use it for pharmacy & market lists as well as restaurants we want to try and places we want to go.
chefs feed i love browsing this app that is updated frequently with famous chefs and their favorite dishes in your city. you can also keep track of the dishes you’ve tried and want to try. it’s very fun for me.
snapseed if you ever take a photo and just need to adjust a few things, this app is perfect. you can choose a point and then adjust the saturation, contrast, exposure. it’s perfect for me with my black cat so i can go in and lighten up his face.
any.do i use this app for making myself to do lists, but while i can keep track of what tasks i have for the day, i can also access weekly or monthly or forever to-dos. the app is also very aesthetically pleasing.
yahoo weather if you’ve updated you might notice your in-phone weather app looks a lot more like yahoo weather, but i’m going to keep using it because i love seeing a new photo of the city every time i open it. not to mention i have my hometown, paris, new york, martha’s vineyard, and palm springs in there so i get to look through all of the pretty pictures.
+ so those are my favorites at the moment… you know, besides candy crush. have you updated your phone? do you like it? it’s pretty unsettling at first, but i think i’ll end up liking it more. plus pretty fonts!
[ message in a bottle illustration by paul tebbott ]
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i link you
this week
the habits of supremely happy people — i think we all need to follow these. (via huffington post)
i loved this post about the design community being the new fox news. i think this is just the internet in general… i read the other day on an imdb message board someone describing what the final scene of a movie should have been. shut. up. (via medium)
this old fashioned soda party is so colorful and fun – and using my all time favorite can’t live without appliance the soda stream. oh man i do love my soda stream (via oh happy day)
burlington coat factory has a twitter account and although it’s likely fake, i now like burlington coat factory much more. (via jezebel)
photos of the amazing and gruesome world under a microscope … these are just super weird (via i09)
this little write up about keri russell and food is cute (via bon appetite)
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i link you
this week
the habits of supremely happy people — i think we all need to follow these. (via huffington post)
i loved this post about the design community being the new fox news. i think this is just the internet in general… i read the other day on an imdb message board someone describing what the final scene of a movie should have been. shut. up. (via medium)
this old fashioned soda party is so colorful and fun – and using my all time favorite can’t live without appliance the soda stream. oh man i do love my soda stream (via oh happy day)
burlington coat factory has a twitter account and although it’s likely fake, i now like burlington coat factory much more. (via jezebel)
photos of the amazing and gruesome world under a microscope … these are just super weird (via i09)
this little write up about keri russell and food is cute (via bon appetite)
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glazed donut cupcakes
the recipe i used calls these muffins – i only had so much batter and wanted to make a larger batch (for a picnic – not for me! don’t judge.), so i made them smaller and they turned into cupcakes. true story.
glazed donut muffins
(via cooking classy)yields : about 18 cupcakes or 12 mondo sized “muffins”
ingredients
3 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup + 2 tb buttermilk
10 tb butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract… and for the glaze
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
(if you run out like i did, just whip up a little more. i also went heavy with the glaze, because well – i’m a fat ass.)
directions
preheat the oven to 400 degrees. in a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. set aside.
in a separate bowl, whisk together milk and buttermilk. set aside.
in a large mixing bowl, blend together butter and sugar until well combined – about 30 seconds. mix in eggs one at a time. blend in vanilla.
using a wooden spoon to mix, add flour mixture in three separate batches, alternating with two additions of the milk, mixing just until combined after each addition – batter will be thick.
divide among lined muffin cups, if you want them huge – nearly fill them. if you want them cupcake sized, fill about 3/4. bake for 15 minutes (or a little more if your toothpick doesn’t come out clean)
transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
during the last few minutes of cooling, prepare the glaze by whisking together the ingredients. you might think it’s too thick, but it isn’t. i found out the hard way – i reglazed a couple of them after the fact.
dip each muffin in the glaze, while twirling and rotating to evenly coat the tops. lift and allow the excess to run off.
enjoy warm or allow to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes until the glaze has set. store in an airtight container.
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booties roundup
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booties roundup
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diy schoolhouse ceiling fan
like i said a few weeks ago – we bought a simple ceiling fan that i wanted to DIY up somehow. while most people spray paint their ugly old ceiling fans white so they don’t stand out – i bought a white one and perhaps i uglied it right up. after doing this fan roundup, i was enamored with the retro schoolhouse fan.
i was freaking out during the whole process about ruining the fan – but now that it’s up, i’m happy with the look. i just don’t know if having your ceiling fan STAND OUT is a good thing.
SUPPLIES
ceiling fan (here’s the exact one i used)
wood grained contact paper
scissors
oil rubbed bronze spray paint
INSTRUCTIONS
step one . cover each fan blade in contact paper. obviously you only have to worry about the side that’s visible. i’d love to say i figured out a way to do this perfectly – but frankly, it sucked. by the third blade, i basically cut out around the shape of the blade, and cut slits for every curve and then tucked them over. go from one end to the other slowly, using a ruler or a book to remove air bubbles. (i still had a lot of air bubbles but they seem to be pretty invisible now that the fan is up.
step two . tape off all the important stuff and spray paint all the hardware besides the light. as you can see, i taped off the entire top of the fan because it wouldn’t be visible and i didn’t want to break it.
step three. hopefully you can hire someone to install it.
see that? that’s my regulated body temperature.
also – i can’t decide if i like those weird triangular chain pulls that came with it or not.
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payday wishlist
happy friday! but more importantly – happy friday the 13th! i’m a horror person, so i love watching friday the 13th movies on friday the 13th. yes yes very original. if you’re planning on it – my favorites are part 3, 4, and 7. they’re all terribly awesome.
you guessed it – part 3 is in 3D.
one . i’m so looking forward to fall this year – i haven’t worn a sweater in months. this cozy scarf would go everything.
two . the nursery pendant light would look amazing in a bathroom, a kitchen, a bedroom … you get the idea.
three . looooving the pattern on these reversible canvas bins. i think i need five.
four . i don’t usually rock a backpack – but the everlane reverse denim backpack is cute enough for daily wear.
five . i love the look and simplicity of this entry organizer. would make for an easy diy … ooo ideas are brewing.
six . this pretty kimono looks expensive – but is $30!+ have a great weekend!
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i link you
THIS WEEK +
elle sweden does a twin peaks fashion spread (via welcometotwinpeaks.com)
a list of 10 online kitchen shops – some of them i love, some i will soon love (via sfgirlbybay)
joy does the lazy girls guide to makeup – perfect for people like me who don’t know what the majority of makeup items even are. should i be wearing cream blush and eyeshadow? (via oh joy)
if walt jr. had an instagram account (via buzzfeed)
another amazing sharon montrose nursery by the brick house. my dream room looks like this and comes with a wooden ceiling a la the parker palm springs (via cup of jo)
the preppiest cities in america (via business insider)
here’s the reason i am obsessed with my kittens and they are obsessed with me right back – poor gideon (via discovery news)
