Happy Friday! Today we are doing things a little differently for our Friday Favorites blog post. Instead of sharing just one of our favorite things, we wanted to share a few things that have recently made our lives just a little more AMAZING. Without further adieu…
Friday Favorites: A Few Things that Make our Lives more AMAZING
What are some of the things that have helped make your lives a little more AMAZING recently? We’d love to hear you answers!
Happy Friday everyone. Before we share this weeks Friday Favorite, we just wanted to leave a quick reminder to head on over to our Brew on the Roof Party post and leave us comment for your chance to win a $25 Williams-Sonoma Gift Card. The winner will be chosen and announced on our Facebook page shortly after 5pm today so don’t forget to like our page! :) And now for today’s regularly scheduled post…
I love technology. As an electrical engineer, electronics and gadgets have always been in my blood. Whether its the latest new phone, computer, or TV, it is all exciting to me. Ok, I admit it, I am kind of a nerd. Or as Liz calls me, an “engi-nerd.” It is crazy to think about how much technology has changed in just the last few years. Whatever happened to car phones and cassette tapes? Soon we will be saying good-bye to DVDs and CDs as well! That’s Crazy! Have no fear we won’t be getting rid of our Atari 2600 anytime soon! :)
As much as I love technology, one thing that has been hard to replace is the simple joy of doodling, sketching out my thoughts, and writing in a journal. Although I haven’t quite given up the good old fashioned pen and paper yet, this week’s Friday Favorite may eventually make me do just that.
Friday Favorites: Tech Corner – Paper App and Wacom Bamboo Stylus
As much as I love technology, until now, it was just easier to sketch out a quick idea on a notepad or in my journal. That is until I found the Paper App and Wacom Bamboo Stylus. The Paper App and Stylus turns your iPad into a never ending digital journal that is perfect for sketching or writing out a few quick ideas. We pretty much always carry our iPad along with us, so using the paper app instead of a real journal has freed up some extra space in our Kelly Moore Thirst Relief bag and taken some weight off our shoulders.
Being a photographer with an electrical engineering degree has definitely made me a super visual detail oriented person. So when it came to planning our Brew on the Roof Party, I pulled out our iPad, opened the Paper App and began to sketch out our plans for the evening. A few of my sample sketches can be found below.
Ok, I might not be the next Picasso, but the Paper App has definitely been one of our most used iPad Apps.
So we would love to hear from you. What piece of technology or App has made your life just a little simpler?
Out of all the DIY projects we did for our Brew on the Roof party, making our very own beer flight tasting boards from old barn wood was definitely my favorite project. With a little bit of sweat (Liz made me use a hand saw to cut the wood so the boards would look more rustic :) ), a few hours on the roof (isn’t everyone’s workshop on their roof?), and 48 holes later, we had the perfect tasting boards for our party.
A few additional details on making your own DIY tasting boards:
If you don’t have access to old barn wood, feel free buy wood at your local hardware store. And you can also feel free to use a table saw or circular saw to cut the wood to length. To make the holes in the wood you will need a 2″ forstner bit. We got ours at Lowes. Also, be sure to have well charged batteries or or a corded drill. Cutting out 2″ holes will cause a lot of strain on the drill and ware the battery out quickly. Or better yet, find a friend who has a drill press to help out :). When drilling, be sure to stay as level as possible and only go about 1/2″ to 3/4″ deep into the wood.
Finally, your tasting boards are not complete without tasting glasses. We purchased ours from a restaurant supply store online and they shipped them directly to our house the next day. Check out the Webstaurant Store for more details.
If you enjoyed this project, be sure to check out the entire tasting party here and don’t forget to leave us a comment for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Williams-Sonoma. We will randomly select the winner tomorrow at 5pm EST. Have a great Thursday!
Good Morning! We are continuing our theme of DIY projects this week with details on how we made the fun Brew for Two Party Favors for our guests that came to our Brew on the Roof Party. We started with a few empty beer cartons, gray spray paint, and printer labels. Simply download our Brew for Two labels here and create your own for you next tasting party.
Happy Election Day! We are about to head out to vote but before we do we wanted to share a super easy DIY project to +1 your next Ghirardelli Chocolate Stout Cake! To create your own Cake Flags just download our mini cake flags pdf by clicking here and follow the instructions below.
Finally, if you haven’t checked out our recent Brew on The Roof feature on Style Me Pretty be sure to do so here and enter to win a $25 Williams-Sonoma Gift Card by clicking here and leaving us a comment!
