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February 19, 2018

A Little Variety with Purely Fancy Feast Filets

Everyone in my house eats grain-free, including me most of the time, so having healthy foods on hand is a must. And just like my own diet, I like to approach my pets’ diets with a little variety. They may not notice the time and care I put into their food choices, but I know they’re healthier for it and that goes a long way towards my ultimate plan of owning the first immortal cats and dogs. (Mwahahaha!)

A new addition to my cats’ food plans is Purely Fancy Feast Filets. They’re 100% natural filets of real seafood or chicken with no preservatives that can be fed any number of ways. I recruited my cat Rainey to try out all three types of filets – salmon, white meat chicken, and tuna. We opened the salmon first and flaked a bit of it over her everyday kibble, a healthy way to change up the same thing she’s eaten twice a day for the past four years. I knew it was a hit before she even tasted it because her little paws hit the stairs and she came running down before I even called her name!

Next up was what turned out to be Rainey’s favorite, the white meat chicken. I simply broke up the little filet into pieces she could nibble on and set it out for her to discover – which didn’t take long. This option even received her patented “prey shake” before each bite (she reserves it for the foods she approves of most).

The last taste test was the tuna. I set out the entire filet to see what she would do, and I wasn’t sure if Rainey would grab it and run to enjoy elsewhere or just eat off the plate I had set out. Turns out it was a little of both! After licking it all over she took a few bites and then carried it over to her food bowl to enjoy.

Purely Fancy Feast Filets couldn’t have been a bigger hit! I love that you can tell exactly what you’re getting before even opening the package – real food, no by-products, no preservatives. I’m looking forward to introducing them to my two seniors diets as well because I know they’re going to love them just as much.

This post sponsored by Purely Fancy Feast Filets. All words and opinions are my own, as always. Thank you for supporting the brands that help Design Crush create fresh content!

Posted In behind the scenes, living, pets, sponsored post

February 19, 2018

Ben Russell / The Cactus House

My plants have been keeling over left and right this winter, I think I’ve lost five so far. Maybe it’s time to turn towards something a bit sturdier – like Ben Russell‘s The Cactus House. His beautiful stone art pieces mimic the bold organic forms of cacti and aren’t sure to wither any time soon.

Posted In create, sculpture

February 18, 2018

Quick Picks

Posted In accessories, food, furniture, house and home, jewelry, kitchen, living, outdoors, quick picks, series, style, walls, wear it

February 16, 2018

Nest

Nest is a literal nest egg! Crafted in 3D printed porcelain and steel as a numbered edition, Nest can be used to collect change and then smashed when full. Its metal base doubles as a makeshift hammer when the time comes, and inside you’ll find an unexpected homage to the traditional piggy bank in miniature.

Posted In accessories, house and home, living

February 16, 2018

Kirsten Beets

South African artist Kirsten Beets works mainly with oils on paper, her main subjects and themes focusing on how people interact with nature in a recreational way. Beets prefers to capture scenes from a high vantage point before filling them in with the tiniest details. Since it’s February in Pennsylvania I’m feeling especially drawn toward these warm swimming pool and park scenes, each one represented by an abstract geometric shape.

Posted In create, painting

February 15, 2018

12 Apps You Should Totally Check Out

ROW 1

Adobe Capture – Turn photos into color palettes, patterns, type, materials and shapes to use with your favorite Creative Cloud apps. With just a tap on your mobile screen, you can transform what you see into creative building blocks for all your designs.

magicplan – Lets you create professional floor plans simply by taking pictures. Use magicplan to generate complete job estimates, view your space in 3D, plan DIY projects, or furnish your home.

Melodist – By analyzing the changes in hues, saturation and brightness, Melodist generates the mode, scale, chord progression and melody automatically, turning every photo into a piece of beautiful music.

ROW 2

Paint Tester – Finding the right color for a room can be a challenge, but Paint Tester shows you the results without all the pain of painting and repainting. Easily try out colors from the palette or take a photo of a color you’d like to try, and apply it to pictures of your own home.

Pantone Studio – Capture your world in PANTONE color, build and create palettes to test on 3D-rendered materials & designs, and share PANTONE colors with your Creative Cloud account, clients, and social networks.

Pee & See – Pee & See is a simple water reminder app that doesn’t need to know when you drink water or how much you drink. Instead, just tap one button every time you go to the bathroom. When you haven’t peed for 3 hours you’ll get a reminder to drink water (except at night).

ROW 3

Plant Life Balance – Choose from one of seven ‘living looks’, then drag and drop your favorite plants into your room to see how they will make your space healthier and more relaxing. The app even rates the health and well-being of your space based on how many plants you have in it – drawing on results from a study carried out by RMIT University.

Seasonal Food Guide – Find what produce is in season in your state at any time of year with info on 140+ fruits, veggies, legumes, nuts, and herbs, the Seasonal Food Guide is the most comprehensive digital almanac of seasonal local food available.

SMARTIFY – Love visiting art galleries but hate not knowing the stories behind the artworks? Join the thousands of people who have used SMARTIFY in museums and galleries across the world to discover and share art.

ROW 4

Sun – Sun is centered around a single weather line visualising the temperature and precipitation by the hour.

Trips – Explore every day with Trips — a beautiful, simple and intuitive way to share travel experiences. Upload photos and videos to your timeline, then share your trip with your friends, family and fellow travellers. Discover new places, be inspired by stories from the Lonely Planet community and start planning your next adventure.

Verena – Verena is a personal security system for the LGBTQ+ community, giving you the tools you need to keep you safe while you live as the person you were meant to be. Create an account, and develop a network of emergency contacts, who can be alerted without leaving a trace on your phone.

Posted In living, round up, series, technology

February 15, 2018

Louis De Belle / Cartographies

Shot on the streets of Manhattan with a telephoto lens, Louis De Belle‘s Cartographies reduces humanity to the bare minimum visually. De Belle wanted to highlight ordinary things that usually go unnoticed, in particular the minutia of them. In the end the photos take on an unexpected abstraction that tells the stories of commuters through their clothing.

Creases, sweat stains or even dirt, are the only hints one can see. They tell us about an employee’s day at the desk, a commuter’s routine on the subway or a workman’s shift. These few traces, along the folds of the different clothing, become impressions of everyday lives, eventually cartographies of everyone’s journeys.

Posted In create, photography

February 14, 2018

Big Sky Urns

One of my pets passing away isn’t something I enjoy thinking about, but with two cats ages 17 and 18 it’s often in the back of my mind. I know that they’ll be cremated, but beyond that I hadn’t thought much about it. But then I came across Big Sky Urns‘ handmade ceramic and wood flower vases that double as a final resting place for your beloved pet once they’ve passed. The modern vessels manage to be sentimental without being tacky and no one would guess their true purpose without being in the know.

Posted In living, pets

February 14, 2018

John Honeywill

John Honeywill‘s paintings of sweets and flowers feel like the perfect thing to share this Valentine’s Day, and honestly I’d rather receive one of his pieces than their subject matter! His tabletop still lifes have a way of making the viewer feel very present in the moment, visually exploring every nook and cranny while maybe getting a sugar craving at the same time.