Pencil Shavings

Last week when my iphone case bit the big one I immediately thought of my friend, Rachel. More specifically, Rachel’s fabulous iphone cases that she designs for her shop, Pencil Shavings Paper. I’d been eyeing the bright, playful patterns since she first put them up for sale a few months ago. And now after one too many clumsy, ungraceful, Kelly moments I took action. It took no less than twenty minutes for me to settle on the curry striped hello! case. It showed up today with a little cleaning cloth and I immediately snapped it on – it’s attractive, fits snuggly on my phone, and seems to even be lighter than my previous case. Success!

Instagram

Clockwise: me being all avant garde in my bathroom, beautiful vase of flowers from a friend’s bridal shower, my first blind embossing project, the latest incarnation of my personal business cards, my cat Roxy, my favorite flats, the perfect shade of poppy red (essie’s Lacquered Up), the light wall at Republic Gastropub, my embroidery floss collection

You already know all about Instagram, love it, and use it all the time right? Thought so. It happens to be my favorite iPhone app, well, ever. Snap a photo with your phone, choose a filter that makes you look like a way more talented photographer than you actually are, write a witty caption, and instantly share on Twitter, Facebook, or flickr. And it’s free. BOOM.

Memory

I’ve been sort of reticent to accept USB storage AKA jump drives AKA flashcards. I just can’t get over the stack of ZIP disks I have in a drawer at home, along with the two totally useless drives. Of course what’s entombed on them is my student work from portfolio school, which I don’t anticipate needing anytime soon. I guess it’s just the idea of it. There’s always something new waiting in the wings, like the iPhone 5 mentality. Those thoughts aside, here are a few I wouldn’t mind toting around for a bit…

The Disposable: Flashkus

The Ninja: LaCie Galet

The Adorable: ZOO