Instagram Services {for Tech Tuesday}

I think I prefer Instagram over any other social media outlets.  It is visual, tidy, and artistic (most of the time).

To celebrate my admiration of Instagram (IG), I've collected  four of my favorite services related to it.  If you have a fav you think I/we should know about, please add it to the comments section below.

Postagram - Thanks to a blog post over at Crafterhours, I know about this awesome, app-based service.  It is simple to use:  you download the app, click on one of your IG photos and instantly send a hardcopy (a real postcard) to a friend!  Or better yet, send a postcard to a grandparent; You will score instant brownie points with this fee-based service.  Hurray!

Mpix - What makes Mpix so handy is their app.  You just tap on your photo and can order IG-sized photos straight from your phone.  You can do this with the Costco app, too, but their photos are not sized to the lovely, IG square.  I love that square.

Artifact Rising - This company makes beautiful, soft cover books of your IG photos in two sizes and two price points ($13 and $28).  I think their books are great for a gift - say for a teacher - or super if you are on a budget.

Stickygram - When I was in elementary school, I collected stickers.  Stickers + IG photos = Total awesome sauce.  For $15, you can order a sheet of nine sticker photos.  I think this might be my new "I dig you" gift - for faraway friends and family members.

Happy Instagramming!  Come by IG to see what I'm up to at @upcyclededucation.

Best,

Jen

PS - For the next three weeks, I am taking a phoneography class at Under the Sycamore.  Here's to my IG photos getting even better and more clearer! Huzzah!

Featured on CRAFT - Yay!

Silly me!  I forgot to tell you, I'm blogging over at CRAFT as part of their travel series.

Lots of photos, info and Breckenridge love!

Check it out here and big thanks to Jamie for inviting me.

xoxo,

Jen

Focus

Photo: Wildflower spotted on a recent hike with Lil O; We think it is called Woods Rose.

Yet, another great quote from the Joy of Appreciative Living.

This summer, besides my summer goals here, I am really trying to work on a few self things.  You know, things to improve myself - my life, my parenting, my relationships, my level of joy, etc.

I notice I sometimes get hung up on things - things like money, he-said-she-said stuff, old relationship patterns, yadda, yadda, yadda.  Instead of focusing on what is not working or what I don't like, I'm attempting to shift my focus to be more in line with this quote.  

I'm focusing on the stuff that I want to grow.  The positive parts.  The joy.  The ideal - even if that means it is slightly imagined.

Want to join me?  

xoxo,

Jen

Haiku Deck {for Tech Tuesday}

My Denver BFF - who is also a star educator - recommended Haiku Deck to me for Tech Tuesday.

You will not believe how beautiful this free iPad app is.  Oh my.  I may never use PowerPoint again.  Or Prezi.  Or Animoto.  Or just about anything else.

Haiku Deck is easy to use on an iPad.  Has a gazillion built in images to choose from.  Haiku Deck limits the amount of text you can include on each slide (can I hear a hallelujah?).  And Haiku Deck makes you look like a graphic designer without any training.

You can see Haiku Deck in action here with their "Tips to Transform your Presentations."

It really is pure eye candy.

I'm enchanted with Haiku Deck.

Jen

Hot Air Balloon Card - Free & Printable

One of my uncles (aka; UB), who is a long-time supporter of Upcycled Education, is also a hot-air balloonist.  Isn't that so cool? UB has taken our family ballooning over Florida before and it was magical to see my home state from another angle.

When I saw this free, printable card on the How About Orange blog, I immediately thought of him.

If you need an all-purpose card this summer, go ahead and print this free loveliness.  Also, if you are in South Florida and want to balloon, too, say hi to UB here.

xoxo,

Jen