Time for a few Thursday Things. A few eye-catching and noteworthy items this week include:
1. Casetagram. Make an iphone case from your Instagram photos. Holy coolness and I think I have to start designing mine. As soon as I get our holiday card designed.
2. Lens Skins I didn’t even know these existed. It’s both fashionable and functional because it adds a layer of scratch protection to your lens.
3. When I was out in my neighborhood in the evening before garbage pickup day, I noticed a man with a headlamp on. He was apparently taking his trash-can rummaging very seriously and needed to illuminate the situation. I see lots of people dumpster diving but he was the first with a headlamp that I’ve seen.
4. Joy’s 10 Real-Talk Blog Tips. The best and most honest set of blogging tips I’ve read in ages. Or ever.
I have a Blogging 101 series but Joy is my hero.
5. Cultures for Health. If you want to ferment anything, this place rocks.
Cheese, yogurt, homemade kefir
Homemade Komboucha (also here, here, here)
I love playing with bacteria. And drinking homemade komboucha
6. Also see the Happy Herbalist for komboucha making info. If you think Alton Brown can geek out, wait til you read Eddie’s site.
7. SpaBettie turned me onto these Bakers Edge pans. If you like extra edges, these are for you.
She loves hers. I don’t own one. Yet.
8. The winner of the Coffee Giveaway is:
Lindsay @ Lindsay’s List November 7, 2011 at 5:23 pm
“Following and just tweeted!”
Congrats, Lindsay!
9. Cork Knife Set “Worthy of the most epic tree house habitat, this craggy bark case holds a set of stainless steel cork-handled cooking knives.”
How cool! How expensive. But I bet they are really lightweight and they’d feel wonderful in my hands. The cork case they come in would make a stellar photography prop.
10. Dark Rum Oatmeal Raisin Cookie time
I hope you get your rum on soon.
Questions:
1. Have you seen any things lately that have you excited? Food, products, people, places, trips? What are your things?
2. Have you ever fermented anything? Seen anyone rummaging through your trash cans or your neighbor’s cans? Do you like edge pieces?
Talk to me.
Have a great day!
I love the lens skincase!! It’s so cute. Thanks for letting me know that there is such a thing as lens skin case. I would’ve never known. :)
i’m not into brownie edges! if you could make a pan with no edges (umm… ) i’d be on board. lately i am loving my food processor blades that i dug out of the dust. for 3 years i have been using the standard one blade, not remembering i had an entire baggie of extras that came along! that’s what happens when your appliance cabinets are an unorganized mess!!
I actually love the center pieces too (overall) but sometimes edge just…works :)
Those lens skins are badass! Also, love that rum cookie – it looks so chewy I could scream!
My things are so boring. I want a bigger crock pot and a Shark vacuum/steam mop combo. Helllllloooooo boring stay-at-home mom. I guess I’m just keeping my wants realistic. ;-)
you’re not boring at all. I want a mixer and you want a crock pot. We’re practical not boring :)
Whoa…I just got really excited.
I need to remember to use Instagram more so I can actually have enough good pics to do that!
Also….the edges pan.
The fermenting site.
The headlamp (I just matthew one for his 8th bday—he never takes it off, but I want one too)
Christmas list just got boosted! Thanks for the ideas….they’re all awesome!
such cool things this week! Those skins are awesomeeee! My lenses aren’t nearly the size to warrant one but maybe someday.
the lens I linked is my fave lens that I use for 99% of…everything. the canon 24-70 mm f/2.8 Love that thing. I want to find a prime lens that I love for food. I feel primes are sharper but it’s hard to compete with the versatility of that zoom. Do you like your nifty fifty?
I was wondering how you liked your new lens (85mm if I remember correctly?)?
I actually have a 35mm and I do love it! I haven’t switched from it in many many months now and it’s perfect for me and shooting food. I’d love to hear your thoughts on your new one!
Those edge pans would be really good for my bean based breakfast breads… the insides bake at such a different rate that the edge pieces..
I see people going through trash all the time now that I’m living in Boston. It makes me sad.
Maybe the headlamp guy was looking for coupons?
I know, I see sooo much of it. Mostly they take the plastic bottles and glass bottles and I think then sell them.
how have i not seen this culture site? i might need to order some! did you order the kefir? Good?
I make my own kefir. It’s VERY easy and I don’t use the grains from the Cultures for Health site. Have fun fermenting…lots of ways to do it.
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/09/coconut-milk-kefir.html
oh i must try that culture kit. You know me, i love cultures too! have yet to try homemade kefir. is it easy?
i love those “extra edges” pans (because yes, brownie edges are the best) and the knives. i am a big natural wood fan, and those look great.
i spent most of yesterday christmas shopping and saw a ton of clothing items that i would love to buy, up at the mall. had the desire to clean out my closet and start fresh with all new things! i will dream on!…
The first thing is the coolest ever!!! I love that idea.
That phone case looks great! I saw someone mention making magnets out of instagram photos too.
Thanks for the link to Joy’s blog tips, I just enjoyed reading it :) I’d never come across that blog before…will have to check it out further!
Heehee, my thing, if it existed , would be the opposite of the brownie edge pan because the gooey center of baked goods is my favorite part…but my Thursday thing that does exist right now is my new(factory refurbished) Kitchenaid food processor. Or perhaps the Joy the Baker podcast, which usually comes out Thursdays-she’s my hero too!
congrats on your new K.A.!
i bought my kombucha culture from there!! LOVE KOMBUCHA!
Love the iPhone case, awesome idea. But I’m paranoid it’s not as touch as my Speck case! :-P And I need to check out Cultures for Health, thanks for the link!
1. A rice cooker and gourmet foods are my main things lately. And possibly a pressure cooker.
2. Yes, I was going kefir water for a bit, but an into cultured veggies now.
that site is great…enjoy and if you order something, I can’t wait to see what you ferment or make!
like I said, I can’t believe you didn’t already know about the baker’s edge, with all your bars! ;)
I um… am giving one away soon, if you want to wait… :D
I was JUST shopping on Anthro and saw that cork knife set! It would make some pretty photos, but eh, I didn’t really like it past that! and I like a heavy knife!
and one of my friends asked if I would use those lens skins… I think she wants to get one for me. eh…?
Happy Thursday!
Can’t believe i won this giveaway! I’m gonna win the Baker’s Edge one too!!
Loved Joy’s post as well!!