Technology Tuesday

When I was in the Charlotte Airport, I Instagrammed this picture that garnered a HUGE response from everyone!

A lot of y'all thought I did it myself, and it's 1/2 DIY, 1/2 store-bought...kinda like that old Food Network show "Semi-Homemade". Anyway, I made the design myself, picked out the colors and used a monogram to add a little pizzaz to my computer so it wasn't as boring as everyone else's silver MacBooks all over campus.

This Jubilee print is one of my favorites that Lilly ever came out with so I knew it would be PERFECT for my computer. Plus it wasn't only two or three colors so I wouldn't get sick of seeing it all the time!

I used a website that is now unfortunately gone! I can't find them, maybe they have a new name or something! (I know a friend of mine had less success than I did so maybe it was shoddy to begin with, perhaps?) They let you upload a picture to their server and add in your details. I got mine in November of 2009 and it is still FULLY intact. There are a few Katie-instigated dings in it, but they're fully my fault. The sticker also comes completely off cleanly which is great too! At the time, I also had a matching one for my phone but that didn't survive the battery I put my phone through!

I took my computer from this:

To this:

If I can find that site, I will be sure to post it on my facebook page so y'all can make your own!

For now, just look up computer skins and see if you can find any services that let you upload your own image! Go from there and voila!

Happy Technology Tuesday!

xxKatie

MyMemories Suite Giveaway: Winner!

The MyMemories Digital Scrapbooking Suite winner is Sarah from "A Break in the Silence"!

Sarah shoot me an email at letsbepreppy (at) gmail (dot) com so we can get you all set up!!

xxKatie

P.S. Also a HUGE SHOUTOUT to MY DAD! Happy Birthday Daddyo! Expect a full post soon! xoxo

My Computer Advice

I get a lot of questions about my computer:

I got it from a website called uniqueskins.com! You can find my detailed post here all the way from November of 2009. I still have the same cover on my computer and definitely recommend the company. I didn't really want to buy a super expensive hard top cover, so instead I looked around to find this option. You can google or use different websites to find your favorite print and then with an easy upload you can add/move/copy/paste it all around on the workspace provided in the website! It's literally as easy as 1-2-3! They're not expensive and everyone here at school who's used the same website have been able to find a good coupon code online!

If anyone needs one of these covers for any piece of technology: iPod, iPhone, smartphone, iPad, computer, laptop, Nook/Kindle, anything, I'd definitely try these! You can even coordinate all of your different items to match! At one point, my old phone had a matching cover on it too:

Such a fun DIY (sorta)! Naturally I chose my favorite Lilly print from Jubilee Resort and couldn't be happier to still have it! I haven't gotten sick of it because there are so many colors and options. My desktop on the inside of my computer even has a shade of pink that matches the outside. Be sure to play around a little to perfect your design!

xxKatie

This is in My Top 5 Lilly Prints Ever

The Multi Jubliee Patch is quite possibly one of my favorite Lilly prints ever. On the Lilly website it says: This is the largest patch pattern we've ever done. The idea just popped into our heads after, well, after looking at a Lilly wrap skirt in 8" patch from 1968. The washed down fabric with soft, faded colors "sews" the whole Lilly spirit together.

It's actually the cover on my laptop still:

I haven't gotten sick of it at all I think because there are so many colors. I'm seeing more and more of this print pop up different places:

If you're a boy and wear a 36 or 42, or any size between 30-42 I have two places online that these shorts are available! Click the numbers to find them!

Saw these on eBay! I wish I knew someone who'd wear them, they're so much fun for any guy who's a 38R! They're also online here! I have a pair of Lilly pants from many years back (circa 8th grade...) that I still wear. It was the same year as Elefrance because that print's on my pants as well as Bon Bon!

If that doesn't say Carolina Cup, I don't know what does. Now I don't condone wearing the pants and Charles Blazer together, but what a piece this would be to have in your man's closet. 

Don't you just love this print too! I wish I could get my hands on even more of it!!!

xxKatie

Best Purchase Recently

So on the Lilly facbeook page, some woman posted a photo of her Blackberry Pearl Lilly-fied. It was wonderful and had many many comments! I am SO excited to say that I took the initiative of making her project my own and transformed:

this plus this

into this:

As well as turning this:

into this:

All this is thanks to uniqueskins.com. They have no idea how popular they are about to get thanks to the lady who Fall 2009 Lilly-fied her Blackberry! She should work for them!!

Grace, if you ever read my blog, your phone cover will be coming home soon as long as I can get around to it. If not, I'll have it for you at T-Giving. Miss you!

xxKatie

Lilly Desktop Backgrounds!

For those of you who are facebook savvy, make sure to friend request Lilly Pulitzer! They have provided desktop backgrounds much like the one on my own computer as seen above. This summer print makes a very fun opening screen for me and I'm sure it would be the same for you. There are a few options on the facebook page. You just pick your screen size (1280x1024 is standard for most computers, as higher resolution has a nicer quality, I know because I tested them all out to see which would be best for a mac) and download away! You can choose from the "Multi Hollywood Squares Patch" which is pink and blue and green and very cute or the "Multi Happiest Hour Patch" which is the one I downloaded for my own computer for its summery color scheme.In order to download the backgrounds, scroll down about 1/3 of the way down the page and the options to download should be on the left side column as pictured above. The top box on the facebook page should pop open to give you the Happiest Hour print and the bottom box will do the same only with the Hollywood Squares print! Now there's no need to go find some photograph someone took of a Lilly fabric and make that your background. Lilly's done all the work for ya! Enjoy!

xxKatie