Choose Colors Flawlessly with the Redesigned @Color911 App

All images: Amy Wax – Color911 App

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Change the way you think about choosing colors:

In 2014, Stagetecture posted a feature about the Color911 app. I am so excited to bring you up to date on the complete redesign and update of the Color911 website, blog and app! It has been exciting, taking our ideas of how we can help people with color in more ways, and turning those ideas into reality! For those who are new to Color911, the app is a user-friendly way of getting color help & inspiration. We make color decisions all day; choosing clothes to wear, making color decisions at work, decorating, or planning a party or even a wedding. When the Color911 app was originally featured it highlighted how you can create your own palette if you are planning any event. Once you have your palette you can instantly share your colors with everyone who needs to know your color choices. By using the Color911 app, everyone from your bridal party to florist will have your information and can match your colors beautifully!

Choosing colors for events, fashion and decorating:

I have come to realize, that people are using Color911 for choosing colors for their events, to their wardrobe to decorating! In the last year the Color911 app has been named a “Must-have app for your next design project” by Architectural Digest and even Elle Décor said the app will “change the way your decorate!” Color911 has many features, among them it gives you an easy way to create your colors, save them for inspiration and share them with friends, family, caterer or designer.

If you’re ever shopping you can take a quick photo, choose the colors from your image and save it all for future reference. You can also share the colors with the person you are shopping for. A great tool if you want to show someone what colors you have in mind, or are a designer and want to show your colors to an assistant or client, You also have the option of finding a color theme within the app that inspires you. Use it as your guide and your colors will harmonize beautifully! I personally created each theme and using them gives you the guidance of a color professional. The app comes with over 100 unique color themes to choose from!

How can the Color911 App help you?

How is the app helpful? Let’s say you want to match your wall color to your rug. Take a photo, save colors you like and adjust colors to account for lighting if needed. You can go to the paint store and find a paint color to compliment your rug, having the color information and image with you in your app, all without having to bring the rug with you.

Whether you are matching the colors of clothing or curtains, the same simple process applies. I have included photos that show how you can capture the colors from an image and what a great tool it is to have at your fingertips. Play with it and explore the colors of the world around you. The Color911 app is available for iOS devices for $3.99 at Apple’s app store.

I hope you have fun with it and more than anything, I hope you’re inspired!  –Amy Wax

For more color ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

Just about anybody has a mobile phone these days. But they do look some kind of dull and it’s not easy to have a phone distinguished from another. How about an easy and inexpensive DIY craft idea to make your phone stand out and match your own personality? Here is a simple and quick way to do this using washi tape of your choice.

Personalized Washi Tape Cell Phone Case

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DIY Craft: Washi Tape Phone Case

Supplies

A variety of washi tapes

A pair of scissors

One or more clear phone cases

A pen

A piece of paper

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Directions

1. The first step is to imagine what you want your phone to look like in order to choose your washi tapes that you want to use. You can use a theme or just mix and match the tapes as you go.

2. Now apply stripes of washi tape to the paper on a surface that is slightly bigger than your phone case.

3. Take your phone case and use it as a template on your washi tape covered paper and trace the shape with the pen. Cut out the shape with the scissors.

4. Don’t forget to cut out a whole for your phone’s camera by using the clear phone case again as a template.

5 . Now all you have to do is to insert the washi tape covered paper into the back of the clear phone case and attach it to your phone. Ready!

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How easy was that DIY craft? Why not making a great variety of washi tape covered papers with different colors or themes to use different ones each day? That way you can match your phone case to your clothes or bags, or just let it make a statement about your mood on this day!

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The possibilities are endless and the easiness of this craft makes it a great way to personalize your phone case quickly and with almost no cost. It would make a great gift for any mobile phone user, too! Just make sure to choose washi tapes that will suit the taste and style of the person you want to give it to!

For more DIY craft ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

When I was young I remember visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida with my sister and parents and we couldn’t wait to visit Epcot’s – Journey into Imagination with Michael Jackson as Captain EO in his 3D movie. It was exciting to see the 3D movie come to life as we sat with our 3D glasses in the theater… but then we would always be sad once it was over and had to leave!

So, I was excited to pair up with Cypher Entertainment with my seven year old daughter to try their 3D augmented reality learning cards. We went to Target to purchase their 3 products: Animals, Numbers, and Letters, and my daughter, Avrielle was excited to use my iPhone 4 to see how they worked.

All of the 3D magic from my childhood to my smart phone using the Cypher Kids Club cards, and helping her learn.. we were both excited! Let me show you what a great experience she had in discovering new creative content with #CypherKidsClub.

My daughter has always loved my iPhone and iPad, so she was excited that this opportunity was only for her.. and not me telling her, “It’s time to get off my phone!”

Purchasing Cypher Kids Club Cards at Target

We went to our local Target store, here in Jacksonville, Florida to purchase the 3 products – Numbers, Wild Animal Adventures, and Letters. To see the entire experience from the shopping to her using the cards take a look at my Google+ album.

Google+ Album –

Link to Album –> Cypher Kids Club at Target

Once we were done at Target, Avrielle wanted to download the iPhone app from the app store in the car! She was so excited – by time we pulled into our home driveway, she was ready to use the cards. See the Google+ Album to see how easy it is to download and get started.

Using the Cypher Kids Club Cards

Once we downloaded the 3 apps for the each game, we took out the cards and my daughter instantly loved how the game talks to you! It gave her the directions and gave a fun fact about each animal, number or letter.

The games were helpful in not only teaching about letters, numbers and animals, but they taught her about the habitat of the animals, how to count and spell and more. Avrielle told me she wished there were more than 3 products.

I encourage you to visit your Target and take a look at the products for your child. They are available at select Target stores in the iPhone and iPad accessories area and would make perfect gifts for this upcoming Black Friday for Christmas gifts!

Visit Cypher Kids Cub on Facebook and Twitter and learn all of the exciting new educational ideas they are coming out with for your growing child.

I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Cypher Kids Club #CBias #SocialFabric”. All opinions and ideas are uniquely mine and my daughter’s

For more children’s ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

It’s getting to that time of the year again. The nights are drawing in and the weather starts to deteriorate. We retreat to our homes to hibernate and wake up in the Spring (we wish!). Enhancing our homes within this period commonly gains significance in our ‘to do’ list. This task may fill you with a sense of adventure or fill you with the dread. With the rise in popularity of mobiles and tablets over the last couple of years, there are a number of home interior apps which can give you inspiration and help with everyday DIY tasks. I’ve put together a list of 5 useful interior design apps to help with your decorating projects over the past couple of months.

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Do you have any app recommendations? Please feel free to suggest these in the comments.

Real Colours Pro

If you’re looking for that perfect colour scheme this app is for you. It allows you to be inspired by nature – simply upload a photo to the app and it will automatically create a harmonious colour scheme for you. Once you have created a suitable colour palette, it can be saved and even shared amongst family and friends.

Available in the Android Play Store

Paint Tester Pro

The pain of painting a room only to find out it isn’t correct is difficult to recover from. Save your pain by creating a preview before any paint is even applied. Simply upload a photo of your room then use the paint bucket tool to try different colours within a matter of seconds.

Available on iTunes

Mark on Call

This app allows you to plan your interior with a classic ‘top down’ view. Drag and drop items to create the perfect layout – creating space and function. New layouts can be trialled without the stress of moving everything about!

Available on iTunes

iHandy Level

This is the classic DIY tool, now in digital form. If you’re adding a frame to your wall you can simply use this app to ensure it is level. In today’s world the chances are that your phone will be closer to you than a traditional spirit level!

Available on iTunes (alternatives available in the Android Play Store)

IKEA Catalogue

This app provides a digital version of the popular IKEA catalogue on your phone, providing inspiration and products in your pocket. With this app you can now scan selected products in the printed brochure to unlock extra content such as videos, images and 3D models.

Available on iTunes and in the Android Play Store

This list was prepared by Barbara Jordan from Mortens Hardware Store

For more home decor ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

All 3 of my children have been collecting Box Tops for Education for the last 6 years or so. I remember when my middle son, now 14, but when he was in 2nd grade was in tears because I had thrown away a granola bar box that had a Box Tops for Education on it! He was so upset, and I had to go dig through the trash to get it…. ewwww!   — Awww, what we do for our kids!

For those of you who don’t know what Box Tops for Education are:

“Box Tops for Education has helped America’s schools earn over $475 million since 1996. You can earn cash for your child’s school by clipping Box Tops coupons from hundreds of participating products. Box Tops also offers easy ways to earn even more cash for your school online.” – Box Tops 4 Education

 

The importance of giving back to schools:

The great part about the Box Tops for Education program is that your direct participation earns your child’s exact school money for education. You will enter your child’s school information and all your rewards will go to their school. Awesome, yes?

So I was excited to pair up with Jingit, a program that pays you to shop for your favorite brands and your child’s school get’s rewarded too! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Jingit:

“With Jingit, you can earn real cash, instantly for watching ads online; or checking in and shopping for select products at your favorite stores; even for giving your feedback to leading brands by taking brief surveys. In return, those brands get your attention!”

 

Google+ Album – See how to use Jingit!

What a win-win for all. So I loaded the Jingit app on my iPhone, shopped at Walmart and bought General Mills foods that my kids already love. Take a look at my Google+ Album here.  See my trip, what I picked up, and how easy it was for my daughter’s school to earn Box Tops, and me, money.

It was an enjoyable time being able to get rewarded for items I would have purchased anyway! My son inhales the Totino’s Pizza’s (hey he’s a teenage boy) – and my daughter loves the Gogurt and granola bars. General Mills cereals such as Honey Nut Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch are favs at my house too!

Want to learn how you can get started – here you go:

Here are the steps for you to start earning!

1.) Sign up here: —> Jingit Signup

2.) Download the Jingit app for your iPhone or Android: –> Jingit download app

3.) Start shopping! Go to Walmart. Check in with the app and scan the barcodes on any 4 participating General Mills’ back-to-school basics products that are listed on the screen once you get to the store.  Then “cha-ching!” – you’ll earn a little real cash, in real time. And 4 Bonus Box Tops will automatically be donated to your selected school.

4.) Visit Walmart.com to engage with General Mills products, and look for banner ads with a Jingit curl from these same brands. Some locations may not feature the same ads. Once you get home, make sure to “check in” at home, by scanning your products again to earn more money, and to have the Box Tops for Education donated to your child’s school.

Lastly, log in to your Jingit dashboard and see how much money you made. You can also watch videos, learn more about other products you can earn with and share with your friends on Facebook , Twitter and Pinterest. I was excited that I made $6.00!

Thanks Jingit, Walmart, and General Mills. My daughter was excited to donate her Box Tops to school the next day.

I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Jingit #CBias #SocialFabric”. All experiences and opinions are my own.

For more back to school tips on Stagetecture, click here.

Designing and decorating a house is a prime concern of these days. People try to decorate their house in the best manner to make it look beautiful and attractive. Smartphones has provided a great relief to the home makers and interior designers, while decorating the house. There are many apps for the smartphones, by which you can decorate your home in the best manner. By these apps, you will get an idea to modify the placements of the furniture in your home.

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1. Sweet Home 3D

It is one of the popular apps, which you can use in your computer or in smartphone. By this app, you can make the 2 D mock design of your house, along with the furniture. If you want to know the layout of your room to change the position of the couch of your bedroom, you have to click on the screen of the mobile or click on the monitor of your computer. The appropriate of the couch will be offered to you.

2. Sketch

With the help of this app, you can sketch the layout in the form of vector diagram. You can draw the sketch with the help of the tools, which are available in the app. The process is quite easy, and you can easily make use of it to sketch the layout of the room.

3. Dec Organzier

If you are thinking of remodeling your house, you can easily get help of this app. It will provide you updated information regarding the accessories for home decor, available in the market. You can easily keep track on the big picture of the accessories of the house for decoration.

4. Moodboard

Inspiration boards are the best way to decorate and gain inspiration for your house. Boards can be based on various types of themes, which you can use to decorate the wall of your room. So, with the help of Moodboard app, you can create boards with different themes. You can fill the boards with different colors according to your choice, and can mail the creation for printing. You can save your lot of money by creating the board with the help of this app.

5. My Surface

The design of the surface matters a lot in decorating the interior of the bathroom and kitchen. You can choose the color and design of the surface with the help of Mysurface app. If required, you can easily match up the color of the surface with the color of the wall by tools available in the app.

With a smartphone, you can download the apps from the relevant apps stores. They are available at an affordable cost. So, if you want to decorate your house in your own way, these apps are definitely going to help you. Just download them and install them in the smartphone or in your computer. While it may be nice

Sachin is a blogger and a full time writer. He has written for various brands and on various subjects. If you are planning to buy a new smartphone so as to enjoy these best interior design apps then make sure you are giving importance to mobile phone insurance. You can insure your smartphone at protectyourbubble.com.

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The Smartphone isn’t called smart for nothing. It is not just for communication or for playing your favorite music, it now how practical purposes for your everyday life. Smartphones have evolved in so many ways that consumers can keep track of their energy use, lights, fuel costs and more for their home. It also opens opportunities for programmers to make applications that will benefit the users.

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There are several ways to save energy at home using your Smartphone. Here are some of the things you can save using your Smartphone:

Enhanced fuel efficiency.

Did you know that you can save fuel consumption by being up-to-date with how you drive? Rapid acceleration, sudden breaking and over speeding can increase your fuel consumption to 33 percent. This figure is definitely a lot of money to just go to waste without you knowing it. One example of Smartphone application that can help you with this is the greenMeter. This application will store data on your driving speed and changes in acceleration. The greenMeter app will indicate whether you are driving efficiently or not.

Control the thermostat of your cooling and heating appliances.

Adjusting your thermostat to its proper setting will certainly save your energy bill. This will help you utilize the right amount of workloads that your appliances perform. Some popular apps for controlling your temperature are Nest and Ecobee thermostat controller. It is easy to install and use. You can adjust the temperature of your home with your Smartphone like a remote control.

Conserve and monitor energy consumption

Energy monitoring in real-time to conserve electricity. Many devices on the market can help your home and be monitored on your smartphone.

The Energy UFO application for iPad provides visual feedback of electricity consumption and its cost as determined by information received from our family of Wi-Fi enabled products, such as the UFO Power Center, a four outlet smart power-strip. The UFO Power Center, as shown in the application is currently available from www.energyufo.com.

Consider using your smart phone to start helping you at home. Whether it is enhanced fuel efficiency, controlling your thermostat and more. You will love the simplicity and convenience , and your wallet will enjoy the energy savings!

For more green living ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

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As homeowners are in the midst of their spring/summer renovation projects, you might be interested in PPG Pittsburgh Paints’ latest tool for color selection.

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The company recently launched its first mobile application (app), The Voice of Color®, which gives homeowners an intuitive, on-the-go color resource. The free app not only showcases the entire Voice of Color collection, but is the first to allow homeowners to order 8″x12″ sample color sheets that can be shipped directly to their homes right from the app itself free of charge. For more information on the PPG Pittsburgh Paints application, visit them online.

The app gives users three ways to view, select from, and subsequently order, all of the more than 2,000 colors offered by The Voice of Color, including:

·         Grab Color From Photo –

Utilizing the device’s camera, users can take/upload a photo of any object, space, fabric or tile that inspires them, and have it automatically matched with the closest shade from The Voice of Color collection. The tool also offers suggestions for similar and complementary shades based on the selection, so additional colors can be ordered and viewed together on the walls of a space.

·         View Our Color Collections –

Users can browse and order from The Voice of Color’s exclusive color collections, including Harmony, Historic and Atmospheric.

·         Use Our Color Selector –

View the entire Voice of Color collection, conveniently organized by primary color family. If users know the particular color name or number, they can easily search right there.

For more color ideas in your interiors on Stagetecture, click here.

Happy DIY Saturday! Memorial Day weekend is here for my United States readers and most of you are probably getting ready for a barbecue.. am I right? Whether you need to learn how to prepare your barbecue grill or you need help with how to clean if afterwards, today’s DIY Saturday is for you.

How to Properly Clean your BBQ Grill 

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Today’s DIY Saturday also has a bonus! From the archives from last Memorial Day, see handy BBQ iPhone & iPad apps to help you find great grilling recipes and watch the Weber video that is sure to put a smile on your face…again!  Happy Memorial Day Weekend… enjoy!

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Tips to  Prepare your Barbecue Grill

• Keeping grill surfaces lightly coated with cooking oil or spray will make clean up much easier.
• If the gas jets are clogged, consider replacing the burner or carefully clean them with a soft wire brush.
• Regular cleaning makes the job much easier.

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How to Clean a Barbecue Grill

• Remove cooking grates and set them in warm soapy water to soak.
• Fill a small bucket or pan with warm soapy water.
• If it’s a charcoal grill then remove the coal grate and brush out the insides.
• If it’s a gas grill, remove briquettes, lava rocks or metal flame shield to expose burner.
• Clean out ash and residue from around burner, careful to make sure the burner is in place when you are done.
• Use a stiff wire brush and a little soapy water to gently scrub the inside surfaces of the grill.
• Remove any particles from grill and reassemble.
• If gas, brush off briquettes or lava rocks or wash metal flame shield in warm soapy water.
• Remove cooking grates from water and brush clean with the wire brush.
• Coat inside surfaces and cooking grates with cooking oil or spray.
• Put grates back on grill
• Allow the whole grill to air dry.
• Allow an extra five minutes of heating time the next time you grill to make sure any cleaning residue has burner off.

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Original Entry #537, May 28, 2011

Today’s DIY Saturday is more inspiration than do it yourself tips. The Memorial Day weekend is finally upon us, and grilling and barbecuing is on everyone’s mind! Weber Grill has come out with a great iPhone & iPad app that is perfect for the novice griller to the expert. Macworld has a great write up below, and you can purchase the Weber app from iTunes, here for $4.99 US.

Also see the Weber – “Have Fun With it” Video…. so good!

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Weber YouTube Video – “Have Fun With it”

Summer may have given way to autumn here in the U.S., but that’s no reason to put the grill away just yet. And whether you’re a seasoned grill master or just barely able to stack charcoal, Weber’s on the Grill from Weber-Stephen Products is sure to have something for you. From the very basics of grilling to more advanced recipes, there’s a little something for everyone.

There’s two separate versions of the app, both of which cost $5—Weber’s on the Grill for the iPhone and iPod touch and Weber’s on the Grill for iPad. They’re both essentially the same with only a few differences.

Let’s focus on the iPad version. It has a great interface that makes navigating and using the app a pleasure. The app offers around 250 recipes organized into different categories like starters, red meat, seafood, pork, veggies, and desserts; you also can access recipes on rubs, marinades, and sauces. Tapping any of these categories brings up all the relevant recipes, complete with mouth-watering photographs. Each recipe offers detailed instructions, so even a novice cook can follow along. There are often links to in-app videos as well within the directions.

The app allows you to add notes to any recipe, so if you need to tweak something with the recipe, you can jot it down. You can also mark a recipe as a favorite or e-mail it. And you’ve got the ability to instantly create a shopping list for any ingredients you need.

Another great feature in the iPad version of On The Grill is its embedded timer. You can tap on cook times to automatically bring up a timer preset to that particular amount of time.

What’s Your Beef: The iPhone version of Weber’s on the Grill offers the same recipes you’ll find in the iPad edition, though things are shrunken to fit the iPhone’s screen.

I’ve talked up the recipes, but Weber’s on the Grill offers more than just that. It also features lots of good info and how-tos with everything from descriptions of proper grilling tools to tips on meat prep. The charcoal and gas grill basics sections provide some nice tips to get anyone up and ready to grill in no time. As mentioned earlier, several videos cover the basic recipes and techniques for burgers, steaks, whole chicken, and more.

The iPhone version of Weber’s on the Grill provides the same recipes and information as the iPad version but on a more confined screen. The one real difference I noticed was the fact that the iPhone version featured a different kind of embedded timer. The timer was still there; you just had to set the time manually, which is no big deal.

On the iPhone or iPad, Weber’s on the Grill is a really nice app for elevating your grilling game. It’s well designed, easy to use and chock full of great information and recipes.

Watch Stagetecture’s You Tube Channel for more DIY ideas

Kick off the 2012 right with organization ideas from a few of my 2011 organization Guest bloggers. From your kids’ rooms and kitchen to your garage, and helpful desktop and iPhone apps.

Get started today… what is your excuse?

One from the archives…

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Original Entry #403, January 31, 2011

Can you believe we went through an entire month already for organization!? While I’ll continue to bring your organization tips throughout the year. I thought I would give you one place to recap the main highlights of our organization month.

I’m always blown away by the incredible amount of talent there is in our world that we don’t tap into. Here is a highlight of the Guest Bloggers that focused on great organization this month! Thank you all!

Organization Guest Bloggers:

Guest Blogger: 5 Steps for Organizing your Kid’s Rooms

Guest Blogger Invents DIY iPhone & iPad Apps

Stagetecture Feature: Guest Blogger: Organisemee – Never Forget a Task Again!

D.I.Y. Saturday #31 – How to Start your Garage Organization

Guest Blogger: A Kitchen Renovation Should Improve your Organization

Guest Blogger – Keeping your Organization New Year’s Resolution

For more home organization ideas on Stagetecture, click here.