I love you like I like a photo on Instagram
Not just any heart necklace will do these days, my friends. The hip kids are wearing Instagram like necklaces that you can find at Photojojo, one of my favorite shutterbug shops on the web. Laser cut from acrylic and made in the USA, these fun baubles make a fabulous...
Show your love of Instagram over your shoulder
If you’ve got Instagram lovers on your holiday shopping list like I do, you’ll want to snatch up a few of these adorable purses right now before the holiday rush starts. I’m pretty sure every teen or tween I know would love this handmade Instagram...
Where can I print my Instagram photos? Reader Q&A
I’ve got so many great Instagram photos in my feed that I want to share with friends and family. What are your favorite ways to print Instagram photos? -Carolyn Some of our own favorite photos are from Instagram, Carolyn, and we’ve found lots of ways to...
Instagram photo jewelry is like the locket 2.0
With the world going Instagram crazy, why not take those fun, overfiltered little square photos and wear your favorites around your neck or on your fingers? Who knows–maybe you’ll get some new followers out of it. That’s the idea behind the colorful...
Sticking it to your Instagram photos with StickyGram
We love the number of companies that give you a way to actually print out and display some of those digital Instagram photos. Snapbox is great for photo printing, InstaThis turns them into wooden artwork, the Mosaic app puts them easily into a photo album, and you can...
Showing your love for Instagram on your phone case
Need a quick and easy way to inform everyone in your life that they may end up broadcast to your social media networks via your Instagram account? Look no further than this adorable phone case. Entirely handmade and handstitched out of felt with a button for a...
Getting those Instagram and Vine videos looking even better
It used to seem a little frivolous to invest in things like mini tripods for your smart phone camera. But now that everyone is jumping into Instagram video and the Vine app, we can see why products like these are starting to fly off the shelves. Photojojo, always our...
How do you upload videos to Instagram? We can help!
Ever since Instagram launched video, we’re still seeing some freaking about problems and troubleshooting needs. So we dove in a little ourselves to help you get started, address some of the common issues, and hopefully, get you on your way. -Liz The Basic...
Breaking news: Facebook launches video on Instagram
With the popularity of the Vine app for Twitter, we’re not surprised that Facebook just announced that they’ve added video to the Instagram app in the newest version, and we’ve got the scoop! This afternoon, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom announced that...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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