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Review: Twinkly Line

Adding Twinkly Line to my wall
Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01338

I was given a free Twinkly Line starter Kit (affiliate link) to review. Opinions are my own.My Office is full of all sorts of fun lighting effects. I have two of my LEGO sets lit up, I have a light up Game Over sign, I have a bookshelf that I made specifically for my Skylanders that has special lighting in it as well. When I was asked if I’d like to check out a Twinkly product I was more than happy to give it a shot. The Twinkly Line is a 5 foot long sleek, premium, all-black smart LED strip with an adhesive and magnetic back. I could affix it directly to my wall under some of my Funko Pop figures or I could create something new with a blank wall.

I decided to create something new. My office has this sloped wall that was unused. I decided that I would take my Hot Wheels character cars and put them on the wall using Command Strips. I’d also place a length of Hot Wheels track on the wall as well. Then I’d put the Twinkly Line on the track, sort of like the middle line on a road.

Once I had everything installed I opened the Twinkly app and got to playing with the effects that they have there. You can also create your own light effects. There are endless presets and animations. You can use your imagination and any shade, gradient, hue or tint of 16 million colors to create the ultimate decorative lighting. Twinkly Line is not the only product from Twinkly. They have a full line of products for the home and for Christmas decorating. another product for the home that I’d love to get would be the Twinkly Flex (affiliate link), a flexible tube of lights that can be formed to any shape and then you add your lighting effects to it. You can even use Twinkly with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit voice assistants, compatibility with the Homey app, and integration with Razer Chroma RGB and OMEN Light Studio for the ultimate gaming experience. I created a video of my finished project and show you what Twinkly can do.

You can get a bunch of Twinkly Apps on their Amazon.com store. Please consider using my Affiliate Links below to help me out. Thanks.

Food, Photo-A-Day, Technology

Thai Rolled Ice Cream and iPad Purchase

Thai Rolled Ice Cream
Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01302

Before we picked Andy up at Cooking Camp we stopped at the Providence Place Mall. We were there for a couple of reasons. First off we were checking on Andy’s iPad to see why it didn’t charge properly. Apparently his iPad had a “wicked Bend” to it. Our genius, Sam, told us. Then they showed us the iPad and we could see how there was a bend to it. Only Andy. That was why the charging on it was so wonky. Well, that stinks. But since Eva was getting a brand new iPad she graciously decided that Andy could have her old one which was the same model as his.

We brought along our old iPad minis and Allison’s old iPhone figuring that maybe we’d be able to trade them in for some money. No such luck. The iPad minis were too old and the iPhone had a cracked screen and was too old. So we came home with the brand new iPad and a case/keyboard for Eva. Luckily we mentioned that it was for school and she needed one because the school required it. Our apple sales person was able to get us a nice $150 discount and a $100 gift card so we saved some money on the transaction. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things because we got Eva the iPad Air which was a step up from the base iPad.

We still had some time to kill before picking up Andy so we enjoyed some Thai Rolled Ice Cream from Freezing Point. I had had it once before but this was a treat for Allison and Eva because they had never had it before. We got a cookies and cream and a strawberry one. Both were delicious. then we went and picked up Andy and he told us all about his day at camp which was also a good one. He is so excited for each day’s adventure.