I really only pin within three categories:
Food: In general, I’m a fan of food. I’ve mentioned before that I love cooking and
like trying new things. I’m always
looking for new recipes, because I get bored easily. I use Pinterest more than my recipe books
now. I like that there is always a
picture, which isn’t always the case with a book.
Home/Organization: My house is also
always in reno-mode, so I’m always looking for ideas. I live in a post-WWII one and a half storey
homes. Many cities and towns have
neighbourhoods like mine – filled with one or two versions of the same house built around 1950. I’m always looking for ways to
make my house feel a little different than others that I walk into. I should
also mention that my house is SMALL! Small is good – less cleaning, more cozy,
less to take care of, but in this case, small also means no practical storage.
Despite being here for over 5 years, my dream of having a well organized house,
where everything has a home, has not yet been achieved. And so I “pin” for
inspiration. Sometimes my pins even become reality!
DIY/Crafting: I want to be one of those super-crafty creative people. I’m really not. All I end up with is glue gun
burns, paint on my clothes, and a big mess to clean up. I dabble in scrapbooking, but that’s about
where my craftyness ends – cutting and gluing.
All of those “Pinterest Fail”/“Nailed It!” pictures floating around the
internet crack me up, because I could have taken any of them, I’m sure.
I already shared some of the baking successes I’ve have, so
I thought I’d share a couple of Pinterest inspired house projects I’ve had
completed or are currently working on.
1) User Manual Binders –
My Version:
This may not be the most exciting project, but it has helped
keep one thing in my life in order – manuals.
Ugh. I hate them. They used to be
all over my house. You never knew where
you’d find them. The snowblower manual
was in the kitchen. The stove manual was in the living room. The TV manual was
in the basement. The washing machine
manual was in the spare room. There was
no rhyme or reason to where a manual was.
The problem? They didn’t have a home.
Now they do! I had found a pin that suggested that I use binders and
page protector sheets. Each manual gets
its own page protector and they all get put in the binder. When I need a manual, I just look in my
binder! Sometimes, when I’ve been REALLY organized, I’ve even put the receipt
with the manual.
Original Pin: There wasn't really ONE pin... I had found some ideas for storing recipes, and made this one my own.
My Version:
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| Notice the Chocolate Cake recipe from a previous post? Yummy! |
Original Pin: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x/16/4e/f9/164ef96947bce17aed08b3a775428aa3.jpg
(I guess this is just a picture, but it’s pretty self-explanatory)
My Version:
I love my Happy Jar. I
found this idea around Christmas time. I had had a baby two months before, the
dark cold winter months were starting, and even though I was really happy, I was
feeling a bit overwhelmed with my new normal. First time mums have a lot to
learn. I felt like we were finally
settling in to a routine, and wanted to make sure that I was focusing on the
good things in life, so I wouldn’t slip into a really bad case of the winter
blues. This idea was perfect, and again, SO EASY! It’s kind of like a year-long
time capsule or a different version of a scrapbook. All you need is paper, a pen
and some sort of jar/bucket/vase. Just keep
a jar on a shelf and throughout the year, throw in LOLs, memorable moments, C’s
firsts, funny things, basically anything that would be a good thing look back
on. On New Years Day 2015, we’ll
open up the jar, think back on 2014 with a smile and then start all over again. To help make sure it was easy to add to, I cut up
little pieces of colourful paper (so the jar looks colourful as it gets filled
up) and put them in a box next to the jar and always keep a pen or two in the
jar, so everything is right there, ready to go. The hardest part is not
allowing myself to going into the jar to reread notes I’ve put in!
4) M&M Garden Stones -
My Version:
This is actually from a buzzfeed list (which I then
pinned.) As soon as I saw the picture of
the M&M garden stones, I knew I needed to make them for a family member who
loves all things M&M. They look super cute and were fun to make. I bought outdoor craft paint and collected a
few M&M shaped rocks at the beach.
Each rock was painted with coats of M&M coloured paint. Then I made a stencil of the “M,” traced it
on the rock with a pencil and painted it with white paint. My original plan was
to spray it with some sort of shellac, but since I bought outdoor paint, I
skipped that step. They turned out
great! Also, since they were a gift from my son, I got him to “sign” the back,
but putting a handprint on one and little thumbprints on the others. They were a bit messy, because he was 7
months old, but still little and cute. (Plus, that side will be facing the
ground!)
Those are my favourite projects, but I’ve got some other Pinterest-inspired
projects on the go, so I’ll keep you updated!
Do you have a favourite Pinterest-Inspired Project you've made?
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I'm trying to be crafty, but mostly I'm completely not. I do quilt (badly) and bake (slightly less badly), but those are about the limits of my craftiness.
ReplyDeleteI'm there with you! I'm actually just learning to sew, and am in the middle of my first quilt. I keep getting stumped and end up taking a break, but I see the end in sight. It's just a machine quilted one, but I'm pretty excited about it. My craftiness is certainly limited, but it's fun trying!
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