Pinning!

Thanks to someone who will remain nameless (in case she needs to hide her addiction), I now have a new web obsession. It's Pinterest. It's a website that lets me bookmark or "pin" things that I like. Until now, most of my web surfing consisted of facebook, blogs, People, MSN, and various links from these main pages. I sort of thought I had reached the end of the internet. Enter Pinterest. Not only can I pin and organize all the things on the internet that I like, but I can look at what other people pin. And man, there are some creative, talented, witty, beautiful people out there pinning until the cows come home. So I steal their pins...which is legal; it's called "re-pinning."

So aside from funny sayings, recipes, fashion, and fitness, I have found myself drawn to DIY crafts. I have pinned many things I want to try one day but in the last few weeks, I have actually put the pedal to the metal and done a few things.

Wreaths! Who doesn't love a good wreath for the front door? I've made a coffee filter wreath and have a few others pinned that I want to try - but I found an easy ribbon wreath that was right up my alley. I used some ribbon leftover from Katie's birthday party and bought some more to fill the wreath. It's about 50-60 pieces of ribbon tied in a double knot to the wreath. That's it. And now I have a perfect wreath ready for the baby shower I am having at my house on Sunday for my sister in law, Lindsay.

 

Monograms! There are so many fun things out there to do with letters and monograms. Stuff I couldn't have thought of in my wildest dreams. Some are way above my skill level and some fit me perfectly. This yarn wrapped letter was easy and looks even cooler because I used multicolored yarn. And the C is another decoration/gift for the baby shower.

 

Wall Art! Yes please! Again - much of what's out there exceeds my abilities. (Can't sew, can barely cut thanks to being left handed in a right handed scissor world, and can't stay in the lines whatsoever.) But this one screamed "Try me, I'm simple!" Two canvases (18x20) and a small jar of sample paint from Home Depot. Tape up the canvas with painter's tape or masking tape in a pattern that pleases your style and then paint the rest! Pull off the tape and you've got Genuine Homemade Wall Art! These are now hanging on either side of our fireplace and add a nice pop to the living room!

 

Different patterns with the tape make each of them unique, yet similar!

 

Lastly, Pinterest could be Doug's worst nightmare. Do you know how many "projects" I've dreamed up in my head for this man?! But this one is actually something he wanted to do a while back and I searched Pinterest for some tutorials and pictures to give us a starting point. We wanted to spruce up the builder's grade mirros throughout the house so we started with the one in the guest bathroom. It's the smallest and is the most visible, so it was easier to tackle and more rewarding since it will get more spectators. Doug bought some crown molding that goes well with the molding around our fireplace (since this bathroom is right off the living room) and framed the mirror! I'm not sure what all went into the process, but he didn't groan too much and seemed pleased with the outcome!

 

Not sure what my next project will be, but I'm feeling a change needed in the decor for the upstairs guest/Katie bathroom...Stay tuned!