February 2011

Why is the internet such an adorable black hole?

First it was message boards.

Then blogs.

Then myspace.

Then twitter.

Then tumblr.

Then facebook.

Then etsy.

And now?

Pinterest.

The deliciousness of Pinterest cannot be told. I know it kinda looks like PINE TREE EST or PIN TREE REST. But it’s really a mashup of:

PIN + INTEREST

It’s kinda like a virtual bulletin board. You find things that INTEREST you and then PIN them up on your own boards. But with some social media thrown in.

So, since I’ve been addicted to it these past 2 weeks, I thought I’d share some of my pins, tips and other

RANDOM THINGS I LOVE ABOUT PINTEREST

1. The Front Page

This is what you see when you log on. Just a big beautiful group of pictures–some clothes, art, food, photography or quotes. You can just scroll down for hours and see the awesomeness (at least what others think is awesome) or you can start clicking. And that’s where it gets fun.

2. How far does the Rabbit Hole go?

Let’s say I’m scrolling and find this awesome tutorial to make puffballs on a fork! (Where was this when Asa had an obsession?!) I click it and I see it’s part of someone’s whole board called CHILDREN (not very creative but…)–all fun stuff she pinned for kids.

In which I find this awesome ART DESK!

But when I click that, guess what? I see it was originally pinned by someone else on their KIDS board.

And this is where I find these Ikea spice racks that have been re purposed into book shelves! Which is exactly what I’ve been looking for!

Do you see how this can get addicting?

3. Share

When I see something fun on Pinterest I can RE-PIN (as mentioned above) or LIKE it. Or I can also share it on facebook, twitter, embed it on my blog, comment on it it or email it. HELLO. Could we be any more connected?

4. And Share Alike

But if I find some goody-ness on another site…say, oh, I don’t know: ETSY. I can just click PIN IT (which I’ve just dragged/drug onto my toolbar) and look! up pops a little window!

I can click the picture I want to PIN and voila! It’s added to one of my boards.

5. My Boards.

Of course, I can categorize my pins and tag them for ease. My boards {categories} are: Stuff I Should Copy, Party-ness, Yumminess, Kiddos, Home Is Where, Book Worm and Cute Miscellany.

6. So what’s the point?

I don’t know! It’s just an adorable and fun way to find cute stuff (or important stuff. I’m sure someone pins important things. I just choose cute.) and to find the people who like the same stuff as you.

7. And now one of my favorite pins:

8. And another one I want in my backyard:

9. And here’s one I’m saving for an arty birthday party:

10. Last one, I promise:

So, what do you think? Ready to start pinning? Friend me if you jump into the rabbit hole!

{above pics are clickable…will take you to the original pins!}

{ps–looks like pinterest is in beta. it says you need an “invite”, i just put in my email and it sent me an invite. so, try that and see what happens! If that doesn’t work, send me your email and I’ll try to invite you!}

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