Pintervention

Pinterest. Oh boy. I am obsessed. Too many craft projects and neat ideas.

Lots of my craft projects have been successful... while others have been a disaster. Regardless... Here is a list of things I have learned from Pinterest...

1. Chevron stripes are never as easy as any tutorial makes them seem. Wasted painters tape. Wasted time. Too many measurements needed.
2. Most of the recipes are quite ingenious and delicious. I can't wait to try all the holiday desserts and crock pot recipes.
3. Half of the earth-shattering ideas I'm skeptical about but secretly can't wait to try. I mean, do printer ink levels really lie to you like that?
4. The yarn/string art shapeforms you see all over the place? Run. Run far away. Don't even look back. They are impossible.
5. You can do anything and everything with a combination of: mason jars, antique white paint, magnetic sheets, a sander, and spray paint.
6. If every wedding idea is "new" and "creative" but everyone pins them, does that make them outdated and over used? If I see one more super hero shirt wedding pose, I might scream.
7. I'm tired of pins that lead you to other pinterest-like websites. I don't have enough time in the day people!!!

There are plenty more to come in the future. I'm always having a love-hate relationship with pins and tons of trial-and-error. But it certainly has fed my creativity recently. And it's a huge time waster.