I've been "pinning" on Pinterest for over a year now and I'm in love with it! I wanted to call this blog "I' Love Pinterest" or "Inspired by Pinterest," but wasn't surprised to find those names already taken. So,"Thumbs Up for Pinterest" it is! Since it's my intention to report on the things I've tried that have worked, that seems to be the appropriate name after all. And, if something that I've tried doesn't work, I'll share that too.
Actually, I've been doing my own version of "pinning" from the web for years, using my own method to save images to my computer. Whenever I would do a "web crawl" (what I call a search), and found something I liked, I would save the image to the appropriate file folder I keep on a USB stick. I used to clip ideas from magazines and keep them in plastic sleeves in three-ring binders, but when I learned how to copy images to my computer, those went by the wayside. When I learned about Pinterest, I was overjoyed--what an easy way to find and keep ideas without taking up a lot space on my bookshelves!
Like most new pinners, I went crazy with it for the first few months--I spent hours searching boards and creating my own. Then I stopped when I realized how many hours it was taking from my pattern design business (which I also blog about at www.joyofsewingandquilting.blogspot.com) when the spirit moves me! Here's one of my newest patterns featured there just in time for the beach, the Sew 'n' Go BeachMat Tote and Pillow.
Then the fun of the search drew me back to Pinterest. I've found so many wonderful ideas and so much useful information on Pinterest--that I simply wouldn't have found any other way. It is a powerful form of social media. If I had to search on my own for the thousands of images I've pinned, my boards would be empty. When everyone shares, everyone benefits, and that's wonderful. My Pinterest boards are my very own "library in the air." I look at my boards for ideas almost daily, sometimes more than once a day.
My pins encourage me, inspire me, educate, and inform me and take me to new sites and blogs I never would have found on my own, simply because I wouldn't have the time! So when people say it's a time-waster, I don't agree. For me it's a timesaver, connecting me to others with similar passions all over the world. Yes, I spend time every day pinning, and I do have to "police" that time, but it's time better spent than doing other time-wasting activities.
I'm excited by Pinterest and will post about my "Pinteresting" experiences as well as any trials and tribulations and will do my best to source the pins that were my inspiration.
Today, I'm working on a 4th of July wreath, inspired by several pins I've saved on my Wreaths for All Seasons and Reasons. I'll share it, along with a tutorial just soon as it's finished.
Until next time,
Keep on Pinning and Grinning!
Barbara
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