I love doing crafts of all kinds. I also love finding new recipes to try. And I love organizing ideas. So, how could I not love Pinterest? This site is so full of information and ideas that I could browse it all day and never see everything that pertains to my particular interests. Add to that the many categories that hold very little interest for me, but are of great interest to others and you have a site that just can't lose!
My favorite category on Pinterest is DIY and Crafts. I have literally spent hours perusing this area of the site and find a host of new things each time I log in. The Lawn and Garden category is superb in all the variety of ideas and styles of garden layouts and landscaping, not to mention the variety of plants. There are tons of beautiful photographs of exotic and wonderful places to mesmerize a wanna be world traveler like me. The awesome pics of recipes make my mouth water. And if you need an idea for holiday or party decorating, this site is chock full of more ideas than you could ever hope for.
Have I said that I love this site? Go check it out. I'll bet that you fall in love too.
Blessings!
Reny
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
First Goal Accomplished.....
Yes, that's right! I have already accomplished my first goal for 2012 and it's not even the new year yet! Would it be fair to say I'm on top of the game so far?
I completed transferring all my contact info into my iPod today. No, I did not toss my old address book. Well, I did toss it...into a drawer. If my iPod crashes or gets lost I may need to refer to the book again, but I hope that doesn't happen,
Now, for my next feat of New Year's Goals daring.... I shall replace all white and light colored kitchen textiles with dark colors that do not show stains. This may take a bit more time since I want to combine this with a crafty idea I found on Pinterest. BTW, if you haven't discovered Pinterest yet, I highly recommend it. Just Google it and take a look. It is amazing!
The crafty idea is to make t-shirt yarn, (what a great recycling idea) and crochet it into kitchen cloths. I'll have to try one to see how I like it first as I am pretty fond of terry cloth to wash my dishes with. ( And no, I do not own a dishwasher.) And I'm not sure if a crocheted cloth would work well for a kitchen towel. But I promise to let you all know once I have made and tried them. Should be interesting at the least.
I read a blog post today from Jonathon Roche, fitness guru: (you can find him at the link below.)
http://www.NoExcusesWorkouts.com/
and he said that we should set big goals. He thinks that most of us set goals that are too easy to achieve and when we achieve them we are living way below our potential. He may be right, but what about us who set easy goals and still don't achieve them? Therein lies a dilemma. However, on his advice I am going to think of a few 'big' goals just for the fun of it. I'll have to ponder on them for awhile because I don't want them to be so outlandish as to be totally impossible for an old gramma like me. I am open to suggestions if you care to leave me a comment. If you do, please keep it nice.
So for now, I'm off to make dishcloths. Now that's a goal any granny can achieve, right?
I completed transferring all my contact info into my iPod today. No, I did not toss my old address book. Well, I did toss it...into a drawer. If my iPod crashes or gets lost I may need to refer to the book again, but I hope that doesn't happen,
Now, for my next feat of New Year's Goals daring.... I shall replace all white and light colored kitchen textiles with dark colors that do not show stains. This may take a bit more time since I want to combine this with a crafty idea I found on Pinterest. BTW, if you haven't discovered Pinterest yet, I highly recommend it. Just Google it and take a look. It is amazing!
The crafty idea is to make t-shirt yarn, (what a great recycling idea) and crochet it into kitchen cloths. I'll have to try one to see how I like it first as I am pretty fond of terry cloth to wash my dishes with. ( And no, I do not own a dishwasher.) And I'm not sure if a crocheted cloth would work well for a kitchen towel. But I promise to let you all know once I have made and tried them. Should be interesting at the least.
I read a blog post today from Jonathon Roche, fitness guru: (you can find him at the link below.)
http://www.NoExcusesWorkouts.com/
and he said that we should set big goals. He thinks that most of us set goals that are too easy to achieve and when we achieve them we are living way below our potential. He may be right, but what about us who set easy goals and still don't achieve them? Therein lies a dilemma. However, on his advice I am going to think of a few 'big' goals just for the fun of it. I'll have to ponder on them for awhile because I don't want them to be so outlandish as to be totally impossible for an old gramma like me. I am open to suggestions if you care to leave me a comment. If you do, please keep it nice.
So for now, I'm off to make dishcloths. Now that's a goal any granny can achieve, right?
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Pinterest....A world of Wonder!
Here are my versions of two handmade greetings from Pinterest. I simply adore the colors and the way these are put together. Of course the originals are much more striking than my copies, but I try to use the materials I have on hand. I also have to cut out some of the images by hand since I don't have a large collection of cutting dies. This makes it quite time intensive. However, I am delighted with the finished products and these cards will go to some special people on my list this year.
A special thanks to my Sis, who always sends these special 'pins' my way.
Love you, Sissy!!!!!
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