It also satisfies the innate need to "mark" a project or object:
Mid century decor? Mine.
Jeans under a hundred? Mine.
DIY projects involving pallets? Also, mine.
Cat shaped like Jabba? Mine, too.
I know I'll never knit everything I pin, or follow through on all the millions of cheap DIYs. But I have tried some, like coating junk with glossy white paint and setting it around my house. I even have a board of finished experiments to encourage me to follow through, though it only has a handful of pins.
And that's the point: it's getting me to think creatively about things I could make or repair without any investment at all. I do waste time on it, but I usually leave the computer motivated to tackle something around the house. Like this painted owl. Not only did my search of 70's owls give me an easy time waster, it also gratified me with a nostalgic warm fuzzy. (I think my brother and I broke an owl like that in our living room in the eighties with a nerf ball. We were probably throwing it into the fan to see where it would fly out, a game we called Russian Roulette.)
Pinterest is definitely a ladies world, though. If you search art, you'll get engagement photo ideas. If you search design, you'll get cupcake recipes. History? That would be dresses from the twenties. Also, the pinnable quotes that seem to beg for a "wocka wocka" in the comment box or the "best body inspiration" cheese is killing me. But, knockoff jewelry, t shirt hacks, and dress upgrades... well, you had me at "Anthropologie." I am, after all, a mom and somewhat crafty, so Pinterest is responsible for more than a few projects around my house. It's also responsible for the shortage of large wooden cable spools and the emergence of toilet paper roll art ...sigh... I really did want to find a cable spool on the side of the road.
Yup, I'm right there with you. I have boards for each of my daughters too (though Kate says it would be ok if I actually bought her the cool vintage dresses instead of just pinning them for her). I also pin (of course) "coffee" and "blue". Following you now!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea- having a board for each child. My daughter and I have so much fun showing each other things we like. It's like a shortcut to the front of each other's minds. I'll start to explain something then say, " Well, here, just look at my Pinterest."
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