Pinterest

I can't remember how I ran across Pinterest for the first time. I do remember requesting my invitation (it used to be by invitation only) and being excited when a week later I received an email with my invite.

Disclaimer: Everything you've heard about Pinterest is true. It's highly addictive. You will find recipes and stain removal ideas that you don't know how you've lived without. Women who aren't even dating accumulate unlimited wedding ideas (for an example, see my "Ideas" board, which does contain ideas other than just for weddings). The list is endless.

So consider yourself warned! :)

When creating an account you have three options - connecting with Facebook or Twitter or signing up via your email address. Personally I decided to use the latter option. I'm only minorly paranoid about connecting my various social media outlets, but sufficiently so that I didn't want the two (Facebook and Pinterest) linked.

I know some people have been overwhelmed at the endless flow of pictures and choices on Pinterest. Do not fret...it's not as terrifying as it appears!

The main Pinterest page, comparatively similar to the "Newsfeed" on Facebook, can be a little intimidating. When you first start, Pinterest posts pictures they think you'd find interesting that you can "pin" to your various boards. Over time it gets a better idea of what you like, plus once you start following other people's board, their pins will appear on your Pinterest Feed.

When you create an account, Pinterest provides you with a handful of generic boards, like "My House" or "My Style." You can then create or edit boards for as specific or broad of topics as you desire. Below is a screenshot of My Pinterest page, to give an idea of the different kind of boards you can create.

 

This is my "Food & Drink" board, with all my food and drink related pins. 

One of the biggest draws of Pinterest, other than getting to peruse pictures and for ideas on a million subjects, are the "pins" themselves. The great thing about a pin is that once you click on the pic itself, it will take you to the website where it originated. So if you see a picture of food that looks delicious, the pin can take you to the actual recipe. Run across a craft project and can't tell from the picture what material they're using? Follow the pin and it might lead you specific instructions on how to make it!


Enjoy and happy pinning!



~ Katie