Pin-Freakin-Tastic

yes. it has been established that i am late to the game. that's typically the case. i'm about as anti-trend or current as they come. my clothes are the same ones that have hung in my closet or stuff in drawers for the past decade. style? what the heck is that? what's "in" right now...how the eff do i know. give me a minute and i can grab the nearest tabloid mag and take a guess. so, to sum up, i'm always behind the times.

that brings me to pinterest. i've been hearing about this website for years. "oh, it's amazing!" "you don't have an account?!" "you don't know what you're missing!" well, waist deep in grad school and wrangling a toddler left little time to check out the new and fabulous additions to the inter-webs. well. the time came. i decided to give it a try. pinned a few things here. saw a few more over there. next thing you know i am full on addicted and have over 1,000 pins on almost 20 boards. i'm not sure if it's pleasure or pain, but it is definitely a wall of happy. just the teaching resources alone are amazing and worth the plunge into the pinning trend. ah-may-zing.

however, there is also another part of this little site that has captured my attention...errr, obsession is more like it. the DIY and craft boards. hot damn, if i'm not gonna be the next martha stewart, rachel ray, and best knick-knack maker in the land! i'm pretty sure that the art class i took at masterpiece mixer's (great place, check them out) got my semi-creative juices flowing and pinterest just cracked me out. i've made about 5 things so far - most of them being cute daddy's day ideas for jax to jamie, but i did try my skills at the whole "sharpie design a glass plate, bake it, and ta-da" and also a candle set up that makes my mouth water. plain glass container. filled with whole coffee beans. vanilla candle in the middle. oh. my. gawd. smells wonderful.

the mission to attempt my pins is just beginning. will it be successful? who knows. will all of them work? most likely not. will it be a really, really good form of cheap therapy? absolutely. and we all know i need as much therapy as i can get. so, from now on (or until i just throw in the towel), don't expect store bought gifts from me. expect something "made with love" that could possibly pass as an art project a 4th or 5th grader may do. you're welcome.

until next time...