What the heck is "Pinterest"? It's eye candy. Craft "porn". Recipes. Decorating Ideas....and more.
You may have noticed that your girlfriend, wife, partner, significant other, or maybe you have even indulged in the latest online craze: Pinterest. For those of you who do not "pin" or are wondering, what is pinning, or pinterest? I'll tell you. It's a big, fat, online "community" that has recipes, decorating ideas, gardening tips, craft projects, sewing projects, DIY home improvements, and, well, you get the idea. It's the Food Network meets HGTV meets Martha Stewart meets National Geographic, yada, yada. Women love it. I love pinterest. I am addicted.
How it works: You set up "pinboards". Like, for example: "Recipes I want to make".....then, you find recipes, and "pin" them to your board. And, honestly, I make these recipes I find all the time. I have many "pinboards". From decorating, to DIY, to recipes, to photography. It's all there.
I have found many things that are very useful on Pinterest. VERY useful. Like how to make your own things. By things, I mean, like laundry soap, homemade cleaners, etc. This is useful stuff for everybody, especially in this day in age where costly, pricey chemical cleaners are shoved down your throat with mass marketing. Plus, there are tons of projects regarding upcycling or recycling things. Like wine bottles, and pallets. I've seen gorgous wood floors on Pinterest made out of pallets. Yes, pallets !?
Pinterest is not like Facebook. Not at all. It's not even the same thing as FB, or twitter, etc. It's pictures, and "how-to's", without all the boring day to day stuff folks "blog" about on their FB status', or twitter news feeds. No political rantings (although I do love a good rant) no ridiculous-misquoted famous sayings by dead people, etc, or just "dumb" topics your Aunt Edna seems to chat about on Facebook.
So, if you're significant other is spending quite a bit of time on Pinterest. Let them. It's joyful, harmless fun. Plus, you might get some super comfy homemade socks, and yummy treats out of the deal. ; )