Friday, November 4, 2011

Pin the halls with boughs of holly...

I finally took the plunge and joined Pinterest a couple of months ago. And let me tell you -- it's ADDICTIVE. In a good way I suppose. :) If you've never heard of Pinterest, it is basically a place where you can take any ideas you see online and "pin" them to "boards" on your profile -- sort of like a visual bookmark. The neat thing is you can see what your friends (from Facebook and other places) have pinned too, and you can re-pin their ideas onto your boards too!

Since my hubby won't let me put up any Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving (he would even prefer I wait until December 1...), I thought I would do a little searching on Pinterest... just to get some ideas. ;) Here are some of my favorite things I've found so far:


Thumbprint tree -- make with salt dough and a cookie cutter



 Scrabble ornaments -- great gift idea for Rocky's family (they LOVE to play!)



Wreath for the front door made from popsicle sticks. Decorate with paint or glitter.



Fudge in cookie cutters -- great gift idea!



Cinnamon honey butter -- another great gift idea!



Advent idea -- Wrap 24 Christmas books you already own. Kids get to pick which one is read that day. Stack under kids tree in bedroom. Half the fun of presents is unwrapping them!




See how fun this is?! If you'd like to join the Pinterest craze, leave me your email address in the comments below (use "at" and "dot" to help prevent spam) -- you have to be invited to join, and I will gladly send you an invite. :)
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30 comments:

  1. katalina jewelryNovember 4, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    I like your idea for the scrabble name ornaments!

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  2. Forest RoseNovember 4, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    Oh how I love Pinterest...You are so right it is addictive!! New follower from friendly Friday.

    Forest Rose
    http://homeschoolmama3.blogspot.com/

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  3. HeidiNovember 4, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    These are some fantastic holiday ideas! I might just use a couple of these! Thank you for linking up with NOBH!

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  4. AprilNovember 4, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Hi! Thank you so much for following my blog! I am returning the favor. I hope you have an awesome day!

    April
    A Mommy’s Blog Design Studio
    Review and Giveaway Blog Directory

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  5. SueNovember 4, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Those are cool! I love the scrabble ornaments. I'm your newest GFC follower :)

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  6. Mom Fashion WorldNovember 4, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    These are great ideas.
    Thanks for sharing.

    By the way, I'm your newest follower via GFC from the Friday Blog Hop.
    Please feel free to visit my blog. Looking forward to seeing you there, and hope you follow me back. Thanks!

    http://www.momfashionworld.blogspot.com/

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  7. CarrieNovember 4, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Thanks for stopping by! I'm a new follower of yours now too!

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  8. FrenchyNovember 4, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Very cute ideas and cute site!
    Come follow me back please!
    Hugs
    Isabelle

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  9. jamieNovember 4, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Love,love,love that advent idea!!! SO doing it! Heading to Barnes and Noble this weekend!

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  10. SaraNovember 4, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    I really want to start using my pinrest. I love these ornament ideas. Stopping by from the MBS Alexa Blog hop.

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  11. PJNovember 5, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    All great ideas. I love pinterest! My absolute favorite is wrapping the Christmas books up for Advent! AWESOME!

    I'm your newest follower. Please stop by and say hi.

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  12. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Thanks for stopping by! I'm following you now too. :)

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  13. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    Welcome! I'm following you now too!

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  14. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    I checked my stash and I only have 2 Christmas books... I might need to make a B&N run too :)

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  15. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    Thanks for the follow! I'm now following you too. :)

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  16. SadieNovember 5, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Justin won't let me start decorating 'til after Thanksgiving too! Silly men. Don't know what they're missing! (I do listen to Christmas music when he's not home, though!)

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  17. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Guess what I just discovered... 100.5 The River is now 100% Christmas music. :-D Yay!!!!! (although I have listened to my Pandora Christmas station a few times the last few weeks... :)

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  18. MalloryNovember 5, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Fudge in cookie cutters!?! I'm totally stealing that one.

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  19. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    I know! Isn't that such a neat idea?!? Love it!!

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  20. JellybellyNovember 5, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    YOu have really great ideas! STopping by from Hopalong Friday bloghop!

    The Twerp & I

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  21. LassaNovember 5, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    I like the small containers of honey butter and I am looking to make some gifts to save cash this year too, I must say at a glance I thought they were shots though and that was a little out of place!

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  22. Marina (Yummy Mummy)November 5, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Oh my goodness, I LOVE these ideas. You've just gotten me so excited for the holidays. I'm happy to be your newest follower via the blog hop and I hope you'll come visit me back at http://www.yummymummyktichen.com

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  23. IreneNovember 5, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Those are all great ideas. Pinterest is such a great site.

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  24. garden girlNovember 6, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    There are some really great ideas here! Thanks! I am a DYI'er myself so I am always looking for new projects.

    Here is my latest:

    http://mrsgardengirl.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-day-apple-butter.html

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  25. April HarvellNovember 6, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Came by to see you on the Sunday Funday Hop... :-)
    Following GFC
    ramblingandadventure.blogspot.com

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  26. nicoleNovember 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    i love all of these i'm stopping by from the lovely poppy and would love for you to stop by and checkout the huge giveaway going on that ends this thursday, http://thelovelypoppy.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-follower-giveaway.html xoxo nicole

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  27. StephanieNovember 6, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    I'm stopping by from the NOBH, and I'm so excted to be your newest follower! I really love the thumbprint Christmas ornament. Any idea on how to make that salt dough? :)

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  28. PinkoddyNovember 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Wow these are amazing ideas. I'd love to be apart of
    Titchytot at hotmail dot com

    Thanks

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  29. My Christian LifeNovember 16, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    I liked the board game art.
    www.mychristian-life.blogspot.com

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  30. Alexandra RoseNovember 16, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Oh my goodness! Cinnamon honey butter! Yes, Yes and YES ! I WILL be making this soon.
    Following from Welcome Wednesday Blog Hop x
    http://beingmama.com/
    http://ohsoprettylife.blogspot.com/

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