Can You Smell That Smell?: a house log
Yup, the faint smell of bacon, spray paint, and sweat can only mean one thing… it is Pinterest Challenge time (not sponsored by Pinterest or anyone else, simply dreamed up by Katie Bower to make us stop pinning and start doing). So let us do this thing, people. Let us do it together. In bikinis (let us be honest, bikinis have not been an option for me since having Clara).
It all began last June when Katie called me to say that she thought we should challenge ourselves to make one thing each season that is inspired by all the vivid stuff that we have pinned (and call it… wait for it… The Pinterest Challenge). It is a welcome slap of stop-pinning-and-start-doing. Because I have pinned over a thousand things and have only done about 1% of them. Yikes. And we ended up having such a strong time with our first Pinterest Challenge last summer, and our second one in the fall, that we are psyched to be back with the belated-but-not-forgotten winter edition (hey, it is technically winter for a few more weeks, right?). So put on those sweat bands and let us get this Hands-on party began!
The only rule is to do your own personal take on something inspirational that you’ve pinned (and link back to the original creator of the project that inspired you, be it a company like Anthropologie or a personal journal that got your wheels a turning). The project can be anything: big or small, decor or sewing or cooking related – or beyond! The first time around John and I made a clothespin light fixture for the laundry room (aka: big), and last time I tackled 38 homemade holiday ornaments (aka: small).
And this time, believe it or not, I thought I’d seize the opportunity to attempt a truce with my arch nemesis sewing machine (more on our “it is complicated” relationship here) and try my hand at a homemade beanbag for the bean’s closet (which I mentioned here over seven months ago – so it is about stitchin’ time). I have already pinned a ton of ideas, but I am not sure which shape/fabric I will end up going with (here is hoping my riff is not a lumpy misshapen mess) – but I will be back with all of the deets when I (fingers crossed) complete the challenge by next week.
Oh and you are likely wondering who else is playing along with me and Katie Bower (aka: The Esteemed Bacon-Eating Pinterest Challenge Founder – who is in fact nominated for an Apartment Therapy Homie in not one but two categories this year, woot!). Well, we thought it would be lively to ask distinct folks to “guest host” with us each time, so we are thrilled to have:
- Erin from The Strong Indoors (who whipped up a lively art project during our Fall Pinterest Challenge that compelled us to invite her to team up)
- Cassie from Hi Sugarplum (who fancied up a wreath during our last Pinterest Challenge that also inspired us to ask her to climb aboard)
So here is the part where I extend my arm with a crooked smile and a true fear of sewing in my eyes and humbly invite you to join in on the lively by doing your own spin on something you pin! We figured we’d give everyone (and ourselves) the weekend to work on stuff and reconvene next Wednesday morning (the 14th) to share our projects. We are hoping this’ll turn into the same über lively share-fest that we soaked up this summer and fall (check out all the remarkable linked-up projects here and here). So simply drop in next Wednesday to see what we have done – and to submit links to stuff that you’ve completed so we can all check it out. Perhaps we will even pin a few things. And so the vicious cycle continues…
Psst- One more time, for the people in the back: regardless of the fact that I say Pinterest ten million times (well, not literally…) this was not paid or perked by them or anyone else. We are simply eye-candy obsessed gals who enjoy a good pin-fest. Sometimes while watching a certain lovable serial killer or a show about the zombie apocalypse.
