What is Pinterest?

I recently got invited to Pinterest and I am lovin’ it! I’ve only been on Pinterest for a couple of weeks, and I am already finding it so useful and FUN!

So what is Pinterest?

To me, it’s like a really cool Favorites folder for all kinds of photos and images. It’s much more efficient than saving things to your desktop. It’s much easier to find things once you have saved them. AND you get to see your friends favorite things too!

According to the Pinterest website:

Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can create collections of things you love and “follow” collections created by people with great taste.

People use Pinterest to collect and share all sorts of things — wedding inspiration, favorite T-shirts, DJ equipment. You name it, people are pinning it.

This is how Crystal from TheWeekendHomemaker.com describes it:

There are often multiple ways of doing things but what we’re usually looking for is the most productive and efficient way. I believe Pinterest is the most productive and efficient way to organize images from the web to create virtual mood boards. What I use to store in my internet favorites and in folders on my hard drive, I can now just “pin” to one of my pin boards for easy categorization and at-a-glance inspiration.

Pinterest has been called the best social media site since Facebook or Twitter. Still in it’s infancy, the founders are constantly making enhancements based on feedback from users. Let me show you how it works so you can judge the site for yourself.

For a great explanation of how to use Pinterest, see Crystal’s entire blog post on What is Pinterest and How to Use It.

First, since it is still in beta, you have to either be invited by someone who is already a member or you can request access via the site www.Pinterest.com. Being invited by a member gets you access quicker than requesting an invite via the website. However, you don’t have to be a memeber to view the images on the site. If you are interested in a Pinterest account and would like an invite from me, either leave me a comment with your email address below or send me an email to info [at] joyfulheartdesign.com.

Here are a some screen shots of a few of my pin boards to you can get an idea of how I use Pinterest.
(Click on photos to go to my Pinterest boards.)

Recycle Craft

Turquoise and Green Wedding Ideas

Christmas Ideas

Happy Pinning!