Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Pinterest

Can Pinterest drive you nutz?  For sure!  Can Pinterest help you look good?  Absolutely!  Can Pinterest save you money?  I'm sure.......The DIY projects are great on there- BUT I'm finding I myself can save on my clothing spending by using my pinterest.  AM I crazy- a little bit- but it's not the worse habit I could have!

So here's what I do- I pin stuff/outfits I like and then I create a board of outfits I know I want to wear someday.  Some outfits are for weddings or parties and others are just for whatever.  Then I create a board for myself to have (a hard copy).  With the hard copy I can actually look through what I already have and check them off.  So then when I'm out shopping I have an idea of the pieces I need to complete outfits.  Being that my outfits are for some day I have more time to browse and get the best price.  I can also go to the sales rack with an item in mind.

Here's an example of one of my boards



The items with the smile face are the things I know I already have.  Like the red dress- I bought that for $12 for Rob's birthday party and I love it with the polka dot shoes- BUT I haven't found a pair I like for the price I like.  I'm in no rush so I'm still keeping them in mind.  There are some other things I may have, if not I may have something pretty similar that gets the point across.

I even post things I would like to make the cream skirt and green belt/sash- I just love that outfit- but finding a skirt like that would be hard.  You can even pin hairstyles and make-up ideas.

It's fun to try new things and sometimes pinning can be overwhelming so I find that organizing it a step further helps this scatter brain!  :)

Here's a couple of my other boards~


Oh how I love people's Polyvore sets!!!

2 comments:

amy D said...

You talked to me about the outfit part of this over the weekend and I am getting on board! My problem is that I try to make an outfit in one shopping trip and I feel defeated everytime. I am going to brainwash myself. BTW, did you know the creator of pinterest is a york, pa local- we sure no how to breed them here:)

Danielle said...

interesting!!!! Thoses Yorkers are something else.