tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post7741757033524073062..comments2023-08-09T04:26:24.037-06:00Comments on Pinstrosity: Comparison is the Thief of JoyMarquettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09112633611070405863noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-31345113810237182682013-09-10T06:26:49.584-06:002013-09-10T06:26:49.584-06:00Late to the party, but I love this! I mostly see P...Late to the party, but I love this! I mostly see Pinterest as an inspiration board, and I also pin things from websites around the net. I've switched computers so much I don't even save favorites anymore, and Pinterest is a way to save those - blogs I want to go back to, articles or patterns to look at again later, and of course recipes! I know many who have had the Pinterest problem though. BTW, LOVE the Mini-Mowers! So want to do something like that for us =) Sewing the clothes sounds like fun!Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955825523805190150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-83393519659478444472013-04-18T07:00:12.479-06:002013-04-18T07:00:12.479-06:00Just stumbled upon this site last night. I knew so...Just stumbled upon this site last night. I knew someone else in the world had to have made some kind of "Pin fail" site and I'm so happy I found it! I got caught up in the Pinning world and have went through all the stages too! I've reached a point where the only projects I actually attempt are the ones I know I'll end up using and can actually complete. Making it your own is really the whole point and I love what you did with the dolls in your adventure pictures! I think I'll be implementing some kind of action figures or video game models into ours! Love your site!StephanieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717845965335767646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-66387543358250869652013-01-29T23:01:10.598-07:002013-01-29T23:01:10.598-07:00Love it!!!! We are a Lego family & just happen...Love it!!!! We are a Lego family & just happen to have Lego figures that the kids have assembled to 'look' like us. I think our future adventuring pictures will include our Lego personas.Alaskan Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290899753150016680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-73543879719598339902012-10-12T21:52:38.676-06:002012-10-12T21:52:38.676-06:00I love it!!!!!! The dolls are so awesome! My hubs ...I love it!!!!!! The dolls are so awesome! My hubs and I aren't "feet" people, but we are both artists, so the dolls are definitely more "us". :) I love the idea!Okaasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284147430768802684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-56449202415736056492012-09-19T18:27:51.881-06:002012-09-19T18:27:51.881-06:00I LOVE everything about this post. When my friends...I LOVE everything about this post. When my friends or family comment on how well a craft came out, I'm quick to tell them that they don't ALL come out as planned. And that they too could do it, if they just tried. I'm also sure to tell them that there's usually a few tears and/or curse words involved in EVERY craft I do. I also LOVE the wooden people idea! As a military spouse, I wish I had thought of that sooner! Oh the places those little folk could've gone!Riley's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463964037807560833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-68999604567020888942012-09-19T13:10:54.864-06:002012-09-19T13:10:54.864-06:00This was a really great post! I had a class today ...This was a really great post! I had a class today for work that had to do with emotions and I used the post and the quote as an example on the self regard section. I think this was really important to say, and you did it well!kms handmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177886332037861313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-56034592119946425082012-09-19T11:08:48.197-06:002012-09-19T11:08:48.197-06:00I LOVE this post. I have tried very few things I p...I LOVE this post. I have tried very few things I pin and this gives me new courage! MC Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202088696263460823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-77014358512015683462012-09-19T10:04:12.377-06:002012-09-19T10:04:12.377-06:00Very well said. A great reminder for those of us w...Very well said. A great reminder for those of us who look at a picture and think "I can do that and it will turn out EXACTLY the same even though I have never done anything like it before!" (p.s., LOVE the "Mini-Mowers!")The Crazy Creative Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845268710994121175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-10612342414616531032012-09-19T09:03:04.010-06:002012-09-19T09:03:04.010-06:00I went through the same stages, with Pinterest. I...I went through the same stages, with Pinterest. I would check it out every day - ridiculous! I now check in every week, sometimes 2 weeks will go by. <br /><br />I am thoroughly enjoying your posts. You do a great job -thank you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627048113043386097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-6504007743220452392012-09-19T06:40:17.943-06:002012-09-19T06:40:17.943-06:00I was driving down the street one day and saw some...I was driving down the street one day and saw someone with a wreath on their door that I had pinned and wanted to make. It looked nice, but I can't help but think that as my friends and I re-pin each others' stuff soon we'll all have the same stuff in our homes.<br /><br />Your little wooden figures remind me of a project I did for a friend. There's this character called Flat Freddy that you can print out and take pictures of him everywhere you go. The idea with it was to share him with friends when they went away to see how many places he could go. We made a little paper doll out of pictures of my friend. I've always wanted to make one of myself and just never got around to it. Lynnhttp://www.likensphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-52675370322810023212012-09-18T21:05:01.170-06:002012-09-18T21:05:01.170-06:00A very thoughtful post! BTW, I love your dolls &am...A very thoughtful post! BTW, I love your dolls & the photo with them. They're like your own version of Flat Stanley. The feet picture idea wasn't original w/the pinner, btw. Yours looks really fresh and personal. <br /><br />I don't follow Pinterest altho' I'm enjoying Pinstrosity. I have collected craft clippings and patterns for many, many years and came to terms long ago with the fact that I mostly enjoy collecting, not making, them. I do have a big stash of fabric and squeak out a costume now & then though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-28506836072453646362012-09-18T20:46:08.021-06:002012-09-18T20:46:08.021-06:00I have seen far too many people feel that Pinteres...I have seen far too many people feel that Pinterest has made them more obsessed with perfection than play and comparing themselves to others. I think that's really sad. For me, it is a treasure trove of inspiration! I LOVE it! I've always had a thing about not being quite the same as everyone else. Now whenever I do something new my daughters (6, 8, 10) turn to me and say "Pinterest?" lol. And I cannot even count how many conversations have started "I saw this idea..." "On Pinterest" "well, yeah...". In fact, my 6yo now keeps coming up with nutty ideas she wants me to post to Pinterest, LOL. I've had some humdingers of Pinstrosities (I need to get around to sharing some of them here!) but I've learned SO much and have grown in creativity and inspiration!<br /><br />One of the wisest things I did was create a board with "Stuff I've tried /attempted". I repin things I've done onto that board and edit the pin with what I learned, positive or negative. Helps keep my 50 chocolate cake recipes straight ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-5561276580152630342012-09-18T20:26:02.608-06:002012-09-18T20:26:02.608-06:00Love this post! It feels like I have been through ...Love this post! It feels like I have been through may of those stages and arrived at the same place as you. Your site helped me to realize the joy of trying a pin not all about how they turn out. My only regret is not taking a picture of my pinstrosities. I especially want one the time I tried to melt the used crayons into heart shapes and instead it melted the silicone mold and smoked up the house. Then kids were crying because they thought I burned the crayons or they thought i was going to make them eat the burnt crayons for while I am running around trying to get rid of the smoke. Glad I think it is funny now.<br />I now use pinterest as inspiration or tutorials or just to day dream about my future house/life when I win the lottery.<br />Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337999923898947554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-49142602510913109722012-09-18T20:22:53.836-06:002012-09-18T20:22:53.836-06:00I enjoy pinstrosity so much, but I don't use p...I enjoy pinstrosity so much, but I don't use pinterest the way most people do. I rarely browse for pins or use it as a search engine. I pin items I see elsewhere on the internet and don't want to forget. When I redecorated my family room last year, I was considering a couple different looks. Then I looked at my home and garden board and realized that most of my pins had the same colour scheme. Pinterest helps me track what I like, and see how it changes - or doesn't - over time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-88370232451964012972012-09-18T20:14:30.936-06:002012-09-18T20:14:30.936-06:00Thank you so much for posting this. I enjoyed read...Thank you so much for posting this. I enjoyed reading it a lot. I completely agree with you about the frustrations about trying to make life like Pinterest. <br /><br />It's hard to try and make a pin you pinned "your own" since there is a fine line between copying and being inspired. I'm still struggling with this one. But everything is inspired by something else! :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040538651463063574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-85963080409262695152012-09-18T20:11:45.690-06:002012-09-18T20:11:45.690-06:00Love your pinterest testing; sorry you had to evol...Love your pinterest testing; sorry you had to evolve so slowly! You are way too hard on yourself. I started right at the Modern Age with Pinterest as an Inspiration Board; I never even considered the former states you went through! Keep up the good work. <br />p.s. I did the sheet thing above too and mine look close to the original pin but I had to tuck the ends in as many of my sheets are twin-sized! And that's OK. :-)<br />p.p.s. If you look at my blog you will see I have failed miserably there (even though all these Pinterest-linked blogs inspired me). Kudos to those of you who can do this all the time. And keep 'em coming!mrs. howiehttp://mrs-howie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-85614528716973566452012-09-18T20:11:21.530-06:002012-09-18T20:11:21.530-06:00I think I could also be in Not-So-Clean Homes and ...I think I could also be in Not-So-Clean Homes and Weeds Magazine! But, in all seriousness...thanks for this post. It's so easy to get wrapped up in our Pinterest to-do list instead of enjoying the new ideas and adapting them to our tastes & talents! Sam M. | Atkinson Drivehttp://www.atkinsondrive.comnoreply@blogger.com