Pinterest

Oh Pinterest, thou art the knight and shining armor of internet image sourcing and sharing!  Sorry Google images, we had some good times (and from time to time still do), but Pinterest is my main squeeze these days... haha. 

Pinterest is a picture sharing website that provides a unique feature called the 'Pin It' button, which you simply drag and drop on the shortcut menu bar of your browser.  From that point forward, whenever you're on any website and spot some awesome pictures, you can simply click that 'Pin It' button and it enables you to "Pin" (add) any photo on that page to what is called a "Board" (a virtual inspiration board) - you can have one or thirty boards and name them/categorize them however you want!  What makes this concept and tool so great is that it eliminates the need to save a billion photos to ones computer (that's a big problem for me, and even now I still save a bit of photos), also it tracks the source of the image and allows you to cite sources as well as offers an HTML embedding tool once "pinned" to your board.  If you embed the image into your blog post with said HTML embedding feature, it will automatically provide a source citing at the bottom of the image - complete with links for easy reader reference (see images in my previous posts for examples)!  Talk about stress relief and time saving!

If this is the first time you are hearing about Pinterest I suggest you hold onto your seat - it's pretty awesome.  However if you're one of those people who applied to Pinterest and are desperately and impatiently waiting to be accepted and wondering why it's taking so long, let me be the one to break the bad news - it might not happen for a looooooong time.  You see, it has been almost a year since I applied and I have yet to be accepted to this photographic secret society!  Well, that's what it feels like right??  It's so exclusive that you have to apply and go on a virtual waiting list to be accepted?  Meanwhile the exclusive few that got the first beta slots for testing it out (or however the heck it started, I don't know exactly) are able to send tons of invites to whoever they want for instant joining access, thereby creating some type of exclusive membership thingy...  Soooo, how did I get in you ask?  Well, I clicked on over to their Facebook page and saw that existing members of Pinterest were posting on the wall offering their "invitations" to anyone who wanted to join immediately.  So I responded with my e-mail, and I kind stranger promptly sent me an invitation!  I was thrilled...

As for the endless waiting to be accepted by Pinterest into their exclusive little photographic society?  I say that is some cruel deprivation, and after receiving a comment on one of my posts from reader Linda about anxiously waiting to be accepted, I thought it was high time to pay it forward!  I visited Linda's awesome cooking blog Dinner with the Welches: Eat, Drink, Live and, only after getting swept away and distracted by her delicious meals and thorough recipe sharing, I left her a comment asking her to send me her e-mail so that I could directly invite her to Pinterest.  That immediately got me thinking about doing this post and offering all of my readers who are interested a direct invitation to Pinterest.  I don't know what the cap is for sending invitations to friends, but I'll invite until they run out!  So go ahead and comment on this post with your e-mail and I'll send you an invite!  If you don't want to leave your e-mail address in the comment section, please feel free to send it to me in an e-mail at InspireBohemia@gmail.com. 

If you're already a Pinterest member, add me:

In case you missed my past few posts, check out:
Fall and Thanksgiving Wreaths
Thanksgiving Tablescapes, Pumpkins and Decor

I'll be back within the hour with another Thanksgiving decor post!

Your Own Unique Life

(Image via Pinterest)

Hello Monday! Hello Coffee!

Good Morning!

I'm still in sleep mode, how about you?  It rained like crazy for most of the weekend and right now I hear angry thunder outside so the pattern will most likely continue into the week, joy!  This weather makes me feel like being home under the covers, grrrr!!  Since I'm feeling sleepy today so I've got caffeine on the brain, that's right - I'm on my second cup of coffee...  So here are a few caffeine inspired images and an inspirational quote by Thomas Edison to get your creative juices flowing.   I'm really loving the quote and the coffee bean/cup owl up above.  So, how was your weekend?

P.S. - Keep calm and make coffee - because that's what I'll be doing... ;)

(All images in this post were sourced via Pinterest)

Inspiring Kitchens: Part II

Here's Part II of my Inspiring Kitchens series... you can check out Part I right here.

Woohoo it's 4:00pm!  One hour to go and I'm home freeeeeeee...... free as a bird.....

 

 (All images via a Google image search or where otherwise noted in image file title)

Inspirational Words

via the blog Lovely Bohemia

What is your answer to this? My answer is yes, EVERY DAY! Every day I wonder, feel and rethink me, my life and my dreams - WE ALL SHOULD. Never lose sight of who you are and never give up on your dreams, be true to yourself and you will be fulfilled.

My Pier 1 Imports Walk-through

A few weeks ago, as I was leaving a Ross store, I noticed the strip mall had a Pier 1 Imports and decided to check out what they had for kicks. Unfortunately, I have accustomed myself to the bargain treasure trove prices at Marshalls, TJMaxx, Ross, thrift stores, antique stores, Goodwill's and garage sales, so to me Pier 1 Imports is nothing more than an overpriced warehouse full of inspiration. I can honestly say that in the last five years I have only been to a Pier 1 Imports store twice, at the very most, and have never bought anything. But, that doesn't mean I didn't like the things that they had! Anyway, I did a quick walk-through to check out what the Pier had imported and get some ideas - I also snapped photos of things that caught my eye..... (mostly pillows!) hehe....

By the way, if you like anything you see it can be viewed and purchased online at Pier 1 Imports.

Adorable little stool upholstered in Indian embroidered fabric, cute but pricey... Inspiration for a Goodwill stool makeover!

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This pillow below really reminds me of Wycinanki, a Polish folk art where paper is cut into many beautiful and vibrant colored designs....

Below is an example of Wycinanki, found here. See the similarities??

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More pretty patterned, embroidered and shamefully overpriced pillows....

This one reminds me of Suzani embroidery!....

Last but not least, a pretty tiled patio table.... this makes me want to finally use all of the sample designer tiles I've collected throughout my years working in the design industry! Another project for the endless list...! :)

All images taken by me at a Pier 1 Imports store.