I never actually joined the May Pin It & Do It challenge. But I ended up using Pinterest for some of the inspiration for E’s party. So I’m doing a wrap-up anyway. Plus, you guys get a little preview of the party before I do my real post (just waiting on the pictures).

Pin It: Cloth diaper and tie for smash cake.

Do It: I modified this and did a cloth diaper and bib. Made for easy clean up! (I promise there is a diaper under there)

Pin It: Hunny Pots

Do It: I made four hunny pots for E’s birthday and filled them with candy. Deciding what to do with them now. I also made some of those bees and had the kids make them as a craft project at the party.

Pin It: Pooh Invitations

Do It: These were so adorable, I went straight to Etsy and bought them. It required printing them myself, which proved a bit challenging due to some copyright issues. But I managed. I used those little squares as envelope seals.

Pin It: Instagram One

Do It: I not only made a “1,” I made a “ONE!” And it worked out as an “E,” too. I used regular photos since I had a bunch of those rather than printing instagram photos.

 Pin It: Ballon Photo

Do It: Well, we didn’t have the chair and Evan didn’t want to hold the balloons and then he fell on one and then they kept popping and I don’t have the photos back yet, so I have no idea if it worked.

How’s that for an unofficial participant? I should not join challenges more often!

 

 

It’s time to wrap up the Pin It and Do It Challenge hosted by Trish at Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity.

I signed up to complete 4-7 pins. I completed 1 1/2. Sort of.

I made some snickerdoodles.

The only problem is that I only pinned these snickerdoodles that morning because Ben asked for snickerdoodles. Our conversation went something like this:

Me: I want to bake something today.

Ben: I want snickerdoodles.

Me: But I’ve never pinned snickerdoodles!

So I pinned some snickerdoodles:

And mine turned out to be pretty delicious:

The other project I did, I already mentioned on the blog. I placed some mason jars full of cotton swabs and q-tips in each of the bathrooms. I swear I saw this on a pin. But it turns out I didn’t. So I pinned it after I completed it.

I totally don’t understand the point of this challenge, huh?

Maybe next time.

Thanks for hosting, Trish!

Since I seem to have taken an impromptu vacation from book blogging, let me change subjects for a minute to Pinterest. When I first joined Pinterest, I didn’t get it. Months later, I tried again and it clicked. So I started pinning like crazy. I’ve since calmed down, but I still have all of these IDEAS I want to try but never do. Enter, Trish from Love, Laughter, Insanity and her Pin It and Do It: a pinteresting challenge.

Now I am AWFUL at reading challenge. I’ve failed every one I’ve ever tried. But I am going to do this. Seriously.

I am gong to join at the “Pinterested” level, which means I have to complete 4-7 pins in the month of October. I am not going to list those pins now (because then I won’t want to do them anymore) but choose them as I go instead (this is me trying to trick my brain into completing a challenge).

So, want to join? Go sign up today.