Alert: Regardless of the fact that I say Pinterest ten million times (drinking game, anyone?) this wasn’t paid or perked by them or anyone else. We’re just eye-candy obsessed gals who love a good pin-fest. Sometimes while eating Oreos.
You guys know my Pinterest addiction runs deep from this heartfelt post of yore. So when Katie called me to say that she thought we should challenge ourselves to make one thing each season that’s inspired by all the amazing stuff that we’ve pinned over there (and call it… wait for it… The Pinterest Challenge) I thought it sounded like fun. It’s a welcome slap of stop-pinning-and-start-doing. Because I’ve pinned 738 things. And I’ve done four (this one, this one, this one, and this one). Well five if you count this haircut – but I outsourced that.
Look, Katie even whipped up a spiffy little graphic:
Oh and because Katie and I geek out whenever we’re together (even just virtually for a little self-issued challenge) we got more than a little goofy and decided to make this video to explain the whole idea of the challenge. And there’s a pretty exciting cameo in it (and I’m not talking ’bout Burger- although he does try to steal the show). So don’t scroll down before watching the video unless you’re a fun-hater and you wanna ruin the surprise (or you’re at work so you can’t watch videos – well I would still watch it on silent before scrolling, but that’s just me):
Ah outtakes. They’re my favorite thing ever. I’m working on a theory that outtakes are the window to the soul. My soul’s apparently a total nerd, but hey, nerd is the new jock. Anyway, I told you Katiekins and I go crazy when we team up, so you were adequately warned. Or maybe it’s just the camera that makes it impossible for me to act normal (as demonstrated here). That’s another theory I’m working on. Camera-induced-insanity.
But back to my Pinterest project. John and I were brainstorming a chandelier or hanging pendant light for the laundry room and came up with the idea of using a mega-amount of clothespins to create some sort of shade. And what do you know, when we searched Pinterest to see if anyone else has tackled something similar, the perfect pinspiration (har-har) popped up in the form of this project (originally from here) and this project (originally from here). What are the odds? Not one but two clothespin light fixtures to use as a jumping off point. Oh happy day.
So far we’ve installed a $5 light kit from Ikea…
… and have picked up these materials for the shade part of the pendant:
We’re definitely going to put our spin on things (so it might end up looking like sort of a hybrid between the two amazing fixtures above) but we’ll just have to see where we end up. I know I’m weird, but sitting on the floor playing with various clothespin patterns sounds like a good time to me.
Oh and did you catch the part in the video where we invited you to partake in the challenge along with us? First, here’s the “us” breakdown:
Kate says
Oh god I could totally kiss you! I saw the PInterest Challenge and thought “whoopee I’ll make the clothes peg chandy I re-pinned from Sherry the other day” and then you also decided to make that so now I don’t have to think, I can just copy – EVEN BETTER! yipeee!
Michelle says
I LOVE THIS!!! That video was FANTASTIC. I’m excited to see what you all come up with. Fun. Fun.
I recently did a Pinterest-inspired art piece for our nursery… It makes me happy! I love Pinterest. Here’s my project: http://ourdreamforeclosure.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/diy-dream-it-yourself-nursery-art/
YoungHouseLove says
So sweet!
xo,
s
Barbara says
Ahahaha…very cute/funny video (: Sounds like a great challenge!
paige says
Where did you find the hardwired light kit,it isn’t one that plugs into a wall outlet? Because I for the life of me cannot find it.
YoungHouseLove says
Yup, it’s a plug one but we just cut off the plug and expose the internal wires that we hook up to an overhead junction box and cover with a ceiling plate from Home Depot. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Megan says
I’ve been saying ever since I discovered Pinterest, that I had to actually do something!! Even before I discovered Pinterest I had a few ideas of my own and with inspiration from you guys I thought it would be awesome to start a little diary with pictures and descriptions in hopes of having my own successful blog. I will definetly do this challenge because at least it would be one small step in the direction I want to go. Oh and a little quote I love that I found on Pinterest “The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you whould be doing the rest of your life” -Jessica Hische-
Lexie says
YES. I repeat, YES. I am so excited about this.
emmy A says
Emily Henderson! She is my HGTV crush! I love that I can be inspired by her show without having to hire a carpenter to complete the projects. I am so taking this challenge. I’m a pinning fool, but I’ve only actually made a couple things too. I better get going if I’m going to have anything respectable to show….hmmm…what to make first???
Manda says
I’m excited, I’m going to start a Pin Project! I have a piece of art I’ve been admiring on etsy and I’m going to try and DIY/customize my own! Hopefully we’ll all have great results — maybe at the end of the project you can have a reader submissions gallery!
Beth C says
Great idea! I’ve also been thinking lately that I need to stop pinning and start doing! I have a project in mind–a pretty simple one–and this just might be the motivation I need to get it done.
Natalie says
Yay! This is exciting. I hadn’t heard of Pinterest until you mentioned it a few months ago, and now I am OBSESSED! Especially in the month leading up to buying my first house as I was finding all sorts of room layout and art ideas. Now that I’ve been in my place for a month, I’ve been anxious to create something from all my pins.
I did create one sweet calendar thingy made from paint chips, displayed behind a glass frame for a dry erase calendar, but this is an exciting challenge to do something much more interesting! Thanks!
ELaine says
This is SO awesome! Can’t wait to see it play out :) You ladies are h.i.l.a.r.i.o.u.s! And the outakes are so funny.
Kylene says
I am obsessed with pinterest and love the idea of the challenge! I finally did an art project from pinterest last week, I was inspired by http://pinterest.com/pin/13806399/ priced at £80.00 GBP – yikes! I spent about $13 including the shells and frame from Ikea. I love how it turned out!
On another note – have you started looking for more patio furniture? I just picked up 4 of these Adirondack chairs from home depot on sale for $20 each. http://www.homedepot.com/buy/featured-products-patio-furniture-adirondack-collection/adirondack-patio-chair-199561.html Seemed like a great deal for these type of chairs and they are going on our front porch. Now we have to decide to paint or stain. What would you do? Our house is a 1930’s bungalow, almost UNC blue with black shutters and white trim, the porch flooring is grey.
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh that is a good deal! I might do a weathered gray stain. So they tuck right in and look sort of old and charming?
xo,
s
ali says
How hilarious is this coincidence? I’ve recently (read the last two days) been watching old episodes of ‘Secrets of a Stylist’ and then BAM! This collaboration comes up! I’m totally game and I need some motivation to finish my project. Let’s hear it for conquering procrastination! :D So happy you all decided to do this, and as always I love your hilarious nerdy fun videos. I confess, I am a nerd too. :D
Sheralyn says
STILL laughing out loud! You guys are hilarious…not crazy at all! I will ACCEPT this challenge! Can’t wait to see what everyone puts together!
Erin says
Is anyone else shocked that those clothespins aren’t spraypainted yet? :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- you never know what’ll happen…
xo,
s
Gwenalyn says
“Less shrill” LOL!!! I would be shrill, too!! Emily = awesome. I <3 her!
Challenge accepted! I've been searching the net for something I could DIY to cover the ugly bare bulb in my (ugly) laundry room.
PS – Clara looks so much like you Sherry! Other than the lack of hair that is. But bald is beautiful! I've got a 13 month old bald beauty myself. :) She has a baby mullet as I like to call it. Hardly anything in the front and curls in the back.
Carly says
I’m SOOOO in on this challenge! Love your blog and am really excited to participate!
Check out my ideas! http://rufflesandsuch.blogspot.com/2011/07/pinterest-challenge.html
Can’t wait for all the reveals! This is all too much for me. ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Oooh I love them both. Can’t wait!
xo,
s
Jasmine says
Aieee. I feel like such a loser. I love the idea of Pinterest, love some of the images on there, don’t quite know how to get it going. I know – loser. Is the idea to find stuff on the www or Pinterest or my own photos or all of the above? Different “boards’ for each? Sorry, I’m not usually this loser-like. Maybe I will try and follow you Sherry? Is that the idea? Oh crap…
YoungHouseLove says
You’re so not a loser! You just weren’t sucked into the Pinterest vortex yet! First you request an invite to pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com. Once that comes you head over and start pinning things (they’ll teach you how when you log in) either by repinning something you see on pinterest.com or by reading other blogs and pinning something there (which will show up on your pinboard over on pinterest). Then you can pick anything you pin and use that as inspiration to take on a similar project in your own home!
xo,
s
Queen P says
The BEST.VIDEO ever!!!! Great plan too!
Christy says
Sherry/Katie/John,
So, I’m a fairly new pinterest user…..and I love it, but I have an odd question. Is pinterest just for us girls, or do guys use it too? You know manly (tim the tool man taylor guys) who are also looking for home inspiration, new stuff thats out there…..? Or is that a bid negatory?
Just wondering, and I thought you would be the deciding jury.
Thanks!
~Christy
YoungHouseLove says
I think the overwhelming majority of pinterest users is gals but guys can use it too- especially to pin home stuff!
xo,
s
Carrie @ DreamGreenDIY says
How funny! I just started my own “Pinterest” feature on the little ole’ blog!!
http://ow.ly/5O6xe
Great minds think alike =) POWER TO THE PIN-ERS!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Fun!!
xo,
s
Isabel says
Hi-larious video, you two are so funny! I’m totally excited about this, what a great reason to go pin crazy right now. I’ve never been much of a crafter but I’m going to make sure I finally flex those crafting muscles and not pin something super-easy, haha.
Beth says
We found a bathroom on Pinterest that is our inspiration bathroom for the master bath. We are re-doing it next month, so it won’t be ready in time for the end of the challenge, but here is our inspiration bathroom:
http://pinterest.com/pin/71021150/
YoungHouseLove says
Gorgeous!
xo,
s
Sarah says
AAAHHHH I LOVE THE BURGER CAMEO!!! And also this is the greatest idea ever, consider me aboard the bandwagon!!!
Robyn in Chicago says
I just scoured the comments on here to find out if Emily Henderson really is in on this. The video seems that you could have pulled the clips of her from any other random video of hers – to make it seem like she was in…Haha. Cause she never really mentions specifics….anyway, SO cool.
On another note. I’ve been reading your blog for 2.5 years now and you guys are cracking me up lately. You have really hit your comedy stride. Nice work :)
Serina S. says
Just getting around to watching the video… this is fantastic!
NatalieM. says
My girlfriends and I did this same challenge in the month of June. Except we had to cook 2 new recipes each week. Fun and satisfying
QuatroMama says
Genius! We are GAME!
Amy says
I love it! I’m in–I’m planning my youngest daughter’s first birthday and this is a great inspiration to get working!
Kristin C. says
Loving your Pinterest challenge….can’t wait to see what you ladies come up with! Here is a little “pinspiration”….I love you like a fat kid loves cake. Yes, I made that into art! It makes me crack up every time I walk past it in our dining room.
http://pinterest.com/pin/81532250/
Amanda says
You also made this one too Sherry! http://pinterest.com/pin/12625806/ So add it to your list :)
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yeah, you’re right! I totally forgot about that one! Haha.
xo,
s
Jamie says
Hi John and Sherry! I didnt know where else to post this, but I was wondering how long your kitchen table is? Its the same one from your first house right? I am wondering because i am in the market for a new one, but want to use a bench similar to what you had, where I could have two chairs sitting next to each other on one side and the bench on the other. How small is too small? Thanks!
Jamie
YoungHouseLove says
Hmm, our table is 52″ long and the bench is 34″ wide. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Wendy says
I am a dork and didn’t realize what “oh em gee” in your posts meant until watching this video!
Carmel @ our fifth house says
This is such a fun idea! I basically fell on the floor when Emily came on :) O M G is right girls!
Jamie says
Oh this is just what I need. I just completed a small workspace/dressing room project and this is the perfect way to break in my new space. Until Tuesday!
Jackie says
Okay, I just have to say I could not stop laughing at your cute video montage thingee! It is hil-a-ri-ous! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I actually had teary eyes – no kidding, ask my son who was looking at me in a strange way! Hmmm…what should I make to showcase next Tuesday?? Food counts right? So I might have to make something sweet…or something with ribbons??…Ahh, the possibilities are just endless!! Stay tuned! xo
Melinda says
best. video. ever.
Thanks for making me laugh. I want to join in on the challenge…guess I’ll have to go pinning and choose my next project and actually complete it (I have a tendency to start projects that don’t get finished…)!
Sara says
So fun! I’m completely addicted to pinterest! I have a few projects I’ve already done, sort of like money they start to burn a hole in my pocket once I’ve pinned them so I get going on making them…I am however a schizophrenic crafter, so I have multiple projects going on at once, they do eventually get completed though. I already know which one I want to add for the challenge, just need to put it on my blog so I can link up. So fun!
Charlotte | Living Well on the Cheap says
OMG that was AMAZING!!! I’m so excited!
tricia says
totally jumping in on this one!! have been wanting to do some sort of display for my jewelry and saw some good stuff on pinterest…thinking that will be my project du season!! thanks for giving my booty a much needed push!!
Elisa says
This is an awesome idea! The other day I saw a board called “Pinterest Crafts I’ve Done” or something to that effect so I’ve been eyeballing a few extra things to do. It’s on like donkey kong!
Paige Jones says
listymclisterson:
1. love this idea
2. love the graphic by Katie
3. love Sherry’s hair
4. LOVE the clothespin chandie idea
5. I just finished my first pinterest-inspired piece (i’ll @ mention you on Pinterest when I post it)
5. can’t wait until Tuesday!
Kelly says
I just wanted to tell you that I found your blog through pinterest. I typed in floating shelves and up popped your floating shelves project. I then took it upon myself to create them for my hall.
Since then I have built, put up, and decorated my very own set of floating shelves with the hubby and I love them! So thank you! Good luck with your great challenge!
MamaGigi says
This might be slightly creepy, but after watching this video yesterday, I had a dream with you three in it last night. You can to my house and I was so awestruck I couldn’t speak. At all. I tried so hard to play it cool :)
YoungHouseLove says
Too funny. Awestruck into silence is not that far off from wildly screaming, so it just means we’re the same when we get worked up. And at least your reaction wasn’t caught on tape.
xo,
s
Jennifer says
Pininterset is addicting. I started a “recipes I want to try” board and need to rename it now to recipes my family enjoys. The internet is replacing my cookbooks daily.
Jennifer B. says
I found Emily on Pinterest!
http://pinterest.com/em_henderson/
maria says
i want to play! does baking count? i can sit on pinterest for hours looking at cupcakes and colorful cookies. its a sickness! lol i think i am going to bake something from pinterest this weekend!
YoungHouseLove says
Yes! Baking definitely counts! There are so many yummy things to pin. I totally pinned fried oreos.
xo,
s
Alyssa says
I’m taking the challenge!!!!! WooooHOOOOOO…..
Check out my post on it!!!!
http://www.nestingnewbies.blogspot.com
Amy says
My best friend and I are pinterest obsessed and are thinking about hosting a Pinterest party where everyone invited has to make one recipe that they’ve pinned and come prepared to make one crafty item that they’ve pinned. Just to get us from pinning to doing!
YoungHouseLove says
Mmm, sounds like so much fun!
xo,
s
jamie says
I pin way too much food, I don’t suppose cooking a recipe that I’ve pinned would count?
I’ve actually done a couple of pinterest projects already. I’ll try and scrounge up another to do while I move this weekend!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yeah food is a creation! Totally counts!
xo,
s