My Pinteresting Week.

Those of you who are Facebook friends with me might've seen that Matt tagged me in a post recently that said something like: "Kerri just said the dorkiest thing I've ever heard a human say: I've been doing lots of Pinteresting things." To be fair, it was a really dorky thing to say. But, I can't contain my newfound love for Pinterest. I know many of you found Pinterest a couple of years back, and while I knew of its existence back then, I had no interest in it. I'd roll my eyes every time I heard someone talk about how they spent hours just "pinning" (just as I'm sure many of you non-Pinterest lovers are rolling your eyes while reading this post. No worries- I've been there too). So, my love affair got a late start, but it's in borderline obsession mode right now.

Check out my Pinterest inspired projects this week:

The "Caught you being good" jar.

The idea behind this jar is to provide children with positive reinforcement. Instead of focusing solely on time-outs when Camden is misbehaving, I'm also using this jar as an opportunity to reward him and let him know I notice when he does something good (examples: being sweet to his sister, eating all of his lunch/dinner without complaints, cleaning up his messes, etc.). When I "catch" him being good, I stick a little happy monster (aka: a tiny pom-pom with eyes-- a fun little craft Camden and I made together) into his jar. When his jar is full, he's rewarded with a special prize.

Pinterest's version:

Courtesy: http://pinterest.com/pin/36873290671628680/

 

 

My version:

Camden working on our little monsters.

The Accessory Hanger.

No explanation needed on this one-- it's just a cute DIY accessory holder for a little girl's room. I'm one of the least crafty people I know and I had no trouble putting this together. And it turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. Now I just need my little bald girl to grow some hair so we can actually put some of these accessories to use!

Pinterest's version:

Courtesy: http://pinterest.com/pin/36873290671593799/

 





My version:



The Family Wall.

There are a million different versions of family walls on Pinterest, but mine actually isn't Pinterest inspired (shocking, I know). I've had pictures on the wall going up my stairs for a few years, but recently my mom suggested adding some decorative mirrors and some letters. I love the way it turned out. The letters are representative of our first names & our last name. We'll keep adding pictures, of course.