tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65877712891747832472024-02-18T21:35:20.390-08:00The Giddy CrafterMy name is Milli and I am a Pinterest© addict. This is a blog of my interpretations of the millions of crafts found in Pinterest© and some of my unique works as well. Feel free to share, pin, like, etc. just do so responsibly!1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-107404045779087832012-09-03T09:51:00.000-07:002012-09-03T09:51:02.618-07:00Milli's Corner: Screaming Motivational Wall<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Quitting recently from my 7-year desk job and becoming a full-time <a href="http://ubsecretary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">virtual contractor</a>, I've found more time to pursue my passions in writing and handicrafts. And, naturally, more time to to get lost in Pinterest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I woke up this morning and thought of putting up "screaming" signs to get me off my "pinning" butt and finally work (and finish!) on writing the solo parent book I've started at the beginning of the year, start crocheting again to stock up our <a href="http://crochetphilippines.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">millicentmelissa Handmade Accessories</a> online store, repopulate <a href="http://dressupyourhandwriting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my blogs</a> again and finalize details of my latest business venture with my soul sister Arlene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm...just got an idea from this. Maybe I could start making a fancy screaming wall which I could sell to Pinterest addicts like me! Facebook and Twitter addicts, too! LOL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now to add that new idea to my screaming wall...</span></div>
1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-52182492051921269912012-04-16T09:08:00.001-07:002012-04-16T09:08:13.233-07:00Pinterest Project No. 7: Crochet Baby Sandies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Really loved this <a href="http://crochetphilippines.blogspot.com/2012/04/crochet-baby-sandies.html" target="_blank">crochet baby sandies</a> as soon as I saw them in Pinterest but it took me awhile before I started making them, beginning with my very good friend <a href="http://crochetphilippines.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-for-arlene-sun-and-moon.html" target="_blank">Arlene</a>'s order for a baptismal gift.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspired by the Pinterest pin above</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How the pair was delivered as a gift :)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">For the complete pattern, check my <a href="http://crochetphilippines.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crochet Blog here</a>.</span>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-27515386471992443372012-03-04T08:32:00.000-08:002012-03-04T08:33:57.918-08:00Milli's Corner: How To Make A Vertical Photo Tutorial for Pinterest<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">As I mentioned in my <a href="http://thegiddycrafter.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-project-no-5-eight-point.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a>, I'll be making a tutorial on how to make a vertical photo tutorial to get a lot of "repins" and "likes" in Pinterest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After being a <a href="http://thegiddycrafter.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinterest-addict-my-story.html" target="_blank">Pinterest addict</a> and creating my boards and pins, I noticed that the pins with most number of "repins" and "likes" were the ones that showed the tutorial in one long vertical image. Tried to search the web for a tutorial but nada! So I decided to experiment a bit and the image came out good, not bad for a first try :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now I'm sharing with you other <a href="http://thegiddycrafter.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinterest-addict-my-story.html" target="_blank">Pinterest addicts</a> like me how I did it and hope to see your works on the boards!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tutorial of <a href="http://thegiddycrafter.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-project-no-5-eight-point.html" target="_blank">Eight-Point Origami Star</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">13. After creating your blog post, pin this image into your Pinterest </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After 1 minute, 1 like and 2 repins!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After 3 minutes, 2 likes and 8 repins!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And in barely a day: 5 likes and 19 repins!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope I helped you in making a vertical photo tutorial for your Pinterest as well as drive some traffic into your blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-36999495038983705282012-02-29T08:18:00.001-08:002012-02-29T08:23:46.878-08:00Pinterest Project No. 6: Tub and Shower Scum Buster<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saw <a href="http://www.food.com/">Food.com</a>'s <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/tub-and-shower-magic-434275" target="_blank">Tub and Shower Magic Recipe</a> in <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/57702438945501740/">Pinterest</a> and got intrigued by it especially when I have almost tried every cleaning agent there is in the market to get rid AND prevent those stubborn soap scum that builds up on the shower tiles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried it using <a href="http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/02/tub-and-shower-soap-scum-buster.html">Jill of Onegoodthingbyjillee.com</a>'s recipe but with some tweaking:</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>24 oz spray bottle<a name='more'></a></i></span><i style="font-size: x-large;">6 ounces of Joy Antibac dish-washing liquid</i></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Dawn is unavailable locally, I used the nearest thing I could find which is Joy dish-washing liquid and I only used 6oz of it instead of the 1:1 ratio in the original recipe because according to Jill the dish-washing soap created so much foam that she had to doubly rinse it off from the shower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here are the photos to show you the results. Hey, it took a lot of courage to show my dirty bathroom so cut me some slack for the poor quality of the images!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">See the dark, map-like stain? That's stubborn soap scum which I tried many commercial cleaners to<br />get rid off but nothing! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After spraying the floor and the walls, I let the mixture stand for over an hour. Although the smell wasn't as powerful as Jill described it, I still had to leave the door open to let the odor out.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">After rinsing and a little scrubbing, voila! The scum wasn't just gone, the tiles were squeaky clean!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even the grout was scum-free! There was no powder residue and the tiles were not slippery at all despite being squeaky clean! But best of all, the cleaner was totally cheap compared to those branded heavy-duty ones that don't deliver the same results!</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mr. M___________ spray cleaner 500ml P109.00</span><span style="font-size: large;">(Good for 4 times in 2 weeks cleaning)</span></span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: #38761d;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tub and Shower Scum Buster P 75.00</span><span style="font-size: large;">(Good for 4 times in 1 month cleaning)</span></span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the last photo taken a week later after using the tub and shower scum buster:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">And after a week, still no scum!</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Getting so hooked on origami because of <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, took me a long time to make my own tutorial for this pretty Eight-point Origami Star I learned from <a href="http://homebylinn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Linn Vikra</a>. Check her <a href="http://homebylinn.blogspot.com/2011/11/papirstjerne-slik-lagar-du-den.html" target="_blank">own tutorial here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the picture-taking, what took a long time to prepare was the photo tute I did above. Was inspired by the attractive vertical photo tutorials on Pinterest and I looked everywhere on the net for some advice and there was none! I guess that's going to be my next tutorial here :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lid shuts perfectly and much easier to shake the chicken around with no spillage at all :)</span></div>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-2260847809959384282012-02-16T21:04:00.000-08:002012-02-27T23:40:00.699-08:00Milli's Corner: Women Outnumber Men as Pinterest Users<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I can truly say that I have indeed been brave! I survived a week of no shampoo for <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>'s and blogging's sake!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the uninitiated, allow me to explain. First of all, no shampoo doesn't mean I didn't take a bath for a week nor did it mean that I did not wash my hair at all. Otherwise, I would've ended up in the hospital :D </span><span style="font-size: large;">Second, no shampoo means not using commercial shampoos to clean your hair instead, opting for natural hair cleaners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://simplemom.net/how-to-clean-your-hair-without-shampoo/" target="_blank">Tsh Oxenreider of Simplemom.net</a> did a marvelous blog post on the <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/going-poo-less/" target="_blank">'Poo Free</a> movement that I got so curious to try it. Okay, I have been known to be a little uptight and insecure when it comes to my hair as thin and sparse as it already is. Worse, it tends to get greasy near the end of the day despite shampooing in the morning that's why I claim that I have been braved in trying this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is unbelievable that it only takes 2 kitchen ingredients to naturally clean your hair! </span><span style="font-size: large;">For Tsh's recipe of natural hair cleaners, click </span><a href="http://simplemom.net/how-to-clean-your-hair-without-shampoo/" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here are 2 pictures of how my hair looked like when trying this recipe:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the <a href="http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/articles/authored/how-to-deal-with-fashion-emergencies" target="_blank">fashion emergencies</a> most experience is losing a button from clothing and more often than not, you discover the missing button when you've already planned on wearing that shirt/ pants and of course, you don't have time to sew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cheap and simple solution? to keep buttons from falling off clothing? Put <a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/haven/10-ways-to-use-clear-nail-polish-you-might-never-have-guessed-1172373.html" target="_blank">clear nail polish</a> on the thread that holds the button to the clothes! Just make sure the nail polish is completely dry before wearing the clothes or washing them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Really can't remember were I learned or read about this but I've been doing this to my buttoned shirts since high school especially on my school uniforms and I haven't lost a button since!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Checking out <a href="http://www.ruthbleakley.com/blog/2011/09/mini-book-photo-tutorial/" target="_blank">Ruth Bleakley's minibooks</a> got me inspired to make an accordion photobook for my 3rd Pinterest project.
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought of making a mini album of my nephew Asti's baby photos which his Dad Clarence could put in his wallet and bring anywhere with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Mini photos </span>~ I printed 6 photos on plain paper and cut it to a strip; measurement is up to you really, depending on how many photos you'll use</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">So I printed these 6 adorable pictures of Asti on plain paper so the length<br />is more or less 12 inches since each photo is 1.5" wide and 2" long with<br />a little gap between them.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When cutting the strip, leave a little gap in between each photo to make a some sort of border. You'll need that border for the folds of the accordion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can't wait to wear this for the New Year's!</span>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-5444260309878218322011-12-27T22:14:00.000-08:002012-02-27T23:41:50.685-08:00Milli's Corner: Star Wars Birthday Invitation<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">If you're little one is as obsessed to anything Star Wars like my son Marti is, you'd probably thought of giving a <a href="http://www.makeandtakes.com/star-wars-birthday-party-ideas" target="_blank">Star Wars-themed birthday party</a> to him/ her and that's why I thought of sharing here the <a href="http://www.chiff.com/entertain/star-wars-party.htm" target="_blank">Star Wars birthday invitation</a> I made back in 2006 for Marti's 7th birthday. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">So this was the front view of the invitation. The left side is a flap of<br />gold paper printed using inkjet printer. The right side is a photo<br />of Darth Vader. Didn't have a scanner back then so had this<br />printed at a Kodak kiosk.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Was aiming for a funny twist in the invitation so I took a naughty picture of Marti and superimposed it to a photo of Darth Vader via Photoshop. I got inspired by </span><a href="http://haydenfannews.com/May-2009.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">this movie poster</a><span style="font-size: large;"> of the </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Revenge of the Sith</a><span style="font-size: large;"> where they used the halves of the faces of <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Anakin_Skywalker" target="_blank">Anakin Skywalker </a>and Darth Vader. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">This is the inside view. Used Photoshop to superimpose Marti's naughty pic with that of <br />Darth Vader's which was inspired by a movie poster for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/" target="_blank">Revenge of the Sith</a>. His<br />classmates and friends loved this (I think the adults did, too)!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Got creative in the texts too :) in the RSVP, I used some of the movies characters' names like Queen Amidala became Queen AMILLIdala (that's me hehehe), Jar Jar Binks became CHAr char Binks (my sister Cha, she did not find this funny at all, LOL!) and Anakin Skywalker into AnaLYN Skywalker (for Marti's nanny Lyn).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Here are some of the photos from the party. I also designed the tarpaulin poster there (also inspired by Revenge of the Sith) with Marti beside Darth Vader. Marti wore his beloved Darth Vader costume, a gift from our Aunt in the States, with the helmet playing the voice of Vader. Two of Marti's baby cousins had to be brought out of the place because they got so scared of his costume :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a lot of work as I had to make by hand all the 50 invitations aside from choosing a caterer, hiring a host and preparing 100 loot bags! To top it all off I got the flu on that day and I had to be the official photographer too! But it all paid off seeing how Marti was so happy and had such a great time back then, having his dream of a Star Wars birthday party :)</span></div>
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Source: <a href="http://annekata.com/2010/11/tutorial-super-simple-paper-stars/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">annekata.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/millimarti/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Millicent</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved this <a href="http://annekata.com/2010/11/tutorial-super-simple-paper-stars/" target="_blank">origami star tutorial</a> I saw on Pinterest and decided this would be the perfect Christmas gift for my bosses who are moving in to a new home after the holidays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So off I went to <a href="http://www.nationalbookstore.com/" target="_blank">National Bookstore</a> and found this beautiful gold paper and bought 2 pieces right away since I was planning to make around 3 stars: 1 large and 2 medium ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The tutorial ended here but I wanted my star to be sturdy. Tried spraying with acrylic but I noticed that this was dulling the gold color (thank God I tested on a small piece of paper first!) so I decided to stuff the stars instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After sending my Christmas gift to their house, Mrs. Peña called right away to thank me and to say how she loved the stars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think I'll be making more for the condo...</span>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587771289174783247.post-88963252121699212412011-12-14T00:35:00.000-08:002012-02-27T23:42:30.050-08:00A Pinterest Addict: My Story<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Have always been a giddy crafter---I think as early as kindergarten with all those animal clay projects we made back then---and my giddiness usually reaches its peak around Christmas. So last November, I was surfing the net for great handmade gift ideas when I came upon an <a href="http://www.msn.com/?st=1#" target="_blank">MSN.com</a> article recommending to visit this crafter's dream site: <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>!<br />
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It was love at first sight! I think that day I spent an entire afternoon just perusing the hundreds of pins in <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> particularly in the <a href="http://pinterest.com/all/?category=diy_crafts" target="_blank">DIY & Crafts</a> section. Oh and the dozens of free crochet tutorials! Yes, FREE! Plenty to go by for my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/millicentmelissa" target="_blank">crochet jewelry business</a>...♥! </div>
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Problem was <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> has a "By Invitation Only" membership and despite my several requests for the invitation, the e-mail never came...well at least for the next 5 days I was waiting for it (patience isn't one of my virtues---especially for a new addict like me). The answer to my prayer for the coveted <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest </a>invitation came in the form of a cyber angel: Megan of <a href="http://www.sortacrunchy.net/" target="_blank">sortacrunchy.net</a>! Was desperately searching the net on how to snag an invite when I came upon Megan's blog explaining about <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and at the end of her post, she promised to send an invite to everyone who comments! Ask and you shall receive!</div>
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So I've been a member for a week now with 11 boards and I'm luv, luv, luvin' it! And that is why I have dedicated a blog to chronicle the many, many craft ideas I have pinned and will soon be doing from <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. This way I hope to get more people become a <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> addict, too and start loving and doing everything handmade!</div>
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And so...My name is Milli and I'm a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> addict. </div>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0