Milli's Corner: Screaming Motivational Wall

Quitting recently from my 7-year desk job and becoming a full-time virtual contractor, I've found more time to pursue my passions in writing and handicrafts. And, naturally, more time to to get lost in Pinterest!

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 millicentmelissa Handmade Accessories online store, repopulate my blogs again and finalize details of my latest business venture with my soul sister Arlene.

My screaming wall opposite my work space

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!

Now to add that new idea to my screaming wall...

Pinterest Project No. 7: Crochet Baby Sandies

                                                          Source: misadventuresofhandmade.blogspot.com via Millicent on Pinterest

Really loved this crochet baby sandies as soon as I saw them in Pinterest but it took me awhile before I started making them, beginning with my very good friend Arlene's order for a baptismal gift.


Here are the photos of some of the pieces I finished:

Inspired by the Pinterest pin above

How the pair was delivered as a gift :)

Here's another pair I made with a much lively color combo

For the complete pattern, check my Crochet Blog here.

Milli's Corner: How To Make A Vertical Photo Tutorial for Pinterest

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I'll be making a tutorial on how to make a vertical photo tutorial to get a lot of "repins" and "likes" in Pinterest. 

After being a Pinterest addict 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 :) 

So now I'm sharing with you other Pinterest addicts like me how I did it and hope to see your works on the boards!

***Some notes before we start: 

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Pinterest Project No. 6: Tub and Shower Scum Buster

                                                                            Source: food.com via Millicent on Pinterest

I'm a believer!

Saw Food.com's Tub and Shower Magic Recipe in Pinterest 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.

I tried it using Jill of Onegoodthingbyjillee.com's recipe but with some tweaking:

• 24 oz spray bottle

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Pinterest Project No. 5: Eight-point Origami Star

                                                           Source: homebylinn.blogspot.com via Millicent on Pinterest

Getting so hooked on origami because of Pinterest, took me a long time to make my own tutorial for this pretty Eight-point Origami Star I learned from Linn Vikra. Check her own tutorial here.

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Milli's Corner: Good Use for Empty Ice Cream Cartons

Necessity is indeed the mother of invention! Lack of a brown paper bag made me look for an alternative to evenly coat and bread the chicken for deep frying and voila! Empty ice cream cartons!

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Milli's Corner: Women Outnumber Men as Pinterest Users

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Time Magazine's latest Tech article on social networks and this caught my interest: Men are from Google+, Women are from Pinterest.

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Pinterest Project No. 4: Shampoo Free Week

Source: simplemom.net via Millicent on Pinterest

Now I can truly say that I have indeed been brave! I survived a week of no shampoo for Pinterest's and blogging's sake!

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 Second, no shampoo means not using commercial shampoos to clean your hair instead, opting for natural hair cleaners. 

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Milli's Corner: How to Keep Buttons from Falling Off Clothes

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One of the fashion emergencies 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!

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Pinterest Project No. 3: Mini Accordion Photobook

Checking out Ruth Bleakley's minibooks got me inspired to make an accordion photobook for my 3rd Pinterest project.

Source: poppytalk.blogspot.com via Millicent on Pinterest

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.

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Pinterest Project No. 2: Glittered Heels

So for my next Pinterest project, I pinned this tutorial for glittering your shoes to cover scuff marks or just to revive an old pair. Wish I had discover this before I donated dozens of my scuffed shoes a few weeks back. Oh well...

Source: wearenotmartha.com via Millicent on Pinterest

So I took out my favorite slingbacks which now had scrapes and scratches that could only be revived by bringing it to a shoe repair shop (which usually costs as much as a new pair!).

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Milli's Corner: Star Wars Birthday Invitation

If you're little one is as obsessed to anything Star Wars like my son Marti is, you'd probably thought of giving a Star Wars-themed birthday party to him/ her and that's why I thought of sharing here the Star Wars birthday invitation I made back in 2006 for Marti's 7th birthday. 

So this was the front view of the invitation. The left side is a flap of
gold paper printed using inkjet printer. The right side is a photo
of Darth Vader. Didn't have a scanner back then so had this
printed at a Kodak kiosk.

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Pinterest Project No. 1: Origami Stars

Finally, was able to finish my first Pinterest project! 

Source: annekata.com via Millicent on Pinterest

I loved this origami star tutorial 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.

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A Pinterest Addict: My Story

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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 MSN.com article recommending to visit this crafter's dream site: Pinterest!

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