Pinterest – Long Island Chick http://longislandchick.com Life on Long Island with a Family Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:47:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.24 Tweak Your Pinterest Experience http://longislandchick.com/tweak-your-pinterest-experience/ http://longislandchick.com/tweak-your-pinterest-experience/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:16:29 +0000 http://longislandchick.com/?p=8361 Those of you who know me are aware of exactly how I feel about the Social Media gurus who recently “discovered” Pinterest.  I have been pinning over a year now and had realized right away what a gem of an application it is. So all the BS they brought to the table about Terms of Use etc really annoys the crap out of me.  Where were they a year ago and seriously, have they ever read most of these sites TOUs? They are all extremely one-sided and protective of the site’s owners – that’s what lawyers do – protect their clients. DUH!

I had used Microsoft Office’s OneNote exclusively to file away all those interest discoveries before Pinterest came along but now, I only save to OneNote things that I absolutely want to keep on hand. Remember: if the post or site you pin from is removed, your pin will no longer function.  If you a really love a tip, recipe etc. make sure you make a hard copy whether electronically or the old fashioned way – print it.

Anyway, I digress. The one thing I do appreciate about the social media gurus finally jumping on the band wagon is that now developers are creating apps and extensions to further enhance the pinning experience.  I wanted to share two with you today that I think are worthwhile to the avid Pinner:

 Customize Your Board Covers

Pinterest recently added the ability to select and reposition a particular pin for the cover of your board.  There are two ways to do this: Go to your Boards page and mouse-over the board you want to edit and click “Edit Board Cover”. Next, select a cover pin and drag it to the exact position you want.  You can also choose a board cover while you’re browsing within your board: Just mouse-over any of your pins to select it.

Pinterest Pro

This free Chrome extension (you are using Chrome right – not that crappy Internet Explorer?) adds a few cool tweaks to your pinning experience such as the ability to right click any image on any website and click “Pin to Pinterest” to instantly pin from anywhere on the web, hover over pins and instantly get a zoomed in version without having to click through and creates a Popular pin dropdown — click the pinterest icon in your toolbar to see a random list of popular pins.  Definitely a worth-while addition!!

Have you come across any cool apps or extensions? Please do share! Need an invite to Pinterest? Comment below and I will be sure to send you one!

]]> http://longislandchick.com/tweak-your-pinterest-experience/feed/ 5 Upcycle Those Pesky Plastic Bags! http://longislandchick.com/upcycle-those-pesky-plastic-bags/ http://longislandchick.com/upcycle-those-pesky-plastic-bags/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:56:41 +0000 http://longislandchick.com/?p=8301 Jessyratfink at Instructables has posted a tutorial to turn those plastic bags I normally throw out recycle into a really nice basket. So start saving our environment and create some nice baskets to store your crap kids’ toys and other miscellaneous things in!

 

Guess where I came across this tutorial? Hmmmm….you guessed it – Pinterest! Pinterest – you do know by now this is my all-time favorite site, right? Be sure to follow me to uncover other little gems like this one.  If you make a plastic bag basket, please share!

]]> http://longislandchick.com/upcycle-those-pesky-plastic-bags/feed/ 4 Freaky Friday: Trapped Inside the Phone http://longislandchick.com/photo-fun-trapped-inside-phone/ http://longislandchick.com/photo-fun-trapped-inside-phone/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:03:36 +0000 http://longislandchick.com/?p=8141 I saw this on Pinterest and thought it was pure genius:

 

So I grabbed my son and took a picture of him behind some glass for my phone contact and here is our version:

 

Thanks guys at 9GAG!  Now go take some pictures and have some fun!

]]> http://longislandchick.com/photo-fun-trapped-inside-phone/feed/ 8 My Favorite Pinterest Pins for the Week of March 10th http://longislandchick.com/my-favorite-pinterest-pins-for-week-of-march-th/ http://longislandchick.com/my-favorite-pinterest-pins-for-week-of-march-th/#respond Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:41:12 +0000 http://longislandchick.com/?p=7985 I am an admitted Pinterest fanatic and I wanted to share with you my favorite pins from the past week:

 Sweet Italian Sausage With Penne Pasta

I do so love pasta and this just looks absolutely delicious! I have found so many wonderful recipes through Pinterest – can’t wait to try them all!

Childhood Memories

I love these posts of things we did that we not might have remembered.  The game of not allowing a balloon to reach the floor brings back so much memories.  My kids played this too!

DIY Chip Clips

To me, buying chip clips is such a colossal waste of money – the damn things always seem to break or just mysteriously disappear! Now, instead of throwing out those crappy hangers you get from Target, upcycle them!

The Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake

Ok, it has a golden crown and is up on a beautiful pedestal  – it must be the ultimate vanilla cupcake!  This blogger went through a lot of trouble to try different recipes and even involved readers in taste tests.  I am definitely going to have to bake this one!

 

Monsters!

 

 

I love the look of these monsters – will have to blow the dust off my sewing machine!!!

So there you have it, a small sample of what I discovered this week on Pinterest – stay tuned for next week’s segment!

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