Sunshine In My Soul

I have an addiction....

It's true! And I've got it bad! It sucks up all of my free time and even time when I should be doing something else...perhaps like making dinner, or doing laundry, or cleaning the house, or paying attention to my children. I need an intervention.

Hello. My name is Holly Brimhall and I AM ADDICTED TO PINTEREST!

There. I said it. The secret is out. The sad thing is, I WANT to be addicted. I mean, I'm LOVING all of these cute craft ideas I'm finding (and making when I should be doing chores or for heavens sake BLOGGING). I know. I apologize. I'll be better. Oh, and don't even get me started on the recipes I've been pinning. I mean I have a WHOLE board just for desserts. AND I'M OFF OF SUGAR! Why oh why do I torture myself? For real. My mouth has been watering for caramel-dipped white chocolate apples, creamy lime bars, coconut banana bread with lime glaze, and pumpkin cinnamon rolls. And wouldn't you know it "there's an app for that"...so I've got dang Pinterest on my phone. I pin in the carpool lane while waiting to pick kids up from school, I pin whilst laying in bed at night unable to sleep. Heck. I even pin on the pot. {gasp!} I know. I have problems.

So what am I to do about it? I decided to have a "Pinterest Party" and I'm kind of dying that I have to wait a few more weeks for it to actually get here. What's a "Pinterest Party"? Good question. I'm just having some fellow Pinterest Addicts over to make some crafts we have pinned, eat some food we have pinned, while wearing our favorite outfits we have pinned, sporting our amazing hair-do we have pinned. It's gonna be AWESOME! I'm on "pins" and needles....ha ha! I'm a DORK! Okay, so really I'll probably be in sweats with my hair in a messy bun. I can't craft in cute clothes!

So, I HAVE made a few crafts pinned on my "craft board"...and I HAVE decorated my house for fall. So I'm not a TOTAL slacker! That and I got a new calling at church...which always seems to throw a wrench in life. Especially when you have NO CLUE what you're doing. I'm the new choir director. Hmmmm. WHAT? I wanted to ask the member of the bishopric, "You DO know that the director of that AMAZING EVMCO...you know that one who went to Julliard....yes, him. He's in our ward. Why don't you ask him?" But it's fine. And I'm figuring things out. Kind of. It's helping me step outside my comfort zone.

Oh yes...my house. I got a little bit sidetracked. Let me show you.

My cute pumpkins. The tutorial I made forever ago...and then deleted...and then reposted a few years back. Yes, you totally CAN make your own... {here}

See that Halloween banner? I was inspired by this pin...except I used glitter spray paint. Mmm. Glitter spray paint. Yes, very cool!

I made those "EEK" letters a few years back. Easy peasy...cardboard letters from JoAnns, modge podge, cute scrapbook paper, and an antiquing stamp pad....

Being the awesome photographer mom that I am, I have a cute frame with a picture of somebody elses kids in it...you know the one that was in it when I bought it a few years ago. I'm super awesome like that!

Oh, okay. I made these too. See I'm not a crazy slacker. I was inspired by this pin, I just had to jazz them up a bit. Super love the bows on the sides and pom pom fringe :)

And I totally know I just teased you with a picture of my kitchen. You see it's kind of like this vicious cycle. I think to myself, "Okay, the kitchen is complete. Clean it and take pictures." So I clean it. And then I'm tired. So I say I'll take pictures later. But then it's dirty again. And well, you know. It's got to be clean for pictures. Someday {sigh}. Until then I'm going to go pin a few more things on Pinterest. Gotta run!