I love Pinterest. What kind of jobless woman would I be if I didn’t? Between the gym, walking around the grocery store, and reading blogs..I need something else to occupy the other 20hrs of my day. While I browse more than I actually pin, when I do find something worthy of pinning I attempt to make 80% of the items I pin. Take yesterdays snack for example.
Inspired by a pin, but changed up to fit my standards. Cut up russet potato, brussels sprouts, tossed in olive oil, rosemary, salt/pepper, and garlic. Roasted at 400 for maybe 30 min. It was delicious.
Pretty simple right? It took me maybe 45 minutes total to buy the ingredients, bake, and eat. BAM. I started another pin creation that didn’t go so quickly. I’m sure most of you saw this pin all over back in early October/November. The perfect fall decoration. I started this pin back in November, and I finally finished it last Friday.
I can only blame pure laziness on not finishing this craft. It should have taken me 3 hours, not three months. Needless to say, it’s complete..and I am obsessed.
Now I just need my own place to start displaying all my creations, my tiny room isn’t going to hold it all!!Completing a project (or meal) I pinned is like successfully giving a cat a bath.
Q: What has been a Pinterest item you’ve recently made that you are proud of?? My most proud pin would be this one. It got 70 repins and 26 likes. Plus I had a blast making it.
Blissfulbritt 
57 thoughts on “The Three Month Project”
Khushboo Thadani
Make that 70 repins, 26 likes and at least 5 shares…I think I’ve told all my friends who are in relationships to make this for their other half for Valentine’s day! It really was the cutest gesture and I am definitely going to be stealing it when I have someone to make it for :)!
Jade
I don’t pin…but both of those things look awesome! I haven’t had brussel sprouts in so long…I must have them again soon!!
coffeencollege
Your craft looks awesome! I sadly haven’t tried any of my pins yet but there’s a valentine’s day puppy chow that I really want to do!
TorontoRunner
I’ve never done the pinterest thing but I absolutely loved your most-proud pin, that is such a great, great idea!
Kelly (@LeafynotBeefy)
Ohhh, I love that candle project you completed! I’m terrible about doing pins…I just look at them and think how awesome they’d be,,….and that’s about as far as I usually get 😉
~Kelly
p.s. there’s still 2 days left to enter my ModestPop giveaway 😉 http://leafynotbeefy.com/2013/01/23/wiww-modestpop/
pickyrunner
Those potatoes sound really good! I need to get better about cooking real food that tastes GOOD so I’m not reaching my arm into the snack bags constantly. It’s actually a problem…
noshingonasphalt
How about sleeping? I think I would use that to occupy at least part of my day. 😉 Seriously though, I adore Pinterest but am terrible at creating the things I pin. Unless it’s a recipe. Then I use it all the time. Beautiful job on the vase!
jessiebearwhat
Oh I love pinterest! That candle is adorable.. I need to be more crafty like that
spectacuLAUR
I need to get on all the shit I have on Pinterest. I think I’ve made a total of like two things. haha. I LOVE THAT CANDLE. I wish I was crafty but I would probably cut myself trying to do it 😦
HollieisFueledByLOLZ
LKDSAJ;ALFSJFHD;ALSHFD;AKSDHFLKASJDF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Okay anyways…that candle is super cute. I really do live my life in leggings LOL.
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Do I fail as a Pinterester if I admit that this is the first time I’ve come across that awesome Fall candleholder? Clearly my addiction isn’t as bad as I thought, which is a shame because Pinterest is kind of brilliant in the idea department. In any case, I suppose my ongoing Pinterest project is a memory jar, where you write down a good memory on a piece of paper every day for a year and throw it into a jar to look at on NYE. Hopefully I’ll actually be able to keep up with it for the next 11 months…
Alex @ Cookie Dough Katzen
Your pin is so cute such a good idea! That’s impressive that you make almost all of your pins. Hm maybe that’s the key to a successful Pinterest! I’ve got 100s of pins in my food category and I’ve made all of 3 or 4. My favorite (which I had nothing to do with hehe) was my roommates pin she used to make cauliflower pizza! It was delicious! I ate it so that counts, right?
Alex @ therunwithin
i seriously pin but have never done anything from it, I need to challenge myself to try doing things more often
Choc Chip Uru
Your candle project looks so beautiful my friend 😀
I am worried though that when I get pinterest, I will go overboard with pinning!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Rach @ This Italian Family
So cute! Love your little candle even if it did take a few months to get around to completing, haha! Also, you just reminded me how much I love roasted brussel sprouts and how much I definitely need to make them soon! 🙂
Alisha's Appetite
That candle is awesome!! And hey, at least you finished it!! Pinterest makes me feel like I have to craft all day errday! ha!
Erin Runs
I have hundreds of pins and hardly ever make them! My batting average is probably less than 20%…..
Britta
I saw your picture on instagram and looveeeed it. I need to get more crafty. But I totally feel ya on the pinterest thing. I was obsessed, then got bored for a while, and now I am back to be obsessed. gah!
Rachel Elizabeth
Saw this on your instagram!! LOVE IT! I def want to make it 😀 If you love pinterest, you should check out wanelo– obsessed doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel towards it lol
kaityscooking
i love that candle!! im addicted to pinterest to but never really go through with making anything lol.. i do however do alot of the arts and crafts with my nieces so im not the worst pinner ever! roasted brussel sprouts are my abs fav!
Lou
Oh that candle is awesome!! So pretty. I have a pinterest account, but I never really use it – I reckon I would get sucked in and spend waaaaaay to much time on there, ha.
Life After Swimming
CUTEST candle thingy ever. I need to be better about making the things I pin. I am so lazy! haha I have been watching Parenthood on Netflix all day instead of being crafty like you! 🙂
Nicole
I LOVE the candle-holder!! I made something similiar, except I used cinnamon sticks. So many ideas, so little time! 🙂
Matt @ The Athlete's Plate
Haha I pin everything that looks good and never make it!
Shira
I love Pinterest too Britt! It’s one thing I don’t do often though…I could easily spend all day on there! Loving the potato/Brussels combo..a delicious classic!
Rebecca@Running.Food.Baby.
I haven’t really gotten into pinterest yet. I have an account and everything, but it just isn’t something I’m into. Perhaps because I am not the biggest DIY person
lifeasliv
I love my recipe pinterest board! Whenever I’m in a food rut, I know I can find inspiration there. 🙂
cleaneatingveggiegirl
I am LOVING that candle holder! It is so rustic and looks so professional. Nicely done :).
Brennan
Yeeeeees! I never win anything! I’m so excited!
jessielovestorun
…. Man too bad we don’t live closer! Seeing that I have no gym either, we could have so many awesome lunch dates.
Nicole Marie Story
I’m not a very effective Pinterest girl, but I just scanned your page. Absolutely positively LOVE the musical note-decorated mason jar! So pretty, simple, and perfect. You have officially been repinned by @NicoleAndGwen 😉 xo
Alex @ Brain, Body, Because
I used Pinterest a lot while I was planning my wedding, but I now mostly use it for recipes that I’ll maybe make someday and crafts that I’ll probably never make 😛
missymiller
That is gorgeous! WANT.
For the record I son’t think I have created/cooked anything I pinned, lol.
di @ life of di.
I love that you actually do the things that you Pin! 🙂 I try to ‘re-invent’ the outfits, ‘re-create’ the kids crafts and attempt a lot of the food I Pin and LOVE doing so. I’ve had a few bombs but almost everything I’ve cooked or crafted has turned out really well. I’m considering going through my Breakfast or Baked Goods Board and making one recipe each week; I think it’d be a nice little series!
GiGi Eats Celebrities
You + Me = SOUL MATES…. YOU AND I DO THE EXACT SAME THINGS… GROCERY STORE shenanigans… Blog reading up the WAZOO… My goodness, when the HELL are we going to finally meet and skip around Whole Foods together eating all the samples and making friends with everyone!!! This HAS TO HAPPEN! WHAT WHAT!! LOL!!
And uh, why do we NOT follow each other on Pinterest… And do you even have a Facebook or TWITTER – WHY ARE WE NOT CONNECTED!?!?!?!
Brittany
What’s your PINTEREST!?!?!? I do not have a twitter, I do have a FB but it’s pathetic. Seriously I have like 40 friends. I started fresh and I hardly use it haha. GO FOLLOW me on Pinterest so I can find you!
GiGi Eats Celebrities
pinterest.com/dubagee
@dubagee
http://facebook.com/dubagee (for my person profile) & http://facebook.com/gigieatscelebrities (because you know you want to FAN ME UP!)
FRIEND ME, ETC and I will DEF be following you RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!
thoughtsappear
Ooooo…you made that? Nice! Please tell me one of those sticks comes off so you can roast marshmallows.
Brittany
Hahah what a genius idea..
Sophie Juliette
I love that candle holder, if you made several they would look so pretty for an evening picnic outside when the weather’s warm 🙂 I love that you actually do things you find on pinterest, so many people only pin and never make!
P.s. Do you seriously only sleep for 4 hours a night or is that hyperbole??
Brittany
Oh goodness no!! HAH! I get plenty of sleep, probably too much!!
Barbara Bamber | justasmidgen
Where have I been.. I didn’t know you have projects for us:D Love your wee book, no wonder it has be repinned so many times!! It’s really adorable! My most repinned is my Gluten-Free Vegan Brownie, lol!!
Brittany @ DulceVie
I always see cool projects on pinterest but I never get around to making them… I probably should!
Picky Nicky
That candle holder is pretty cute 🙂 good job!
Brennan
Hey, I made that potato/brussel sprout thing. It was delicious!
Brittany
Awesome!! I made it two days in a row, and I still want more!
Melissa @ Mouthwatering Morsel
holy crap. potatoes are the best thing that’s ever been invented. love! and those brussels aren’t too shabby either. 😉 good job on the candle holder thing!
The Healthy Flavor
Brittany, I love that candle holder! That meal looks delicious too. I remember your crafty book post for your man friend., such a great idea! My most popular pins are my 4 ingredient peanut butter cookies (most views ever that I’ve gotten in one day!!) and my Shotglass Truffles!
bakingbrewing
LOVE the candle holder! Gorgeous. I mayyyyy have to make one for myself…
kadeecramer
I’ve been meaning to make that candle holder, but have been too lazy to collect the “sticks” And now there is snow all over the ground so it will definitely be a while now. Sigh..
kadeecramer
Just realized I said “now” twice in one sentence. Cool.
Karla @ myhighonlife
Is it bad that I’m secretly jealous of all that time you have to cook and blog, etc.
I feel like I have ZERO free time. Luckily I can do a little reading at work but I feel a bit guilty doing it. Never saw that candle craft before but LOVE it. I really need to get back to Pinteresting…
Brittany
Umm NO! Not bad at all..because I am OPENLY jealous of you and everyone else that is busy busy busy!! I should enjoy the free time while I have it, but MAN I hate having so much free time!! I have to craft and blog etc or I will go crazy!! HAA!
moderngirlnutrition
What a fun post! Haha you’re cats are hilarious
moderngirlnutrition
*your, not you’re haha
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Dude, I’m way impressed by your mad crafting skills. I’ve got nothing, although I want a twig candle holder too.
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