Pintrested?

So, I have recently become a member of a web site called www.pintrest.com It is an inescapable, swirling vortex of craft ideas, recipes, home decor, gardening ideas, quotes, funny pictures, fashion...basically any image you can find on the internet you can post it to pintrest....and I am LOVING it! It serves as a cyber cork board where you can "pin" images that you like and others can see what you place on your "board" and you can see what they have placed on theirs as well. You can also repin images you see on someone else's board to your own and visa versa, adding to your collections. I really didn't need one more reason to be on the computer even more than I already am, but I am absolutely adoring this awesome site and am gathering all kinds of creative ideas from it. Here is the result of a pintrest image I saw a few days ago:

This is a paper collage box I made for my fridge to hold the recipes I use during my weekly meal planning. Isn't it gorgeous!?! I have very little counter space so I LOVED the idea of using some of the prime fridge real estate to hold my full page, laminated recipes, and it is beautiful to boot!

I started with a frozen waffle box, cut the top flaps off and then cut the dip out of the front to give it a little more shape and interest. Then I raided my scrapbooking scraps file and started gluing. I used good ol' elmers (because that is all I had), laid a few pieces down till it looked pleasing, went to town with the sticky stuff and kept layering till the box was covered and my eyes were happy. Then I glued several rectangular magnets to the back of the box so that it would hold nice and strong to the fridge. I am THRILLED beyond measure with the result and can't help but smile with satisfaction every time I walk past the fridge. Thanks to pintrest for the inspiration, the recycle bin for the box and my scrapbooking habit for the supplies I now have a beautiful, one of a kind and highly functional piece of art in my kitchen. I do believe this could be the beginning of a long and beautiful pinship.