Hostess with the Mostess

A few weeks ago, I shared a wonderful new blog I found. If you enjoyed Sweet Designs, then you are going to love Hostess with the Mostess. Hostess with the Mostess (HWTM) is an online resource for "hip, modern, and unique entertaining ideas." While Sweet Designs' specialty is dessert tables, HWTM offers ideas for all occasions. You can check out their website to find out everything you need to know about entertaining, from themes and inspiration to recipes and centerpieces. You can also follow their daily blog  to get updates about all the latest events. The website and the blog both have great DIY resources to use. I seriously could stalk both the website and blog for hours. You should probably consider checking it out. When I say probably consider, I mean you should check it out.

Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what you're in for :)

Carnation Centerpieces

Extremely creative suspended cupcake tower

Leopard princess party

My New (P)interest

Allow me to share my latest interest with you - Pinterest. Pinterest is a new social media site that acts as a virtual bulletin board. You can "pin" photos into categories from almost any website (except Facebook). Many people use it to make inspiration boards for their home, wedding, wardrobe etc. Similar to Twitter, you can "follow" other peoples boards and also "repin" photos you like. However, unlike Twitter, Pinterest isn't about self-promotion and trying to get as many followers as possible. Followers are good, but I see Pinterest is a way to archive my own creative inspirations while also having the opportunity to view other's inspirations.

 Here is what you will see when you sign into Pinterest:

So pleasing to my eyes.

Here is a shot of my boards so far.

I love how everything is so organized and clean. 

So far, I have mostly just repinned photos from other people's boards, with the exception of pinning a few photos of my own. 

I always see fun projects or gift ideas I want to remember, but I don't have an organized method of bookmarking and saving links. Pinterest is perfect for this because it not only allows me to categorize the photo, but it also links back to the original website, allowing me to visit it whenever I want.

Right now, Pinterest is invite only. You can request an invite and they will grant you access to the site (that's what I did), or I can invite you if you want! Just let me know.