Best Pinterest Boards for Moms

Sometimes I get offered a guest post with a topic that I just can't turn down. I'm totally addicted to Pinterest (follow my boards here), so I thought that this was especially appropriate.

With the Holiday season in full swing, I'm going to cut back a bit on my posts, put less pressure on myself, maybe aim for 3x a week. After all this blog is really just a hobby for me, plus a great way to connect with family and friends, and if it's going to stress me out and make me a worse mom, that kind of misses the point of writing about staying at home, right?

-Jessica

The Ten Best Boards on Pinterest for Mums

The internet is an amazing source of inspiration for mums. Whether you’re looking for something to keep the kids entertained or want to change their bedrooms you can find it all online. Now with scrapbooking site Pinterest all those great ideas are in one convenient location! Whatever you’re after, I’ve put together my list of the ten best boards on Pinterest for busy mums

Crafts

Fellow blogger ikatbag is the queen of crafts and has peppered her board with some of her own creations as well as inspiration for others. Focusing predominantly on cardboard and wooden projects you’ll be amazed at what you can create from the humble cardboard box!


An eclectic mix of crafts! This pinner has included an assortment of activities that can be used for both a group of children or just one.

Food

This pinner features an assortment of mind-blowing cake creations on her board. This is definitely the place to go when you need inspiration or want to show off your skills!


An amazing collection of cute creations and seasonal treats fill this pinner’s board. My personal faves include the grape snake and the sausage roll wreath.

Christmas

You can never get enough inspiration for Christmas! I like the fact that this pinner includes a lot of gifts and goodies in jars – they’re so versatile and a great way to recycle.


This pinner has included some really sweet gift and decoration ideas on their board. The holly berry numbers look so effective and they’re so easy to put together!

Clothes

This board is seriously cute. With vintage inspired pieces for boys this pinner channels a bygone era of all-American style. Who can resist the those mini bow-ties


Filled with some of the most adorable clothes for girls this pinner’s board will have you saying “awww” on repeat.

Childrens Activities

This pinner has brought together a great collection of simply activities for children. Perfect for winter days to keep the kids entertained indoors. Look out for the glow sticks in water ideas – ingenious!

Children's Bedrooms

Whether you’re looking to buy or just want to day dream, the bedrooms on this pinner’s board are like something from a children’s wonderland. There are so many lust-afters but my particular fave is the tree house bunk bed – do they make them in adult size?

Amy Boff works at Appliances Online, when she’s not pinning, tweeting or Facebooking you can find her walking her dog or relaxing by the fire with a glass of wine. You can follow her on twitter @AmyBoff

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Holiday Decor

In my head, I'm pronouncing it "holiday day-cor" like Sarah Richardson, one of my favorite HGTV designers, does.



I think I missed the holiday decor bandwagon last year since Hanukkah was pretty much right after Thanksgiving. Its hard to go from Turkey and "autumn" to blue and white "winter" in less than a week.

This year, with a bit more time, effort, and motivation (what is a blog for if not to motivate me?), I managed to pull of something I'm quite proud of.




I wrapped all those presents last Wednesday night while watching a Hart of Dixie dvr marathon. I used up 4 rolls of silver and gold wrapping paper (from Target) with ribbons from Tar-jay as well:)

Plus, there are real presents in the boxes. I  didn't realize most people just wrap empty boxes!?! What fun is that?



I have the adult-y, reminds me of a Neiman Marcus, gift display in the living room, and a more kid, generic-Hanukkah display in the kitchen.



I fully accept my husband's severe dislike of season decor, so I just layer things on top of our year round mantlescapes (ugh, I'm shuddering at that word).



Then I gussied up our console table between the dining room and living room by using some flowers and a strand of sparkle, Hanukkah garland.



Boom, tablescaped! (shuddering again:)





The silver branches (which doubles as a menorah) is from West Elm, and I love-love-love it. We have other, more traditonal menorahs (or Hanukkiahs), but this one is awesome.



Apparently not everyone in my family enjoys having the gifts out. My five year old wants to know why the presents are out but not available for opening. Thank goodness I put them up high, I can't imagine what similarly-minded children do with gifts under a tree!

Jessica

I link to these awesome parties:

Monday: DIY Showoff,  Thrifty Decor Chick, Home Stories A to Z  Tuesday: Nest for Less,  My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Centsational Girl Wednesday: Savvy Southern Style Thursday: House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue,  Crafty, Scrappy, Happy Friday:  Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello

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