I Pinned it, I (wish I) Pinned it not...

Pinterest is fun and has a bazillion cool ideas. But how many of them actually "work" and how many of them do we actually try? 

I started a board on Pinterest (evangelinesview is my handle) to try and keep a handle on what I've tried. My captions for these pins give my take on how these wonderful-in-theory pins turned out. My goal was to try and help other pinners out. 

I haven't pinned a ton yet, but I plan on growing that board! Here are just a few of these pins on my board "From Pinterest to Real Life":

1. Raspberries with white chocolate chips inside of them. Very easy, no fuss or mess. The only thing I'd change is next time I would serve them with champagne!! The little bit of white chocolate is almost a tease, like you'd rather have it melted and drizzled over some other dessert, but that's what makes it so delectable. It's just a little bit of sweet. And champagne. Need champagne. 

Pinned from www.demilked.com

2. This pin tells you to put vanilla extract in a coffee cup and put it in your oven. The first time I used vanilla extract and it smelled so-so. I thought OK, next time I'm going to use REAL vanilla and it will make a WORLD of difference. Not so much. It smelled...meh. I mean, it's something, but I honestly get a better smell out of throwing cloves and cinnamon on the stovetop and the pot is not a nightmare to clean out the way this cup of vanilla extract is. See for yourself, though. You may disagree with me.

Pinned from www.lifehacker.com

3. This beautiful, beaded dream-of-a-wedding bolero jacket. Going into my wedding planning, I never thought I'd find any of my wedding accessories on Pinterest, but could not resist this jacket. A little pricey, but oh so worth EVERY stinking penny. The jacket is even more breathtaking in person. It was so beautiful when it arrived to my house that I promptly ordered my wedding clutch from this company.  I received so many compliments on this jacket and it was perfection on our big day. Thank you so much, BHLDN!

Pinned from www.bhldn.com

4. Spaghetti for a candle lighter. In a pinch? If you have some spaghetti and a stove, you're good to go in your candle-lighting efforts. It does work, but the flame is weak and burns out quickly.

Pinned from diyhshp.blogspot.com

5. Beer Cheese Dip. Umm, YUM. Follow the recipe that's posted online and you have a very easy to make, delicious (and fatty, nom nom nom) dip to add to your holiday, don't-forget-to-bring-a-little-something-to-pass repertoire. 

I made some of this at my brother's "End of the World" party last year (a Christmas party) and everyone gobbled it up.

Pinned from tipjunkie.com

What have you pinned? Any keepers or I wish I would have pinned it nots? Do tell, darlings!

Cheers,

Samara