Trying Projects Seen on Pinterest.

I generally use Pinterest for inspiration. I've never purchased anything I've seen there but I have tried several recipes, craft projects, and various odds and ends. For instance, the other day I pinned some adorable crocheted necklaces. They were really cute and as a general rule, I don't buy something I can make myself. Since she's selling them on etsy she doesn't have a pattern listed for them so I just made up my own pattern from my prior crocheting knowledge. Are they exactly like the original? No, but I like them just the same. If you don't know how to crochet, you can purchase them from Maya's shop.

I found a homemade mosquito spray on Pinterest that works amazingly well. At the beginning of summer, I went outside one night to lay with Jake in the hammock and the next day I woke up with 30-40 mosquito bites covering my entire body but mostly my back, you know, right in the middle, where my arms have a tough time reaching. I immediately bought the ingredients for the spray and have been living relatively bite free ever since. I still get the occasional nibble but very rarely. I mixed one bottle of witch hazel with 15 drops citronella essential oil and 15 drops lemongrass essential oil. Simple life saver in a bottle.

Now for some attempts that didn't go quite so well.

{via}

Homemade toothpaste. I found this recipe and was excited to try it, although, I couldn't figure out why I would be putting essential oil in toothpaste. I guess it would be so my breath smells good because essential oil doesn't impart flavor. I ended up skipping the essential oil. The toothpaste tasted awful and I didn't like that I had to dip my toothbrush in the jar everyday to get toothpaste. It didn't seem very sanitary to me. One thing I will say for it though is that, if you can get past the taste of baking soda, your teeth feel really nice when you wake up in the morning, no slimy feeling, and my morning mouth didn't taste so bad. I would use it but Jake was over it after 2 days.

{via}

Scrapbook paper and tile coasters. I thought this was an ingenious idea and went straight to work making them. It was easy enough but I found that the corners of the paper didn't want to stay attached to the tile, which led me to worry that the paper could easily be torn off. I didn't like the streaks left by the mod podge either. I have an idea to try this again but this time with fabric, which is more pliable than cardstock, and adhesive spray. I'll let you know how it turns out because it truly is a cute idea.

Have you tried any fun projects you've seen on pinterest?