Pinterest Problem... Solved

In my last post I talked about a "Pinterest Problem" - when a Pin takes you to no man's land and you get an image instead of the actual source for the item you pinned.  This recent pin of mine got 109 pins and 11 likes, and I couldn't find the source of the pin anywhere.

Now, typically when I pin these little Polyvore outfit ideas, I don't really pin them because I plan on going out and buying every exact piece (if so, I'd probably go broke).  I usually pin these if I see something similar in the outfit that I already have in my closet, that maybe I can style in a different way from what I normally where.  I really loved this look because it combined three of my favorite things:  pink, mint, and comfort.  I mean, doesn't this outfit look so comfy and wearable?  Check out My Style Pinterest Board for more of the stuff I have pinned!

So just for ya'll I have browsed for some similar looks:

Sweater:  Here.  Here.  Here,  Here and Here

Sad face: I could not find ANYTHING that was an exact match for that sweater.  I so wish I could, as I'm obsessed with it....  It just looks like it has the perfect amount of slouchiness and comfort.  I actually found lots of similar ones at a variety of different places, so hopefully if you are trying to recreate this look you'll be able to find one that makes you happy.

Tank-Top:  Two of my favorite places to get tank tops are Target and Kohl's.  At any given time they have a good selection.  I am actually a huge fan of layering and almost always wear a tank of some kind underneath my top.  I won't link to any because I feel like they are pretty easy to find, however I think the only trick here is making sure you get a tank that's long enough to pop out underneath your sweater to create this same look.

Scarf: Here (all mint)  Here Here (expensive version) Here (all pink)  Here

Watch: Here  Here

Soo... Anthropologie had the best mint watch ever, I bought it earlier this year.  I went on the website and it's no longer available!!! :(

Nail Polish: Essie, finally a brand that's easy to recognize.  I think this color looks similar to: Bachelorette Bash, also looks kinda like Bottle Service (although that's a more neon color) or maybe even Fiesta, which is described as more of a hot pink (but I have never seen in person).  Mint Candy Apple or Turquoise & Caicos are both fun colors too if you want to go with something mint instead.  Check out this link to see ALL of Essie's current colors!!

Clutch: Here, Here, Here

Flats:  Here, Here, Here 

Jeans:  I think this style of jeans is pretty easy to find, these and these kind of remind me of the ones in the pictures!  Most people have a go-to brand or store where they buy jeans.  For me, I've had great luck recently with Miss Me jeans in terms of fit and quality.

I hope you all enjoyed, have a great evening!

Pinterest Problems 1.0

I think it's safe to say that 80% 99.999% of the ladies I know are obsessed with Pinterest.  And as I am thinking about what I'd like to write about on this blog and narrow it down to a few consistent topics, you just know that Pinterest is going to be one of them!

So today I bring you... A "Pinterest Problem" I have been annoyed with lately.  I figure I'll write about Pinterest things that I have tried and completely failed.... aka "Pinterest Problems" and give you some positive things as well.... I mean, we can't be complaining all the time, right?  So what will that be... Positive Pinning?  Perfect Pinning?  Pinterest Pleasures?  Pretty Pretty Princess Pins?  Eh, I guess the name is TBD on that for now.

One of my biggest pet peeves with Pinterest is when a pin takes you nowhere.  Whether it's a recipe or a cute shirt or whatever, and the "link" just leads you to the image and not the actual source.  I'm mainly a repinner and rarely pin my own original things, so I'm not quite sure how this happens.  BUT.  It's quite frustrating.  It also makes me sad for whoever the original source was, that they aren't getting credit for their items/idea/fabulous outfit that they spent hours creating on polyvore.

#FirstWorldProblems, I know.... (yes, I just hashtagged in my blog).

So all of that ranting leads me to this here pin....  I swear, I tried really hard to imbed the pin, but apparently that's changed since the last time I did it.  I will have to figure that out for future reference.

Well, here's an image of the pin:

Adorable, yes?  You can always tell when one of your pins ends up going Pinterest viral because within two minutes you get an e-mail saying that 32 people have repinned it.  This pin has been, by far, my most repinned pin!  It got 109 repins and 11 likes within a matter of an hour or so.  For some people that's all in a days pinning, but it made little ole me feel pretty pinterest popular!!!!  Shameless plug:  Pinterest Follow Me using this link because I can't figure out how to add the follow me button either??

And here is the REAL pinterest problem.  The link doesn't lead to sources for all those amazingly cute items that obviously 120 people liked enough to repin.  It just leads back to an image.  I will tell ya'll I have (seriously) invested a good two hours over the past two weeks since I pinned this trying to find similar items.  I may or may not have even tried to link the pin back to the original pinner... well that was pretty much a joke too. I even did a google image search of the thing.  Nothing.  Worked.

So tomorrow I will bring you another blog post and share the links of some similar items I did find.  I will also do an update this weekend on my 24 day Advocare challenge.  I hope you all had a great Thursday, please try not to lose too much sleep tonight over this pinterest problem!!!

#adios