Add Pins to Your Facebook Timeline
Starting today, you can add pins to your Facebook Timeline!
Lots of people use Pinterest to get inspiration for the most important projects in their life. People use Pinterest to plan their vacations, redecorate their homes, and create menus for holiday dinners.
You can now share all of these pins on your Facebook Timeline and look back at all of your projects and inspirations across the year! To add pins to your Facebook Timeline, click the button on the top of your screen:
Success! Pins will automatically be added to your Timeline. Don’t worry, we’ll automatically group your pins, showing your most active boards and recent boards you’ve chosen to follow.
If you change your mind, you can always disable this option by going to your settings page and turning this option off:
Happy Pinning!
Pinterest iPhone App: Version 1.4
The latest version of Pinterest for iPhones is in the app store today! We’ve been working on changes behind-the-pins to make our iPhone app speedier, but the update also includes a new look and new features.
So when you get a chance before the holidays, we recommend updating to version 1.4 in the app store for:
- Larger images in your feed
- Faster search
- Better compatibility with iOS 5
- Tabs that drop away while scrolling for easier browsing
- Saving pins to your Camera Roll
We hope you enjoy it and happy pinning!
Interview with Chrissy Jensen: Owner of Domestica
Photo by Erich Ernst
Shop owner, music lover, poster collector, and 60s mod aficionado. Chrissy Jensen took some time out of a business holiday season at her shop Domestica to share how her business got started and what and why she pins.
Chrissy’s shop Domestica in Des Moines, Iowa
First, can you tell us a bit about yourself?
My name’s Chrissy Jensen, I live in Des Moines, Iowa with my husband Craig + my son, Carter. I grew up out East, but came to Iowa to study fashion design at Iowa State (Go Cyclones!). Circa 1985, Iowa State was not a fashion design school. Not at all. After a semester of sewing puffy sleeves and darts, I switched to journalism.
How did Domestica get started?
It really kinda all goes back to Etsy and the power of the internet. I’ve always been interested in design - industrial design, graphic design, architecture. My dad had stacks of print magazines everywhere and my mom rocked the hottest pad in Philly - butterfly chairs, daybed couches, a surfboard coffee table, abstracts.
After school, I sort of fell into a career as a photo stylist. First in film and then in magazines (Des Moines is home to Meredith Corp, publishers of magazines like Do It Yourself, Better Homes & Gardens, etc. It’s a great resource for creatives here). In 2005, while researching an idea for photo-based crocheted throws, I “met” a kid online who had developed a program to Pantone color-match the Masters’ paintings. He, in turn, told me about a site his friend was working on where you could search product by color. I was so excited. All these various color bubbles appeared on screen and when you clicked them, other bubbles popped up with matching products. That was Etsy.
Craft was taking off, but wasn’t nearly as big as it is, now. Buy Olympia was the only online indie craft shop + there were literally just a handful of craft blogs. I couldn’t get an editor to jump on a craft story if I promised Martha Stewart herself would write it - it just wasn’t on anyone’s radar. But I started my own craft blog anyway, met a ton of great people through the blog + eventually found someone who wanted to open an indie craft shop with me.
The thought of having this cool little craft bubble in our own town excited us. We worked on it for about a year, but weren’t making headway with our local SBA. They didn’t understand or believe in the concept and just kept us in limbo. They even told us the name sounded like a Hispanic cleaning company…
I think this is where sometimes you just have to be bull-headed and power through despite the obvious signs. My business partner moved to Minnesota (she’s still one of my closest confidantes), but I still believed it was possible. I found another partner who really pushed the idea through, and although she didn’t stay with the shop, she gave me that extra push I needed.
Photo by Erich Ernst
Domestica is all about handmade, but that still covers a huge range of things: what do you look for in consignment pieces or products for the store?
I’m definitely drawn to clean, modern, cheerful designs. We’re fortunate that designers/makers are drawn to our shop, so we get a lot of inquiries. It’s hard not to take everything - especially when the artist is clearly at the top of their game, but keeping it modern and cool gives our shop a little different feel. Oh, and prints. It’s a sickness. We have hundreds of prints + posters.
Chrissy’s group board “Mad Men Style”
You collaborate on a group board devoted to “Mad Men Style.” Is 60s modern your favorite design-style or period and, more importantly, who is your favorite Mad Men character?
Let’s get to the more important Mad Men character thing first: I only have two “star” crushes, Dean Winters and Jon Hamm. That said, I like Don Draper better when Peggy Olson’s in the room. It’s dynamic when the two most complicated characters share the screen.
I used to like Betty best, but this last season, they made her so pinched and uncomfortable. I liked her better when she was, as my friend once put it, “like Grace Kelly with a crack in her skull” - standing on her front lawn pulling birds out of the sky with a shotgun while a cigarette hung from her mouth.
And yes, I love the 60’s and really, ‘62-’65. The clothing, print and ad design…
Chrissy’s group board “Des Moines”
Since you’re an Iowan (and we also have two Iowans on Team Pinterest!), what would you say are the best parts about Des Moines or the whole state?
I’m not a native, but I’ve lived here 25+ years now (really?). I think being in the middle geographically has an affect on Iowans’ sensibilities. Iowans are some of the most traveled, most politically savvy, most culturally checked in people I’ve met. Even in the smallest towns, people are checked into what’s going on in the world. They’re definitely more conservative in smaller towns, but I think being farmers/landowners gives them a sense of the value of individual freedom.
Lots of people like to characterize us as living the simple life, but in a way, it’s true. Life’s so easy here. Des Moines offers many of the same cultural + recreational pursuits as larger towns, plus you get the added bonus that you’ll actually get Wilco tickets when they go on sale.
Gig posters available at Domestica
As a music and poster obsessive, what’s on your wishlist of bands you’d love to see or posters you’d love to have?
Right now, I’m listening to a lot of Sleeper Agent, Wild Flag, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Jeff the Brotherhood - I’d love to see any of them. I already have the raddest Wild Flag poster by El Jefe - one of my faves in the shop right now - and he did an awesome poster for We Were Promised Jetpacks, too.
If we had more room/resources, I’d love to get work by Mat Daly, Mike Perry, Dan McCarthy, Miss Amy Jo, Little Friends of Printmaking, Burlesque…there’s just so many people who rock screenprint. We have some of the best already, so I’m thrilled to have who we have.
Chrissy’s “Mad About Print” board
How do you use Pinterest, both for Domestica and for yourself?
Wow. it’s really changed over the last year. At first, it was definitely just a clever way to clean up my desktop. Then my friends and I started a board just to share things with each other and then I think the full scope of Pinterest’s value set in.
I think I tend to use it as a community more than anything - connecting with people I don’t really know, but who have similar interests or who know something I might find valuable. I don’t tend to pin our wares so much. I see boards dedicated to people’s creations or their Etsy store stock, but I worry that it’s too one-dimensional - it doesn’t tell a very rounded story about me or who I am.
I’ve been trying to add a Pin It Button to our blog posts and shop items, that’s a huge! marketing tool, thank you, but I’m still not sure I’m coding it correctly. :)
You can find Chrissy’s boards here and shop online at Domestica here. Happy holidays and thanks so much for sharing Chrissy!
Interview with Chronicle Books
Way back in August we got the chance to meet-up with hundreds of pinners in the SF/Bay Area. One of the most enthusiastic groups we got a chance to talk to was a “delegation” of happy pinners from Chronicle Books. As soon as we started chatting with Kate, Kristen, and Guinevere, how and why they pin started pouring out: Kate as an editor for Chronicle Books and Anthology Magazine, Kristen to work with artists and designers as a design director, and Guinevere as a community manager and blog-writer.
It was one of the first times we got to meet a team that pins together so when we got a chance, a pinterview naturally followed:
The Chronicle Books office in San Francisco
Chronicle Books could be very basically described as a publishing company of visual books, but how would you describe where you work and the mission of Chronicle Books?
Kate Woodrow: I’d say Chronicle’s mission is to create exceptional publishing that’s instantly recognizable for its spirit, creativity, and value. (I’d say that because it’s literally part of our mission statement!) At the end of the day, we work hard to make distinctive things—books, games, journals, puzzles, stationery, apps, and so much more—and we have a lot of fun doing it. If I had to be anywhere every weekday, Chronicle Books makes for a pretty spectacular playground of creativity. (Plus we throw some pretty wicked parties.)
Setting up for a “Pantone Day” party at Chronicle Books
Each of you has a different role at Chronicle Books: can you give us some insight into what you do?
Kate Woodrow: As an editor, I acquire and then help develop roughly 30 art-driven gift products and illustrated books a year. It typically takes about a year to get from the initial nugget of an idea to a finished product on the shelves—but the more complicated projects on my list can take years of format development! I’m always on the hunt for new artists and brands to collaborate with.
Kristen Hewitt: I am an associate design director, and I work on mostly non-book titles—stationery, journals and gift items. I also work on developing new formats and making sure the house as the whole is always coming up with new and interesting formats for us to produce.
Guinevere de la Mare: I’m the community manager at Chronicle (the Chronicle Books blog here), so it’s my job to manage all of our social networks and connect with our fans online. I love what I do because it allows me to engage directly with customers, bloggers, authors, and artists. It’s incredibly valuable to have one-on-one conversations with people, hear what they’re saying about our books, and pass that feedback back to the rest of the company.
Chronicle Books “Books We Love” board
Chronicle Books has a Pinterest account and you all pin together on group boards. How does the office use Pinterest: is it mostly just for fun and community-building, or does pinning together help solidify design ideas too?
GdlM: A group of us at Chronicle all discovered Pinterest around the same time earlier this spring and we were immediately struck by how perfectly it complemented what we do. Our core business is built around visual sharing, and so much of what’s shared on Pinterest—design, typography, crafts/DIY, recipes, fashion—overlaps beautifully with what we publish. It instantly became a font of inspiration and a great new way to interact with our authors (many of whom pin) and our online community.
KH: As a designer and art director, Pinterest has become an incredible tool for me. When trying to establish a visual palette for a project, I used to create style boards that I would send to either the photographer, stylist, illustrator or designer and now I can just send a board specific to a project and send a link to the artist. By making it a shared board we both can pin things and collaborate on developing the look and feel together. It’s really become such a great tool!
If you were forced to pick, what would be your top Chronicle Books pick and why?
KW: Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives by Helen O’Neill. I’m partial, because it was my first acquisition at Chronicle way back in 2006. But, this illustrated biography of the infamous wallpaper designer is such a juicy read—and a beautifully packaged design book, as well
KH: This is tough because I work with so many amazing artists, each bringing so much passion and enthusiasm to each project. One of the projects that I’m most proud of is not a book, but a stationery line we have with Rifle Paper Co. called Botanicals. It’s a notebook collection and stationery set that is probably just about the prettiest project I’ve ever worked on. When Anna Bond at Rifle Paper Co. sent the final art to me when I opened it I actually gasped with excitement. The final collection has lots of details that just really make it extra special. Both sets are wrapped with twine and the journals have the word “notebook” stamped in gold foil and metallic gold printing on the interior texts sheets. It’s swoon-worthy!
GdlM: I love hand-drawn typography and I’m a sucker for those inspirational quotes you see all over Pinterest (yes, I have a board for them) so I have to say my favorite book right now is Everything Is Going to be OK. The artwork in the book is lovely, and a number of my friends contributed work so I’m a bit biased. But ultimately, this little book is like a hug in hardcover (“You are so loved!”), and that’s a beautiful thing.
All of you are pinners in your own right as well: what are your personal interests and projects?
KW: I love to cook and tend to pick recipes based on how delectable the end result looks, so food pins are an essential part of my visual recipe box. Perhaps my most useful board has been my collection of “Presents”—it’s saved the day for so many recent gift purchases!
Kristen’s “In the Garden” board
KH: I love everything about parties and making pretty things! I have a community garden, and really love and am inspired by being in it. I’ve gained a whole new respect for growing food since I started my garden and it’s fun to see what others are doing and be inspired by others in the pinterest world. In the spring, I will be helping my sister design her backyard and we have a shared board for that which is so great! In regards to personal projects, that’s the one I’m probably most excited about!
GdlM: I have a toddler at home, so my most active board is dedicated to kid stuff. I pin project ideas (chalkboard paint!), cool stuff for him (skateboard swing!), and handy tips I want to remember (use baking soda to get crayon off the wall!). I also moonlight as a ghostwriter for a shopping blog, and Pinterest has become my go-to source for inspiration, as well as my online notebook for saving product links for future posts. It makes my life so much easier!
Thanks for taking the time to share all the reasons you pin! You can find Chronicle Books on Pinterest here.
Pinteresting Trend: Saturated Geometric Patterns
1. Matt W. Moore “Crystals & Lasers” exhibition; pinned by Little Bird Big Chip onto I Like Stuff
2. Cappellini Proust Geometrica armchair; pinned by Ian onto Inside
3. Howkapow mug designed by Matt Keers via MAIYA; pinned by Leila onto The Home
4. Paper garland by Weekday Carnival; pinned by Irina onto Party Perfect
5. Sarah Applebaum installation; pinned by Sage onto Art
Interview with Julie Karatzis & Eugenia Bazigos
Planning parties, weddings, photo-shoots, and daily dinners: these are all reasons people pin. Home improvement boards are also popular, but building a house from the ground up, on an island in Greece, with your whole family? That’s definitely one of the bigger projects we’ve seen on Pinterest.
So between Julie’s work as a publicist and letterpress printer, Eugenia’s job at Google, and of course lots of pinning and blogging, we caught up with two sisters who are helping their dad’s dream come true.
Julie and Eugenia as kids
First things first, can the Bazigos sisters describe some basics facts about each other?
Julie: We’ve grown up as best friends and have always been there for each other. Eugenia is definitely the little sister in every sense. I embarrassingly used to make her my go-for when we did art projects as kids, “Eugenia, grab me the scissors” and she’d bring them. She’s grown up to be totally independent, marches to the beat of her own drum, works incredibly hard, does what she wants, and doesn’t let anything stop her.
Eugenia: Julie has OCD - this is almost certain. She can’t deal with disorder and is the type who reorganizes supply cabinets for fun. She’s always in the middle of a project - and growing up, I was definitely her little helper :) She’s always inspired me to bring out my inner artsy, but she definitely holds the crown here.
Julie’s Kefalonia, Greece letterpress print
Julie, you’re one-fourth of Secret Agent PR which specializes in design clients including the American Institute of Architects and Dwell Media. You also have your own design and letterpress studio, Cartoules Press. Meanwhile, Eugenia you’re a Berkeley alumna who’s now a Display Advertising Specialist at Google. Are you two competitive at all or did pursuing your own passions lead you to where you are?
E: Other than making a bet with her when I was 12 that I’d get better grades then she did in high school (I won), really not a whole lot. Our parents always encouraged us both and we just wanted to see each other succeed.
J: If anything we’ve always admired each other for the things we’re good at, and help strengthen each other’s weaknesses. I’ve always been the creative one, Eugenia’s always been the smarty-pants, great student. I was also a good student and Eugenia is creative as well, but we each pursued our own passions, while still having interest in each others work.
E: With Julie in PR and me in Advertising, we’re often thinking about the same things from different angles. It’s always fun when our worlds collide and we can seek one another out for professional advice.
J: She loves to attend design events with me, while I enjoy learning about the latest in the tech world from her, so we really balance each other out.
Eugenia’s “Living Room Love” board
From both of your boards, it’s easy to tell you’re both opinionated about design and interiors. How did you get interested in design?
J: I’ve always loved design. As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. I also love art, drawing, and creating so that’s definitely been a constant in my life.
E: Yeah me on the other hand — I’m a late bloomer in terms of appreciating design. I never really had much of an opinion until college. And even then, it didn’t cross over into being an obsession until last year when I moved to a new apartment in San Francisco. Along the way, I’ve taken inspiration from some of the most influential places I’ve lived — the bohemian, eccentricity of Berkeley; Andalucia’s bright colors and geometric patterns, and Greece’s easy lifestyle and beautiful shapes and colors. Pinterest and the rise of Emily Henderson have only perpetuated this obsession.
Julie’s “Studios ‘n Office Spaces” board
J: As I’ve gotten older and more exposed to the design community it became very obvious to me that this is what I was meant to do. Add Pinterest to the mix, and before I know it, it’s 3am and I’m so far down the design rabbit hole. Both my work as a publicist to architects and designers, and as a graphic designer and letterpress printer, I really get to use my educational background in communications, and my self-taught skills in graphic design to live and breath my passions on a daily basis in these various iterations.
Progress on the Kefalonia house, from Julie’s blog
Your family is currently involved in building a house in Greece together. Can you tell us about how this all got started, the location, and your aspirations for it?
E: This was originally our father’s dream. Every summer we’d go to Greece and stay with our grandparents in their village on the island of Kefalonia. Those summers including a packed house full of our cousins, our parents, and our grandparents are some of the best memories of our childhood. I can always remember our father searching for property so that one day we could have our own house to create these memories.
In 2006 he found a piece of land with a sea view (which was number one on his list). Over the next few years he researched a crew of individuals he could trust to help build his dream, and oversee the process while we’re here in the States. It was all very exciting for Julie and me, but during the design stage I think is when we really became more involved.
Julie and Eugenia’s grandparents house in Kefalonia, from Julie’s blog
J: This house is definitely our father’s baby, but he trusts the two of us to infuse the house with great design. I should mention that he’s a mechanical engineer, a designer himself, so debating elements of the house with him can be challenging (and fun) for us, because he loves the practical; we love the pretty. Then throw my mom the artist/teacher, and my husband the banker into the mix, and you’ve got some lively discussion. It’s really brought us closer though, which I think is the point, and I will always cherish having done this with them. We look forward to the memories we’ll all be creating here for a lifetime.
Julie and Eugenia’s group board “Kefalonia House Inspiration”
Clearly a project this big takes a lot of planning: can you fill us in on how you’ve been using your “Kelafonia House Inspiration board”?
J: We actually have two boards. The first is a “Kefalonia House Inspiration” board, which is composed of images from other homes in Kefalonia, and Greece in general, that have inspired us. The second is called “Kefalonia House Products” and it’s composed of items we’ve already chosen for the house. It’s been really helpful for both of us to collaborate and put our visual ideas in one place where we can make notes, “at message” each other with our thoughts, and even show our family the board to illustrate what we’re envisioning.
E: Thankfully we only ask our parents to click on links - they aren’t exactly techies.
J: Pinterest is allowing us to pull together all of our family’s disparate design styles, and visually see if they can actually work together.
Views in Kefalonia, from Julie’s blog
Have there been any major challenges along the way?
E: Oh man. Yes. We have way too many chefs in the kitchen. And speaking of chefs, deciding on the specific elements of the kitchen has been the hardest part.
J: When you think about how we’re building this house from over 6,500 miles away, so far things are running pretty smoothly. We’re so blessed to have family who live there year round who can check in from time to time, and we’ve hired a fantastic crew of professionals who have been doing a great job. If you consider the fact that my parents and Eugenia live in the San Francisco Bay Area, while my husband and I live in Long Beach, I’d say we’re pretty organized about getting this done.
E: There’s definitely a lot of Skyping going on to discuss details and the Pinterest boards really help pull that together.
Besides the house, are there other reasons you use Pinterest?
Eugenia’s “All Hallows” board
E: I’m currently organizing all sorts of ideas for Halloween. I’ve been finding so much inspiration as I plan for a party I’m throwing. Other than that, I use it all the time for inspiration and general happy procrastination.
J: Personally I love using Pinterest to curate my favorite design items, and to create visual wishlists of things I’d like to purchase for our home here in Long Beach. Professionally I use Pinterest to catalogue items that inspire me, whether it be in my stationery design, or packaging. I also write a blog, so I use Pinterest to visually capture the items I want to include in a post, and then I can easily site where the image came from by referencing my pin boards.
Thanks so much for sharing some memories and stories with us! You can follow the progress of the Bazigos house in Kefalonia on Julie’s blog here.
“Pinning With Purpose”
Source: Christine’s pins
If you love pinning and you have your own business or brand, here’s an event that might interest you.
Pinner, blogger, and former small-business owner Christine Martinez is teaching a class in the SF/Bay Area on Thursday, November 3rd titled “Pinning With Purpose: How To Build Your Brand With Pinterest.”
The topics include: how you can pin to build a brand story, how to perform your own market research, and how to reach new audiences with your boards. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to do this without breaking the #3 Etiquette rule: pinning purely for self-promotion.
Get the rest of the info and sign up here.
Pinteresting Trend: Muted Patterns
1. David Pearson Design “Art Direction and Graphics 1960-1970” for Penguin By Design; pinned by Melanie onto Design & Illustration
2. Musings in Femininity; pinned by Joyce onto La Mode
3. Jane Churchill spring patterns via Apartment Therapy; pinned by Casey onto Pattern
4. The Brick House kilim pillow covers, The Brick House’s boards; pinned by Rorie onto Interior Lust
10.14.11: Weekly Pinterest Round-Up
Source: left two photos from Soda Pop’s recipe post; Claire K Creation’s cake
This week we added a new “Education” category for teachers, home-schoolers, or any and all interested parents. The category has been filling up with pins even quicker than we thought, so Friday’s first link we want to share is to Denise’s blog Sunny Days in Second Grade and her latest classroom activity, inspired by her pins.
As always, more creations and projects below - Happy Pinning!
1. Claire shares recent recipes she’s made on “Pinterest Comes to Life”; Claire’s boards here.
2. How Jessica of Life as Mom users her pins in real life, including getting a new haircut; Jessica’s boards here.
3. DIY shelves posted on “Pinterest Yields Actual Productivity”; Poor Robin’s boards here.
4. Alissa is undertaking “31 Days of Pinterest Creations” for gift ideas; Alissa’s boards here.
5. Julia on All Things Social used her pins to redecorate after moving; Julia’s boards here.
Pinteresting Trend: Faceted Designs
1. Jennifer Cameron “Facet Runner” for Danica Studio Collection; pinned by Sarah onto Color
2. Tabitha Bianca Brown “Amethyst” print on Etsy; pinned by Kristin onto Etsy Finds
3. Matthew Shlian “Tesselation Series” paper art; pinned by Karen onto Other Things
4. Lumini “Rock Lamp”; pinned by Jessica onto Furniture
5. J1Studio T. shelf; pinned by A-chwn onto Fun
