Pinning with Purpose | Week 7

This week was even crazier than I expected so I'm relieved I only went with two Pins for this week's Pinning with Purpose.

If you're new to Pinning with purpose, here are the deets: each week, I pick out a few pins from my Pinterest boards and try to recreate them or use them for inspiration. And, I challenge you to do the same. Find a pin that gets your creative juices going; be it a craft tutorial, recipe, style inspiration, or organizational tip and run with it. I encourage you to share your results on your blog and then link it up here.

Did you see the link-ups from last week's Pinning with Purpose?

Lorraine at Clamco Cottage gave a facelift to brown wicker end tables.

Rosantia at Bairozan's Blog not only made this beautiful nest jewelry set

She also created this stunningly romantic rope bracelet

As for what I worked on this week (please remember to go to the original sites to pin or share any of these images, above or below), here's a reminder of what I had on tap:

Dark Chocolate Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip from Cook the Story off my Healthy-er Eats board

Beaded Toggle and Bar Clasp Tutorial from Beading Gem off my Jewelry Tutorials board

And, here's how they turned out:

The Chocolate Fruit Dip came together quickly, and I stored it in the fridge for a few hours before we tried it.

The consistency was thick like pudding, which I liked. We both thought the dip was good. However, we both noticed something a little off' about the taste. I definitely want to experiment with this recipe since we did like it. We think it could be the amount of cinnamon used or maybe even just old cocoa powder. I'll be referring to this recipe again to adjust it to my liking. It's a great base though.

Since I was just learning the technique for the Beaded Toggle and Bar Clasp, I used some cheaper wire and beads.

Though these aren't perfect by any means, I like the simplicity of the technique. I'll definitely be keeping this idea in my wheelhouse for when I need a matching clasp.

I'm hoping to feel better and get more done next week (wishful thinking?), so here are the Pinned links I have planned for myself.

• Since my amazing husband got my Photoshop up and running again, I want to install some fonts off my Online Tips and Such board. Here are the ones I'm starting with:
• Favorite Font Combos from Yellow Bliss Road
• Favorite Free Halloween Fonts from Ella Claire Inspired
• Lovely Fonts from Ann Meer Design
• I know I've got some potatoes in the pantry that need to be used, so these Parmesan Potato Wedges from MyRecipes off my FOOD | Veggies board sound tasty and practical. 
• With my newfound love of mixed media art, I'm going to make the yarn-wrapped block for stamping shown in Print & Pattern's review of Print Workshop. 

It should be a great week! I hope yours will be fun and inspiring as well.

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