Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Present Ideas. Pinterest Tutorial

It's that time of year when people are looking for present ideas, especially for the kids. First the easy stuff. For clothes:
Adam - tops 6 or 6X, bottoms 5
Naomi - 3 or 3T
John - 12 months

And favourite colours in general:
Adam - orange
Naomi - red most of the time, or purple

For other ideas, I've created a Pinterest Board with some ideas and images. Keep reading for a tutorial or go straight there to check it out by clicking here: http://pinterest.com/hololos/present-ideas/. Pinterest is a new social media tool that lets you record images you encounter online (like ideas for presents!), collect them all in one tidy place with your own comments, and show them to other people, who may also comment on those ideas (if they are Pinterest members). My Present Ideas Pinterest board looks like this:


It's a work in progress. As I think of things, I'll add them. Click on any picture to enlarge it. For example, if you click on the Scientific American picture, you'll go to a page that looks like this:


Once it is enlarged, click on the picture again to go to the website where I found the picture in the first place. That'll usually help you find out where to buy something and/or about how much it should cost. Clicking on the Scientific American picture again in the new page takes you to a new page.


See? There the picture is, in the top of the new page.

There is a possible problem with posting the present ideas, namely that more than one person will use the idea, resulting in duplication. So, may I suggest two solutions:
1 - put a comment under the picture or email me if/when you buy something
but that may ruin the surprise for me. If ruining the surprise for me matters to you, then
2 - keep your receipts, in case we decide to return something.

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