Pinterest wins! When Pinterest inspiration was a success.

I love reading posts like this one - 31 Horrendous Pinterest Fail Monstrosities. But I also love seeing the fantastic things that people have made when inspired by something that they've seen on Pinterest. It's not just filled with unachievable examples of crafting excellence, there are some fabulous ideas out there and Pinterest has definitely been a huge inspiration to me over the last few years. You can see some of my own Pinterest wins here - My Pinterest Wins, and I asked around for other people to share some of the things that they have made, inspired by Pinterest, that turned out really well.

I've discovered some fantastic cake ideas thanks to Pinterest, like my rainbow cake and piñata cake. Sonia at Mummy Constant spotted some carrot shaped carrot cake slices and made these fantastic cakes, based on the design but using her own recipe.

Kath at Dreaming of a Craft Room made a fantastic birthday cake. Inspired by a pin she created this awesome birthday cake with a rabbit popping out of a hat!

Debbie at An Organised Mess also turned to Pinterest for birthday party inspiration when she was organising a Lego Ninjago party. Even though the original pin only provided a photograph she was able to recreate the design and make her own fantastic invitations:

Pinterest is great for home decor ideas. Jenny at The Gingerbread House was inspired by a Playmobil Clock and made her own brilliant version using vintage Playmobil figures:

Kath at Dreaming of a Craft room used Pinterest for ideas when decorating her daughter's room, and found some fabric wall decors. She recreated the method on her daughter's walls, and it looks wonderful!

Rachel at The Ordinary Lovely was inspired by decorative pinboards to create her own simple and lovely pinboard:

My friend Cherry also turned to Pinterest for organisational ideas and saw a kitchen command centre. She made her own version which is perfectly adapted to her family's needs, and I love the jam jars attached to the walls to hold pens and pencils!

 Pinterest is filled with ideas for things that you can make for your children. My friend Debbie pinned these lovely ruffle skirts and used the tutorial to make some gorgeous matching skirts for her daughters.

Cerys from Rainy Day Mum pinned a tutorial for repairing a broken pushchair seat and used the instructions to make a replacement seat that looks much prettier than the original!

Finally, Pinterest isn't just about arts and crafts. Joanne from Kids Days Out Reviews used Pinterest to plan a trip to the Lake District, and discovered Aira Force Falls. They had a great visit, and her daughters were able to see their first waterfall.

You can see some of my own Pinterest wins here - My own Pinterest wins. 

You might also like to read about how Pinterest has changed my life!