Some might say Pinterest is a craze, obsession, or huge time suck, but it is also a great place to find and explore your creative side. Projects ranging from sewing, cooking, painting, drawing, gift wrapping, decorating, and more all provide creative outlets.

Though we are not all designers, we each are creative in our own way, and it is important that we experiment and step out of our comfort zones. In an effort to explore different creative outlets we’ve decided to dedicate one lunch a week to trying our hand at creative projects – that have nothing to do with our work. Pinterest is where our initial ideas will come from, so we’re calling this craft time “Pin Buster Time” and we’ve already identified 3 projects to try.

Today was project one. A necklace made from t-shirts. We all brought in a t-shirt of any color from home. The proper tools were provided by our very own crafty/do-it-yourself girl Sarah. There were the daring ones who brought in t-shirts in bright colors and the safe ones (and possibly more practical ones) who brought in various shades of gray, because, well, gray goes with everything, right?

In doing this, not only did we discover that DIY projects are not as time-consuming and difficult as we think they are, but we also found that taking time away from our desks to explore new creative outlets is a great way to fill us with new energy to put towards the rest of our day.

If you have any crafty ideas you’d like us to try, let us know, and we’ll add them to our list.