THE NON-CRAFTING ATTORNEY: JEANNETTE APPOLD, 44, ROSEMOUNT

(shown with her daughter, Aliyah)

Pinterest experience: 17 boards, 795 pins.

Define Pinterest: Bulletin board. Creative outlet. Time drain.

How addicted are you? I log in several times a day. It's like fantasy football for girls.

Pinterest or Facebook? I spend more time on Pinterest than I do Facebook.

Favorite things to pin: Products I love, places I've been, photography, crafts, books worth reading, style, basement remodeling, recipes.

Pins brought to life: Teachers' gifts, prayer pot, chore chart, upside-down balloon decorations, DIY family sign, marshmallow catapult. (See project samples at Pinterest.com; do a keyword search.)

THE GOOD EATIN' SOCIAL MEDIA GUY: JUSTIN WARE, 32, MINNEAPOLIS

(shown with his wife, Paige)

Pinterest experience: Four boards, 16 pins.

Define Pinterest: It's a social bookmarking site -- a very good place to remind yourself of things, such as gift ideas and recipes.

How addicted are you? Just getting started, but I use it daily.

Pinterest moment that got you hooked: I was looking for meatless recipe suggestions and came across a vegetarian chef's Pinterest board. I instantly had access to a huge list of recipes with pictures and commentary from other users, which acts as a very organic ratings system.

Favorite things to pin: Vegetarian recipes, dogs, favorite places, camping gear.

Pins brought to life: Guacamole grilled cheese sandwich.

THE HOME REMODELING BLOGGER: MOLLY BROMAN, 28, MINNEAPOLIS

Pinterest experience: 10 boards, 211 pins.

Define Pinterest: I've tried using the analogy of an online bulletin board. It's a way to collect what is inspiring you and being able to share it with others, too. It's a big, happy, crafty community of people who support each other. It's a great way to collect and share ideas with other people.

Pinterest claim to fame: Received more than 11,000 hits to her blog for her how-to tutorial of a "Christmas lights canvas" project.

Pins brought to life: Christmas lights canvas, reupholstered chairs and benches, painters tape canvas art, painters tape rug. AIMÉE TJADER