• Influencers
Feb 22, 2013 8:30 AM EST
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Meet The Bay’s 5 Top Pinterest Superstars — In Real Life!
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We’d love if you could share a few secrets to your pinning success — any rules, dos, or don’ts to follow?
"My secret to pinning success is really just pinning beautiful images and cool ideas. There are times I would like the idea, but if the image doesn’t appeal to me I wouldn’t pin it. However, there's now a private board option, so I would pin to that for reference later. Another 'do' is that if you have the time, come up with creative names for your boards and have nice board covers. That’s actually one thing I haven’t gotten around to it yet, but I think it will definitely help make a stronger and more interesting pin board. One person who I think does it really well is Rebecca Minkoff. She’s always pinning inspirations for her next collection, it’s almost like sharing sneak peeks, but not really. I think that’s a pretty clever use of Pinterest. And the last 'do' is don’t forget to follow people who share similar aesthetics or tastes you admire."

Who are some other Pinterest power players to watch out for?
"I love seeing pins from Mrs. French, Jennifer Chong, Joy Cho, Bri Emery, Satsuki Shibuya, Glitter Guide, Emily Schuman, Rebecca Minkoff, Nina Garcia, Jonathan Lo, Kanako Yamaguchi, Kirsten Grove, Bonnie Tsang, and Holly Becker."

When you aren’t pinning, where can we find you?
"Since I’m a mother to two lovely girls, I love to take them out for family walks. I love going to neighborhoods that are kid-friendly, but also have shopping and cafes around. You can probably find us strolling the streets of Noe or Fillmore on the weekends with me pushing a bright-pink stroller and toting a Baby Bjorn carrier."