By Angela Tafoya, Photographed by Maria del Rio

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."



















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