diff --git a/pinry/pins/forms.py b/pinry/pins/forms.py
index 12f2507..3589832 100644
--- a/pinry/pins/forms.py
+++ b/pinry/pins/forms.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from django import forms
 
-from taggit.forms import TagField
-
 from .models import Pin
 
 
-class PinForm(forms.Form):
-    url = forms.CharField(label='URL', required=False)
+class PinForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    url = forms.CharField(label='url', required=False)
     image = forms.ImageField(label='or Upload', required=False)
-    description = forms.CharField(label='Description', required=False, widget=forms.Textarea)
-    tags = TagField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Pin
+        fields = ['url', 'description', 'tags']
 
     def check_if_image(self, data):
         # Test file type
diff --git a/pinry/pins/urls.py b/pinry/pins/urls.py
index bae91be..52d71c5 100644
--- a/pinry/pins/urls.py
+++ b/pinry/pins/urls.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 
+from .views import RecentPins
+from .views import NewPin
+
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('pinry.pins.views',
-    url(r'^$', 'recent_pins', name='recent-pins'),
-    url(r'^tag/.+/$', 'recent_pins', name='tag'),
-    url(r'^new-pin/$', 'new_pin', name='new-pin'),
+    url(r'^$', RecentPins.as_view(), name='recent-pins'),
+    url(r'^tag/.+/$', RecentPins.as_view(), name='tag'),
+    url(r'^new-pin/$', NewPin.as_view(), name='new-pin'),
     url(r'^delete-pin/(?P<pin_id>\d+)/$', 'delete_pin', name='delete-pin'),
 )
diff --git a/pinry/pins/views.py b/pinry/pins/views.py
index 155b33a..16c899f 100644
--- a/pinry/pins/views.py
+++ b/pinry/pins/views.py
@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
-from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib import messages
+from django.utils.functional import lazy
+from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
+from django.views.generic import CreateView
 
 from .forms import PinForm
 from .models import Pin
 
 
-def recent_pins(request):
-    return TemplateResponse(request, 'pins/recent_pins.html', None)
+reverse_lazy = lambda name=None, *args : lazy(reverse, str)(name, args=args)
 
 
-def new_pin(request):
-    if request.method == 'POST':
-        form = PinForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
-        if form.is_valid():
-            pin = Pin.objects.create(url=form.cleaned_data['url'], submitter=request.user,
-                                     description=form.cleaned_data['description'])
-            pin.tags.add(*form.cleaned_data['tags'])
-            messages.success(request, 'New pin successfully added.')
-            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('pins:recent-pins'))
-        else:
-            messages.error(request, 'Pin did not pass validation!')
-    else:
-        form = PinForm()
-    context = {
-        'form': form,
-    }
-    return TemplateResponse(request, 'pins/new_pin.html', context)
+class RecentPins(TemplateView):
+    template_name = 'pins/recent_pins.html'
+
+
+class NewPin(CreateView):
+    model = Pin
+    form_class = PinForm
+    success_url = reverse_lazy('pins:recent-pins')
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        form.instance.submitter = self.request.user
+        messages.success(self.request, 'New pin successfully added.')
+        return super(NewPin, self).form_valid(form)
+
+    def form_invalid(self, form):
+        messages.error(self.request, 'Pin did not pass validation!')
+        return super(NewPin, self).form_invalid(form)
 
 
 def delete_pin(request, pin_id):
diff --git a/pinry/templates/pins/new_pin.html b/pinry/templates/pins/pin_form.html
similarity index 100%
rename from pinry/templates/pins/new_pin.html
rename to pinry/templates/pins/pin_form.html