DIY isn’t rocket science, and yet I still fail miserably at any and all crafts.
I can’t cook. I can’t sew. Heck, I can barely color within the lines. To call myself anything close to a do-it-yourselfer would be blasphemous.
So to save you the torture of having to witness my own failed attempts at DIY projects, here are 21 DIY fails that make me feel just a little more confident in my own crafting abilities.
1. She single-handedly ruined cupcakes forever.
Well, those “cute and easy” ice-cream cone cupcakes didn’t exactly turn out as planned … #pinterestfail pic.twitter.com/Vtvprb2kez
— Cory Putman Oakes (@CoryPutmanOakes) August 3, 2016
2. I’m not sure if these are edible or kid friendly!
Burnt my hand.
Forgot to put the veg in.
Entirely tasteless.
Shapes a total #PinterestFailWinning or something. pic.twitter.com/KTmhQK5iti
— Citizen Sev (@sevitz) August 3, 2016
3. She set out to create paint and whipped up some mud instead.
DIY Chalk Paint: Pinterest Style (left) and My Version (right).#pinterestfail pic.twitter.com/RGC7mqDX9i
— Martha Brown (@martylou83) August 1, 2016
4. There’s a ray of hope somewhere at the other end of this rainbow cake.
This is what I get for using cake in a box #cakewreck #pinterestfail #stillgonnaeatthat pic.twitter.com/FaIu5uXnj8
— Treslie (@oheythatgirl) August 1, 2016
5. We can’t have nice things.
what a campfire cone is supposed to look like vs. the burnt piece of ash I ended up with #Pinterestfail pic.twitter.com/BZqTagdJ0R
— Caroline Vorisek (@carolinevorisek) July 24, 2016
6. This is a cheap alternative to installing a ceiling fan.
7. I’d be happy to receive either set of cupcakes for my next birthday.
8. If this is how he designs a birdhouse, I’d hate to see what he could do to a two-story home.
9. Expectation is always better than reality.
10. CRUSHED IT.
My daughter may be frightened by my mother-in-law’s version of Ariel! #pinterestfail #backunderthesea @jimmyfallon pic.twitter.com/vLJsOsBWIK
— Chris Azzara (@ChrisAzzara) July 22, 2016
11. Hey…you tried.
The Cult of Domesticity is dead #PinterestFail pic.twitter.com/qckZuZx5Hi
— Joanna Williams (@joanna7williams) July 19, 2016
12. I feel like there might be a body in there.
13. Oh no, Canada!
14. Good luck with that one.
15. That’s going to require some elbow grease.
16. That’s…creative.
17. I don’t think this was the desired result.
18. They found the key to success.
19. She used some creative license and made her lodge a motor home.
20. If you squint, they almost look identical. Almost.
21. Know the names of any good plumbers? I have used http://www.thompsonfamilyplumbing.com/san-bernardino-plumbers/ the plumber in San Bernardino ever since I have memory.
Hey, no one’s perfect. It’s fine. Keep trying, friends.
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