Pinterest is a magical place. It’s full of aesthetically pleasing homes, perfectly organized office spaces, seasonal crafts that will leave your house looking adorable year round and simple projects that can spruce up your garden. But how often do you actually attempt any of the DIY projects you admire online?
Apparently, many of them are much more difficult than the site would lead you to believe. Below, you’ll find some of the most hilarious Pinterest versus reality fails that people have shared of their own projects. Whether you’re a craft expert or not, we hope you enjoy scrolling through these unfortunate attempts, and keep reading to find a conversation with Brandy Nelson of the Gluesticks blog!
#1 Pinterest Pumpkins
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#2 Pinterest Fail
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#3 Auntie Misjudged The Length Of My Neck
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#4 Ocean In A Bottle: Witness My Epic Pinterest Fail
Image source: Julie Finn
#5 An Attempt At A Guy Fawkes Origami Mask Turned Into A Pinterest Fail
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#6 A Friend Used Pinterest Instructions To Make An Oscar The Grouch Costume For Her Guinea Pig
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#7 Low-Budget Pinterest
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#8 Here’s A Fail Of A DIY Craft. Good Effort Though
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#9 Nailed It, 0-2
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#10 Nailed It
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#11 Pinterest “It” Pumpkin vs. My Sister’s
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#12 I Tried To Build A Book Igloo With My Students After I Saw It On Pinterest
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#13 My Fiancée Recently Took Up Crocheting And Wanted To Follow A Guide From Pinterest. This Is The Picture She Sent Me After Her First Attempt At A Christmas Stocking
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#14 My Mother: “I Found This New Website, Pinterest, It’s Very Cool”. 10 Minutes Later: Easter Decorations
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#15 Tried Out An Embroidery Pattern I Saw On Pinterest
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#16 My Cousin Tried To Make Easter Eggs From Pinterest
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#17 Rainbow Roses: Not Quite Right, But Still Interesting
The setup: red, green, and blue dyes. Split the rose’s stem into 3 parts. Use plastic wrap to keep the stem happy.
The dyes: Danish. The green is very opaque, the red is slight, and the blue is transparent. I think these are real pigments, not just dyes.
After 18 hours – blue spots. After 36 hours – more blue spots on the petals and on the leaves. Close up after 36 hours – the rose is not happy.
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#18 Followed The Pinterest Directions Exactly
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#19 Thank You Pinterest And Social Media For Giving My Wife The Idea To Make A Paper Tree For My Son’s Winnie-The-Pooh-Themed Second Birthday
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#20 Pinterest Fail
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#21 We All Need A Laugh, So Enjoy My Epic Pinterest Fail From This Morning
I actually did some excellent quick thinking and poured the clementine caramel out of the pan and onto some oiled parchment and laid another piece on top. I’ve now got clementine caramel shards to use instead.
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#22 Pinterest Failed Me
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#23 10 Cans Of Spray Paint Later And There Is No Making That Tree Top White. If You See This Craft On Pinterest – Do Not Attempt
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#24 Nailed It
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#25 Milk Jug Elmer. Almost Got It
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#26 My Friend Based Her Graduation Cap Off Of A Pinterest Post
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#27 Creating Winter Workshop Crafts With My First-Graders. Pinterest Expectation vs. Reality
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#28 After Multiple Tries, Looks Like I’ll Be Buying An Ink Pad
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#29 A Definite Pinstrosity In The Making
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#30 Aspiring Artist
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#31 Tried My Best
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#32 No More Painting With Circles
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#33 Pinterest Inspiration On Top, My Attempt On The Bottom
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#34 Girlfriend Got Inspiration From Pinterest
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#35 Pinterest Fail
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#36 Pinterest Really Let Me Down
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#37 We Nailed It For Sure
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#38 These Were Not A Win, But We Had Bubbly, Spiked Cider And Crafts, So I’m Ok With It
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#39 What You Expect vs. What You Get
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#40 Pinterest Gone Wrong
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#41 Pinterest vs. Reality
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#42 At Least I Tried
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#43 I Saw This Idea On Pinterest, And Well
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#44 I Have No Words, Except That It Didn’t Turn Out Like The Picture
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#45 Pinterest vs. Real Life
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#46 Slithery Wreaths
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#47 I’m Pretty Sure Kesha Is The Only One Who Would Be Proud Of My Masterpiece
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#48 Reality Is Different
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#49 Our Christmas Craft Of The Day Didn’t Turn Out So Good
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#50 Pinterest Expectation vs. Reality
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