Pinterest Fails Will Make You Giggle

We all the know the lure of the culinary DIY on social media sharing site Pinterest. Beautiful images of perfect cakes, treats and dinners abound – and the thought of, ‘I can do that!’ reels us in.

Unfortunately, thinking you can do something is not always the same as doing it. The hashtag #pinterestfail is inspired by this not so positive experience, it is as the name suggests, dedicated to celebrating when we just simply fail at making something on Pinterest.

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From the messiest melting snowman cakes, collapsing gingerbread houses and mushed Oreo cookie brownies this ever growing collection of photos celebrates when something just goes plain wrong.

We hope you enjoy this collection of festive Pinterest fails!

Have you had a Pinterest fail? Share your experience with us below – we would LOVE to see a photo!

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27 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 05 Dec 2021
    10:59 am
Such a shame that so many of the photos have been removed.
I love the snowmen

- - Melissa89 said
  - 27 Jul 2016
    7:50 pm
Haha!! So true!

- - fatty82 said
  - 11 Mar 2016
    3:26 pm
These are hilarious!!! Would love to see more

- - KrysGrace said
  - 29 Feb 2016
    1:00 pm
I’m sure there are A LOT more pinterest fails then you would find on pinterest

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 31 Jan 2016
    7:54 pm
Nick and I were cracking up – more of these posts please!

- - curlytops said
  - 18 Jan 2016
    6:12 pm
very funny! often things are not worth the bother!

- - mom103920 said
  - 18 Jan 2016
    12:12 am
Thanks for the laughs Julia. Yes, I’ve had my fair share of failures, but where is the fun in not trying? Haven’t thought of taking photos though, maybe I should try this in future too.

- - linaianna said
  - 13 Jan 2016
    7:03 am
how funny it always looks so easy until you give a try thanks for sharing

- - jammyjams said
  - 10 Jan 2016
    12:18 am
Our pinterest fail wasnt food related but still not what i had expected/wanted.

- - aprilb1 said
  - 03 Jan 2016
    8:23 pm
Lol these are so funny i have seen heaps and they always make me laugh

- - Kasey said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    10:17 pm
HAHA so funny looking at this stuff, pinterest makes it look so easy until you try it!

- - rachelvk said
  - 26 Dec 2015
    11:27 am
I love these comparisons. Hilarious!

- - mom165081 said
  - 24 Dec 2015
    1:05 pm
I try to stick within my capacity and always try before deciding (or agreeing) to make the super complicated for my family. One too many fails taught me this!!!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 19 Dec 2015
    2:28 pm
utterly hilarious – my son and I lost it with the snowmen

- - mom93821 said
  - 17 Dec 2015
    9:55 pm
I prefer the ‘fail’ snowmen – they look like abstract art!

- - mom101628 said
  - 16 Dec 2015
    10:15 pm
Thank you so much for the laughs – it looks like the failures I often end up with.

- - rovermum said
  - 16 Dec 2015
    2:25 pm
Hmmmm, this is why I don’t spend much time on PInterest!!

- - Nas01 said
  - 16 Dec 2015
    12:35 pm
These are so funny. I love the strawberries. I have had many cooking fails but lucky no pictures.
- mom93821 replied
  
  18 Dec 2015 , 6:30 am
  The food still tastes good!
- - ella12 said
  - 16 Dec 2015
    9:47 am
They certainly look very appealing. Thank you.

- - mom169431 said
  - 16 Dec 2015
    1:35 am
Our Halloween Pintrest Fail :/ Absolute hilarity thought One of my favorite pictures of my son even though it failed horribly.
Forsyth, Ga
- mom90758 replied
  
  16 Dec 2015 , 3:55 pm
  Oh, little one!
  - mom94125 replied
    
    25 Jan 2016 , 7:07 pm
    
    haha lol, just like the santa photos! at least you have a funny pic now