The holidays are the season of crafting, baking and well-meaning creative adventures, inspired by thousands of shiny Pinterest projects gone right… but oh so many also go wrong. I remember one Christmas standing in my kitchen cursing out loud and yelling at pretzel rods that kept breaking in hardened caramel, which got all over my kitchen. Then I cracked up (out loud again) thinking I would look like a crazy person if there was a hidden camera in my house. While it can be frustrating, hopefully most of these people were able to laugh about their Christmas Pinterest Fails afterward.
Food Fiascos – The holidays are synonymous with baking and cute food. I have no patience for cute food, but I can always appreciate when someone else does!
Even basic baking can be a challenge. You walk away for just a few minutes, and now you’re giving everyone a lump of coal for Christmas.
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Melting snowman (or dogs?) could be cute too…
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Not everyone is into the traditional red and green Christmas colors, pink is a nice choice too!
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Sometimes kitchen appliances really do only serve one purpose.
This was bound to get messed up once a few jello shots were consumed anyway. No harm done.
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I’ve never had a gingerbread project go right. This one pretty much mimics all of my experiences!
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Rudolf had a bit too much eggnog.
Why are these gingerbread houses so hard… they really are!
Move over gingerbread house fails, now we have veggie cottages that are equally impossible.
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This fruit tree weathered a harsh growing season.
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Crafting Fails – diy gifts and decor are wide open to complication, which is mildly frustrating if you do it early enough to have a back up plan and panic inducing if you are a procrastinator like me.
Tiny handprints aren’t quite as cute when charred.
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For people who want to lick the bowl OR baseball fans looking to freshen their breath.
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When things are going right… until they don’t. Assembly lines only work if you have good QA (and enough sleep).
Nothing good comes from complicated Elf on the Shelf efforts. I applaud these parents for trying (is that a Bud Light Box? Bonus points!).
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How about you, any Christmas Fails this season? I didn’t do many handmade gifts this year, so I escaped unharmed this season.
