“That’s It, I’m Craft Shaming”: 40 Posts About People Who Haven’t Mastered The Art Of DIY
We are often told that undertaking arts and crafts will bring us a sense of fulfillment, positivity, and relaxation. And in times of the worldwide pandemic, this is all we need. So no wonder so many people have tried making something from scratch, whether baking an infamous hedgehog cake or decorating jeans with whatever they found at home.
But even if we, as a society, do encourage getting your hands on things and rocking your inner craftsperson, it doesn’t mean you should just do it. And this humorous, satirical Facebook group called “That’s it, I’m craft shaming.” is precisely an answer to why crafts isn’t for everyone.
Welcome to the not-so-pretty side of the handmade world that often remains hidden behind the tearful expectation vs reality moment. With a whopping 99.4K members, the group is both a horror chamber and a feast for your eyes that collects all the most hideous crafty items found out there.
And for understandable reasons, these questionable gems rarely get to earn a place in a camera roll. Unless it’s strictly for craft shaming purposes.
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When Sewing, Always Remember Pattern Placement Is Key
Local Playground. No Further Commentary Needed
“That’s it, I’m craft shaming.” is a relatively young private Facebook group created in July 2020, with almost 100k members. The group came about when the world was desperate to figure out where to put their hands as the coronavirus lockdown was implemented around the world.
“Honestly, at some point, we have all come across a post and just thought 'what the actual heck.' This is the group for all of those occurrences,” states the group's description. It invites members to post anything from an “ugly ass wreath” to a “tumbler that looks like it went for a tumble” as long as “it's handmade, and it's hideous.”
Well Okay Then
This Makes Me Uncomfy
Button Doll
So to find out more about the community firsthand, Bored Panda reached out to its moderator team, who were happy to share some insights about the craft shaming online movement.
“The craft shaming group started because a few people were tired of the craft community being dishonest about people’s crafts,” said the mod team representative. “In every crafting group, people would post something so hideous or the words are crooked and it’s for sale and people will tell them it looks nice or they like it and this person ends up selling a subpar product,” they added.
Oh. ...oh My
My Daughter Wanted This Dog Cake For Her Birthday. I Am Not Paying $25 When I Can Do It Myself
Right? I see at least 17 cupcakes there, so about $1.50 each which is more than reasonable, and then you get the cute decorations/arrangement as well. I don't know if the head/feet are edible or not, but it took time & skill to make them. I'd expect to pay closer to $40 for that from a reputable bakery.
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Yup... by the time you got all the ingredients and invested all the time for that (whatever you want to call it) $25 seems like quite a bargain actually...
Load More Replies... 25$ for a handmade cake that looks cute is nothing, especially when yours looks like assembled feces.
Next year, let me know. I'll pay the $25 myself so your kid doesn't have to go through this again
You saved 25 dollars! All it took was brown frosting and thousands more dollars for therapy! (Credit to a Panda named Rick)
That thing was asking with pleading eyes to be killed and I hope you didn't let it suffer too long.
Top image: Dog before being hit by a truck... Bottom image: Dog after being hit by a truck...
The cake your mom makes with love is way more special than some generic bakery cake.❤️
Ewww. No you could not. Pay the 25 dollars. That is cheap. They are only little for a short time.
You cannot use store-bought frosting, straight out of the can, to decorate cakes; it is too runny. You have to mix powdered sugar into it, to make it stiff. Honestly, I haven't bought frosting in years. Homemade is better, and not difficult. I recently taught my husband to make frosting (he wanted to learn to bake during quarentine). When I showed him how, he said, "Thats it? I thought it would be more complicated."
its a dog...no its a lizard.. nice try and hope you daughter like it
There are no feet or tail which makes this look more like a mutant caterpillar.
I am not sure what paradise this person lives in, but $25.00 USD for a cake is unheard of. The cupcake cake in the first photograph (not Cujo the demon dog in the second photo) has to be more than $25.00. Come on, most of the bakeries where I live charge the equivalent of $2.00 to $3.00 USD for a iced cupcake alone.
Did somebody get the tag number of the person who ran the poor dog over?
I Think This Qualifies. On My Local Garage Sale Page
So “That’s it, I’m craft shaming.” was created as a satirical response to the overwhelming positivity that surrounds craft communities. “We created an environment where people can be honest with their opinions. It’s not just a place for bad crafts, but also a place to share craft finds that are cool but make you say WTF.”
She Painted Her Couch With House Paint
Poor couch. An upholsterer could have done such fab things with that!
Saw This On Marketplace. It Is Legit A Paper Boat. Lol
When asked to explain the craftshaming term, the mod team said the word refers to the act of shaming crafts or wanting to exhibit people’s bizarre DIYs. “Some examples of our favorite posts would be the self-shaming posts, the crochet baby, and the badly done resin pieces,” the mod team said.
No, No, No!!
Ok Maybe Im Just Missing The Aesthetic But Im Really Not Into It Made From Old Neck Tyes. Alot Of People In The Comments Liked It. I Wanted To Like It But... Maybe If The Colors Were Different? Idk Lol
Just Look At This
According to the moderator team, the recent surge in very weird and often tasteless DIY experiments has to do with everyone being eager to sell homemade stuff before reflecting on how good their product is. “I think a lot of crafts from Pinterest fails and people selling their crafts as soon as they get a Cricut. Some people don’t understand that you need practice and time to improve before selling anything,” the spokesperson of the mod team concluded.
I Have No Words...
My Mom And The Cake She Made For My Sister’s 21st Birthday.... It Was Supposed To Look Like The One On The Left
Found In The Wild On Market Place Handmade Sea Shell "Fountain"
Enjoy
Looks like the normal spongebob episode..."Wonderful weather we're having" lol
Sigh. "Macrame"
Just...why?
But Why...
$45 For Four Cinder Blocks And Two Planks Of Wood? What A Bargain. Can't Wait To See How It Ships
The Caption Says It's An Elephant, Handmade Out Of Sea Shells. I Thought It Was A Very Weird Raw Chicken
For When You Want Strangers To Stop You And/Or Just Immediately Call The Police For Animal Abuse
The talent is most definitely there because these cats look disturbingly real!
Facebook Marketplace Never Disappoints. This Thing Is Clearly Haunted
I Think I Found One!
Found In My Local Marketplace Group
Y’all
I Mean.. Im Lost For Words
This Belongs Here. I Don’t Know The Story Behind The Picture
I Was Leaving The Outlets Here In Orlando The Other Day And Was Parked Near This…… Someone Take Her Glue Gun Away Asap!
Idk If This Has Made A Debut But I Feel Like This Belongs
Is This A Craft? Idk. But I Hate It
I Paid Real American Dollars To An Etsy “Artist” For This Homemade “Cat” Soap, Meant To Be A Gift For My Daughter. My Daughter Politely Declined. Meow?
Astroturf Heels
An Earlier Post Reminded Me Of This Beauty My Mum Made My Nephew For His Birthday. It’s Supposed To Be Gollum With Eye Of Sauron
Saw This In My Piercing Shaming Group
Found On Local Marketplace. Crib Or Death Trap?
Note Cards
The cake ones are a little tragic. I'm sure everyone has a story about how they once wanted a certain costume/cake/dress, and Mom couldn't afford it so she tried to make one, and it ended up terrible. When I look back on it, I'm embarrassed that I was so mean to my mom about it as a kid, because she was trying really hard.
True. My mom tried her best to make us nice things. She taught me to bake and sew at a very young age, so I knew how hard it could be. I always tried to be understanding; but a few times my dissapointment overwhelmed me, and I cried. I feel guilty about that now. I know it hurt her feelings.
Load More Replies... Back when I was 20, my roommate and I were in need of a coffee table. Somewhere we found a car windshield (windscreen) complete with the rearview mirror attached. We took 4 empty cases of beer (back when they were super-sturdy cardboard for 12 ounce bottles) stacked them on both sides, and set the windshield on top. The best part was that the windshield was curved, so when anybody set a drink on it, the drink would slide down to the middle, so if everybody was drinking the same beer, you had to write your name on it.
Lol. When I first moved out on my own, I couldn't afford anything extra. I wanted an entertainment center for my TV, but those were too expensive. Someone gave me an ugly old chest of drawers (bureau) that I didn't need. I took the front off the top drawer so I could use that cavity as a shelf for my movies. I intended it to be temporary, but I still have it. After I aquired a nice entertainment center, I moved my makeshift one to my bedroom.
Load More Replies... I make beaded jewelry. I have always done well at craft fairs, so my stuff must be good. My mom makes gorgeous diaries, and notebooks; everyone loves her stuff. The two of us usually share a booth, since neither of our products take up much room. We have been politely sidestepping my aunt's desire to join us; she is the type who just hot-glues a bunch of ribbon to a hanger and calls it a wreath. I know I'm being a little snobby, but our crafts took hours (sometomes days) to complete. My aunt's stuff took very little effort, and it shows
Taking break at clinic, general consensus here as we viewed this was: That's not DIY, that's Don't Do It Again! DDIA! And now we're gonna say DDIA all afternoon and confuse everyone. Back to the trenches!
There used to be a site called RegrEtsy. I don't know if it still exists, but it was always such a riot.
The cake ones are a little tragic. I'm sure everyone has a story about how they once wanted a certain costume/cake/dress, and Mom couldn't afford it so she tried to make one, and it ended up terrible. When I look back on it, I'm embarrassed that I was so mean to my mom about it as a kid, because she was trying really hard.
True. My mom tried her best to make us nice things. She taught me to bake and sew at a very young age, so I knew how hard it could be. I always tried to be understanding; but a few times my dissapointment overwhelmed me, and I cried. I feel guilty about that now. I know it hurt her feelings.
Load More Replies... Back when I was 20, my roommate and I were in need of a coffee table. Somewhere we found a car windshield (windscreen) complete with the rearview mirror attached. We took 4 empty cases of beer (back when they were super-sturdy cardboard for 12 ounce bottles) stacked them on both sides, and set the windshield on top. The best part was that the windshield was curved, so when anybody set a drink on it, the drink would slide down to the middle, so if everybody was drinking the same beer, you had to write your name on it.
Lol. When I first moved out on my own, I couldn't afford anything extra. I wanted an entertainment center for my TV, but those were too expensive. Someone gave me an ugly old chest of drawers (bureau) that I didn't need. I took the front off the top drawer so I could use that cavity as a shelf for my movies. I intended it to be temporary, but I still have it. After I aquired a nice entertainment center, I moved my makeshift one to my bedroom.
Load More Replies... I make beaded jewelry. I have always done well at craft fairs, so my stuff must be good. My mom makes gorgeous diaries, and notebooks; everyone loves her stuff. The two of us usually share a booth, since neither of our products take up much room. We have been politely sidestepping my aunt's desire to join us; she is the type who just hot-glues a bunch of ribbon to a hanger and calls it a wreath. I know I'm being a little snobby, but our crafts took hours (sometomes days) to complete. My aunt's stuff took very little effort, and it shows
Taking break at clinic, general consensus here as we viewed this was: That's not DIY, that's Don't Do It Again! DDIA! And now we're gonna say DDIA all afternoon and confuse everyone. Back to the trenches!
There used to be a site called RegrEtsy. I don't know if it still exists, but it was always such a riot.
