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“That’s It, I’m Craft Shaming!”:30 Horrendous DIY Projects That Got Shamed In This Online Group
Crafting can be a great hobby: making something with your hands is a great source of pride for many people. The arts and crafts market is a testament to how popular DIY hobbies are. In 2021, online sales for art and craft supplies, for example, were over $15.7 billion.
Sadly, not all crafting ideas result in something stunning every single time. As a casual knitter, I admit I have made some atrocious socks and even gifted them to friends for Christmas. My only hope is that they never shared them on the "That's It, I'm Craft Shaming!" Facebook group. And if they did, well... let's look for them here!
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Lavern Defazio 1 year ago
Get rid of the pans over the door and I'm good. Don't want a cast iron pan falling on your noggin.
R Dennis 1 year ago
I have a cast iron chicken frying pan that belonged to my mom - it may have even been her mom's. It has a crack in the bottom and can't be repaired... I would absolutely do this.
Science Nerd 9 months ago
Before we headed off to grad school, my parents gave us a cast iron frying pan that they received as a wedding present and it was used then. Still have the pan so it is at least 75 years old. And, how do you crack a cast iron pan?
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Darla Hitchcock 1 year ago
This is beautiful, and the person attempting to shame has no taste.
Lyoness 1 year ago
If I could afford it I'd have this much cast iron for sure.
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Hollerfloozy 1 year ago
We use peg board and hang our skillets and such. Especially since most of them are cast iron. People been doing this for hundred of years... No shame at all.
April Dancer 4 months ago
You are special! And here's a virtual hug to prove it 🤗
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Mia Bouhan 10 months ago
Funny, well put together, aesthetic storage, overall productive and creative, I like it
D. Pitbull 1 year ago
So... dad-joke and storage idea all in one - WHY is this in 'craft shaming'?
Melinda Flick 5 months ago
Oooh, my SIL did close to this. Tree - check. It’s not hooks, she put in various sizes of towel bars that the pans and lids fit ‘inside’.
Sandra Armstrong 1 year ago
Love it wish I had place to show off my ironware. It's all I have ever know from birth and I am 84
Sylvia Baker 1 year ago
Now just imagine one of those ridiculously heavy pans comes loose while you're reaching for another one and goodbye toes
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
I love that. And cast iron pans are heavy af. That took some dedication
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Those things are heavy as hell... Tip of the hat to the person who installed the very sturdy nails!!
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Clever way to store your cast iron. Just be sure to put the hooks in steady studs in the wall; those things can be heavy!!
D. Pitbull 1 year ago
It's a dad-joke and a storage idea all in one! Why is this a 'bad idea'???
Doc “Dr Rotwang” Rotwang 1 year ago
Yeah, that's clever, an efficient use of space, and pretty cute, really.
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Nadine Debard 1 year ago (edited)
I really love light, so I avoid dark curtains, but I kind of like it, looks like stained glass
#3
OK shame away, I spent a lot of hours making my wedding bouquet, I have to say I was rather proud of my efforts, what do you think?.
If I've learned one thing in my quest to find new hobbies as an adult, it's that practice makes you better. I, too, have once looked at a craft tutorial and thought: "Pfft, I can do that. Flawlessly. On the first try." But that's just one of my toxic traits, I guess. You have to try and fail many times before actually making something beautiful.
Having a hobby in the crafts realm also has benefits to our mental health. Research shows that it can help us manage stress better. When we do crafts or art in a group, it also makes us feel more connected to society.
#4
#5
During Covid lockdowns I saw something online about sending a family friend a “hug”. It was made out of card like a mini strip of paper with hands cut out the ends and it was a bit basic.
I decided I can sew (kinda!) and I can upscale this to make a “hug” out of fabric that was based on my own hands and arm span for hug length.
Gave it to my parents. Think I also gave them nightmares
#6
This is from about 7 years ago. A friend got me the kit as a fun pick-me-up, and I unintentionally made horrors with it
"But how can I feel zen when everything I try to craft turns out trash?" you may ask. Well, that has to do with us always reaching for perfection. Your first (or second, or tenth, or hundredth, for that matter) craft doesn't have to be perfect. In other words, it's more about the journey than the result, if you will.
In fact, in some cases, making bad crafts might even be more therapeutic. Sam Reece, the mind behind S****y Craft Club, can attest to that. The community she started is all about gluing beads and rhinestones onto everything and anything. Reece calls it "low-budget, high-impact crafts."
#7
I wish I would have known about this before I got rid of most of our stuffed animals.
#8
I was pretty excited about this awful chicken I made. I tried the Poppy the chicken pattern. My husband calls it Poopy the chicken, Poppy's uglier cousin
Some call Sam's crafting club "lightly unhinged," but she says it's a way for her to explore her relationship with perfectionism and do her best to make art enjoyable again. To those who attend the club meetings, perhaps, it's something similar as well.
Sam started Craft Club in 2019 when she was feeling "creatively burnt out" by her everyday job. She started organizing club meetings in Brooklyn, and when the pandemic hit, it went, in her own words, "modestly viral" on TikTok.
#10
I volunteer at a thrift shop and I kept this doll head and some cords from a damaged gift bag and made this abomination.
My mom hates it.
MacClovia Solis 1 year ago
I have one my little sister made for me, it has piercings. It's goth Barbie
#11
'Used a broken Smart TV to replace the glass top of my patio set.'
David Morgan 1 year ago
I'd have serious reservations about it's resilience and the dangers from the components if it breaks. TVs are generally very fragile because they are not supposed to be subjected to any forces. Put a cup down firmly on this and you could have glass shards everywhere.
Reece claims bad crafts help her heal her inner child. "With every [crappy] craft I make, Kid Sam is right there—reminding me to play, to make art that's just for me, and at the very least, to just create something. Because when we're dealing with [crappy] crafts, it's not important that it's perfect—it's important that you made it."
#13
Back away from the needles, honey
But what about the times we intend to make something good and it ends up looking horrible? Well, sometimes, you just gotta accept that you'll make some duds. Blogger Felicia of The Craft Session writes that sometimes projects just fail. She asks her readers to look for joy in their failed projects.
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#18
This woman is asking $160 for her "creations" since she uses seashells and semi-precious stones.
I feel like this could be done by a 7 years old. Mind you, she did social studies in Uni, but failed to impress her teachers so she decided to devote her self to her "passion", painting.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
Well I suppose there's a limit to how much damage she can do in society with painting, so there's that
Felicia writes how she makes a conscious decision to feel joy about being wrong. "This is not a reframing where we are trying to make a pile of elephant dung be a cookie. But rather, it is a cookie that, upon first glance, can look like elephant dung." Failure teaches us something, she says.
#19
$80 dollars... and you can see what looks like hot glue all over it.
Underselling yourself.
What in the fuck lol
I think we may be overselling the audacity.
Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
My sister and I have been making our own headdresses to wear in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - I may have to do this next year
She also touches upon an interesting subject: that we take failure way too personally. When we fail at something, even at crocheting a granny square, for example, we think this says something about us as a person. That we're not capable enough, that we're too dumb, or that we just don't have the talent. In reality, mistakes are opportunities to grow.
#24
Genuinely just saw this on FB marketplace
Craft blogger Cintia of My Poppet also writes that we sometimes tend to be harsher on ourselves than we need to be. She invites crafters to ask themselves: "Is this really a fail?"
"Just because you don’t love it doesn’t mean someone else won't," she says.
#25
"Meat Ball" earrings or what?
From a more practical perspective, there can be lots of reasons your DIY craft failed. Some projects (especially when you're a beginner) need a lot of attention to detail. Sometimes, we might overlook instructions, swap the listed supplies for something we have at home, or just be in too much of a rush. Slow but steady wins the race, y'all.
#30
Found on Etsy
Little Wonder 1 year ago
These are not finished. It's metal clay, after firing it's solid silver. So yeah they look dodgy now, especially as an etsy listing, but they'll end up silver.
So, which craft fails did you like the most, Pandas? Have you ever made something so atrocious it was worth shaming online? If you're brave enough, come forward and show us your bad crafts! Perhaps I should share my pathetic attempt at making paper bag snowflakes with you? But maybe let's leave that for the next time.
#34
Nadine Debard 1 year ago
Can I do this with my rotten appendix? So sad I didn't keep my placenta...
#35
I want to say "oh lord, save us all" but in this situation, I feel like there's some sort of double negative....
From Tulsa, OK
#39
Can't tell if this is genius or hideous
#40
Originally $65?!? I’m tired of people posting stuff they like, I absolutely hate these wings!!! Looks like they put costume wings through the dryer
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#45
The caption says
'what do you guys thing these earrings need?'
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#51
Auntriarch 1 year ago
Nice colours, somebody will like them, but those ends need sticking down
#53
The caption says
'what do you guys thing these earrings need?'
#54
I won this in a raffle
Removed the glued on butterfly lights before I sat down
#58
I don’t know exactly how to describe my thoughts on this.. I guess if it was good art, it would be acceptable, but as decoration for sale ?
Grungy sunflower concept ??
Auntriarch 1 year ago
I thought it was a salad with meatballs and crisps. I probably ought to have breakfast...
#60
I dunno what it’s supposed to be??
#61
#65
My own hotel for buggs.
Not only it looks horriffic, instead of usefull buggs , cockroaches settled and now I have a problem on my freckin balcony
#69
Doily curtain... "Rough draft", everything is pinned, just needs sewn together...
Spotted on the crochet group im in on the tedooo app
Auntriarch 1 year ago
The doilies need to be starched, it looks like knickers on the washing line at the moment
#71
I made this for my mum out of salt dough…. I present you with Lionel Richie
Nadine Debard 1 year ago
Hello ! Is it me you're looking for ? I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile, I'm not what you wanted...
#73
I'd like to add a bit of context. I go to a center for people experiencing mental health difficulties and the craft today was meant to be a toucan. But I didn't really like the toucan look so part way I pivoted to biblical angel and made this monstrosity.
I'm usually a pretty decent crafter but these activities are often meant to be quick and cheap so I tend to just let go and not care how nice it is and try to have fun.
I'm still 100% open to any and all jokes about how terrible this is. Do your worst!
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MonsterMum 1 year ago
I believe people should craft for relaxation and enjoyment. It's great if you have something great to show at the end, but the result shouldn't be everything.
Alex 1 year ago
I agree. But I wouldn't put my efforts on the internet in front of a panel of strangers
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Kobe (she) 1 year ago
Another post where you are supposed to upvote the ugly things and downvote the nice things... why don't people get that? ...
Katie Bear 1 year ago
I try to be positive. Stuff I don't like, I just don't comment on. I KNOW this is the Internet, and has a lot of spiteful trolls, but Pandas don't have to be them.
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quentariel 1 year ago
People should never shame other peoples' crafts or art. But laughing of someone's attempts of selling them for obnoxious prices is more understandable.
Bec 1 year ago
I somewhat agree but some definitely do not qualify to be for sale either
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Lori Rommel 10 months ago
Dear Bored Panda: Eff your attempts to get people to join the Premium Club! You're doing yourselves more harm than good.
D. Pitbull 1 year ago
Again... I come here and I feel so much better about the stuff I've made that I have for sale. If people can sell **this**... I'm okay. My stuff is not insanely-bad.
Lorraine Woollands 1 year ago
I like crafting, just things I like doing,,just for me. But I'm would be horrified if I made anything like these, I would stop crafting for good
Delta Grier 4 months ago
-I found this article entertaining and humorous. My advice, as a crafter myself, focus on how the act of crafting makes you feel. If you enjoy it, go for it. The end result should always make you feel accomplished and proud. If it is not what you expected, give it another try. If it does not appear to be your forte try a new craft that may be better suited to your skills. Remember, the point of doing crafts is to learn something new and enjoy doing it.
zg6twhthdh 8 months ago
Thank goodness for crafters! Helps the brain by figuring out how to do it, You have a sense of humor, Helps if you are bored, You may find you have a hidden talent if you kept on til you learned how to do something new. Too many people stop if they don’t get it right on the first try., If you belong to or involved with a Senior retirement group, you could be of real service to them to make stuff for their craft fairs. I’m a crafter myself and I’ve helped inspire many seniors to try something new. I could care less about the naysayers or folks too sophisticated to stoop this low. I’ve helped raise a lot of money for groups that needed help.
Renee Terry 8 months ago
Being creative and using your creativity is not always about the end product. Everyone has made something that has not turned out perfect. It's all about having fun and learning as you go along that makes it so rewarding.
K. Sorvig 10 months ago
Someone mentioned Zen earlier, about not trying to make a Bad thing Good. That's the right attitude, and goes deeper: Good or Bad are the wrong questions. The question in craft and in any practice is, was I totally engaged while doing this? If you are, you notice the parts that aren't working, and by noticing integrate them into the whole thing. (You also notice when it's a useful experiment, but hopeless as a gift, for example!) Many craft experiments die under the weight of industrial expectations. Trying to get ruler-straight edges in soft materials requires special tools (and/or years of practice. ) Full attention to the peculiarities of your materials reveals how to make those peculiarities expressive. Keep attentive and carry on.
MonsterMum 1 year ago
I believe people should craft for relaxation and enjoyment. It's great if you have something great to show at the end, but the result shouldn't be everything.
Alex 1 year ago
I agree. But I wouldn't put my efforts on the internet in front of a panel of strangers
Load More Replies... Kobe (she) 1 year ago
Another post where you are supposed to upvote the ugly things and downvote the nice things... why don't people get that? ...
Katie Bear 1 year ago
I try to be positive. Stuff I don't like, I just don't comment on. I KNOW this is the Internet, and has a lot of spiteful trolls, but Pandas don't have to be them.
Load More Replies... quentariel 1 year ago
People should never shame other peoples' crafts or art. But laughing of someone's attempts of selling them for obnoxious prices is more understandable.
Bec 1 year ago
I somewhat agree but some definitely do not qualify to be for sale either
Load More Replies... Lori Rommel 10 months ago
Dear Bored Panda: Eff your attempts to get people to join the Premium Club! You're doing yourselves more harm than good.
D. Pitbull 1 year ago
Again... I come here and I feel so much better about the stuff I've made that I have for sale. If people can sell **this**... I'm okay. My stuff is not insanely-bad.
Lorraine Woollands 1 year ago
I like crafting, just things I like doing,,just for me. But I'm would be horrified if I made anything like these, I would stop crafting for good
Delta Grier 4 months ago
-I found this article entertaining and humorous. My advice, as a crafter myself, focus on how the act of crafting makes you feel. If you enjoy it, go for it. The end result should always make you feel accomplished and proud. If it is not what you expected, give it another try. If it does not appear to be your forte try a new craft that may be better suited to your skills. Remember, the point of doing crafts is to learn something new and enjoy doing it.
zg6twhthdh 8 months ago
Thank goodness for crafters! Helps the brain by figuring out how to do it, You have a sense of humor, Helps if you are bored, You may find you have a hidden talent if you kept on til you learned how to do something new. Too many people stop if they don’t get it right on the first try., If you belong to or involved with a Senior retirement group, you could be of real service to them to make stuff for their craft fairs. I’m a crafter myself and I’ve helped inspire many seniors to try something new. I could care less about the naysayers or folks too sophisticated to stoop this low. I’ve helped raise a lot of money for groups that needed help.
Renee Terry 8 months ago
Being creative and using your creativity is not always about the end product. Everyone has made something that has not turned out perfect. It's all about having fun and learning as you go along that makes it so rewarding.
K. Sorvig 10 months ago
Someone mentioned Zen earlier, about not trying to make a Bad thing Good. That's the right attitude, and goes deeper: Good or Bad are the wrong questions. The question in craft and in any practice is, was I totally engaged while doing this? If you are, you notice the parts that aren't working, and by noticing integrate them into the whole thing. (You also notice when it's a useful experiment, but hopeless as a gift, for example!) Many craft experiments die under the weight of industrial expectations. Trying to get ruler-straight edges in soft materials requires special tools (and/or years of practice. ) Full attention to the peculiarities of your materials reveals how to make those peculiarities expressive. Keep attentive and carry on.
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