In order to get good at something (anything, really), you need to constantly challenge yourself. There's no way around it. But these challenges also have to be reasonable. You don't want to throw yourself into something too big too soon. Especially at crafts. Otherwise, you might end up featured on the subreddit r/DiWHY.
"Ever try fixing things on your own? Didn't come out the way they were supposed to? Do you stand there questioning your whole life?" the online community asks in its 'About' page. If so, they are inviting you to post the results for everyone to see. But if you come across someone else's do-it-yourself endeavor that shouldn't have seen the light of day, you're welcome to share it on r/DiWHY too.
It's the place for sh***y projects. The ultimate proof that "just because you can doesn't mean you should."
We at Bored Panda already covered the subreddit here and here, but its 1.7 million members keep delivering, so we have to keep up!
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The Cry Of A Desperate Man
Cardening, I Can't Possible See What Could Go Wrong With This, Strange Hobby
Trying To Fashion A Face Mask Out Of A Brassiere
Glove Angel
Guess Someone Actually Watches 5 Minute Crafts
Excuse Me What
I Made A Sweater Out Of Dryer Fluff
This Is So Stupid I’m Actually Mad Rn
Ewwwwwwww
With Just Basic Tools And A Little Paint You Too Can Turn An Old, Unusable Door Into An Ugly, Unusable Table
With Some Hot Glue, Tiny Babies, And A Lot Of Time, You Get Baby Tree
As A Landlord, I Am Constantly Amazed At Some Things My Tenants Do. I Installed New Curtain Rods Before The New Tenant Moved In, But She Still Felt It Necessary To Nail The Curtains To The Wall
"Upcycled" Knife Block...
That was actually pretty cool. Maybe another solution than that string though
Why
What
Looks like someone moved the tables to the swingset. This is not how the Dept. of Parks & Rec. wanted it.
Spaghetti Balls??
This Dread Bed
My friend got his dreads cut off, his mom turned them into a cat bed.
Forbidden Jello Lamp
I Have No Words For How Strange And Mildly Disturbing This Is
Cow Tag Earring
Was it done as a form of activism for the humane treatment of cows? Because it's different in this case.
My Heart Aches For The Waste Of A Beautiful Antique
Time To Ruin Some Artwork For The *~aesthetic~*
The Paint Job In My Apartment Hallway (Its The Whole Building)
Why
Faux Library
Big Brains
Hmm
This Is How My Father Has Decided To Rig Up The Router
Bring The Great Outdoors In!
Someone Decided This Is How You Should Show Off Your Plants.... And Dolls
Making A Tie-Dye Carpet
Umm, it's a little girl's room, it looks amazing. The carpet looks more like roses and leaves rather than a trashy tie-dye.
Looks almost cool tho, not as bad as some other things i've seen
I don't hate it. Considering the walls are forest green, it brings color to the room.
Not tie-dye. I think they were trying for a huge rose or something. See the stem and leaves?
i actually really love it, the greenery, furniture etc.. looks more like enchanted theme for a room though a bit too seniors' vintage or antique for a kid's bedroom tbh
It actually works. The dark walls make it look lush instead of hallucinogenic. I like it.
Although carpets are gross and weird, that upgraded carpet looks awesome for a kids room!
Totally cool. The only one in all of this category that actually looks like art.
Please, paint the dang ceiling. People, a white ceiling in a room like this just sucks the life out. A much lighter shade of green. purple, - heck, anything but stark dead white. Makes a world of difference. You really will NOT notice it is a color, but it looks a million times better. Trust.
How is this a fail? That had to have taken a lot of work and time. This looks dope. It's a kids room! It's whimsical and fun!
Might be showing my age but does anyone remember in Garfield when Jon's parents came to stay and his mother redecorated? As I recalled Garfield suggested it was "time to call the undecoraters" 😅
i actually kind of like it but i would change out the furniture to get a more cohesive aesthetic to the whole room.
Why can't you just BUT new carpet and act like adults instead? Huh???
I actually like this one. Maybe the dye job doesn't look like something you'd find in a store but it's still pretty cute.
This is actually a cool idea. Came out very well, but how did they fix the dye so it won't bleed?
Beautiful! Love the colors. Hope your daughter appreciates your effort.
I think this one is quite beautiful and creative! Plus, carpet is easy enough to rip up and remove if you need to
That is by far one of the most phenomenal carpets I've ever seen in a kid's room! Now I've gotta go finish out how they did this!
Just looks like a giant rug, I think if we didn't know what had happened we'd just assume it was a rug anyway..
This parent has no leverage when their child eventually draws on the wall with crayon.
I love it, but I’m worried about the floor underneath. Hopefully it wasn’t hard wood.
Cool idea, tbh. If they picked a bit different colors, I feel as if it would look better.
So junior can hide the evidence when she's had a big night.
Load More Replies...It's Probably Very Dependable
Harry Potter, But With Human Teeth Instead Of Glasses
Who Needs A Frame Anyway
So Do You Have To Take Your Pants Off To Rob The Bank?
Run Out Of Clips? Use An Old Glasses Case
It's ok I guess, chip bag is gonna be eaten soon anyway and most probably this person couldn't find clip to seal it right away.
I Heard You Guys Like Hot Dogs In Epoxy. Here's My Dad's Trophy Dog That He's Had For Nearly 20 Years
For Sale In The Neighborhood
Replica
This Looks Exactly Like A Mirror Covered In Insulation Foam
Thanks, I Hate 12 Egg Cake
There's something almost charming about this particular abomination.
“Can You Pass The Salt Before It Falls Into The Trough Again Please”
This Brick Car
The Way My Mom "Decorated" My Night Light With An Old Mouse Pad
No
How To Effectively Print Money In 2020
No No No No No No Why
Shovel USB
Selfmade Kitchen Lamp
This Car That’s Actually A Boat..?
This One Of A Kind Crocheted Mountain Dew Bucket Hat
Ah Yes A Bottle Belt
Is This A Theme?
How To Turn A Perfectly Good Pan Into A $4 Tool
Creating Headphones For Your Earphones! What An Innovation!
They Ran Out Tiles When Renovating And Created This Monstrosity
This Confuses Me
Another Fun Cement Idea!
Dog Nail Clippings Pen
Infuriating Resin Ashtray
I Love Edible Fidget Toy Phone Cases
When You Love A Brand A Bit Too Much
How To Ruin A Thousand Dollar Louis Vuitton Handbag
They are ugly to start with. To be honest, her design is an improvement
Saw This On The Local Facebook Market Place
My Friends Free Standing Monitor...
I Immediately Thought Of This Sub When I Saw This
Dolls and items involving animal/insect/people parts make me question humanity.
So many "Whys?" This is a bit disgusting, disturbing, gross, WTF, ...... so many levels of wrong! And the book destroyers!!!! What is wrong with humanity????
I could start making a list but we'd run out of internet... ;-)
Load More Replies...What I learned today: people need a resin license or something. Preserving scary nonsense is a bigger hobby than I realised
Art is like beauty. In the eye of the beholder. Creative, yes, out there, yes, disturbing, meh, some of it. Good on taking the plunge
LeilaOdins: You are a very nice person to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Load More Replies...I dunno. I'm not a fan of this whole "upcycling" nonsense. Where I come from (the West of Scotland), if someone throws something out, there's usually a damn good reason for it.
Seems like the foam mirror "shabby cheek" description should have gone with the knitted toilet seat cover.
I cant believe people actually spent time making these monstrosities. Boggles the brain.
Is anyone else annoyed with the new addition of not being able to finish these, except if you buy Premium? Do better, Bored Panda. Please.
the only one I like (the others are unbelievable) its the rug one but I hope the rug was not in good shape
I am going to try answer why. I will only be able to touch on a few possibilities though. 1) They have nothing else going on in their lives 2) They have EXTREMELY poor taste. 3) They have an extremely poor sense of humor and think what they made is fun or funny. 4) The fact that some if these items are for sale tells me the person thinks there are suckers waiting to be offered a "unique" item no body else in their right mind would have 5) um.... nah...I got nothing.
One can't help but wonder what kind of special morons exist in the world where they think it's "normal" to make things TO SELL out of old teeth, bits and pieces of human and animal parts, dolls with their faces cut out....man, I never want to meet any of the people who do these things as (their sick idea of) "crafts"!
#22 - those works were painted when downloads were painfully slow. #32 - that dress would most certainly come in handy in case of an 'accident'.
Yep, 99% terrible. One really good. So it was a good article. It matched its name
Joanna....which one did you like.... I'd love to know which entry here was good.
Load More Replies...Some of these do look genuinely good. The rest however, if I have a nightmare, I know whose to blame.
So many conformist commenters here, so little sense of humor or the ability to tell when something was created with the intent of yanking chains.
Dolls and items involving animal/insect/people parts make me question humanity.
So many "Whys?" This is a bit disgusting, disturbing, gross, WTF, ...... so many levels of wrong! And the book destroyers!!!! What is wrong with humanity????
I could start making a list but we'd run out of internet... ;-)
Load More Replies...What I learned today: people need a resin license or something. Preserving scary nonsense is a bigger hobby than I realised
Art is like beauty. In the eye of the beholder. Creative, yes, out there, yes, disturbing, meh, some of it. Good on taking the plunge
LeilaOdins: You are a very nice person to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Load More Replies...I dunno. I'm not a fan of this whole "upcycling" nonsense. Where I come from (the West of Scotland), if someone throws something out, there's usually a damn good reason for it.
Seems like the foam mirror "shabby cheek" description should have gone with the knitted toilet seat cover.
I cant believe people actually spent time making these monstrosities. Boggles the brain.
Is anyone else annoyed with the new addition of not being able to finish these, except if you buy Premium? Do better, Bored Panda. Please.
the only one I like (the others are unbelievable) its the rug one but I hope the rug was not in good shape
I am going to try answer why. I will only be able to touch on a few possibilities though. 1) They have nothing else going on in their lives 2) They have EXTREMELY poor taste. 3) They have an extremely poor sense of humor and think what they made is fun or funny. 4) The fact that some if these items are for sale tells me the person thinks there are suckers waiting to be offered a "unique" item no body else in their right mind would have 5) um.... nah...I got nothing.
One can't help but wonder what kind of special morons exist in the world where they think it's "normal" to make things TO SELL out of old teeth, bits and pieces of human and animal parts, dolls with their faces cut out....man, I never want to meet any of the people who do these things as (their sick idea of) "crafts"!
#22 - those works were painted when downloads were painfully slow. #32 - that dress would most certainly come in handy in case of an 'accident'.
Yep, 99% terrible. One really good. So it was a good article. It matched its name
Joanna....which one did you like.... I'd love to know which entry here was good.
Load More Replies...Some of these do look genuinely good. The rest however, if I have a nightmare, I know whose to blame.
So many conformist commenters here, so little sense of humor or the ability to tell when something was created with the intent of yanking chains.
