50 Horrifying Handmades That Turn Craft Tips Into Disasters And Make People Ask “DIY WHY”

Carolyn Mullet

Millions of internet users have been following online communities that demonstrate craft-based content. Scientists affirmed that learning a new skill could help prolong human brain power as well as have many physical and mental benefits. Besides, handicrafts draw much attention due to their capability to excite and stimulate people's creativity. It is easy for any craft-lovers to spend days and months completing their DIY (do it yourself) projects.
Regardless of several enthusiasts' anticipation, their results appear to fail disastrously. Apparently, not everyone is born with a knack for crafting talent, and mastering a new skill set requires lots of effort and time. Henceforth, those amateurs aren't disappointed but are optimistic and delighted to share their disaster pieces with the world. Then, everybody can use them as an anti-stress factor.
Let's see how horrible crafts turn craft tips into disaster! A little alert as always, please be careful if you're about to have some snacks while reading!

#1 My Wife Knitted A Hat For Our Bull Terrier, But I Think It Works Better On The Whippet

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: SookHe


#2 My 4 Year Old Found Permanent Markers And Is So Proud That He Is Now Darth Maul

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: rdixonp


#3 The Pillow My Mom Made Me Really Ties The Room Together

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Kitty-Idaho


#4 Children Of The Yarn

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: CllrBattley


#5 My Sister Legitimately Tried To Paint A Picture Of Stevie Wonder For My Dad On His Birthday

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: SchrodingersTaint


#6 My Husband Said: "Stay Still. I'm Going Try To Draw You." Then He Showed Me This. I Laughed So Hard I Almost Threw Up. Look At The Feet

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Inked_Chick


#7 This Clay Sculpture Fell Perfectly Flat On Its Face And Looks Not Happy About It

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Tefallio


#8 Tried To Crochet My Mum A Frog And Everything Went Wrong

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: eilif__


#9 I Named Her Barry B. Benson

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: JaylaReed2000


#10 My Boyfriend Painted Our Dog

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: hollyjacquelyn


#11 My Mum Tried To Make My Sister A Teddy Bear. I Present Quasimodo In Bear Form

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: JamesKitchin


#12 Make A Beret But Fail So Marvelously It Makes You Look Like An Angry Mushroom From Mario

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: fizzingfleur


#13 After Numerous Failed Projects, Finally A Success. A Slipper That Would Fit An Elephant. Now I Just Have To Acquire An Elephant

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: DaddyJMo1381


#14 I Tried To Paint My Girlfriend

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: EndlessCupsOfCoffee


#15 Clearing Out Some Old DVDs And Found This Custom Case I Hand-Crafted Myself

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#16 They Stand Up On Their Own. i Have Brought Shame To My Knitting Name

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: roundinsquares


#17 The Top Is Pottery That My Mom Got In Germany, The Bottom Is My Attempt To Make It In My Ceramics Class

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: erinflah1


#18 All I Know Is That Somewhere Along The Line A Mistake Might Have Been Made

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: 9999monkeys


#19 I Took My Art Very Seriously In High School And Thought I Was Pretty Good. Looking Back At This Piece, I May Have Been In Denial

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: hvrock13


#20 So My Girlfriend Attempted To Sew Me A Monkey

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: tr0picana


#21 My Friend Just Knitted A Fox Cowell Hood. Expectations vs. Reality

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: vinni6


#22 My Friend Got His Dreads Cut Off, His Mom Turned Them Into A Cat Bed

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: reddit.com


#23 My Friend Got Married Yesterday And Was Gifted A Handmade Quilt

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Drawtaru


#24 He says he knows the way through the labyrinth but don't you trust him.

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: ImLaurenTheresa


#25 Cat Found A New Scratch Post In My Latest Portrait. Lesson Learned = Never Leave A Clay Portrait In The House With A Cat. Make A Good Horror Sculpture Though

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: rjjsculptor


#26 Some Interesting Face Paint I Had Done As A Child

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Valravni


#27 DIY Cat Tent

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Penkinvaltaaja


#28 Not All My Crafts Turn Out How I Imagine Them

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: striped_pigeon_embroidery


#29 Failed Rug. I Did Not Sew It On A Flat Surface So I Couldn’t See I Was Wrapping Each Round Too Tight, And Now It Won’t Lay Flat. At Least The Cat Likes It

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: fatmarmotknits


#30 Decided To Paint My PS3 Controller

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: zwinky588


#31 Fail: Beanie I Was Making, Apparently For A Cone Head. I Started Over After Pic

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Nightblossom13


#32 Tried A New Craft

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: WheredMyBjergo


#33 Tried To Make A Hiding Place In A Book

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Beautiful_peony


#34 What It Was Supposed To Look And What I Did Crocheted

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Garlenne


#35 Beanie Fail. Can You Tell This Is My First Time?

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: anonam0use


#36 She's Taken Up Crocheting. I Have No Words

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Siberwulf


#37 My Wife Is A Talented Artist, So She Wanted To Make The White Owl Instead Of Buying It Pre-Made

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: go_green1


#38 First Time Trying To Make A Bunny Didn't Turn Out The Way I Expected

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Twinkle_Twink


#39 I’m Known Far And Wide For My Incredible Sculpting Abilities. The Next Michelangelo, They Call Me. I Am A Play Dough Artiste And Joan Rivers (RIP) Is My Muse

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: megbeth_is_king


#40 These Blue Jeans Were My Favorite. However, Bleach Got On The Bottom Of It. Since I Had Left Over Fabric, I Got The Bright Idea To Create Bell Bottoms Out Of It

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: faithstjules


#41 A Friend Of Mine Tried Painting A Rock Like The One She Saw Online

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Waterproof_soap


#42 I Tried Making My First Pair Of Pants Today. I Goofed, But The Result Was Hilarious (I Fixed Them And Finished)

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: midnitebrz


#43 My Grandmother Took Various Socks From My Laundry Basket And Sewed Them Into A Pair Of Tiny Rugs. I Have No Clue Why

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: zgreen13


#44 I Made A Replica Of My Ear Out Of Boredom

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: conjureconzure


#45 My Daughter Says I Look Like I Should Be Singing In The Church Choir. My Second Attempt At A Dress, Second Fail

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: knit_the_resistance


#46 Condom Beanie? Top Is What I Made, Bottom Is What It's Supposed To Be. Oops

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: sarahorwhatever


#47 It Has Pockets. 38 Of Them

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Extempo


#48 The First Sweater I Ever Made

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: rosy.stitches


#49 This Painting My Grandmother Copied

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: Ok_Panic7480


#50 When You Find Out Yarn Weight And Needle Size Matter In A Pattern

Horrible crafts turn craft tips into disasterSource: OneEyedSara

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