Oh Craft, Thy Name is Devil Tree
Jan 27
I generally just toss my craft fails and move on. But this one got to be so epic that I knew I had to share. I started with a styrofoam cone, some elmer’s glue, and some vase filler. This vase filler was at the Dollar Tree and I really thought I had scored when I found it. I couldn’t wait to craft with it….maybe I should have left it at the store. You would think my first...
At Christmas, everyone suddenly thinks they’re Martha Stewart
Jan 25
So, I have never attempted making any kind of candy before. When I saw a microwave recipe for Peppermint Divinity, I thought I can handle this! As you can see, I nailed it. As the cashier at JoAnn’s told me last week: “At Christmas, everyone suddenly thinks they’re Martha Stewart.” From: Heather p.s. thanks to MADE for the inspiration, and Katie Evans Photography for...
Pinterest Fail: Screw Presentation, It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Jan 24
I found a recipe on Pinterest that seemed incredibly simple: basically, a delicious broccoli cheese casserole stuffed inside a canned crescent roll encasement. Since I have been dedicated to trying new, simple recipes for my family, I thought this was perfect. What could possibly go wrong? Put stuff in a pre-made crust? It practically makes itself. I followed the instructions to a...
Baby Hat Octopus – Owned It
Jan 23
I intended to crochet a basic baby hat – nothing fancy. I looked up a few sets of instructions online: the general idea was to crochet in a circle until it was big enough and then crochet around the sides. It was my first time crocheting in the round, but it sounded simple enough. It started out well, but then something happened. My circle got way too big, way too fast. Then the edges got...
Pinterest Fails: Edible Candy Bowl
Jan 20
I was hoping to create an edible candy dish that would impress my family and amaze my friends. Looked easy enough… melt candy canes and crushed ribbon candy in the oven; remove, flip, form into bowl shape. Voilà! There are no words to describe the monstrosity I pulled out of the oven. From: Janet Why, Pinterest,...
Pinterest Fail: Pruh-jay-jays
Jan 19
Jules at bles-id thought she’d try her hand at these tasty looking pretzel bites. It did not go well for Jules: I wanted to make pretzel bites for an after school snack. Great idea from Pinterest, right? I ended up with little vaginas. Seriously. They looked even worse when boiled and baked. The picture I took was after the first rise. FAIL! My poor kids… Is there such a thing as...
Cookie Bowls… Nailed It
Jan 18
I’ve been seeing links to the recipe to make cookie bowls to put ice cream in. Inspiration from Wilton Recipes I really wanted to surprise my husband with them because he loves cookies and ice cream. Being lazy like I am, I decided to just buy already made cookie dough instead of following the recipe. I figured I could simply use the cookie dough and then lay them over the muffin...
Straight Up Cookie Rebellion
Jan 16
My intent was to bake beautiful sugar cookie shapes (with my 7 year old daughter) that we could decorate. We didn’t even make it to the decorating stage! The cookies sort of…took on their own identities in the baking process. Straight up cookie shape rebellion. - Amy at I Heart...
