Cardboard Treehouse of Horror
May 07
It was supposed to be fun. It was supposed to be easy. It was supposed to look like a tree. In reality, it was none of the above. While it may have seemed like a good idea when they spotted the idea on Disney Family Fun, once Small Town Dad and family were done cutting, hands bent to cramped-up balls, the results looked less like a tree and more like a rocket ship… Sort of. By the...
pinterest fail kitchen: donut blobs
May 04
My oh my, these cinnamon sugar pumpkin donuts look delish. That’s what Mel from The Larson Lingo thought when she set out to make them in her pinterest test kitchen! The dough was so thick, and it wouldn’t pipe into circles (donuts) like the recipe said. I decided to make them into donut holes. They didn’t turn out like donut holes, more like donut blobs. And, they...
Yarn Balls – Yer Doing It Wrong!
May 02
Carla wanted to make some of those cute little yarn balls that are all over Pinterest. Carla? Yer doin’ it wrong: I found a pin where you dip yarn in watered down glue, then wrap around a balloon. After a day, the yarn should be dry, you can pop the balloons and be left with cute little yarn balls. I couldn’t find the 5″ – 8″ balloons recommended in the pin, so I...
Ombre Cake Fail in Green
Apr 30
Reader Liz wanted to make one of these awesome multi-layered, multi-colored ombre cakes like the one from Hot & Chili. “Turns out you need to use at least two boxes of cake mix and two cans of frosting otherwise you’ll get uneven, thin layers that you can’t cut to even out.” It still tasted good, though! The whole story in pinnable...
Pinterest Fail: Hair Chalking
Apr 25
This fetching photo has been pinned and repinned bazillions of times on Pinterest. Who doesn’t want to have rainbow colored hair that only lasts for three washes? No commitment, and uses a supply you can easily get at your local arts and crafts store? Yes, please. Hair chalking – a project first found at Erika Worzel – is definitely a pin for the Pinterest hall of...
Pinterest-Martha Fail: Pineapple Flowers
Apr 23
I was put in charge of making desserts for this year’s family Easter dinner. I spent hours on Pinterest finding the perfect recipes and ideas, narrowing them down to one delicious sounding hummingbird cupcake recipe. I planned to top them with lovely crisp pineapple flowers from a pin that has been all over Pinterest lately. The day before Easter I shopped for ingredients, prepped the work...
