41. Deviled Chicks

Est. Cost (New): $5*
Est. Cost (DIY): $5*
We’ve all seen pictures on Pintrest of sweet little food hacks, but that doesn’t mean we should all rush to recreate them. Some of them are done by people that just have a knack for tiny details. Other cooks aren’t quite as finessed. In this case, it shows.

Deviled Chicks ©Pinterestfail.com
Deviled chicks look adorable when they’re done right. When they’re done wrong, they look less like eggs and more like something that a chicken has pooped out. Putting these on a buffet table isn’t a contribution, but a declaration of war that will have you blacklisted from the local cookout for the foreseeable.

42. Peppa Pig Cake

Est. Cost (New): $60-$80*
Est. Cost (DIY): $40*
It’s not unusual for people to moan about the price of a professional cake. Some people think that spending $60-$100 on a bespoke cake is absurd if you can get the ingredients for a fraction of the price and make it yourself. What they don’t realize is that decorating a cake isn’t just baking – it’s a fine art.

Peppa Pig Cake @DIY WAYS / Pinterest
Run the risk of doing it yourself and you could end up with something similar to this Peppa Pig cake disaster. Luckily for these parents, kids don’t tend to judge that harshly. However, it will be the talk of the next PTA meeting.

43. Swirl Nails

Est. Cost (New): $30*
Est. Cost (DIY): $15*
Imagine looking at a picture of a great set of nails online and thinking: “Sure, I can do that.” The human ego is a wonderful thing, but it can take us down all sorts of unwise paths. Just ask this wannabe nail tech that learned the hard way.

Swirl Nails @Newsbomb.gr / Pinterest
What happened here? Did a toddler run wild on those tootsies, or was this a genuine effort that quickly went sour? It just goes to show that amateurs should never go where experienced nail techs fear to tread. It’s never going to turn out well.

44. Duct Taped Toilet Fix

Est. Cost (New): $400-$500*
Est. Cost (DIY): $5*
Plumbing problems can be a costly nightmare for anyone, so it’s understandable that things may take a little while to get fixed. However, when it comes to something as important as a toilet, it’s better to bite the bullet or face the consequences.

Duct Taped Toilet Fix ©Imgur.com
Getting a new toilet fitted can cost around $400, but what do you do in the meantime? The answer lies in tape, friends. Simply secure the cistern to the wall with a mountain of electrical tape and you’ve got a flushable fixture that works just like new – until it totally brings down the plasterboard.

45. Santa’s Bread Head

Est. Cost (New): $10*
Est. Cost (DIY): $10*
When it comes to cooking, you can have the same ingredients as an experienced chef and all of the enthusiasm, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to turn out well. This person likely spent the same amount trying to recreate Santa’s head out of bread, but it turned out to be a waste.

Santa’s Bread Head @u/Altecice / Reddit.com
Where is Santa’s fluffy beard or sweet round cheeks? They’ve been replaced by bulging green eyes and a bulbous nose that looks more sunburnt than festively rosey. This doomed Martha Stewart is on the naughty list this year. There’s nothing nice about this.

46. Shopping Cart Wheel Hack

Est. Cost (New): $100+*
Est. Cost (DIY): $300*
Every now and then, we see things on the internet that just don’t make any sense at all. Case and point: this strange combination of a car-meets-shopping-cart device. A new wheel can cost anywhere upward of $100, while a shopping cart can be just as expensive.

Shopping Cart Wheel Hack @u/Cin3va / Reddite.com
Not only has this person managed to write off an entire wheel, but they’ve also chopped up a perfectly decent cart too, creating double the financial damage. Plus, at some point a new wheel is going to have to go on there, costing at least another $100.

47. Hot Tub Dining Room

Est. Cost (New): $2,000+*
Est. Cost (DIY): $1,000+*
There are many different ways to revamp your home, but typically sticking a hot tub or a giant bathroom right next to the dining room isn’t the winning idea. If that’s your plan, at least budget for a wall in between the two, even if it costs a little more.

Hot Tub Dining Room ©hthechemist / Imgur.com
Can you imagine taking a dip when the rest of your family are finishing dessert just a couple of feet away? It’s not an ideal situation for anyone to be in, especially if you don’t want to scar your kids for life.

48. Misplaced Balconies

Est. Cost (New): $5,000+*
Est. Cost (DIY): $5,000+*
Apartment living is always made better when you’ve got a balcony you can sit on to soak up the rays. It’s a great way to make an inside space better, but what happens if you can’t actually get onto it to enjoy it?

Misplaced Balconies @u/Mantipath / Redditcom
In this case, something went drastically wrong during the design process. The balconies are entirely misaligned, making them completely useless hunks of metal that serve no purpose at all. They aren’t decorative or functional, making them ludicrously expensive wastes of time and effort for anyone other than cats and birds.

49. Pantyhose Lanterns

Est. Cost (New): $25.99* (Four-Pack of Lanterns)
Est. Cost (DIY): $50-$60*
This is the natural evolution of the leg lamp from A Christmas Story. Like a lot of things on Pinterest around the holidays, this is a bad DIY project involving ornaments. The original concept—placing balls into panty hose and hanging them—was already a long shot, and one copycat found that it went even worse when they tried it.

Pantyhose Lanterns @Bored Panda / Pinterest
It’s amazing how pantyhose will rip when even the tiniest sliver of nail gets within one foot of them, but they can hold an orb and hang outside with little to no damage. Your better bet is to buy cheap outdoor lights, which end up costing less than the combined cost of pantyhose and glowing orbs.

50. Beer Glass

Est. Cost (New): $25.80*/6-pack of glasses
Est. Cost (DIY): $1.67* (12 oz. bottle)
Do not try this one, because it’s not going to work. If you break a beer bottle in half and try to drink from the broken half, you will end up going to the emergency room. And then you’ll have to explain what happened to the doctor and nurses, and they will laugh at you when you’re not in the room.

Beer Glass @Neatorama / Pinterest
One person saw a DIY project where beer bottles were recycled into washable glasses. The glass was likely precision-cut and sanded down with the help of expensive power tools. As the attempted copycat found, just breaking a bottle in half does not a glass make.