Earlier this week, I shared my Top Ten Projects for 2012. They were some of my personal favorites, too. But I also had a few flops. Whether it was due to poor execution, crappy photos, it was just plain a bad idea, or nobody really cared, these are the projects that were rarely (if ever) pinned and received the least page views. Hey, I’m not afraid to be real! So, here ya go- My {Apparently} Worst Ideas of 2012.
What was your flop of 2012?? Come on, be honest!
Love the post and that you are keeping it real! I was planning this for my blog too, with recipes. lol U rock!
My biggest flop was my attempt to dehydrate strawberries in the oven. The site I pinned the recipe on made it sound so easy and they looked wonderful – so chewy and luscious. My attempt left me with shriveled, burned strawberries stuck to the foil.
I tried to make a bag out of a tank top. Again, a pinterest inspiration that didn’t work. Looked so easy, came out so crappy.
Ha ha! I do love that toaster though…I have posts like that too. At the time they seem like a fantastic idea to me, yet no one even reads them! Bravo for keeping it real!
You had me all curious so I had to go look. ha,ha Apparently my biggest flops were my kids birthday cakes. ha,ha
Hahaha! Love that you are keeping it real! I had some flops as well! Seems like you had some “wins” as well though by looking through your blog!
Jenna @ rainonatinroof.com
Ha! Thanks for sharing your failures ;). I love the felt toaster, though. Now I need to go read the TOP projects 🙂
Hmm…. I would have to say my biggest flop was trying to fix the sink myself. Didn’t happen.
My biggest fail was a cake slice postcard (a sponge cut to look like cake and covered with caulk to resemble icing).
It was jut horrible. I didn’t even finish it (put the caulk icing on) because it wasn’t worth wasting the caulk!
I had quite a few flops in 2012, glad it’s a new year!
Oh, this is a great idea! I need to go look at mine now!
P.S. I loved the felt play toaster!
Thanks for being real! My biggest flop was BAD photos! In fact, I didn’t even post some things because the photos were so bad!
I actually really like some of these! The monster hat is super awesome!
What a great idea for a post! I couldn’t resist stopping by with a title like that! My biggest pinterest flop actually became one of my most popular posts this year once I decided to share what a terrible hoax this project was so others wouldn’t waste their time with it: http://thedomesticatedprincess.blogspot.com/2012/07/bucket-list-activity-10-glow-in-dark.html
I love this.. Thank you for sharing…
These weren’t flops! These are all better than my attempts at being crafty!! haha Cute post 🙂
This was an awesome idea!! 😀 I love that you took something that might have been a little frustrating and turned it into a fun post! And I have never been to your blog before but I love the chalkboard menu idea because when my husband comes home each day he ALWAYS says “what is for dinner??” I need one of those to like hang outside the front door! 🙂 So glad I found your blog on Somewhat Simple
Kjersti
kjscupookies.blogspot.com
Forgot to tell you my flop…it was not keeping up on blogging for the 3 months after my baby boy was born…I lost about 80% of my followers/views on posts 🙁 I am pretty bummed about that…
Hey, I liked these … especially the menu board 🙂
I like the monster hat! And the toaster is very cute!! Great post!
awww- some of these are so fun 🙂 honesty is great 🙂 stopping by from petals to picots
lol… Best blog post theme ever. Love it!
My worse was a collage that I made that included feathers. So bad…..never posted.
Love this! We would love for you to share this at our Kitchen Fun and Crafty link party! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2013/01/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link-party.html?m=1
Ha ha! Love the cute lil toaster, tho…my fail was painting the back o my bookcase, then watching it get scratched every time you looked at it, then being able to pull the paint off in sheets. It looks like it’s never been painted at all. Fail.
I think the monster hat and toaster are cute!
Way to keep it real! If this these are your worse then your best must have been amazing because these look great to me!
What a fun list. I actually think they are all pretty cute. I’m really diggin’ that toaster.
Besides other flops I forgot to photograph “before” pictures too many times, or I gave something away before I was able to take “finished” pictures. When it comes to people reading and pinning blog posts you’re so right, it sometimes really surprises me what becomes popular and what get’s ignored.
Well, they can’t ALL be winners! lol
I love the list..I should do one too!
TracyAnn from http://www.crochethappy.com and http://asktracyann.crochethappy.com
Lol! Love this post! I really like the toaster though, and the monster hat too. I think the photo is to blame for the monster one. Toaster, I don’t know. I think it’s cool.
I like the toaster!
I’m so happy that you visited and linked up at One Creative Weekend at OneCreativeMommy.com. The next party starts tonight at 8:00 PM MST. I hope you’ll be back.
It’s so fun to see what you think are flops. (Your flops are better than many of our successes.) I haven’t had time to blog hop for a while. I hope you’re feeling well.
I love this post, and the monster hat! Thanks (as always) for linking it up at The Better Half!
I absolutely LOVE this post! I will be sharing it for sure! Thanks for linking to my link party! 🙂
haha! I don’t know what you’re talking about! I love the toaster and poptarts and the idea behind the preschool dough balls!
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Ha ha this is awesome. I thought your monster was a narwhal. most of these “flops” are good, though-especially the toaster!