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14 Pinterest Projects That Failed Hilariously

Jillian D'OnfroMay 19, 2014, 02:11 IST

PintesterSonja Foust, the Pintester

Pinterest is largely an aspirational social network. People post and "pin" pictures that help them create the ideal version of different aspects of their lives.

For that reason, the site is loaded with all sorts of DIY crafts, as well as recipes and tutorials for home decor projects.

Browsing the site, everything looks beautiful, and many things look relatively easy to make yourself.

The cold-hard truth: They're often quite the opposite.

Blogger Sonja Foust runs a site called Pintester where she posts about her experience trying out different Pinterest with the slogan "Failing at Pinterest pins so you don't have to."