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8 Heartbreaking Pinterest Fails to Avoid This Valentine's Day

The Best Valentine's Day Pinterest Fails

8 Heartbreaking Pinterest Fails to Avoid This Valentine's Day

The Best Valentine's Day Pinterest Fails

Is your Pinterest feed bombarding you with all-hearts everything? While some ideas are certainly sweet, many recipes are #PinterestFails waiting to happen. We've rounded up the most common offenders so you can avoid some heartbreak (and have a laugh).

PS Why not set yourself up for success and keep things simple?

Heart Hand Pies

Heart Hand Pies
Image Source: Instagram user mlydiaboyce

Sadly, these heart hand pies bled out. RIP.

1 / 8

Heart Pancakes

Heart Pancakes
Image Source: Instagram user jenniferborget

We can't all be pancake artists. If you want to try this sweet start to the day yourself, work fast!

2 / 8

Heart Toad-in-a-Hole

Heart Toad-in-a-Hole
Image Source: Instagram user cinnamonsantiago

No yolking around, this seasonal spin on toad-in-a-hole still looks pretty tasty.

3 / 8

Heart Cinnamon Rolls

Heart Cinnamon Rolls
Image Source: Instagram user shopmesablue

Hmmm . . . perhaps these heart cinnamon rolls came out a bit closer to their anatomical counterpart than intended?

4 / 8

Bacon Hearts

Bacon Hearts
Image Source: Instagram user whitneytaul

Everything's better with bacon, right? WRONG.

5 / 8

Conversation-Heart Cookies

Conversation-Heart Cookies
Image Source: Instagram user jasminesoto

There's not enough space on these cookies to spell "eat me, Pinterest."

6 / 8

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Hearts

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Hearts
Image Source: Instagram user jlsparrow10

Chocolate hearts? More like chocolate turds.

7 / 8

Chocolate Pretzel Hearts

Chocolate Pretzel Hearts
Image Source: Instagram user kyravan

Heartwarming isn't always a compliment.

8 / 8
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