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10 Most Epic Halloween Pumpkin Fails You Thought Would Turn Out Otherwise

See a mega awesome pumpkin online, complete with video tutorial? What do you reckon are the chances it will turn out just like the photo? Some had to find out the hard way...

By Melody Oei — 21 Oct 2013, 02:48 PM — Updated over 10 years ago

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Supposed to achieve Halloween rainbow party bundt cake...

Halloween rainbow party bundt cake, photo from Cooking With Sugar.

Halloween rainbow party bundt cake, photo from Cooking With Sugar.

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End up with this instead...

Fail Halloween rainbow party bundt cake, from Instagram.

Fail Halloween rainbow party bundt cake, from Instagram.

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Supposed to achieve Martha Stewart pumpkin...

Martha Stewart pumpkin, photo from Adventures Of Britt.

Martha Stewart pumpkin, photo from Adventures Of Britt.

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So printed out gorgeous template, "grabbed some carving-ish tools from home" and made this...

Photo of fail pumpkin carving, from Adventures of Britt.

Photo of fail pumpkin carving, from Adventures of Britt.

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Supposed to take pumpkin carving to the next level...

Ray Villafane pumpkin carving.

Ray Villafane pumpkin carving.

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End up taking 'stabbing' skills to the next level instead...

Pumpkin meets Patrick Bateman, photo from The FW.

Pumpkin meets Patrick Bateman, photo from The FW.

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Try to carve super cool pumpkin but end up defacing poor pumpkin instead...

Photo from Meta Picture - Why I Hate Carving Pumpkins.

Photo from Meta Picture - Why I Hate Carving Pumpkins.

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Supposed to decorate home with ultra trendy Chevron pumpkins...

Chevron painting pumpkins, from Pinterest Fail.

Chevron painting pumpkins, from Pinterest Fail.

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So you "smooth down the edges so you get a nice seal, so your paint won't leak through" and got this instead...

Fail Chevron pumpkins, photo from Eggs And Pet Hair, Blogspot.

Fail Chevron pumpkins, photo from Eggs And Pet Hair, Blogspot.

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Supposed to create new Halloween memories in Baby Firsts photo album...

Photo from And So Say We All, Blogspot.

Photo from And So Say We All, Blogspot.

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Almost accused of child abuse instead...

Photo from Pinterest.

Photo from Pinterest.

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Supposed to achieve "boo-tiful pumpkin cake"...

Boo-tiful pumpkin cake, photo from Gooseberry Patch.

Boo-tiful pumpkin cake, photo from Gooseberry Patch.

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So you "tint frosting with orange food colouring, drizzle over cakes" but got...

"I really can’t tell you what happened other than the fact that I tried to make whatever the heck was on the pinterest page for my Autumn party and then when I put it together it started to crumble so I thought if I ignored it and added the frosting it might magically fix itself. But then it didn’t. So I cried." - Photo from Pinterest Fail.

"I really can’t tell you what happened other than the fact that I tried to make whatever the heck was on the pinterest page for my Autumn party and then when I put it together it started to crumble so I thought if I ignored it and added the frosting it might magically fix itself. But then it didn’t. So I cried." - Photo from Pinterest Fail.

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Supposed to achieve black pumpkins - so different, so suave!

Fabulous black, photo from Centsationalgirl.

Fabulous black, photo from Centsationalgirl.

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Nobody said paint would make pumpkins cave in...

Spray painting pumpkins will kill the pumpkins - photo from Sue At Home.

Spray painting pumpkins will kill the pumpkins - photo from Sue At Home.

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Supposed to achieve beautiful glitter pumpkin

Glitter Pumpkins, photo from A Glimpse Inside.

Glitter Pumpkins, photo from A Glimpse Inside.

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So you "cover with glitter and knock off the extra" but got...

Glitter pumpkin fail, photo from Buzz Feed.

Glitter pumpkin fail, photo from Buzz Feed.

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Supposed to get adorable Oreo pumpkin pops...

Oreo pumpkin pops, photo from A Step In The Journey.

Oreo pumpkin pops, photo from A Step In The Journey.

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Don't ask...

Fail Oreo pumpkin pops, photo from Instagram.

Fail Oreo pumpkin pops, photo from Instagram.

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