My very own DIY fail.

So one of the first DIY projects I wanted to undertake was our save the dates! I figured that these would be a good test for me. A test, that sadly, I failed miserably. It's really quite comical, you see.

I figured that they would turn out something like....this

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Ok, so maybe that's aiming a little high for one of my first DIY projects, but hey, what can I say, I'm a dreamer.

The first thing I decided to do was make sure that I would be able to address the envelopes I bought with my printer. I really had my heart set on this because I'm pretty sure I could totally fool people with faux-ligraphy that I downloaded from DaFont

This is what I wanted the addresses to look like.
(Better Heather on DaFont)
Did I mention the font is free?

So here is where the humor starts. I worked on this for a couple of hours (don't judge me) and I feel like pictures say it best.

Yep, thats Mr. HB trying to get my tiny envelope out of the printer. He asked me why I put such a small envelope in the printer and I just told him he wouldn't understand. What? He wouldnt.

And so, I leave you with the finished product.Notice the detailed ink stains on the envelope. I call that 'tarnished' it's very vintage.

Sadly, I think the save the dates will be retired to the graveyard of DIY failure. Maybe those Vistaprint save the dates weren't so bad after all.

Did you have any DIY failures? Was it something you completely underestimated on the difficult meter?