Ten of the most impractical tips on Pinterest

PRESERVING jars, nail art, ridiculous fashion and cooking tips - when it comes to bizarre lifestyle advice, social network Pinterest has it all. News.com.au has compiled some of the worst offenders.

It's not exactly classy to drink wine poured from a bed keg. Picture:

SOCIAL network Pinterest may have some lovely images on offer, but you'd be best to take their advice with a grain of salt.

Whether it's eating fruit out of preserving jars, cutting the pockets out of your highrise denim shorts or making Mountain Dew glow in the dark, it's hard to see much of the 'life advice' offered on the social network actually turning out well.

News.com.au has compiled some of the least practical advice offered by Pinterest.

1. Everything should be eaten from a preserving jar

It may look pretty, and tells your friends 'yes, I have this much time in my life to make all of my food look attractive', but unless it's filled with vodka, consuming almost anything from a preserving jar is a bad idea.

The point of a salad or dessert is that it contains a combination of flavours which, when combined taste amazing. Layering your food in a jar forces people to eat one flavour at a time which can be unpleasant and draw out the whole process. What a time consuming meal!

2. Everything that glitters is a golden idea

Again with the jars! Add to the list of things that shouldn't go into preserving jars: glow in the dark glitter.

Glow fail. Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Picture:

According to Pinterest all you need to do is empty the contents of a glow stick into a your water-filled jar, add glitter, seal and boom - instant pretty lamp.

But at least one user put this idea to the test and landed up with a jar full of glittery water.

Other things that don't glow include Mountain Dew mixed with baking soda.

A Pinterest user claimed that combining baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and Mountain Dew will make the bottle glow like a light bulb.

Another crafty user put this theory to the test.

Stop trying to make stuff glow. Just go out and buy a lamp. Picture:

Consider this myth busted.

3. Nail art: A totally easy, mess free experience

Unless you're a nail artist or have the steady hands of a god, don't try marbling, or nail art, or stick on transfers. It never ever turns out the way it appears in the photo.

Expectation vs. reality. Picture:

4. Bake a cake that looks like kitty litter

This was listed under "kids cuisine". Not sure how we feel about that. Picture:

That's all we have to say about that.

WILL YOU LOOK HOW MANY POO CAKES ARE LISTED ON PINTEREST? Picture: Pinterest

5. Must-have fashions

Horse shoes and an aardvark handbag. Add these to the list of "things you should never wear ever". Picture: /

You know, because looking and walking like a horse is so in right now. In reality these clothes will likely make you lose friends and irritate people.

How macabre. Picture:

"Rat shoes - super hot. Rat shoes are the new black," said nobody ever. Shoes with cats on them are a mild improvement but nothing says crazy cat lady quite like wearing them on your feet.

These may not be the worst fashions on Pinterest, but they're certainly not the best.

I don't care how hot it is, nobody needs to cut holes in their already way-too-short-shorts. It's not a good look.

Aren't you cold?

And then there are these.

Just stop. Picture:

6. Put your plants in jars

It may looks pretty and fresh on the page, but in reality... not so much.

Jar plants. Not the most practical. Picture:

Plants require an ideal climate, as well as space to move and grow. Just because you saw it on Pinterest doesn't make you a green thumb. Don't raise plants to die. Plant them properly or don't bother at all.

7. Coathangers are brilliant DIY towel racks

Thank you, Pinterest. It would never have occurred to us to do this without you. Picture:

You mean a coat hanger can double as a towel rack? You don't say!

8. How to impress your friends at your next dinner party

Who wants to eat jelly out of straws? And this strawberry cheesecake with hearts cut out, well, the real life version isn't so pretty. And even if it's Halloween, I doubt anyone will want to eat your canapés that look like Band-Aids.

Jelly out of straws just seems like a really time consuming way to eat jelly, and trust us, no girl wants a measuring tape around her waist. Picture:

It's devastating when your cooking looks nothing like the picture on Pinterest. Picture:

That's just gross. Picture:

And OK, we'll admit it. Who hasn't tried to make these Cookie Monster cupcakes at one time or another? It just doesn't work. Don't even try.

Leave it to the professionals, folks. Picture:

Also, crushing a bunch of Skittles and stacking them to look like a burger is neither smart nor food.

The sweetest burger ever, right? Picture:

Eat an apple or something.

9. A waterbed that doubles as a keg

If you've gotten to the point where you're sneaking alcohol into your friend's place via an inflatable mattress, you've got a problem. It's not exactly hygienic either.

It's not exactly classy to drink wine poured from a bed keg. Picture:

10. Show off your interior design skills with this chair

Nothing says comfort like this piece of furniture that looks like it was made from the entrails of other living humans.

Comfy, no? Picture:

Unless you're Hannibal Lecter, we recommend going the old fashioned route and picking up a more traditional option from a shop like Ikea.