Artisanal Crafts Gifts

"Your father and I were hoping for something a little less artisanal."

Cottage Industry

Instructional guide to scribbling

'My mom's the greatest surgeon this side of Mayo brothers.'

Face painting by numbers.

The Origami Society...

"Happy Anniversary, dear! It's a gold spray-painted macaroni necklace."

Building giant sand pies.

"I can't see a blinkin' thing."

"Do you have any knitting patterns for somebody who can only count to five?"

'Harvey does all his own 'get well' cards.'

This year Mike decides to make his own Valentine's cards.

Children's Imagination

This Halloween, use props to create a unique jack-o-lanern. Fitness buffs might like a jumping jack. Or you could carve a lumberjack. In colder climates, Jack Frost might be a nice choice. And for something functional, build a jack!

Girl on a giant pair of scissors.

'I had a cough at the time!'

"How are we on bread?"

The Authentic Christmas.

"I think I know where the passion in our marriage has gone."

"I can now fetch anything you want - on Etsy."

Art for Sale

Face painting children with no facial features.

Knight with paint tin on his head.

Quilt fanatic

Face painting - children have no faces

Christmas Craftwork

Edith does ceramics strictly for her own amusement.

Paper being carefully folded until it resembles a scrunched up paper ball.

'It's for cutting and pasting.'

Sportknitting

Cross-country knitting.

'I'm knitting you sweater... do you want it too big or too small?'

'I made hundreds of copies to give to all the students in my school. By the way, the color printer is out of ink.'

Pottery

"I think he's going to be a bus driver - he loves cutting things up."