Building Bricoleur Gifts

House for sale - some assembly required.

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

"Young Frankenstein"

"Yes. I said 2 by 2, but you needed to use 2 by 4s for the Ark...begin again."

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.

Painting by the numbers for adults

'Good news. I found where the termites have been living.'

'These elves sure are helpful around the house.'

Why it's bad when home owners change their minds about the bathroom's location late in a building project.

'Couldn't you just bring a bucket and spade like other children?'

"Yes, I know they fit, it's just not what I pictured for a three car garage!"

I'm Bored With Educational Toys

'How many studio apartment construction projects did you say you'd worked on before?'

"Thanks! Carl put his heart and soul into it, along with, of course, lots of mud and a boatload of his own saliva."

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."

"This the first time you guys ever installed an above-ground pool?"

"Measure twice, cut once...and curse three times!"

'I found the termites!'

God's Subcontractors

"We're having one heck of a time building that trapezoidal thing of yours..."

Another All Steel Home Built By Wit Construction.

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

"....But then I find myself saying, what if there isn't more to life than this?"

"It was a holiday I'll never forget...I saw life in the raw!"

Gracie's baby toys.

Name one serious woodworker who doesn't use state of the art kit. Thomas Chippendale.

'The housing market may be flat, but pillow-fort construction is blooming!'

"Well, yes, it's not what you would call a practical nest, but my wife insisted on using an architect..."

'You've reached McWit Quality Construction. If your foundation has cracked, press 1, if your plumbing is leaking press 2, if your house is collapsing, press 3 ...'

Do it yourself books.

"Werewolves of London..."

"If they want a snowball fight, then I'll give them one."

"Steady. This is going to be so sweet."

Building Sandcastles.

Crane operator Jimmy Morrison liked to break in new guys by giving them what he called a 'sky wedgie.'