Craftsmanship Traveler Gifts

'Another artisanal B&B.'

Shoe Shine/Lace Tie

"I haven't a clue what it does, but I don't know I managed without it"

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

Glue gun? Glitter? Dang it, I grabbed my crafting belt again.

Arts and crafts

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

"1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood"

"I always end up buying way more black-truffle honey than I intended."

Whittler's Mother.

Multitool Knife

"Fow sounds of the Atlantic ocean press 1, for the Pacific ocean press 2..."

"She's a natural!"

The Sculptor

Posh Easter Egg

Daniel Day Lewis & George Glasgow

Pelican and Origami

101 uses of a dead cat: pincushion

'I had a cough at the time!'

Nick Offerman

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

Little boy blows a larger bubble than glass blower can.

"Any beaver can cut down trees, but marquetry, now that's art."

Raw Piano Bar

Christmas Craftwork

Crafty Beer: "I'm making a scrapbook of when you were still fermenting."

'Well, that does not yet look like a wall. Try it again, Liam!'

Authentic Rinkelmier chair (Built 1723)

Kenny's mom always made his lunch.

"Just so you understand in advance - we're not old-time craftsmen, and we don't take pride in our work."

Medieval sculptor hits thumb while carving a gargoyle.

Cuts, Measurements, Certain, Sloppy

An artist creates a sculpture of a "thumbs up" and is then crushed by it.

"Right - that's my laptop, my laptop charger...my kindle, my kindle charger....my iphone, my iphone charger...my ipad, my ipad charger...all my spare batteries and spare chargers...hmmm, I don't seem to have any room for my clothes..."

Pottery