Do-it-yourself Daredevil Gifts

The Emersons at Home

"Ahhh... close enough."

"I spilled a red dot of paint, so I painted the whole room so you wouldn't notice it."

'Is that the only wallpaper you could find?!'

"He built his own airplane from a kit."

"Because when you go first nobody else has any fun, that's why."

A DIY disaster.

'It all started when he tried to assemble a backyard gym without reading the instructions.'

"Of course I know how to use a chainsaw!"

'What a time to return from climbing! There's not way your coming into this house tonight.'

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

'Roger's busy making a cat-flap in the kitchen.'

'3-D TV Kit'

Texturing the Walls

"I was ironing the curtains and fell out of the window..!"

"I think I've fixed the intercom. Just remember to speak into the ceiling fan when the doorbell rings."

A crab with a utility knife claw

The Hammer

Dummies Books.

'The New... New, Swiss Army Knife.'

Job Safety - Pumpkin.

"The white flag means he gives up and will finally hire a professional to finish the renovation."

'... and we're also having a sale on do-it-yourself emergency surgery kits.'

'Put your tools away. We can't afford to pay any more tradesmen to fix another of your botched DIY projects.'

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

Undignified Exits of the Planet World: Geronimo!

Jenkins took special pride in his new invention, the rubberband-powered runabout.

George was a bit intimidated by his IKEA self-assembly wardrobe.

'I thought I knew what a cubit was.'

Wallpapering with Nails

'Certainly. Here's the break-down. Seventy-five dollars for my labour. And seventy-five dollars for you impersonating a plumber.'

"See, Honey, I told you that TV would fit in this room!"

"The 'Queer Eye' people came by - but they fled."

'That's not what it looked like in the shop...' - 'It's near enough.'

Pete's new smart hammer adds insult to injury.