Handmade Aficionado Gifts

Frankenstein's monster on sale at the arts and crafts fair.

"The sweater you knit him will be thrown out in February."

"Everything taste so divinely artisanal."

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

"Lovely dovetail."

'It's good of you to go out of your way to show me what not to do, Mum.'

"She's a natural!"

'He agreed that she might have a point.'

"I hear you've got friends in high places...?"

101 uses of a dead cat: pincushion

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

Pollsters

'I'm knitting a scarf for my son.'

The strong Canadian dollar is bad for the Canadian exporting manufacturers.

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

Cavewoman knitting with wool from mammoth

'Honey, I think you overdid the plastic canvas decorations in the bathroom.'

Artisanal Pottery

"I see you've got a new cheese counter."

'No I don't have scissors you can borrow.'

Binge Scrapbooking: the morning after.

'Mail order? You said all the toys were hand-made!'

'It's not a doll. It's an action figure.'

"I spent twelve years making this. Where's MY award?"

'It's the latest weave - comes off in the hand.'

"And they say this country doesn't make anything anymore!"

A man working on a model airplane

Crocheting during lockdown

Our Heirloom Christmas Ornaments.

Toolmaking was always a challenge during the Plasticine Era.

"This one is a storybook Arts and Crafts home. The glitter stencils and macaroni art is all original."

Fabric Company: No tulle left in this vehicle overnight

Sewing A Christmas Dress.

'I think of it as mending pants, not splicing jeans.'