Handmade Aficionado Mugs

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."

"Lovely dovetail."

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

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

Business School. Our case study is an umbrella company bankrupted by fabric costs. They were killed by high overhead expenses!

"She's a natural!"

101 uses of a dead cat: pincushion

'He agreed that she might have a point.'

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

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

Pollsters

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

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

Bakery. The smell of freshly baked bread is the only truly perfect man-made thing on earth.

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

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

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

Artisanal Pottery

Cavewoman knitting with wool from mammoth

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

Binge Scrapbooking: the morning after.

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

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

A man working on a model airplane

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

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

Crocheting during lockdown

Our Heirloom Christmas Ornaments.

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

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

Toolmaking was always a challenge during the Plasticine Era.

Sewing A Christmas Dress.

Unpublished Sequels. Book Co. A guide to following paper plants and animals, Mr. Darwin? What's the title? "The Origami of the Species."