Playful Craftsman Gifts

'Mum! Come and see the coffee-table I've made with my new tool-set!'

boy plugging leak in a barrel with his finger

Bad Interview Technique

'I think you should seek treatment for that Lego block obsession of yours!'

The Sculptor

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

Education and Apprenticeships

Snow Bridge.

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'

'Anything need fix'n around here? I mean besides the lamp I just broke.'

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

'Yes, Ralph, they are nuts, but...'

"Hold still, it's a programme about making your own tv cabinet."

'Don't worry, she's going to hold the nails.'

Toy White House built incorrectly.

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

'McWit never could build anything level.'

"I hope you've got planning permission for that?"

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

'I'll put one end of the hose in your pool...you take the other end outside...gravity will create a siphon and drain the water with no mess.'

'I built the patio out of old newspapers.'

'I would hardly call Dick and Jane must reading, would you?'

'I need just a hair cut off this.'

"Now that the kids and grandkids are grown I can get back to more erotic embroidery."

A Martha Stewart Moment in Apartment 8-J

'. . . as shelves go it's okay - but I like to feel that my best work is ahead of me!'

"Yes, I would love you more if you didn't make mobiles out of old cutlery and beads."

"Thanks for your help, but I really don't need it!"

Young Picasso In Woodshop

The maintaining different types of fence.

Building the perfect snow-boyfriend

Have yourself a Merry 'Wittle' Christmas!

"Warning! A small craft advisory has been issued! Tia Carmen just got back from the hobby store."

Building Problem

'Roger does get a bit carried away with the kid's plasticine.'