About Us

Handmade in a Home Workshop, Not a Factory

Hi, I'm Kris — but around here, everyone just calls me Papa. Crafts By Papa is a small, home-based woodshop built on a simple idea: before machines and mass production took over, every piece of decor in a home told a story, because someone actually made it by hand. That's the tradition I'm keeping alive here. No factories. No assembly lines. No AI-generated designs. Just real wood, real tools, and a lot of sawdust on my boots.

Handmade & Made to Order — Every Single Piece

Nothing in this shop sits on a shelf waiting to ship. Every item is cut, sanded, stained, and finished after you place your order, which means your piece is built specifically for you instead of pulled from a warehouse bin. I work with a mix of quality stock lumber and reclaimed wood, so grain, color, and character will vary slightly from piece to piece. That's not a flaw — that's the whole point. No two Crafts By Papa pieces are ever exactly alike, and that uniqueness is what handmade is all about.

Because everything is made to order, please allow a little time for your piece to come together. It's worth the wait, and if you ever want an update on where your order stands, just reach out — I answer my own messages.

Custom Orders: Let's Build Something Just for You

Some of my favorite pieces started with a customer message that began "could you make this in…" I love custom work, and a good share of what leaves this shop is personalized — a family name burned into a wall house, a pet's silhouette cut just right, or a color combination that only makes sense to one particular fan base.

Popular custom requests include personalized wall décor with your own saying, a custom pet portrait for the dog, cat, or turtle who runs your household, and — every fall — team-color requests on our most popular piece. If you can picture it, tell me about it on the contact page and I'll let you know what's possible.

Meet the Team Turkey Collection

Every autumn, one project takes over my workshop: Team Turkey. Each one is a hand-cut wooden turkey, hand-painted in your team's colors — a mash-up of Thanksgiving charm and game-day pride that fits right on a porch, a tailgate table, or next to the good china for the holiday. Florida orange and blue, garnet and gold, red and black, black and teal — if your team has colors, chances are I can paint them, and if I don't already have your combination listed, custom color requests are always welcome.

These are seasonal and handmade in small batches, so once a color sells out for the year, it's gone. If you're planning ahead for Thanksgiving or a big rivalry game, shop the Team Turkey collection early.

Why Shop Small with Crafts By Papa

The wood decor market is a crowded one, but a home-based shop can do things a factory can't: answer your questions personally, take on a request that's specific to your family or your team, and stand behind every piece because one person actually made it. Most items run affordably in the $10–$200 range, with highly customized requests priced a little higher to reflect the extra work involved. Every piece ships proudly made in the USA, from my workshop to your door.

Let's Get Started

Browse a few favorites below, or reach out about a custom piece — I'd love to make something for you.

Thanks for supporting a small, handmade business. New designs and seasonal drops come out of the workshop regularly, so check back often — and if you love what you find, sharing a photo or telling a friend means more to a one-person shop than you know.

Papa!