Job Description:

• 1) Fabricates souvenirs and novelty items from materials, such as sea shells, pine needles, driftwood, wooden stock, cloth scraps, skins, and parts of animals: Studies samples, patterns, or drawings to become familiar with items to be made and materials needed to fabricate souvenir or novelty items; or employs artistic ability and creative talent to design items.

• 2) Constructs items by one of following methods: Molds or builds forms of plaster of paris or wood, using handtools.

• 3) Examines animal skins and cuts skin to fit form, using knife and scissors.

• 4) Attaches skin to form with tacks and glue.

• 5) Attaches items, such as lighters, ash trays, and light fixtures, using adhesives and handtools.

• 6) Combs and brushes fur to improve appearance.

• 7) Assembles cleaned, sanded, and waxed driftwood in artistic display and attaches driftwood to wooden base with glue or screws.

• 8) Arranges pine needles into specified patterns to fabricate baskets, coasters, and utility mats and stitches needles in place with raffia.

• 9) Constructs rag dolls following pattern, sewing parts together, stuffing doll with filler material, embroidering features on doll face, and placing designated clothing on doll.

• 10) Builds items, such as sailboats, fish, and animals from woodstock, using handtools and power tools.

• 11) Cuts out shape of item with coping, hand, or jigsaw and completes item by carving and sanding wood.

• 12) Buffs, polishes, paints, or varnishes item to produce desired finish.

• 13) Cleans, cuts, or grinds sea shells and coral with handtools and power tools to prepare coral and shells for use as souvenir or novelty items.

• 14) Arranges items on display board, in glass jars, or into novelty items, such as figurines, lamps, or paperweights, using jewelry findings, pipe cleaners, glue, wire, plaster of paris, and handtools.

• 15) May keep records pertaining to cost of supplies and income from sales.