Author: Caleb Jensen
Caleb Jensen
Caleb Jensen is a lifelong crafter raised in a family where Saturdays meant sawdust and glue guns. After studying sculpture, Caleb joined a makerspace collective, teaching beginners to transform everyday materials into functional art. His tutorials balance creativity with safety, outlining exact measurements, tool lists, and budget breakdowns. Caleb’s projects have appeared on national craft shows and in community art fairs. When he isn’t DIY‑ing, you’ll find him thrifting vintage fabric or carving spoons from fallen branches.
Last spring, my neighbor Tom in Lawrenceville spent three weekends installing his own fence. He borrowed a post-hole digger, rented an auger from the Home Depot on Ponce, watched dozens of YouTube videos, and dove in with confidence. Six months later, after Atlanta’s heavy October rains, I watched a professional crew replacing his entire fence after it began leaning dramatically. Tom’s “money-saving” DIY project ended up costing him nearly double what professional installation would have been initially. After 15 years in the home improvement industry across Georgia, I’ve seen this scenario play out countless times—from Athens to Atlanta’s suburbs. While…