The way to a man's heart...

...is to knock off a textile/woodwork combo. Crack out the sewing machine, saw up bits of wood, and knock the whole thing together with nails and glue. Grandiosely call it 'a triptych' and - boom! He's a gonner.

book scraps, parcel paper, twine and red thread

 tracing paper, shredded tshirt, remains of old necklace

 

 wallpaper, magazine scraps, blue and gold thread

Worked for me, anyhow.

(image based on one of Klimt's sketches)