Where Ariel's talent was that everything that she touched in the kitchen instantly became elevated to something more. Peter's talent, though it involved working with his hands, was completely different.
Peter was a sculptor.
Be it wood, metal, clay, or any other material. If Peter Jones got his hands on it, then he could turn it into something worth looking at.
At that current moment, he held a block of wood, and a knife in his hands. Slowly whittling away. By the end of it, he wanted the block of wood to be a tiny lion, something that he could sell on his online store. But that moment was far in the future, and so he worked, and as he worked, Peter thought.