Sunday afternoons should look like this: a glass of red wine, a relaxing craft project and dinner in the slow cooker, steaming up the windows and making the neighbours drool at the smell winding through the building. Sadly, the view from the couch where I sit with my glass of wine and crafting looks awfully [...]
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banana birds – blanket stitching & inside-out seams
Posted by Tally on January 16, 2012
http://tallystreasury.com/2012/01/banana-birds-blanket-stitching-inside-out-seams/
derpy penguin bags (and why James Joyce is hazardous to your health)
It’s been one of those weeks. It’s been the week, really – the week that vacation is over and it’s back to work and school and no more obeying those natural body rhythms that keep you in bed till noon. It’s a cruel world. We got back from our vacation last Monday morning and I had a [...]
Posted by Tally on January 10, 2012
http://tallystreasury.com/2012/01/derpy-penguin-bags-and-why-james-joyce-is-hazardous-to-your-health/
derpy penguin dolls & penguin bowling
Tis the season of penguins! And a lot of other stuff, like eggnog and pretty lights and reindeer antlers and super annoying pop remixes of Christmas carols. But for today, we’re focusing on penguins. These little guys are adorable as decorations or as playthings for the kids in the house. If you fill the bottoms [...]
Posted by Tally on December 7, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/12/derpy-penguin-dolls-penguin-bowling/
microwavable wheat bag monsters
safjsadjdlksajkljfowieafenvlkdsnv!!! That there is an alphabetical reflection of how my insides are feeling right now, as I and the rest of the Desert Bus team scramble to finish every last bit of prep for the big event, which starts at 6pm today. A mishmash of excitement, anxiousness and oh-my-holy-bus-I’ll-never-get-everything-done-in-time dancing around in my stomach, which [...]
Posted by Tally on November 19, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/11/microwavable-wheat-bag-monsters/
adding animal-eared hoods to shirts – & tips for a tiger dress
Halloween approaches, and with it the daunting annual search for a costume that is comfortable and covers more of the body’s surface area than a teatowel. At least, I am a fan of costumes that are comfortable and non-skanky. And here’s a little revelation: it is possible to have an awesome, effective and interesting costume that [...]
Posted by Tally on October 1, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/10/adding-animal-eared-hoods-to-t-shirts-tips-for-a-tiger-dress/
dressmaking without a pattern (cheat to win)
I have a problem with patterns. Clothing patterns specifically. And I blame the people who make said patterns for this. Because when all is said and done and I’m sitting on the floor, hunched over, fingers sore from ripping out thousands of stitches, with a dress that is somehow two sizes too large despite having [...]
Posted by Tally on September 23, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/09/dressmaking-without-a-pattern-cheat-to-win/
beady-eyed fish
Sometimes crafting ideas descend from the highest planes of inspiration and creativity, floating down through the heavens to alight on one’s mind with delicacy and grace. Sometimes they come from other places entirely. A coworker of mine shared this joke with us back in June, writing it on my boss’ white board. At first I [...]
Posted by Tally on September 9, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/09/beady-eyed-fish/
TallysBestiary
- RT @DesertBus: Announcing: the official start date of Desert Bus 6, and the official opening of the Craft-Along! http://t.co/wqFPDETe
- Hey everyone, @TimSevenhuysen & I have a new dragon story for you! Story here: http://t.co/SwRXEtks and dragon here: https://t.co/REPoB8qG
