When I was in elementary school I refused to wear skirts. This was for two reasons: 1) I couldn’t hang upside down from the monkey bars in skirts and 2) they never had pockets. To this day, the lack of pockets in women’s clothing annoys me. Oh, I know the reasons for it, but a […]
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simple pattern-making – the Basics
One of the main purposes of crafting (the other one is creative outlet & sharing, of course) is making your own of something. An original, one-of-a-kind something. This is why I’ve never liked scrapbooking die-cuts. They’re super cute and can be really useful, but even if it’s a pain in the butt I prefer to […]
Posted by Tally on January 28, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/01/symmetrical-pattern-making-the-basics/
paper airplane mobile – decorative storage
I’ve discovered another magical feature of the city I live in: multidirectional wind. It has the stupendous ability to blow in every direction at once, such that you are always facing head-first into it. I just biked across town in said wind, cursing extravagantly and vowing (impossibly) to do things to the wind which my […]
Posted by Tally on January 15, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/01/paper-airplane-mobile-decorative-storage/
classy top hat… made from paper
New Year’s Eve is more fun with a little snazz, and most of us have too many fancy dresses that get shown off far too infrequently. But how to distinguish yourself from all the other ladies in red satin or black chiffon? And how to do it for cheap, since the Christmas season is already […]
Posted by Tally on December 31, 2010
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/12/paper-top-hat/
Christmas Eve present wrapping
Merry almost Christmas! I’ve been crafting incessantly for the past three weeks, making gifts and getting ready for this, my favourite holiday. I’m frankly crafted out, and looking forward to simply watching people receive my creations for the next couple days. But of course the last step, after buying or making gifts, is to wrap […]
Posted by Tally on December 25, 2010
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/12/christmas-eve-present-wrapping/
paper ornaments – it’s Magic!
My friends and I have been playing a lot of Magic over the last few months. For those who don’t know, it’s a highly addictive fantasy-world card game that encourages you to buy way too many bits of beautifully decorated, heavyweight paper. Ie: cards. Not only have we all been buying a lot of cards, […]
Posted by Tally on December 17, 2010
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/12/paper-ornaments-its-magic/